It has been nearly a month since the new Creations Shop opened at EPCOT. Now, construction around the former temporary MouseGear store is moving along. Over the weekend, we showed you that the shop’s sign had been torn down — and most of the area’s exterior walls — as the space is reimagined. Interior demolition … Read more
Happy Tuesday from Walt Disney World Resort. It was a bright and sunny day, so we took to the parks. Grab your sneakers because we are walkin’ and park hoppin’! We spotted Joy out looking for flowers this morning. We are eagerly waiting for Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind to open. So in the … Read more
Hey everyone! Here is one last fact about that big golf ball perched at the front of the park, also known as Spaceship Earth: As you all may know, Disney Imagineers are both very detail-oriented and story-based on the things they create. In the Egyptian scene during the ride, the hieroglyphics are legitimate and can … Read more
Welcome back to EPCOT! We’re rounding out our weekend at Future World and World Showcase, wrapping up the first week of Spring Break at Walt Disney World — particularly for the Orlando locals. We’re truly shifting gears into Spring, despite the cool weather, and getting ready for Easter. Let’s check out all of the seasonal … Read more
Hello from EPCOT on what, unlike yesterday’s damp experience, is a lovely day at Walt Disney World. We’re here for the first weekend of the 2021 Taste of EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival, which began this past Wednesday. We’re also going to be heading to Disney’s Hollywood Studio for a new sweet treat that … Read more
It’s the weekend again, and we’re back at Magic Kingdom! Unlike some recent weekends, though, the weather isn’t cooperating quite as much as we’d hope for here at Walt Disney World. Regardless, there’s a lot going on within the park, and as usual we’ll be doing a bit of park hopping in the afternoon. Let’s … Read more
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, February 2, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more
EPCOT construction rages on this week at Mouse Gear with the addition of new windows, making the store’s permanent location feel significantly closer to completion. The new windows cover almost the entire exterior of the building. They also now obstruct our view of the domes installed on the ceiling inside the shop. The store already … Read more
Nín hǎo (hello) from EPCOT! We’re ending the weekend — and the month — here at the home of Taste of EPCOT International Festival of the Arts. There’s quite a bit going on, though as usual, a lot of it is in the form of construction — though we have new merchandise and art, too. … Read more
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 Saturday, January 23, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more
While we continue to shop in EPCOT’s temporary Mouse Gear, the store’s permanent location is under construction. Disney has hit a major milestone in the store’s refurbishment as new windows have been installed. For now, windows are only on one section of the building. Since the building is so open right now, we can see … Read more
EPCOT’s ongoing transformation has left a tale of two Innoventions: work on the massive refurbishment of Innoventions East continues to move along, while Innoventions West has been stripped down to its bare bones. The classic roof panels belie the major changes going on at Innoventions East. Previously, we noted the support structures going into place, … Read more
As Mouse Gear at EPCOT gets a complete remodel, we have already seen some classic imagery removed. A week ago, the giant Mickey wand from the toy section of the store was taken down. Now the exterior gear-themed wall is gone. The purple and blue gears were still visible last week. These gears once surrounded … Read more
The giant rotating Mickey Mouse hand holding a wand has been removed amidst the massive refurbishment of Mouse Gear at EPCOT. Though expected, it’s still a little sad to see an iconic piece of the old Mouse Gear gone. The wand was still visible last month. Mouse Gear has been under construction since January of … Read more
While construction continues all over EPCOT, two restrooms in Future World East (soon to be known as World Discovery) are getting refurbished. The restrooms next to the former Mouse Gear at EPCOT have been closed along with the rest of the building while refurbishment is underway. It seems the restrooms are nearing completion though, with … Read more
Every week is a busy week when it comes to Disney news. To help you keep up with all the updates coming out of Walt Disney World and other Disney resorts, here’s WDWNT’s weekly recap of the Disney news from August 23-30, 2020. Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom Social distancing markers for the character cavalcades … Read more