WDWNT Weekly Recap: The Haunted Mansion 50th Anniversary, Remaining Leave A Legacy Removal, and Galaxy’s Edge Previews at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

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Every week is a busy week when it comes to Disney news. To help you keep up with all of the updates coming out of Walt Disney World and other Disney resorts, here’s WDWNT’s weekly recap of the Disney news from July 29-August 4! Walt Disney World It’s the end of an era at Orlando … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: Epcot 8/4/19 (New Construction Walls Near Innoventions, Other Project Updates, ETC.)

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Good morning from Epcot! We’re less than a month away from the 2019 Food and Wine Festival, and not much further from the beginnings of some major changes to the park. Let’s see what’s happening today while the park is still slow and things are still open! The Camera Center will be closing on September … Read more

VIDEO: Watch the Now-Extinct O’ Canada! with Martin Short in Full 360° 4K & Flat-O-Vision!

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CANADA! Big! Wide! And very very closed! Well, maybe not the country, but, at the beginning of the month, Epcot’s “O’ Canada!” starring Celine Dion Martin Short closed after a 12 year run. It was the central feature of the Canada Pavilion in World Showcase and utilized one of the park’s two Circle-Vision 360° theaters. … Read more

PHOTOS: New Merchandise and Mariachi-Inspired Apparel Arrive at the Mexico Pavilion in Epcot

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Ole! Ole! It’s ‘cho time… oh, wait. Wrong park. It’s just that all this new merchandise at the Mexico Pavilion in Epcot is making me un poquito loco… Pavilions across World Showcase have been getting new merchandise lately, with an adorable new collection at Norway, and even some Chef Remy finds in France. Over at … Read more

Removal of Epcot’s Remaining Leave a Legacy Monoliths to Begin August 6th

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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

PHOTOS, VIDEO: New World Showcase Passport Design Debuts at Epcot

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On my travels through the nations of World Showcase at Epcot today, I discovered that they had updated the World Showcase passport! The passport has been a favorite of guests for many years, giving them the opportunity to get their “credentials” stamped at each of the 11 countries throughout World Showcase. The passport comes in … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: Epcot 8/2/19 (Construction Updates, Beverly is Back, and So Many Sleepy Figments)

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It’s August now, which means the summer season is winding down around the Walt Disney World Resort, and that means that the countdown is officially on for the best festival season at Epcot, Food & Wine! But before we get there, let’s take a walk around and enjoy the relative calmness before the storm. Starting … Read more

PHOTOS: Chef Minnie and Chef Remy Annual Passholder Magnets, Passholder Gift, Festival Gift Card, and Dooney & Bourke Bag Revealed for Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2019

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Disney has just revealed a slew of Passholder presents coming up just for the 2019 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival. Passholders can collect a Chef Minnie magnet during the first half of the festival and a Chef Remy magnet during the second half. Visit four times and you get a wooden Chef Minnie coaster … Read more

PHOTOS: Beverly Soft Drink Makes Triumphant Return to Club Cool at Epcot

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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

PHOTOS: Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure at Epcot – Construction Update 7/30/19 (Facade Takes Shape, Impressions de France Work, New Brick Wall)

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Let’s scurry on over to the France pavilion at Epcot and see how construction is coming on Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, the new attraction slated to open next year. There are some definite changes since our last update. The roof on (what we believe to be) the new restroom building is coming along nicely. It’s been … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: Epcot 7/30/19 (Annual Passholder Perks, World Showcase Touch-Ups, Joffrey’s Brownies, and More!)

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Good morning Epcot! Let’s take a lap and see what’s new. They’ve been doing some work in The Seas recently. They’re replacing the carpet, but also they’ve taken down the colored panels from inside the tank again. I suppose they were having trouble with them. You can see the most recent progress on the Rose … Read more

REVIEW: New Limited-Time “Annual Passholder Secret Treat” Ice Cream Sandwich at Sunshine Seasons

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In an effort to keep Epcot populated (and profitable) in the days leading up to the 2019 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival, Disney has released a number of promotions just for Annual Passholders to enjoy, including reserved seating at the America Gardens Theatre, special PhotoPass photo ops, and more! One such promoton was the … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: Epcot 7/29/19 (Guardians of the Galaxy Construction, Canada Gets Some Love, and Beverly’s Still Gone)

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Another day, another brief moment sailing through the universe as passengers on Spaceship Earth. We’re at Epcot today for a park walk, and another WDWNT photo report! Epcot felt especially empty this morning. Usually at park open, Guests are still flooding into this area, but it seemed quiet and peaceful today. Checking in on the … Read more

WDWNT Weekly Recap: Spider-Man Attraction Concept Art, Star Wars Hotel Construction, and Magic Kingdom Entrance Enhancements

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Every week is a busy week when it comes to Disney news. To help you keep up with all of the updates coming out of Walt Disney World and other Disney resorts, here’s WDWNT’s weekly recap of the Disney news from July 22-28! Walt Disney World A lawsuit was filed that claims that a monorail … Read more

PHOTOS: Sleepy Stitch and Angel Dream Friends Plush Arrive at Walt Disney World

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Experiment 626 and 624, reunited after a long few lightyears of space travel, can now be found napping at Disney Traders in Epcot. That’s right, we were wondering what the next additions to the Disney Parks Dream Friends collection would be, and it’s Stitch and Angel! Don’t trust these peaceful, sleeping faces. These two are … Read more

PHOTOS: Sleepy Pluto Dream Friend Plush Now Napping at MouseGear in Epcot

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Sleeping on the job, eh, Pluto? Well, it’s alright. These are the dog days of summer, after all. If you were a fan of the Figment Dream Friend plush that released earlier this month, but were looking for a more terrestrial companion, look no further than this new sleepy Pluto plush, the newest addition to … Read more