PHOTO REPORT: EPCOT & Disney’s Animal Kingdom 6/24/21 (New Face Mask Guidelines Sign, 2022 Chevy Bolt EV Arrives, Festival of the Lion King Removes All Audience Distancing, and More)

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Hello from a lovely day here at Walt Disney World! We started our day at EPCOT to check in on the construction projects there, and then headed to Disney’s Animal Kingdom to see what new things we could find. We found some things to show you, so let’s get started! Before entering EPCOT, we noticed … Read more

WDWNT Daily Recap (6/10/21): The Possible Return of Fireworks and FastPass, Another Power Outage at Animal Kingdom, 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, June 10, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more

PHOTOS: Walls Erected at Moana “Journey of Water” Attraction in EPCOT

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If you are excited to travel beyond the reef with Moana one day, we have some updates about the Journey of Water developments. After a long period of downtime due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Journey of Water site is now consistently displaying substantive changes to construction. We recently reported that scaffolding had been erected … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: EPCOT 6/8/21 (“Rope Drop” Returns To EPCOT, Space Base Playground Reopens, Scuba Mickey Swims In The Seas Pavilion, and More)

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Hello World Travelers, and welcome to another hot and sunny day here at EPCOT! We came to check out all the new things here, and we found lots to show you. Let’s get started! On our way into the park this morning, we saw two Cast Members setting up the poles and chains for the … Read more

WDWNT Daily Recap (6/7/21): Big Thunder Mountain Closed for Refurbishment, EPCOT Food & Wine Returns This July, Attraction Series on Disney+, 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 7, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more

PHOTOS: Scaffolding Erected Around Moana-Inspired Journey of Water Structure in EPCOT

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Last week, construction was finally visible at the site of Journey of Water, the new Moana-inspired attraction coming to EPCOT. Scaffolding has now been erected around the small structure. Two crew members were on the scaffolding today. It surrounds a steel and green framework. Other than that, there is not much to see of construction. … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: EPCOT 6/3/21 (Points of Light Installed On Bottom of Spaceship Earth, Harmonious Ring Barge Testing, New Lamps Installed In Morocco Pavilion, and More)

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Hello from a hot but lovely day here at EPCOT! We got lucky again today and the rain that we were supposed to get all afternoon held off long enough for us to get a good look around the park and find all the new things to show you. Let’s get started! When we entered … Read more

PHOTOS: Construction Goes Vertical on Journey of Water Inspired by Moana at EPCOT

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Though delayed due to COVID-19, it looks like work is picking up on the new Moana-inspired walkthrough attraction, Journey of Water, at EPCOT. Construction has finally gone vertical on the old site of Innoventions East. Metal framework has gone up on one end of the construction site. We recently noticed dirt being moved around as … Read more

PHOTOS: Future World Waterways Now Drained in Preparation for “Moana – Journey of Water” Attraction at EPCOT

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The historic transformation of EPCOT is moving right along! We have been keeping you updated on the future World Celebration neighborhood construction thus far. Now, the World Nature neighborhood construction is underway. The waterways between The Land and The Seas pavilions have been drained, an action that is necessary to make way for the Moana-themed … Read more

WDWNT Daily Recap (1/5/21): TRON Lightcycle Run Opening Delayed, Pineapple Treats Come to Magic Kingdom, Donald Animatronic Removed from Gran Fiesta Tour, Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Still Closed, 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 Tuesday, January 5, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more

Journey of Water Inspired by Moana Confirmed as “Unexpected to Open” at EPCOT in 2021

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It looks like the path to the Journey of Water Inspired by Moana at EPCOT has been reduced to a trickle, according to a new USA Today report. The article, which includes quotes from Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Chairman Josh D’Amaro, confirmed that the walkthrough experience isn’t expected to open this year. Thankfully, this … Read more

UPDATE: Erroneous 2021 Opening Date Redacted from “Journey of Water Inspired by Moana” EPCOT Serigraph Poster Listing on shopDisney

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Journey of Water Inspired by Moana was officially announced just last year at the D23 Expo in Anaheim. As we first mentioned in our original Project Gamma post, the presence of a water maze area, known as Journey of Water, would be the final component of the reimagined EPCOT. A date embedded within this morning’s … Read more

Journey of Water Inspired by Moana at EPCOT Reportedly Slated to Open in 2021

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Journey of Water Inspired by Moana was officially announced just last year at the D23 Expo in Anaheim. As we first mentioned in our original Project Gamma post, the presence of a water maze area, known as Journey of Water, would be the final component of the reimagined EPCOT. This trail will consist of a … Read more

SHOP: New Limited Edition EPCOT The Living Seas, The Seas with Nemo & Friends, Journey of Water, and Turtle Talk Serigraph Posters Now Available on shopDisney

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If you’ve been collecting the series of EPCOT attraction poster serigraphs that launched at last year’s D23 Expo, get ready to journey on over to The Seas with an epic lineup of posters just released on shopDisney this morning. From Journey of Water, The Seas with Nemo & Friends, Turtle Talk with Crush, and even the … Read more

Construction Walls To Go Up Around Colortopia, Club Cool, Fountain of Nations, and More at Epcot on September 8th

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Disney has officially confirmed the closure of many locations in Epcot’s Future World Central over the weekend to prepare for the construction of elements of the re-imagined Epcot. The final day of operation for the following areas is Saturday, September 7th: Fountain View and Club Cool (with elements of these expected to return sometime in … Read more