PHOTO REPORT: EPCOT 6/17/21 (Interactive Displays Return To ImageWorks, New Future Festival Food Booth Arrive, Controlled Traffic Flow Returns To Mexico Pavilion, and More)

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Hello from a hot and sunny EPCOT! It was a humid day, but thankfully the rain held off, giving us plenty of time to check out what might be new at this ever-changing park. We found some things to show you, so let’s get started! Work is moving along quickly on the Innoventions East building, … Read more

Disney Now Recruiting Opening Team Cast Members for Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure at EPCOT

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Disney is reportedly now hiring Cast Members for the opening team of Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure in EPCOT. The attraction will be opening on October 1, 2021, the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney World. La Crêperie de Paris will be opening the same day. Both are located in the expansion of EPCOT’s France Pavilion, which partially … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: EPCOT & Magic Kingdom 4/23/21 (EPCOT Center Drive Welcome Sign Primed, Three Caballeros Still Missing, PeopleMover Watch, and More)

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Hello everyone and welcome to another day at Walt Disney World! Since we’re on PeopleMover-watch today, we’ll head over to Magic Kingdom later. Let’s get our day started at EPCOT! With the weather staying perfect for repainting, the priming looks to be finished on the “Welcome” sign on the right side of EPCOT Center Drive. … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: EPCOT 4/11/21 (Storms Close Attractions and Eateries, “Creations Shop” and Club Cool Construction, La Gelateria Nears Completion, and More)

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Welcome to EPCOT! We have, unfortunately, a fairly nasty day in store as we come up against severe thunderstorm warnings as part of a weather system which produced dangerous lightning and hail around the Central Florida area. Despite this, we’ve managed about an hour of ‘dry time’ in the morning to take inventory of the … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: EPCOT 3/31/21 (World Drive Entrance Painting Finishes Up, Delicious Foodie Keychains, Construction Check-Ins, and More)

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Hey everyone! Welcome back with another fun fact about our favorite giant, spherical attraction: Believe it or not, it took workers 26 months to build Spaceship Earth — which explains why it may take that time to remodel it. Just some food for thought the next time you head to EPCOT! As usual, our trip … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: EPCOT 3/24/21 (S’mores Brownie Returns, Maquettes, Bowmouth Guitarfish Species Survival Plan, Construction Updates, and More)

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Hey everyone and as promised in my last photo report, another fun fact about Spaceship Earth that you may or may not know: The big ball has actually had 4 different narrators since it opened, and they were, Lawrence Dobkin, Walter Cronkite, Jeremy Irons and now Dame Judi Dench. Who knows, maybe after the refurbishment … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: EPCOT 3/21/21 (Flower & Garden In Full Bloom, Elsa Photo Op Shifts, Eggstravaganza Egg Hunt, Rose & Crown Dining Room Reopens, and More)

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Welcome back to EPCOT! We’re rounding out our weekend at Future World and World Showcase, wrapping up the first week of Spring Break at Walt Disney World — particularly for the Orlando locals. We’re truly shifting gears into Spring, despite the cool weather, and getting ready for Easter. Let’s check out all of the seasonal … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: EPCOT 3/18/21 (World Drive Archway Painting, More In-Park Filming, Paper Cranes, Distanced Goofy and Pluto, and More)

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Welcome to a wonderful, yet windy day in our community of tomorrow. The theme park was not as shockingly not as jammed-packed as we were expecting it to be; let’s head to EPCOT! We started our day grabbing this great view of the World Drive sign being painted. Just so you all know we didn’t … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: EPCOT 3/11/21 (Innoventions West Demolition, Harmonious Centerpiece Ring, In-Park Filming, and More)

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Welcome to another day at EPCOT with beautiful flowers, great food, a little construction, and did we mention great food? Although, let’s start at the beginning and lately that means the entrance signs we pass on the journey. The entrance sign over here seems to be at a pause, but having a deadline of October … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: EPCOT 3/10/21 (Wood Paneling Added to Guardians Facade, Sneak Peek of La Gelateria, New Blood Orange Beet Cocktail, and More)

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Greetings, World Travelers, from a lovely but windy day here at EPCOT! It was a quiet day here, but we enjoyed taking in all the sights, sounds, and, periodically, tastes of the new International Flower & Garden Festival. It felt a bit like the calm before the storm as we didn’t see any evidence of … Read more

La Crêperie de Paris Table Service and Quick Service Restaurant Opening October 1st at EPCOT

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La Crêperie de Paris will be debuting October 1 in the France Pavilion expansion at EPCOT, along with Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure. This new restaurant will offer both table- and quick-service options. The menu will feature sweet crepes, savory buckwheat galettes (naturally gluten-friendly), and authentic French hard cider. Both La Crêperie de Paris and Remy’s Ratatouille … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: EPCOT 3/4/21 (Jumping Fountains Return, New Menu Items At Sunshine Seasons, Restaurant Marrakesh Menus Removed, and More)

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Hello from a cooler but lovely day at EPCOT! We’re glad that we had a warm, sunny day yesterday for the opening of the Taste of EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival yesterday, but our luck seemed to wear a bit thin today as it was colder and rather windy. We still took to the … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: EPCOT 2/28/21 (Second Set of “Harmonious” Ring Arms Added, Ongoing Flower & Garden Festival Prep, World Celebration Progress, and More)

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Greetings from EPCOT on the final day of February, as we usher out the month, the previous festival, and apparently wintertime as a whole. We’re only a few days away from the start of Taste of EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival, so naturally the preparations for that have ramped up. Meanwhile, World Showcase Lagoon … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: EPCOT 2/27/21 (“Harmonious” Centerpiece Ring Barge Invades World Showcase, Innoventions Demolition and Construction, Flower & Garden Festival Preparations, and More)

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It’s the start of another weekend here at Walt Disney World, and on this Saturday we’re coming to you from EPCOT. Our timing for a day at this particular park couldn’t have been better, as this morning brought news that the gigantic “Harmonious” centerpiece had been put in place. Let’s head into the park and … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: EPCOT 2/8/21 (Butterfly Garden Supports Up, New Instrument Added To “Soul of Jazz” Exhibit, New Bridal Ear Headband, and More)

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Hello from an overcast but generally nice day here at EPCOT! Despite the gray skies, it stayed dry all day, leaving plenty of time to check out all the new things here at the park. Let’s get started! As usual, we checked in on all the construction projects first thing in the morning. We’ve been … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: EPCOT 2/1/21 (New Art at Expression Section, The Soul of Jazz: An American Adventure Exhibit Opens, New Stitch Ear Hat, and More)

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Greetings, World Travelers, and welcome to a lovely, if not wacky weather day here at EPCOT! It started out a somewhat comfortable 62 degrees this morning, but as the day progressed it only got colder and windier until the best word we could use to describe it would be “raw”. We took advantage of the … Read more