PHOTOS: New Pathway Open; Construction Walls Down Around Taste Track in Future World East at EPCOT

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With construction walls coming and going all across EPCOT, we’re taking each day path by path. With a new split rope-drop procedure now in place, what side you pick (East or West) will greatly impact your initial plans for the day, so it’s wise to keep on top of all the new pathways opening to … Read more

PHOTOS: New Future World West Directional Decals Added Onto Base of Spaceship Earth at EPCOT

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New directional decals and signage was added across the front of EPCOT near Spaceship Earth earlier this month. With the center of the park now totally blocked by construction walls and a new pathway to navigate, the new signs were added to help direct guests around the maze of EPCOT. This morning, we saw two … Read more

PHOTOS: Space 220 Exterior Receives Themed Paint Scheme at EPCOT

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Color has finally been brought to the exterior of Space 220 Restaurant! Today, we saw gradients of blue and a few shapes added to the restaurant’s building, which is right behind Mission: SPACE. Here’s the full view of the changes we noticed today. Toward the left side of the construction site, you can see most of … Read more

PHOTOS: New Directional Signage Added As EPCOT Closes Entire Center of the Park

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Construction is taking over more pathways at EPCOT. Beginning tomorrow (February 16), the center of Future World will be walled off, meaning guests will have to choose between routes to Future World East or Future World West closer to the EPCOT entrance. Next to the Pluto meet and greet area just inside the right side … Read more

PHOTOS: Another Section of New Future World East Pathway Opens Near Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind in EPCOT

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It seems the new Future World East walkway was extended just a little bit today, allowing you to get up close and personal with old Universe of Energy pavilion, home of Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind. A few days ago this entire area was roped off from guests allowing you to only walk to the … Read more

PHOTOS, VIDEO: Small Portion of New Future World Walkway Opens Allowing Guests to Walk Up to Guardians of the Galaxy – Cosmic Rewind at EPCOT

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Previously blocked off earlier today by a set of ropes, the new Future World East walkway has soft opened to guests just now at EPCOT. With the walkway now partially opened, guests can walk up to the new Guardians of the Galaxy and Play! Pavilion themed character walls, as well as right up to the … Read more

REVIEW: Four Intriguing Latte & Donut Pairings at Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company at the 2020 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts

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For every EPCOT festival, each Joffrey’s stand inside EPCOT always goes out of their way to create a brand new drink for the festival. This year for EPCOT’S 2020 International Festival of the Arts, we have latte drinks and doughnuts themed around different art periods and movements. In Canada, we have the Impressionism Pairing; in … Read more

Guest Experience Teams Coming Soon to EPCOT

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Now rolled out at Magic Kingdom, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and Disney’s Animal Kingdom, the final set of Guest Experience Teams are coming to EPCOT later this month. Teams will be located in Future World West and Future World East, and work as a mobile guest relations option for guests in need of assistance with directions, … Read more

PHOTOS, VIDEO: MouseGear Moves Into Temporary Home as Remodeling of Original Store Begins, Including New Club Cool Location Construction

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Yesterday, the beloved fan-favorite MouseGear store at EPCOT closed its doors ahead of a lengthy refurbishment as the park’s transformation continues in stages. In an effort to provide guests with a temporary shopping solution, a makeshift MouseGear has now opened up across the breezeway at Innoventions East. We first saw signs go up for the … Read more

PHOTOS: Exterior Walkway Construction Progressing Rapidly at Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind in EPCOT

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On our spin around EPCOT on the monorail today, we saw some exciting updates at the site of the future Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind attraction. Let’s take a look and see what’s happening. Much of the concrete on the side of the building is completed, with just a few gaps left here and … Read more

PHOTOS: New Themed Exterior Details Added to Space 220 Restaurant at EPCOT

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On our most recent trip to EPCOT, we went to check in on the progress on the Space 220 restaurant set to open in February 2020. For several months, the exterior of the building, which is right behind Mission: SPACE, was all plain gray concrete with scaffolding and fiberglass siding to the left. In recent … Read more

REVIEW: Every Specialty Beverage From Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company at the 2019 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays

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Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company always goes above and beyond for each food festival at EPCOT, and the 2019 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays is no different. With each location located in the park offering a special alcoholic beverage for this year’s festival, let’s (slowly) start drinking our way around EPCOT. Menu for the … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: EPCOT 11/16/19 (Cold Weather, Manatee Appreciation, New Apparel in France, and More)

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Hello and welcome to a suddenly chilly Walt Disney World! This morning, there was a breeze and a chill in the air, so grab your favorite Mickey sweater and get ready for another spin through EPCOT. Right off the bat at 8:50 am, the park was full of happy visitors ready to hop on their … Read more

Future World East Restrooms to Close Today for Extensive Refurbishment at EPCOT

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As the reimagining of EPCOT continues, we must suffer some inconveniences for our future benefit. As such, in order to accommodate work in and around them, the Future World East restrooms will be closing starting Monday, November 11th through early 2020. To be clear, these are the restrooms closest to Test Track, Mission: SPACE, and … Read more

Test Track Presented by Chevrolet to Close for Refurbishment at Epcot in Early 2020

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Guests looking to design a SimCar and test-drive its capability, efficiency, responsiveness, and power in Test Track on their upcoming 2020 vacation should be aware that the high-speed attraction will be undergoing refurbishment starting in January. The attraction is set to undergo a brief refurbishment from January 13th, 2020 to February 26, 2020. No known … Read more

PHOTOS: Construction Walls, Fencing Now Up Around Entire Perimeter of Former Wonders of Life and Universe of Energy at Epcot

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As if Epcot didn’t have enough construction walls up as it is, a few more went up overnight, enveloping virtually half of what remains of Future World East––or as it will be known after Epcot’s “neighborhood” concept reimagining, World Discovery. Whereas you could previously walk up to the outer entrance ramps of the old Wonders … Read more