Guest Fight Breaks Out at Hollywood Studios, Walt Disney World Offering $500 Off Select Resort Stays, Innoventions & The Land Area Music Removed, and More: Daily Recap (1/5/22)

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We bring you a lot of stories every single day, and sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we’ve rounded up all our stories in one place to get today’s news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Wednesday, January 5, 2022. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more

PHOTOS: More Communicore ‘Skylight’ Tubes Being Installed at EPCOT

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More Communicore-style “skylight” tubes are being installed at the temporary Mouse Gear location now that the interior has been completely demolished. The walls were removed from the location soon after it closed. We have mostly seen crew members working on the ceiling. This section of what was once Innoventions, and Communicore before that, will be … Read more

PHOTOS: Work Speeds Ahead on Interior of New Quick Service Restaurant at EPCOT

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With Creations Shop and Club Cool now open, construction in the World Celebration neighborhood of EPCOT is now focused on the new quick-service restaurant and Starbucks bakery. Construction is visible where the temporary Mouse Gear was housed. Walls were removed from around it earlier this month. Crew members in several cherry-picker vehicles were working on … Read more

PHOTOS: Walls Removed From Former Temporary Mouse Gear at EPCOT

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With Creations Shop now open, the temporary Mouse Gear at EPCOT closed and is being gutted. Walls have now been removed from around the building. The gutted interior can be seen when entering World Discovery next to the newly dubbed Wonders of Xandar Pavilion. A construction vehicle is visible past the construction walls. Some of … Read more

PHOTOS: Construction Continues on Exterior of New Quick-Service Restaurant at EPCOT

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Walt Disney Imagineer Zach Riddley just gave us our first look at the entrance to EPCOT’s new Club Cool, but the World Celebration neighborhood still has plenty of construction to be done. Club Cool and Creations Shop are set to open by the end of the summer, while the adjacent quick-service restaurant and Starbucks will … Read more

WDWNT Daily Recap (8/19/21): Monorail Loses Power, Stranding Guests; Imagineers Developing Giant Character Exoskeletons; POG Juice Reportedly Leaving Walt Disney World; and More

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We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Thursday, August 1, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more

PHOTOS: Construction Progresses in World Celebration Neighborhood at EPCOT

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As we move closer to the upcoming 50th Anniversary Celebration, construction continues in EPCOT at the World Celebration Neighborhood that is set to house new dining and shopping locations when complete. The overhang on the former Innoventions East remains damaged with no changes from our last construction update. Previously, we could see from the inside … Read more

WDWNT Daily Recap (6/28/21): Disney Changes Name of Boba Fett’s Ship and Trader Sam’s “Shrunken Zombie Head” Drink, New Monorail Station Will Not Be Complete When Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort Reopens, and More

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We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Monday, June 28, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more

PHOTOS: New Lights Installed in Innoventions Breezeway at EPCOT

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New lights matching those on Spaceship Earth are being installed inside the Innoventions breezeway at EPCOT. Club Cool, due to open this summer, will be adjacent to this breezeway. The circular lights are being installed in rows across the breezeway ceiling. We can clearly see where even more lights will be installed soon. In addition … Read more

PHOTOS: Interior Mural Visible, New Construction Walls Raised for Imminent Opening of Creations Shop and More at EPCOT

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It’s officially summer, which means Creations Shop and Club Cool should be opening this season at EPCOT. We’ve had glimpses inside the new flagship merchandise location thanks to Imagineer Zach Riddley, and now we’re starting to see through some of the store’s windows. New framing has been installed around this doorway. Right now it’s grey, … Read more

PHOTOS: Window Installation and Painting Continues at World Celebration Construction in EPCOT

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EPCOT’s new flagship merchandise location, Creations Shop, is set to open this summer, as well as Club Cool. Construction and painting at the World Celebration site have sped up in recent weeks as the opening approaches. Tarp remains over most of the Creations Shop windows. We’ve had a few glimpses inside thanks to Walt Disney … Read more

PHOTOS: Scaffolding Comes Down, Construction Crew Speeds Up Work on Creations Shop and Club Cool as Opening Deadline Approaches at EPCOT

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EPCOT’s new flagship merchandise location, Creations Shop, is scheduled to open this summer, as is the adjacent Club Cool. There’s still a lot of construction work to be done, however, and it’s already June. Inside what was once Innoventions West, Communicore-inspired lighting fixtures have been installed in the ceiling. In this area, which will be … Read more

PHOTOS: More Paneling Removed From Innoventions East Roof as Construction Continues in EPCOT

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The center of EPCOT is being revamped into a new World Celebration neighborhood, where guests will be able to shop and dine at what was once Mouse Gear and Innoventions East. We’ve been checking in on construction every week to see what progress is being made. More paneling has been removed from this section of … Read more

PHOTOS: Construction Continues on Creations Shop, Club Cool, and More in World Celebration Neighborhood of EPCOT

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It’s been a while since we checked in on construction in the center of EPCOT, which will soon be known as the World Celebration neighborhood. What was previously Innoventions East, Electric Umbrella, and MouseGear will eventually be Creations Shop, Club Cool, a Starbucks location plus bakery, and an unnamed quick-service restaurant. Scaffolding fills the breezeway … Read more

PHOTOS: More Framework Installed for New EPCOT Restaurants in World Celebration Neighborhood, MouseGear Work Continues

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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

WDWNT Daily Recap (3/29/21): Vaccine Passports Likely Coming Soon (Unless You’re Florida), “Obi-Wan Kenobi” on Disney+, PeopleMover Testing, First ‘Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom’ Portal Removed, and More

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We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Monday, March 29, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more