Disney appears to be gathering information that could lead to increased capacity at EPCOT. With Florida’s recent move to a “Phase 3” reopening and Governor’s DeSantis’ support for increased theme park capacity, guests will likely see changes at all Walt Disney World Resort locations. Yesterday, we saw the reopening of Yorkshire County Fish Shop and … Read more
Greetings from EPCOT! We’re back into the weekend, and that means some heavy crowds and long lines as the effects of increasing capacity continue to be felt. It also means additional outlets within parks are reopening, and there are a trio of eateries making their returns today. First up, however, are some of the recent … Read more
Guests will have a little extra time to enjoy at Walt Disney World this weekend and for the first two weekends in October now, as well. Another park hour extension has been issued for all four theme parks on the weekend of October 2-4 and again for the busy Columbus Day holiday from October 9-12. … Read more
Construction, new merchandise, and reopening preparations for a few straggling Taste of EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival kiosks were in store for us at EPCOT today. Good morning from EPCOT! The pylons have been uncovered after having plastic over them. The standby entrance sign for Spaceship Earth was not displaying any wait times, even … Read more
Hello from another hot day at EPCOT! While it started out as a partly cloudy day, it never rained and was fairly breezy all day, which was a nice change. Everyone else must have known it was going to be a nice day, because it was a bit crowded for a weekday! We still managed … Read more
We visited EPCOT on a cloudy, not-so-crowded day to check out the construction of several new attractions and any other adventure that was in store for us. Spaceship Earth had a five minute wait at park opening, according to the My Disney Experience app. The attraction’s stand-by entrance sign wasn’t displaying wait times. Roof panel … Read more
Guests will have a little extra time to enjoy at Walt Disney World this weekend, September 25th-27th, meaning that some parks will be open after dark once again. At the Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios, closing times will be pushed back. The Magic Kingdom will close at 7 PM and Disney’s Hollywood Studios … Read more
Project Gamma continues as new entrance signs have been added to the main turnstiles at EPCOT. The entire area has been getting refreshed as part of the newly reimagined entrance for the park, soon to become World Celebration. For the reopening of the park, a new rainbow color scheme came to the park’s ticket booths. … Read more
Welcome to the weekend at EPCOT! For the first time in recent memory, we’ve got a mostly dry day with blue skies, unlike those weekends with Hurricane Isaias and Tropical Storm Sally, along with the unnamed Florida weather. Aside from the nicer weather, we were privy to a variety of new Minnie Mouse ear headbands … Read more
The Taste of EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival has been running since the park reopened in mid-July. Unfortunately, not all the marketplaces planned for the festival opened on time. Now after we noticed it preparing to open, Flavors From Fire has finally returned. Menu for Flavors From Fire at the Taste of EPCOT International … Read more
We visited EPCOT on a day that was quite cloudy and empty. Construction has resumed on many upcoming attractions, and characters continue to socially distance from guests. Construction continues on the EPCOT main entrance fountain restoration. The lower half of the pylons are wrapped in protective covering to prevent damage. As the overhaul continues, walls … Read more
Hello from a rainy day at EPCOT! Even a rainy day at Disney is better than a sunny day not at Disney, am I right? We found some interesting things today, so let’s get started! While over the holiday weekend and for the few days before and after line up at the parking gate was … Read more
Greetings from an overcast, but miraculously dry EPCOT! While the skies threatened rain all day, we managed to stay dry while taking a tour around the World Showcase and beyond. We had a fun-filled day, so let’s get started! With rumors floating around that Disney may have quietly increased capacity at the parks, we definitely … Read more
Every week is a busy week when it comes to Disney news. To help you keep up with all the updates coming out of Walt Disney World and other Disney resorts, here’s WDWNT’s weekly recap of the Disney news from September 6 to September 13, 2020. Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom Join us on a … Read more
Welcome to a new type of weekly roundup. We at WDWNT employ some great photographers who scour the parks and resorts around the world to show you the best there is. So each week, we will be rounding up the seven best images captured by our photographers, whether they made it into a story this … Read more
Hello from a quiet and rainy day here at EPCOT! We were happy to have a nice day strolling around World Showcase today, so let’s get started! We started by checking in on a couple of construction projects to see if any work had been done overnight. At Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, we … Read more