Today, we checked in on the progress of the new security screening area at the EPCOT entrance. Let’s take a look! From the monorail platform, you can clearly see progress is moving along steadily in this area. An electrical truck was on the site today, along with several construction workers. The new structure for the … Read more
In December, we shared photos of the new tram loop drop-off at the eastern parking lot of EPCOT. But there was one key piece missing from the loop: the trams. As of today, trams on the east loop are now transporting guests. As EPCOT continues to transform, more guests visit, which leads to more cars, which leads … Read more
New pathways are popping up all over EPCOT. One we’ve kept a close eye on is the brand-new Innoventions East pathway (located behind the original MouseGear). On New Year’s Eve, we published a peek of the walkway. Today, we saw a portion of it is now open to guests. Let’s see where we can go! The … Read more
Back in October, the new security screening area and tram loop opened at EPCOT. There was still construction around a good part of the entrance, though. Today, the tram loop is now completely open to guests, and offers a side for dropping off guests and a separate side for picking up. Take a look at … Read more
Welcome to another beautiful day of navigating construction at EPCOT. Despite the International Festival of the Holidays taking place, the park felt pretty calm today. The sun is shining and the cold weather has passed, so we’re ready for a day of exploring. A new Winnie the Pooh limited release Classic Cozy Knits Plush is … Read more
The changes keep coming for EPCOT’s Future World. To make way for World Celebration, one of the four new “neighborhoods” coming to EPCOT, major parts of Innoventions West are in the process of being demolished. Current areas closed are Club Cool, Fountain View (Starbucks), and Character Spot. We can soon add Art of Disney and … Read more
EPCOT has become a maze of construction walls lately, and will remain that way for the foreseeable future. While we can’t see too much from the ground, we can get a good look from the air by taking a loop on the monorail. We got a glimpse at some of the construction happening on the … Read more
It’s the end of an era for Club Cool. Love it or hate it, we’ve all made memories on those sticky floors, coated with sugary sodas from around the world, from your first sip of Beverly, to the free birthday Icees. Today marks the final day for the all-you-can-drink soda fountain ahead of its demolition … Read more
♫ Have you ever looked beyond today into the future? Picturing a world we’ve yet to see? ♫ It seems those lyrics from Horizons have a new meaning with Epcot’s display at Disney Parks’ “Imagining Tomorrow, Today” pavilion at the 2019 D23 Expo. One of the centerpieces of the exhibit is this stylized model of … Read more
With the beginning of the demolition of Leave a Legacy monoliths, Rose Walk under heavy refurbishment ahead of Food and Wine, and the general re-imagining of Epcot, International Gateway has been under construction for the longest at this point. The grand opening of the Disney Skyliner gondola system on September 29th hints that the area … Read more
The end of an era has arrived at Epcot. The final group of Leave a Legacy monoliths will be removed from the park starting on Tuesday, August 6th, when construction walls will go up in the area. The final group is located on the eastern side of Spaceship Earth. (Or on the left side, as … Read more
As you may know, Club Cool, Epcot’s longstanding international soda sampling station, is closing on September 8th, 2019 to make way for the ongoing transformation of Epcot, as detailed in Project Gamma. Since the official announcement of its closure, we’ve kept a close eye on it to monitor any changes or cutbacks leading up to … Read more