World of Frozen at Hong Kong Disneyland Resort will finally be opening up the gates for the first time in November, but Disney Magical Kingdom blog shared a couple of videos of night views from the new land. Night Views of Friendship Fountain Lighting Effects Friendship Fountain stands in the middle of the land between … Read more
As Mickey’s Toontown nears its grand reopening at Disneyland, the figures of Mickey and Minnie Mouse have been installed on top of the CenTOONial Park fountain. Walt Disney Imagineering shared images of the figures and installation, which took place earlier today, on their Instagram account. The figures show Mickey hoisting up Minnie, in her blue … Read more
An interesting Magic Kingdom interactive object is once again amazing guests. The kugel fountain in Tomorrowland is back on. This is the first we have seen the fountain functional since the Magic Kingdom reopened nearly one year ago. The Tomorrowland kugel fountain is located near the elevated Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover track. The ball, which … Read more
The new entrance fountain at EPCOT featuring three lucite pylons has now been fully revealed. Nearly two weeks ago, we saw water running from the fountain and knew that it would be soon be complete. And even more recently, Walt Disney Imagineering’s Zach Riddley shared an Instagram post showing the fountain fully finished. While the … Read more
We’ve been keeping a close eye on the new entrance fountain in front of Spaceship Earth at EPCOT for several months. While construction continues throughout the park, the fountain is the one of the last pieces of EPCOT’s refurbished entrance remaining to be finished. The fountain, which has three lucite pylons in the center, was … Read more
The 1980s always seem to be in style. The new retro entrance fountain at EPCOT is sure to bring fond memories to guests who visited the theme park in its early days. Three lucite pylons reach toward Spaceship Earth, rising from behind construction walls. Behind the walls, a team of workers is preparing the pylon … Read more
We’ve been chronicling the progress of the neat, retro-style fountain that’s making a comeback at the entrance to EPCOT. This new fountain is a fascinating homage to ’80s EPCOT, when a rippling fountain with towering lucite pylons etched with the park’s logo welcomed guests to the world of tomorrow. We saw some test tiles installed … Read more
Work at EPCOT’s entrance continues to progress, and today, several noticeable changes were spotted during out visit. Work on the final segments of new pavement is starting to ramp up, as framing for one of the three sections is in place for new concrete to be poured. The new east park entrance security structure continues … Read more
As part of EPCOT’s entrance overhaul, a large retro fountain in the style of the park’s original water feature is under construction in front of Spaceship Earth. In our latest look at the fountain’s progress, we can see the new concrete sections at the outer base of the fountain now completely encircle the structure. These pieces started going into … Read more
The Ratatouille character fountain recently added to the France pavilion grew a little taller this week. As we flew by on the Disney Skyliner, we saw that a new tier has been installed on the fountain. This will create a beautiful effect as the water streams down the fountain (right behind the scaffolding). Additional champagne … Read more
This morning, guests riding the EPCOT Monorail were treated to a view of what the future of the park will look like. The first decorative sections of the retro EPCOT entrance fountain were added to the base of the water feature. Most recently, while work has been quiet at the site, red metal pieces were … Read more
Work on the entrance at EPCOT continues to “keep moving forward”. Guests walking up to the security checkpoint on the east side of the park entrance are greeted by the large looming frame of the new security screening structure. This structure now features completed columns and the frame for the roof. From above, we can … Read more
Work on the renovation of EPCOT’s main entrance is motoring into high gear. Today, we stopped by to see the latest changes to the park entrance. Work on the new security structure on the east entrance side continues to rise quickly. The support beams have gone vertical this week, and today, we could see that … Read more
EPCOT’s ongoing entrance transformation is in full gear, so we stopped by for the latest update on the work. Over towards the east side of the parking lot, work continues behind the construction walls. Large-scale digging is ongoing here with new utility lines going in. Work on the new pavement on the east side of … Read more
The first tiles for EPCOT’s reimagined entrance fountain were laid into place today. The new fountain, which will be an homage to the park’s original fountain, is part of the park’s ongoing entrance experience overhaul. From above, the first section of tile can be seen already in place, with more being placed around it. A … 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