A few weeks ago, the first piece of the building that will house the Guardians of the Galaxy roller coaster at Epcot went up. Over the past few days, crews have begun erecting some of the large walls that will enclose the roller coaster. These walls are enormous already and haven’t reached their full height … Read more
Last week, Disney confirmed the location of the new Space Restaurant in Future World at Epcot, connected to the Mission: SPACE pavilion and adjacent to Test Track. This week, we’re unveiling a few more details that Disney has yet to share about this highly anticipated new eatery. Guests will enter the venue through the far … Read more
The Guardians of the Galaxy Rollercoaster coming to Epcot has gone vertical! Well actually, it’s just the structure that will hold the rollercoaster that has gone vertical but you get the idea. This is the first support piece of the building that will house the coaster, or as most call it, a “gravity building”. Note … Read more
We made a quick hop over to Epcot to check out the ongoing refurbishment happening to the exterior of the Wonders of Life pavilion. As you can see in the photos we took below, looking over to the right side of the building, you can see the repainting is now taking place with the new … Read more
The plain, grey construction walls that have surrounded the Universe of Energy at Epcot since it closed last August were replaced overnight with new, colorful walls now hyping guests for “A Whole New Galaxy” that is coming to Epcot in 2021… The new walls feature Spaceship Earth floating in space, something that was commonly represented … Read more
Back in January, work began refurbishing the Wonders of Life pavilion. In March the work ramped-up and encompassed the entire building. Now, more work has started to bring the pavilion exterior that faces into the park back to its original glory. Welding is apparent, even from afar, and we can only imagine the entire roof … Read more
A few weeks ago, Bob Chapek announced at the D23 Expo Japan that the Guardians of the Galaxy indoor roller coaster at Epcot would feature revolutionary ride system. Well, now we are getting our first look at the yet-to-be-revealed, first-of-its-kind roller coaster vehicles for the upcoming Epcot attraction… The following photos were found on Theme … Read more
As we told you a few weeks ago, a restoration of the roof and facade of the Wonders of Life pavilion in Epcot’s Future World is currently underway. With the adjacent site being prepared for the Guardians of the Galaxy roller coaster, the Wonders of Life pavilion’s backstage area is exposed to guest views from … Read more
Welcome to Episode 2 of Ride Rehab, a new podcast brought to you by WDWNT. If you had unlimited time, money, and Imagineers at your disposal, what about Walt Disney World would you fix? Host and WIGS Member Tyler Mann and co-host Thomas Kiernan will delve into the details of what’s “broken” at Walt Disney World, … Read more
Our latest photo report brings us to Epcot as the International Festival of the Arts comes to an end and the park prepares for the Flower and Garden Festival next week. Figment Welcomes You You’re Beary Welcome The Disney Vacation Club kiosk by Canada has added these carved bear statues. The idea is it will draw … Read more
With the recent roof refurbishment of the pavilion, we assumed that the former Wonders of Life was getting ready for another run as the Festival Center for the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival beginning next week. Apparently something bigger is planned for this space as Disney announced today that it will no longer be … Read more
Tyler and Thomas push their ideas together, talk noisy ride vehicles, an outdated Land, your unnamed Mission: Space host, and a story-less trip in the Seas. Welcome to the debut episode of Ride Rehab, a new podcast brought to you by WDWNT. If you had unlimited time, money, and Imagineers at your disposal, what about … Read more
While the Wonders of Life pavilion at Epcot closed back in 2007, it has been home to the Festival Center for many an event since then. Sadly, very little work on the facade was done for any of these events, leaving guests to enter under a rather dirty and decimated golden dome. Recently, a restoration … Read more
Editor’s Note: This series is a look at how one staff member would re-imagine Epcot pavilions. Previous articles in the series can be found here. You can bash me all you want in the comments section that this attraction no longer exists and it makes no sense to re-imagine an extinct attraction. However, this is … Read more
Since it was announced at the D23 Expo 2017, very little has been said about the Guardians of the Galaxy attraction coming to Epcot, other than that it will be a roller coaster ride. Well, thanks to some internal documents, we now have a better idea of what this attraction will be like… Guests will … Read more
Sure, the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival has been giving guest floral and topiary displays for over 20 years now, but what if it was something you could experience daily at the park? As part of the ongoing expansion project for Epcot, an idea being kicked around is the “Gardens of Wonder”, which would … Read more
