The reimagining of EPCOT keeps moving forward. Construction crews were active today at the site of a future new restaurant offering that is replacing the former Electric Umbrella. A crane was present as work was taking place on a new addition to the structure. What looks like it will be a support beam protrudes from … Read more
Hello, avid readers! Welcome to a day that we honestly weren’t expecting. With all the weather reports preparing us for dark, thunderous weather, we were met with partly cloudy skies carrying unneeded rain gear everywhere we went. Take a look as we’ll show you around a pleasant day at the park. We’ll start with one … Read more
Hello, everyone! Welcome to another spring day as we take you into the future and around the World Showcase. It started to feel like summer as it was a little hot outside today, but let’s get started. We start by looking for changes at EPCOT Center Drive, but this archway still has the classic color … Read more
Today’s visit to EPCOT is a big one following major announcements by Disney. We will be going over them in this photo report and linking to our posts so that you can read more details. Let’s get started! Let’s start on the drive to the park: EPCOT Center Drive still shows no sign of changing … Read more
Hello everyone, and welcome to another beautiful day here at Walt Disney World! We started our day at EPCOT to check in on the construction projects here and to see what else we could find. Let’s get started! With today being the first official day of maskless photos being allowed in the parks, we noticed … Read more
So another wonderful day in the community of tomorrow, where the sun is bright, the flowers are blooming, and the good food never stops. Welcome to EPCOT! We start our day keeping an eye out for changes to the Epcot Center Drive entrance sign. Still no changes yet, so if you want some pictures of … Read more
Hey everyone, and welcome to another day at EPCOT! Honestly, watching all the construction, we can’t help but think of all the memories made in the now-demolished areas but we’re looking forward to making plenty of new ones! Anyways, let’s start on another beautiful day at EPCOT. As always our days now start on the … Read more
Hey everyone! Here is one last fact about that big golf ball perched at the front of the park, also known as Spaceship Earth: As you all may know, Disney Imagineers are both very detail-oriented and story-based on the things they create. In the Egyptian scene during the ride, the hieroglyphics are legitimate and can … Read more
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
MouseGear continues to operate from its temporary location, but more progress on its permanent home’s interior renovation is now visible. On the south side of the former Innoventions East, window coverings have been removed, allowing a sneak peek inside. Only a small section of windows is uncovered, and the barrier is still up around the … Read more
The storied history of the EPCOT and Innoventions East continues. With the most recent iteration of Innoventions closed in 2019, a complete renovation is underway as part of the reimagining of EPCOT. The building, which also formerly housed Electric Umbrella until 2020, is slated to become the home of a new restaurant and Starbucks location. … Read more
Greetings, World Travelers, from another hot day at EPCOT! We came to check out what might be new here, and we found some things to show you. Let’s get started! We set up our MagicMobile pass, which became available for select guests this morning. We then used it to tap into the park. We love … Read more
So let’s start out this report as we have been for the last couple, a fact you may or may not know about Spaceship Earth: Believe it or not, the geodesic sphere weighs 16,000,000 pounds (that’s 72,574,779 kilograms or 11,428,571 stone) — that may be with or without guests, but we’ll assume without! Well, driving … Read more
Hello from a hot but beautiful day here at EPCOT! We came to check in on the many construction projects here, and see what new updates we could find. Let’s get started! Pavement work continues on the right side as you enter the park and pass under Spaceship Earth. With a tarp covering the area, … Read more
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
EPCOT is in the middle of an incredible transformation that includes dividing the theme park into four neighborhoods. Future World East will soon be part of the World Celebration neighborhood which includes the park’s Starbucks location, a new quick service restaurant, and a reimagined Mouse Gear store. Now that Innoventions West is officially demolished, work … Read more