With the holiday weekend over, construction and demolition have picked back up in the World Celebration neighborhood of EPCOT. While demolition has been mostly stagnant, paneling was recently removed from the old Art of Disney section of Innoventions West. The left wall of the building has been mostly stripped. One window still remains in place … Read more
The transformation of EPCOT has been making strides recently, with windows installed in Mouse Gear and work beginning on the new Leave A Legacy location. Though there’s still a long way to go, the World Celebration area of the park is getting closer to completion. Work lights are on inside Innoventions East near Guest Relations, … Read more
Soon, EPCOT’s central hub will be known as the World Celebration neighborhood, but for now it is a large construction site. We’re checking in on Innoventions East’s ongoing refurbishment and Innoventions West’s demolition to see what progress has been made. Work continues on the old Innoventions East building and Mouse Gear. Construction workers were working … Read more
EPCOT’s ongoing transformation has left a tale of two Innoventions: work on the massive refurbishment of Innoventions East continues to move along, while Innoventions West has been stripped down to its bare bones. The classic roof panels belie the major changes going on at Innoventions East. Previously, we noted the support structures going into place, … Read more
We’re checking in on the old Innoventions West building at EPCOT as demolition continues. The building is being destroyed to make way for the Journey of Water Inspired by Moana attraction. From beneath Spaceship Earth, we can see into the building that once housed The Art of Disney store. Walls have been knocked down around most … Read more
Demolition work is swiftly continuing at the former Innoventions West building in EPCOT. Across the way, structural steel has been added at Innoventions East. Let’s take a look at the state of both Innoventions structures. At Innoventions West, demolition of the second floor is underway. All that remains here is the structural steel. The light … Read more
We’re coming close to the end of an era at EPCOT. The ongoing demolition of Innoventions West seems to be moving especially fast, meaning the structure, which has stood since the park opened in 1982, could soon be coming down. Since just yesterday, the roof panels have been completely stripped off this section of the … Read more
Hello World Travelers, and welcome to another chilly day here at EPCOT! We just couldn’t get enough of the Festival of the Holidays, so we decided to come back for another day of fun around World Showcase. Let’s get started! We started off our day by checking in on the many construction projects underway around … Read more
Greetings, World Travelers! We hope you’re ready for a slightly more traditional holiday season as a cold snap has hit Florida. With the high barely reaching into the 60’s today, we were definitely feeling the winter spirit! What better time to go enjoy some hot cocoa at the International Festival of the Holidays? We searched … Read more
When we last checked in on demolition at EPCOT, it was clear the old Innoventions West building was almost completely gutted. Meanwhile, refurbishment continues inside the Innoventions East and Electric Umbrella building, which is the future location of Starbucks and a new restaurant. The interior of Innoventions East has been stripped down to the bare … Read more
The Innoventions buildings at EPCOT are being slowly demolished to make way for new attractions as well as dining, shopping, and festival locations. Now, the Innoventions West building appears to have been completely gutted. Innoventions East is mostly empty, and some workers were visible inside. Electric Umbrella and Mouse Gear next door are also under … Read more
We’ve been watching the central buildings of EPCOT’s Future World being demolished for well over a year. When this area is completed, it will be the World Celebration neighborhood, but for now, it is a giant construction site. Next to the temporary Mouse Gear location, we can see inside the old Electric Umbrella building and … Read more
Work continues on demolishing the remaining Innoventions West at EPCOT across various sections of the building and its facade. Let’s take a closer look at what’s going on and what we can see so far on the ground. Here we see the corner closest to Spaceship Earth, where segments of the tiled facade have been … Read more
The Electric Umbrella is being demolished to make way for a future Starbucks and new restaurant as construction at EPCOT continues. Most defining elements of the Electric Umbrella are now gone. Since we last checked, elements of the roof and ceiling have also been torn down. The center of the building’s roof between Electric Umbrella … Read more
Demolition has begun on what remains of Innoventions West next to Spaceship Earth at EPCOT. This stretch of wall was previously covered with windows. When the building became Innoventions in 1994, the building was sealed off, which is why there were walls behind windows. The removal of the windows reveals pipes and ducts. To the … Read more
Even with some projects being indefinitely postponed or modified around EPCOT, it looks like at least one job may be resuming. We spotted construction crews on the demolition site of Innoventions West, suggesting that work could soon resume. The building was scheduled to be demolished to make way for the Journey of Water and the … Read more