The remodeled entrance to Epcot at International Gateway has reopened after a long period of construction. Located by the station for the soon to open Disney Skyliner, this entrance features and expanded security and touch point entrance area. Let’s take a look at the new entrance! Walking in you can see that all the construction … Read more
Following the closure of Character Spot in Future World, the Winnie the Pooh Meet and Greet has returned to its rightful spot in the United Kingdom pavilion. Pooh can be found in the back corner of the United Kingdom pavilion, near the garden and the Toy Soldier shop. Let’s take a look at the re-opened … Read more
Two legendary actresses have joined the lineup of narrators for this year’s Candlelight Processional at Epcot. Emmy and Golden Globe-nominee Isabella Rossellini will narrate the Candlelight Processional December 8th through the 10th, while Academy Award-winner Marlee Matlin will narrate December 27th and 28th. The pair join a lineup that already includes talented actors such as … Read more
Changes are afoot for the 2020 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend. Among the changes are course alterations, a new start time, and new ChEAR Squad packages. Starting in 2020, the marathon will start at 5 AM, which is 30 minutes earlier than the previous start time of 5:30 AM. In addition, runners will now traverse … Read more
With the demolition of the Fountain of Nations being imminent, water has been collected from the fountain to be used in Epcot’s future water features coming with the re-imagination of the park. Epcot Vice President Melissa Valiquette and Walt Disney Imagineering Portfolio Executive Zach Riddley joined two current Epcot cast members for the collection. On … Read more
Disney has publicly revealed a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Epcot Forever, the new nighttime spectacular debuting on October 1st. From Disney Parks Blog: Making its debut in just two weeks, “Epcot Forever” will be an all-new, limited-time spectacle of fireworks, music, lighting, lasers and choreographed special effects kites. The show takes us on … Read more
The operating hours for the Disney Skyliner have been revealed ahead of the September 29th opening. Disney Skyliner has three distinct lines, with all three originating from Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort. The Epcot Line which originates at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort with a stop at Disney’s Riviera Resort (opening December 2019), has the following hours: … Read more
Early this summer when we heard that Le Cellier, a Signature restaurant in the Canada pavilion, had gotten the “IP treatment” in the form of Toy Story 4-themed menu items, we admittedly scoffed: Oh boy… a signature restaurant https://t.co/v9o6pg5BJx — WDW News Today (@WDWNT) July 5, 2019 For years, this fancy Epcot staple has been … Read more
Greetings from a not very crowded Epcot! Perhaps that’s still fallout from Dorian. Whatever the case, we’re back with another construction update on the Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind ride. Earlier this week, we saw the first look at the ride vehicles. Today, we get a better look inside the future queue area. On … Read more
Bonjour! and welcome to the France pavilion at Epcot, where tasty new adventures await! As we reported earlier, the Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure attraction in Epcot will open in Summer 2020. In this attraction, you’ll shrink to the size of Chef Remy and race through Gusteau’s restaurant on a wild adventure. While construction continues on Remy’s … 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 September 9-15! Walt Disney World There’s a bunch of new Build-a-Band MagicBand upgrades for … Read more
“Anyone can cook!” And now you can have the help of Remy as you cook at home with all this new Epcot International Food and Wine merchandise! We found these new items at Port of Entry at Epcot. Let’s take a closer look at what Remy is cooking up! T-shirt Hoodie – $44.99 This lightweight … Read more
Good morning from Epcot, where the sun is shining, the Food & Wine Festival booths are simmering up some tasty foods, and over at Port of Entry near World Showcase Lagoon, you can find some shiny new Festival Medallions. We figured to include some photos of Port of Entry as we often get questions about … Read more
According to a permit filed with Orange County, construction on the Play Pavilion at Epcot is well underway. The permit in question has a description of “Fabricate and install show set components”, indicating a new step in the construction progress. Previously, the only permits we had for the pavilion was for “Selective interior removal of … Read more
Greetings from the ever-changing future of Epcot! There’s far more going on at The Odyssey than meets the eye… and behind that towering wall of scrim that’s been up throughout the blue and pink section painting, there’s a far more interesting piece of artwork. It’s the new Epcot Experience Center logo. The logo cuts off … Read more
Last month at the D23 Expo 2019, Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Chairman Bob Chapek unveiled new details around Epcot’s Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, a family-friendly “storytelling coaster” that will feature a groundbreaking ride system with vehicles that rotate 360 degrees and can even do a reverse launch. Today, Disney has shared a … Read more
