The Donald Duck audio-animatronic is completely gone from Gran Fiesta Tour at EPCOT, and now his sombrero shrine has been removed too. The animatronic was removed about a week ago following a malfunction. For several days, a sombrero memorial was in Donald’s place, but it’s now gone. A pot with some pink flowers remain to … Read more
Hello from a lovely day here at EPCOT! We came to check out all the final preparations being made for the Taste of EPCOT International Festival of the Arts, which is now open—consider this a retrospective! We found a lot of new things around the park, so let’s get started! We started off by checking … Read more
Hello from a lovely park hopping day at the Magic Kingdom and EPCOT! We started at Magic Kingdom, and then checked out some of the Festival of the Arts preparations underway at EPCOT. We found lots of new things, so let’s get started! On our way in to the park, we noticed the tunnel at … Read more
It’s not only Jose and Panchito asking “¿dónde está Donald?” The Donald Duck Audio-Animatronic remains missing as of yesterday on Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros at EPCOT. Three days ago, the figure was propped up against a box following a malfunction, and then, he was removed entirely. In his place, a sombrero and … Read more
Greetings, World Travelers, and welcome to a beautiful day at EPCOT! It started out pretty chilly, but warmed up nicely. We found lots of Taste of EPCOT International Festival of the Arts preparations underway, so let’s get started! When we entered the park, we found the entrance display had been changed from Festival of the … Read more
Five months after the Jose Carioca animatronic fell over on Gran Fiesta Tour at EPCOT, his friend Donald Duck is having some trouble. Yesterday, Donald was spotted propped against a box to prevent him from falling over. Today, he is gone entirely. In his place are two sets of flowers, and a sombrero. Hopefully, Donald … Read more
If you’ve been collecting the series of EPCOT attraction poster serigraphs that launched at last year’s D23 Expo, get ready to visit Buzzy, design your own SIM car, sing “It’s fun to be free…“, and see Huey, Dewey, Louie and Webby at the latest upcoming pavilion with the latest and final release. These posters are each a … Read more
If you’ve been collecting the series of EPCOT attraction poster serigraphs that launched at last year’s D23 Expo, get ready to take another “Fantastic Adventure” through World Showcase with these United Kingdom Pavilion, Mexico Pavilion, and “Gran Fiesta Tour” posters. Since these usually come out in sets of four, if you’re wondering what happened to the fourth … Read more
Here at WDWNT, we love it when the little touches that make Disney Parks attractions special are working, and today gave us a reason for a fiesta! The marimba player audio-animatronics are once again functioning on Gran Fiesta Tour Starring the Three Caballeros, playing their little hearts out near the scene where Donald Duck loses … Read more
After being broken for several years, a waterfall effect in the Gran Fiesta Tour at EPCOT has finally been fixed. The effect is on the left-hand side of the ride, after the first room full of traditional Mexican dolls and decor. The effect takes place in front of the screen that says “¿dónde está donald?” … Read more
It’s been a rough couple of weeks for José Carioca, the parrot member of The Three Caballeros at Gran Fiesta Tour in EPCOT. After falling over, being covered in spare props, and then being removed, the animatronic returned to Gran Fiesta Tour last Friday. We rode the Gran Fiesta Tour ourselves recently to see the … Read more
José Carioca has returned refreshed and refurbished after a very long siesta at the Mexico Pavilion in EPCOT. In a recent photo from Theme Park Alex, you can see the joyous green parrot back in his natural habitat—that is, playing on stage alongside Panchito and Donald. Just over a week ago, the animatronic suffered an … Read more
José Carioca’s siestas keep getting longer and longer at the Mexico Pavilion in EPCOT, as the ill-fated animatronic is still missing from the Gran Fiesta Tour attraction. Just over a week ago, the animatronic suffered an incident where it fell down while operating. On July 21st, the same day it fell down, the Audio-Animatronic was … Read more
For nearly a week, Jose Carioca has flown the coop. The character’s Audio-Animatronic remains missing at EPCOT’s Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros following last week’s incident where it fell down while operating. On July 21st, the same day it fell down, the Audio-Animatronic was hidden from sight by a display of flowers and … Read more
The Jose Carioca animatronic at the Gran Fiesta Tour attraction in EPCOT’s Mexico pavilion has had quite the week. Days ago, he had fallen over during the ride. Then, his animatronic was fully removed from the attraction – only flowers by his feet remaining. Now, not even his flowers remain. Jose Carioca’s spot is now … Read more
In case you haven’t been following along, yesterday Jose Carioca of The Three Caballeros took a bit of a fall on the Gran Fiesta Tour in EPCOT’s Mexico Pavilion. After guests noticed, the ride was temporarily closed while Cast Members figured out a quick fix. Within a few hours, the Jose animatronic had been covered … Read more