Concept Art Abounds in This EPCOT Center Preview Booklet From 1981

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With Disney Parks around the world closed for the foreseeable future, WDWNT is dipping into our archives of vintage parks materials for a look back into parks history! Lovers of concept art will get a kick out of this 1981 EPCOT Center preview booklet, featuring art from every opening day pavilion from Future World and World … Read more

Fly Away to EPCOT Center With this Vintage Eastern Airlines Advertising Supplement From the ’80s

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With Disney Parks around the world closed for the foreseeable future, WDWNT is dipping into our archives of vintage parks materials for a look back into parks history! Today, we’re flying away to EPCOT Center not long after opening with this Eastern Airlines magazine supplement! Note: This article will detail the supplement page by page, but … Read more

Disney Parks Withdrawal Disney+ Movie Playlist: Part 2 – EPCOT

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As the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic keeps the Disney Parks closed, we’re creating a list of films and television shows on Disney+ that we feel remind us of the parks we love, and today, we’re taking a cinematic tour through EPCOT! What is it about EPCOT that makes it so special? Is it the fact that … Read more

PHOTOS, VIDEO: Watch One of Matsuriza’s Final Taiko Drum Performances at the Japan Pavilion in EPCOT

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Matsuriza, the Japanese Taiko drum performers at the Japan Pavilion, concluded their run at EPCOT on Sunday. Our reporters were at one of their final performances, taking in a finale filled with energy and rhythm. In a post yesterday on one of the performer’s Facebook pages, thanks were given to Walt Disney World for an … Read more

Matsuriza Taiko Drummers at EPCOT Ending March 15th

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As Walt Disney World prepares to close due to the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, we received more sad news today. According to a Facebook post by a group member, the popular Matsuriza taiko drum group will come to a close on March 15th after 25 years at the Japan pavilion. You can read the full … Read more

REVIEW: Hanami Brings Kawaii Dishes to the 2020 EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival

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Japan is one of our favorite pavilions in all of World Showcase, not only for Mitsukoshi, but also because they constantly have great booths for the many food festivals held around the park. So, let’s dive in Hanami, which is back again for the 2020 EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival, with many new menu … Read more

REVIEW: Kawaii Taiyaki is the Star of Goshiki at the 2020 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts

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Welcome the new Japanese-themed booth, Goshiki, to the 2020 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts. Goshiki takes the place of Takumi Table, which could have been found in the festival in 2018 and 2019. With a new Food Studio, that means an all-new menu as well, so let’s get to eating! Menu for Goshiki at … Read more

REVIEW: It’s Peanut Butter and Jelly Time at the Funnel Cake Kiosk for the 2020 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts

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The Funnel Cake Kiosk always knows the way to our hearts with the fried, delicious funnel cakes. However, they stepped up their game for the 2020 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts and added a specialty item: a peanut butter and jelly sandwich funnel cake. We’re hoping it tastes as good as it sounds! Menu … Read more

REVIEW: Kawaii Chirashi Sushi Tree, Matcha Creme Brulee, and More at Shi Wasu Holiday Kitchen for EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays 2019

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The Japan pavilion is not our favorite country in the World Showcase simply for shopping at Mitsukoshi; it also holds some of our favorite restaurants that can be found in EPCOT. So, let’s head over to the Shi Wasu Holiday Kitchen, a special food booth for the 2019 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays, and … Read more

Tables in Wonderland Members Can Experience Special Whisky Pairing at Takumi-Tei in Epcot’s Japan Pavilion

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Tables in Wonderland members have another exclusive event to try out, and for the first time ever, it’s taking place at Takumi-Tei, Epcot’s newly opened restaurant in the Japan Pavilion. Taking place on Friday, October 18 and Friday, November 15, members can experience a robust whisky pairing event with Kaiyo Whisky’s Master Blender, Jeffrey Karlovitch. … Read more

Advance Dining Reservations Now Available Online for Takumi-Tei Signature Restaurant at Epcot

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If you’re looking to dine at the newest Epcot restaurant, Takumi-Tei in the Japan Pavilion, and would like to plan ahead for the experience, reservations are now open online and available to book via My Disney Experience, online on the Walt Disney World website, and by calling the Disney Dining reservations line at (407) WDW-DINE. … Read more

REVIEW: New Takumi-Tei Signature Restaurant in Japan at Epcot is Disney World’s Most-Overpriced, Despite Amazing Service

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If you’ve ever tuned in on social media during any one of our #WDWNTokyo streaks, you probably know we’re big fans of Japan, home to Tokyo Disneyland, Gelatoni, and some of the cutest, most delicious food we’ve ever had. The Japan pavilion at Epcot has always been a mainstay of World Showcase dining, and ever … Read more

PHOTOS: Omakase Tasting Menu Revealed for Takumi-Tei Signature Restaurant at the Japan Pavilion in Epcot, Opens Today

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If you’ve ever tuned in on social media during any one of our #WDWNTokyo streaks, you probably know we’re big fans of Japan, home to Tokyo Disneyland, Gelatoni, and some of the cutest, most delicious food we’ve ever had. The Japan Pavilion at Epcot has always been a mainstay of World Showcase dining, and ever … Read more

PHOTOS: Menu Board Installed at Takumi-Tei Signature Restaurant in the Japan Pavilion at Epcot

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We’ve been chronicling the progress on the upcoming third sit-down restaurant, Takumi-Tei, at the Japan pavilion in Epcot for the last several months. The final details seem to be coming together as we get closer to the (as of yet, unspecified) Summer 2019 opening date. Let’s take a look at what’s changed recently. The restaurant’s … Read more

Takumi-Tei in Japan Pavilion at Epcot Will Be Second Epcot Restaurant to Have a Dress Code

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Ahead of its opening this summer at Epcot’s Japan pavilion, the restaurant page for Takumi-Tei is now available at the Walt Disney World website, revealing some more details about this new signature restaurant. Perhaps the most important detail is that it will be only the second in-park signature dining restaurant to have a dress code, … Read more

PHOTOS: Trees Planted, Stone Landscaping Added at Upcoming Takumi-Tei Signature Restaurant in Epcot’s Japan Pavilion

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There’s a brand-new signature restaurant headed to Epcot’s Japan pavilion this summer, and it looks like it’s going to look pretty, well, pretty! Landscaping work for just outside the restaurant finally started this last week, and if it’s anything like the rest of the pavilion, it’s sure to be gorgeous. From the main pathway, those with … Read more