Hello from a suddenly sunny EPCOT! It’s a beautiful day in the Disney parks and we can’t wait to see what’s new today. Our first stop was MouseGear to see if there were any more register counters removed. We saw two more rolling sections at the counters between housewares and phone cases, as well as … Read more
Soon at EPCOT, you’ll be able to “Begin Your Journey” as new Moana themed construction walls have been erected at the proposed entrance bypass walkway to the side of Spaceship Earth. Originally believed to be the site of the future Journey of Water Inspired by Moana walkthrough attraction that was announced at this year’s D23 … Read more
As part of EPCOT’s park-wide transformation, its main storefront MouseGear, which opened in 1999, is set to close for a major remodeling. (Goodbye, Dreamfinder ship…) Originally set to close this year, the store’s closure has been somewhat delayed, but it seems that work has begun in earnest, with counters already getting swapped out for temporary wheeled … Read more
This morning as we were perusing MouseGear for the latest merchandise, we noticed that a segment of checkout tables were removed, with several cash registers placed on temporary tables and rolling counters. The section of registers on temporary tables and rolling counters is over between the housewares section and the MagicBands and phone cases section. This … Read more
New, permanent signage for the film “Awesome Planet” has been installed outside the old Harvest Theater in The Land pavilion at EPCOT ahead of the show’s big debut this upcoming January during the Festival of the Arts. A temporary “Coming Soon” sign has acted as a placeholder for the past few weeks, but with just … Read more
While we were out and about in EPCOT, we hopped on the monorail to check in on all the various construction projects going on around the park. As we passed Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind we noticed some exciting changes. Along the side of the ride building for Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind … Read more
Today, the Art of Disney location in EPCOT’s Future World closed its doors and moved into The American Adventure. We heard about this change in location back in October, when Heritage Manor was announced that it would be the new permanent location for Art of Disney in EPCOT. The sign of the old Art of … Read more
Dark red is the newest MagicBand color available at Walt Disney World, and it looks fresh. Complementing the existing red MagicBand, this new red color is much darker and more subtle. The new MagicBand packaging makes it much easier to examine the band before deciding to purchase it. We found the dark red MagicBand at … Read more
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 December 9-15! Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom Check out this week’s photo report for … Read more
Work continues to progress quickly on the expansion of EPCOT’s France Pavilion. Today, we saw several notable changes to the site. Approaching the site, we saw even more equipment and workers on-site as the sounds of construction echoed throughout the International Gateway. Work on the sidewalks to and the facades on the entrance to the … Read more
Work on the France pavilion expansion at EPCOT continues to roll along. We stopped by today to get a better look at what’s been happening at the site. From the ground, we can see workers adding some details to the exterior of the buildings, as well as scaffolding that is now ready for painting. From … Read more
Good day from EPCOT! We took a tour around the park this morning to see what was new. Guests walking in to EPCOT were once again greeted by yet another newly blocked off area caused by damaged and cracked blocks of illuminated walkways in Future World. This squirrel seemed quite interested to find what was … Read more
Good morning from EPCOT! We took a walk through the park to see what we could see on another beautiful Florida morning. Lines to get in the park were pretty long for a weekday morning. Guests flowed easily into the park when the ropes dropped. Anyone need last-minute presents? As always, the cooler weather has … Read more
Work is continuing at a fast pace on the EPCOT Entrance enhancements. We took another look at the latest work today to see what is new. New planters are being placed below the monorail lines at the entrance. The new loop for the secondary tram is also going to go in here. The loop work … Read more
If your arrival at EPCOT involves parking over on the left-hand side of the lot, then you should be aware of the latest changes to the entrance over on this side. While the first phase of the park’s arrival experience opened back in late October, construction continues over on this side of the park, meaning … Read more
First came the closure of Club Cool, then came the removal of the Fountain of Nations, and once Fountain View was gone, well, that’s when we realized there was no turning back. As demolition powers through the former Innoventions/CommuniCore West building, it has left the space completely stripped down to steel framework. The building now … Read more
