Good morning from EPCOT, a park undergoing an extreme makeover. Let’s see what’s happening today! Crowds were especially large this morning outside the gates before the park opened. Preparations are well underway for the EPCOT International Flower and Garden Festival, which takes the stage March 4. EPCOT will definitely benefit from the beautiful flowers and … Read more
For months, work on the Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind attraction has not shown much exterior progress. Today, however, work was visibly moving forward on framing for the attraction building’s solar roofing panels. Crews were hard at work installing several frames on the roof that will eventually be home to solar panels. From the … Read more
EPCOT fans now have a chance to own the highly-coveted attraction posters that debuted at last year’s D23 Expo, thanks to this year’s Festival of the Arts. The two Limited Edition posters honor Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind and the upcoming Space 220 Restaurant, featuring painstakingly screenprinted artistic interpretations of each. The two posters … Read more
Hallo from EPCOT! In today’s photo report, we’re finding new merchandise in World Showcase, tracking more construction projects than we know what to do with, and counting down the days to the opening of new and returning restaurants. Let’s check out all the activity! At the front of the park, new signage helps direct guests … Read more
EPCOT fans have something quite exciting to celebrate that they won’t see everyday. The park’s newest walkway was fully unveiled to guests this morning. The walkway creates a bypass from the left side of Spaceship Earth all the way to the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind attraction in Future World East, connecting the … Read more
We’re back at EPCOT again, checking in on the latest progress on the site of Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind. On our last visit, we spotted some metal mounts around the front of the building, but today they’ve been installed. Looking up at the roof, we can see where the solar panels will eventually … Read more
While we were at Epcot today, we noticed a lot of work was being done on the roof of Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind! Could this be preparation for new solar panels? We think so! We saw several workers today on the roof installing tracks for the freshly-repaired (possibly entirely new?) solar panels that … Read more
It was a chilly morning here at EPCOT, but we were kept warm by thoughts of all the good food that might be waiting for us! Sadly, Regal Eagle Smokehouse: Craft Drafts & Barbecue isn’t open yet, despite us crossing our fingers for a soft opening. Thankfully with the EPCOT International Festival of the Arts … Read more
Work at EPCOT continues to make developmental headway as the reimagining of Future World continues. Work on the Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind attraction continues to move forward. Framing is in place for new flooring near the entrance. Several pallets of construction materials were seen outside the entrance to the Play! pavilion as work … Read more
Welcome to EPCOT! It’s a bit of a dreary day with cloudy skies and some drizzling rain, but we’re not going to let that stop us. Between the multiple construction projects and Festival of the Arts, there’s so much happening around the park. Let’s take a look! We keep checking, but the new Future World … Read more
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
Construction on the entrance bypass around Innoventions East in EPCOT’s Future World is wrapping up this week. After decorative walls were added in front of the Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind site last week, we can now see where the bypass will meet up with Future World and the currently accessible guest areas. Repaving … Read more
Today, we stopped by EPCOT to see the latest on some of the construction projects ongoing around Future World. Over at the Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind site, all was relatively quiet, except for this lone worker at the very top of the show building. Behind what was the rear exit to MouseGear, we … Read more
The bypass pathway that will take EPCOT guests behind Innoventions East and past the Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind and Play! pavilion is seeing noticeable progress this week. Today, we stopped by to see the latest at the project site. Over by the start of the pathway, we can see where the walls will … Read more
In a few years, guests will be blast off (backwards) in the new Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind attraction, but until then, the transformation of Future World East to World Discovery must be completed. Work around the Cosmic Rewind site has ramped up in the past few days, with additional concrete along the attraction’s … Read more
Greetings World Travelers! Today, we took a spin around EPCOT to see what all was new, and we want to show you what we saw! Let’s check it out. First when we arrived we went to take a look at the new temporary MouseGear and saw this t-shirt that goes with the new acid wash/watercolor … Read more