PHOTOS: Painting and Ceiling Work Continues on New Restaurant in EPCOT

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The center of EPCOT still remains a construction site as work continues on the new quick-service restaurant, Starbucks, and festival area that will make up the bulk of World Celebration. The construction site fills the space between Spaceship Earth and Creations Shop. It also encompasses Journey of Water in World Nature. Most of the old … Read more

PHOTOS: Walls Removed From Former Temporary Mouse Gear at EPCOT

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With Creations Shop now open, the temporary Mouse Gear at EPCOT closed and is being gutted. Walls have now been removed from around the building. The gutted interior can be seen when entering World Discovery next to the newly dubbed Wonders of Xandar Pavilion. A construction vehicle is visible past the construction walls. Some of … Read more

PHOTOS: Gutting of Former Temporary MouseGear Underway at EPCOT

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With Creations Shop off and running at EPCOT, the former site of MouseGear is currently being gutted. The building temporarily housed the park’s main store while the former building was being remodeled into Creations Shop from January 2020 to September 2021. Virtually all traces of MouseGear have been removed. The portion of the entrance that … Read more

PHOTOS: MouseGear Signage Removed, Temporary Location Closed at EPCOT

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While the permanent MouseGear location was closed and later gutted beginning in early 2020, the MouseGear store has lived on in the form of a temporary location nearby. However, now that Creations Shop has opened, the temporary location has been shuttered and the MouseGear name stripped from the building. The marquee sign, which was mounted … Read more

PHOTO & VIDEO TOUR: EPCOT’s New Main Store, Creations Shop, Is Now Open

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Creations Shop, the new retail outlet which is replacing MouseGear in World Celebration at EPCOT, is officially open to the public today. While MouseGear was expected to make a return, the new name was announced back in April to a mostly negative response. The store’s entrances, of which there are five spread around the former … Read more

WDWNT Daily Recap (9/11/21): Disney Revamps Boarding Group System Again, Two Animatronics Missing From Spaceship Earth, New Character Details Revealed for ‘Encanto,’ 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 Saturday, September 11, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more

PHOTOS: Most Decorations Removed From Temporary Mouse Gear Ahead of Creations Shop Opening at EPCOT

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With only four days until Creations Shop opens as EPCOT’s new flagship merchandise location, the dismantling of the temporary Mouse Gear has begun. Most of the store’s decorations have been removed from atop merchandise shelves. Previously, the top shelves housed decorative boxes as well as mannequins. Some merchandise shelves have also been removed, leaving the … Read more

WDWNT Daily Recap (9/7/21): McDonalds Happy Meal Toys for the 50th Anniversary, Spaceship Earth Jacket Revealed, New Nametags Get Distributed to Cast Members, 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, September 7, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more

WDWNT Daily Recap (9/6/21): Cast Members Hand Out Leaflets About Retiring FastPass+ Service, Halloween Screams Returns to Disneyland, Disneyland Paris Reveals 30th Anniversary Logo, and More

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This post may contain affiliate links; please read the disclosure for more information. 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. … Read more

PHOTOS: Landscaping Cleared From Area Between Mouse Gear and Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at EPCOT

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EPCOT’s World Celebration neighborhood is the park’s construction hotspot. Work continues on the upcoming Creations Shop, Club Cool, Starbucks, and quick-service locations. Outside the constructions walls, landscaping has been cleared from an area between Mouse Gear and Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind. The area has been cleared of all landscaping with the exception of … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: EPCOT 8/18/21 (Crepes des Chefs de France Booth Completely Removed from France Pavilion, More Walls Go Up at Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, New Walt Disney World Marble iPhone Case Debuts, and More)

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Good morning and welcome to another wonderful day at EPCOT! Join us as we journey around the world and discover just what adventures await us today. Let’s jump in! We took a trip around the EPCOT Monorail line to get a birds-eye view of the many ongoing construction areas inside the park. This brand new … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: EPCOT 8/13/21 (Restroom and Locker Area Refurbishment Completed Near Spaceship Earth, New International Food & Wine Festival Booth Previews, and More)

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Good morning and welcome to a bright and sunny day here at Walt Disney World’s beautiful EPCOT. Take a journey around the park with us today as we see just what all lies in store. Let’s jump in! Entering the park this morning, we found that multiple construction walls had come down near Spaceship Earth. … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: EPCOT 8/11/21 (Mickey Mouse Takes a Swim Over at The Seas with Nemo & Friends, Garden Railway in Germany Gets Into The International Food & Wine Festival Spirit, Brand New Merchandise Debuts, and More)

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Welcome world travelers to another beautiful day at EPCOT! Join us today as we venture throughout the park and discover just what’s in store for us. Let’s jump in! We started off our day by taking a trip on the EPCOT monorail line, where we got some great views of the ongoing construction around the … Read more

PHOTOS: New Annual Passholder Hoodie Debuts for 2021 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival

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The next course of merchandise has arrived at the 2021 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival! This beautiful dark gray hoodie has been designed for Walt Disney World Annual Passholders. Much like the other Passholder items we’ve seen for the festival, this stars Figment in his chef’s outfit flying above a smorgasbord of food and … Read more

PHOTOS: New Star Wars Chewbacca Big Feet Plush Lands at Walt Disney World

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Direct from a galaxy far, far away comes the newest in the line of big feet plush — Chewbacca from “Star Wars”! We found this plush in MouseGear at EPCOT, and he joins the line of other big feet plush like the recently released Orange Bird and Abominable Snowman. Chewbacca Big Feet Plush — $29.99 … Read more

PHOTOS: Scaffolding Comes Down, Construction Crew Speeds Up Work on Creations Shop and Club Cool as Opening Deadline Approaches at EPCOT

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EPCOT’s new flagship merchandise location, Creations Shop, is scheduled to open this summer, as is the adjacent Club Cool. There’s still a lot of construction work to be done, however, and it’s already June. Inside what was once Innoventions West, Communicore-inspired lighting fixtures have been installed in the ceiling. In this area, which will be … Read more