Today’s trip to EPCOT was full of all kinds of temporary closures, post-race weekend crowds, and bright sunshine! Come along with us and let’s see what’s new! First thing this morning, we had to say goodbye to Gateway Gifts as we know it. The gift shop right next to Spaceship Earth closed for refurbishment and … Read more
From ticketing to the France Pavilion, EPCOT sometimes feels like one big construction site. But here’s the good news: progress is moving quickly! Here, we’ve gathered all the latest EPCOT construction updates, starting from the parking lot up to the World Showcase entrance. Park Entrance As guests approach the park on the monorail, we can see … Read more
Good morning from the beautiful EPCOT park! It’s sunny and unseasonably warm for December, and we just can’t wait to see what’s new in the park today! The first thing we noticed is that the old location for The Art of Disney has closed. The new location also opened at the American Adventure pavilion in … Read more
Last week, we reported on a potential temporary pathway through EPCOT near the proposed site of the Moana – Journey of Water attraction. With construction constantly progressing in the park, we decided to see if there were any new updates to the area. A significant amount of concrete has been poured since our last visit, and … Read more
Among the plethora of construction projects underway at EPCOT currently, it’s often hard to make out what sort of progress they’re making given that it’s usually no more than a pipe and pile of dirt here or there. Luckily, over at the proposed site for the Moana Journey of Water walkthrough attraction, you could say … Read more
Construction at Epcot appears to be making progress. Demolition equipment has been spotted in front of Innoventions West. It’s been less than a month since construction walls have been erected, but renovations at Walt Disney World tend to move quickly. Demolition will soon begin on Club Cool, Fountain View, and more as the area is … Read more
Disney is wasting no time in updating their maps to show the changes coming to Epcot. In fact, in the updated map of Epcot half of Innoventions West and the Fountain of Nations are completely gone. We posted earlier that work was starting soon, but now we can visualize how Future World will look very … Read more
The Disney du Jour Dance Party, a kid-friendly music experience, premiered at Epcot last year during the 2018 Food and Wine Festival. The event took place on the stage attached to the Fountain of Nations, just behind Spaceship Earth. When it was announced that the dance party was returning this year, we weren’t quite sure … Read more
Disney Parks, Experiences and Products has shared exciting news from Anaheim tonight as a preview of what’s to come this weekend! At Walt Disney World Resort, there are big plans for the multi-year transformation of Epcot, with new experiences that will make the park “more Disney, more family, more timeless and more relevant” to the … Read more
Welcome to Epcot! Big changes are afoot in the near future. I figured I’d take a lap around the park, see what’s new, and point out what areas are going to be changing or going away later in the year. Let’s go! Future World Changes One of the many locations scheduled to close on September … Read more
Character Spot in Epcot will close on September 8, 2019, to accommodate the improvements underway at Epcot. So if you want to meet your favorite characters at Epcot, check out the list below for the new locations and changes in offerings: Minnie Mouse will move into the World Showcase Gazebo. Daisy Duck will move to … Read more
It’s a great big beautiful world of Innoventions as we celebrate this beloved attraction at WDWNTunes! With the recent announcement of the Play Pavilion and the upcoming demolitions for the much talked about Project Gamma, it seems as if we’re getting closer and closer to the end of Innoventions, the once-beloved showcase of innovative inventions at EPCOT (and for a while, at Disneyland … Read more
Project Gamma is about to get underway at Epcot, a project that will include the reimagining of the center of Future World, the park’s entrance, and a rumored multi-year refurbishment of Spaceship Earth. The first permits for the project have been filed, likely coinciding with the imminent closure of Innoventions West and the overhaul of … Read more
Ahead of their return to theaters in “Ralph Breaks the Internet,” Wreck-It Ralph and Vanellope von Schweetz will be meeting and greeting guests at Disney Parks on both coasts starting next month. Visitors to Disney California Adventure can find Ralph and Vanellope at Hollywood Land starting Friday, November 9th. On the east coast, guests at … Read more
The new SpectacuLAB show recently debuted inside of (what’s left of) Innoventions in Future World at Epcot, right across the way from the Colortopia exhibit. Check out a full recording of the show below: SpectacuLAB is saved by a pretty interesting final third of the show, but otherwise is a fairly boring and poorly put … Read more
Editor’s Note: This series is a look at how one staff member would re-imagine Epcot pavilions. Previous articles in the series can be found here. We now move away from Imagination to the center of Future World, where there has been a noticeable absence of kinetic energy in the area, ever since Innoventions East and … Read more
