PHOTOS: Demolition Begins on West Entrance Plaza, New Themed Fountain Tiles, and Progress on East Tram Loop Walkway at EPCOT (1/12/20)

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Hello from EPCOT, Walt Disney World’s massive construction project… that also continues to function as a theme park. It seems like every corner of the park is being made over or touched up these days. Today, we are focusing on the park entry, especially a walkway to the front entrance that looks like it will … Read more

PHOTOS, VIDEO: Construction Walls Down at Entrance to EPCOT; New Walkways and Planters Revealed

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As construction progresses on arrival experience enhancements at EPCOT, it’s a big deal when more construction walls go up, but an even bigger deal when they come down. A large section of construction walls at the entrance to the park have been removed as landscaping and concrete work has finished after the removal of Leave … Read more

PHOTOS: Work on Reimagined Entrance Fountain Continues, Leave A Legacy Concrete Bases Excavated To Make Way For World Celebration Gardens at Epcot

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We’re back at the entrance to Epcot… or should I say, World Celebration? With the integration of three new “neighborhood” concepts to the areas surrounding Spaceship Earth (as announced during this weekend’s D23 Expo), work around the area is starting to make more and more sense as we match up what’s happening on the ground … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: Epcot 8/15/19 (Rainbow Popcorn, Construction Updates, and Forky is Back!)

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We’re back at Epcot on a rainy summer day for another WDWNT Photo Report! Let’s get this park walk started and see what’s happening! With the construction walls up around the old entrance planter and the remaining Leave A Legacy monuments, there’s not much space left at the moment at the entrance of Epcot. It … Read more

PHOTOS: Final Leave A Legacy Monoliths, Entrance Fountain Stones Fully Removed at Epcot

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Work is quickly moving along behind the walls at Epcot’s main entrance, and today on a monorail ride around the Park, we checked in on the latest updates to the remaining Leave A Legacy monoliths. Or, should we say, the missing Leave A Legacy Monoliths. That’s right, they’re all officially gone. There’s still a lot … Read more

PHOTOS: Removal of Final Leave A Legacy Monoliths, Entrance Fountain Stones Now Underway at Epcot

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Changes keep occurring to Epcot’s entrance and today we got a glimpse of more of the construction going on behind the walls that extended to wrap around the existing fountain in the middle. As was previously announced, construction walls went up around a section of Leave A Legacy monoliths late on August 5th, with guests arriving … Read more

PHOTOS, VIDEO: Construction Walls Up Around Final Section of Leave A Legacy Monoliths To Be Demolished at Epcot

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It’s the end of an era. As was previously announced, construction walls went up around a section of Leave A Legacy monoliths last night. These walls are set to stay in place through Fall 2019, with work on the re-imagined entrance following the removal of the monoliths. It also appears some monoliths were left unscathed … Read more

Removal of Epcot’s Remaining Leave a Legacy Monoliths to Begin August 6th

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The end of an era has arrived at Epcot. The final group of Leave a Legacy monoliths will be removed from the park starting on Tuesday, August 6th, when construction walls will go up in the area. The final group is located on the eastern side of Spaceship Earth. (Or on the left side, as … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: Epcot 7/5/19 (Takumi-tei, Skyliner Station, Ratatouille Ride Construction Updates, and More!)

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It’s a great big beautiful tomorrow at the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow, especially with this beautiful new view of Spaceship Earth with half of the Leave a Legacy monoliths missing. There’s so much open space and room for actitivies with half of the monoliths removed, and we’re waiting on construction to begin on the … Read more

PHOTOS: Walls Come Down, Guests Can Now Walk Over the Graves of the West “Leave A Legacy” Monoliths at Epcot

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One side down, one to go. Demolition on Leave A Legacy’s west side monolith section took about a month to complete, but is now finished. Up until yesterday, construction walls were up around the entire section, but today, the walls are down, offering guests a unique opportunity to walk over where these monoliths (graves?) once … Read more

PHOTOS: First Leave A Legacy Monolith Demolished, Guest Photo Plaques Now Actively Being Removed at Epcot

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As we announced earlier in the month, progress has begun on the removal of the Leave A Legacy monoliths at the entrance to Epcot. The walls went up recently, but actual demolition didn’t seem to start right away. Well, now it has! The first step, as one would assume based on Disney’s official announcement, is … Read more

PHOTOS: Walls Up for First Phase of Leave A Legacy Monolith Removal at Epcot

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Don’t say we didn’t warn you. Leave A Legacy monolith removal began just last night, with walls going up surrounding the west side of the entrance area. These walls are set to stay in place through summer of 2019, with work on the east side of Leave A Legacy continuing right after. Do keep in … Read more

First Phase of Leave A Legacy Monolith Removal to Begin This Weekend at Epcot

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It’s time to say bye to the divisive Leave A Legacy monoliths at Epcot. The Leave a Legacy monuments are pretty dirty… pic.twitter.com/qgg5YNrL8T — WDW News Today (@WDWNT) February 12, 2018 If you haven’t gone to visit your quadrant yet, you’d better do so––and quick, because construction is set to begin this weekend. There’s a … Read more