Hei hei (Norwegian for hello) from EPCOT! It’s a lovely winter day at Walt Disney World as cool temperatures and sunshine abound. EPCOT also has construction in abundance, but we’ve gathered up photos covering updates from all elements of the park. Yes, we did say not everything will be construction, but that is pretty much all … Read more
It may be a busy day at Walt Disney World with the opening of Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway in addition to the first day of EPCOT’s International Flower & Garden Festival, but there’s no way we could forget about Wishables Wednesday! This month’s series of Disney Parks Wishables features some of our favorite snacks and … Read more
Merchandise from the Disney Ink & Paint collection has been sweeping through the parks throughout this past month, leaving beautiful streaks of color wherever they go. So many departments have seen gorgeous and artistic Disney additions: apparel, activities, handbags, jewelry and, of course, homeware. But, if you and your home are still not looking as … Read more
An iconic Walt Disney World location is gone. Pin Central, which had stood in its location behind Spaceship Earth, was demolished officially today. Pin Central was one of the many classic icons of EPCOT past and its closing is a sign of a new chapter in EPCOT’s history. As we approached the work site today, … Read more
Only one week ago, one of the most drastic changes during the intense overhaul of EPCOT took place – the closure of the entire Future World central area. This change included the loss of Pin Central. Prior to that, parts of Innoventions West had already been torn down, and MouseGear had relocated to allow for … Read more
Good morning from EPCOT, a park undergoing an extreme makeover. Let’s see what’s happening today! Crowds were especially large this morning outside the gates before the park opened. Preparations are well underway for the EPCOT International Flower and Garden Festival, which takes the stage March 4. EPCOT will definitely benefit from the beautiful flowers and … Read more
On our way to the opening of the new Regal Eagle Smokehouse this morning, we stopped to take a look at some of the progress going on with the overhaul of the former MouseGear location The MouseGear renovation is part of Project Gamma and the overall EPCOT overhaul. We saw one of the last dominoes … Read more
During a ride on the Monorail, we got an aerial view of the changes taking place behind the construction walls in the former home of Innoventions. Let’s take a closer look! Most of the remaining debris from the demolition has been cleared and the ground flattened to prepare to lay foundation (literal and proverbial) for … Read more
If you’re looking to add a splash of color to your MagicBand collection, the latest MagicBand to arrive at Walt Disney World is from the “Ink & Paint” merchandise collection. The collection is inspired by the creative process of animation and features characters from some of Walt Disney Animation Studios’ earliest films. Let’s take a … Read more
MouseGear, EPCOT’s premier retail store, closed back in early January. Since then, demolition on its interior has moved quickly, clearing the entire space for its intensive remodeling. Now, it seems demolition has moved on to the building’s exterior, as the circular building that made up one of the store’s entrances was being torn down (starting … Read more
MouseGear, EPCOT’s premier retail store, closed back in early January. Since then, demolition on its interior has moved quickly, clearing the entire space for its intensive remodeling. Now, it seems demolition has moved on to the building’s exterior, as the circular building that made up one of the store’s entrances is being torn down. Similar … Read more
It’s that view we all know and love. Spaceship Earth, glowing in dreamy hues of purple, blue and gold, lighting up the entrance to the most inspirational of parks (well, it was). Today, we spotted that stunning sight, but perhaps not in a place we’d have expected… After 30,000 years of time travel, look at … Read more
It was a sad day when MouseGear closed its doors to the public for the final time. We have so many good memories of shopping through this uniquely themed store that it’s crushing to see it surrounded by construction walls. We might have a temporary location to hold us over for our current shopping needs, … Read more
Hello from EPCOT! Let’s check out the park and see what all is going on! First, we popped into MouseGear where we saw these Mickey & Minnie Runaway Railway ride vehicle toy trains available. We first found them a few weeks ago at the Conch General Store at Disney’s Old Key West Resort. Over at … Read more
Hello from the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow, also known as EPCOT! It’s time to take another swing around the park to see what all is new. Come along with us! The first thing that greeted us when we walked in was the Jammitors out and about playing some funky beats. Then we popped into … Read more
Greetings World Travelers! Today, we took a spin around EPCOT to see what all was new, and we want to show you what we saw! Let’s check it out. First when we arrived we went to take a look at the new temporary MouseGear and saw this t-shirt that goes with the new acid wash/watercolor … Read more