Yesterday, the beloved fan-favorite MouseGear store at EPCOT closed its doors ahead of a lengthy refurbishment as the park’s transformation continues in stages. In an effort to provide guests with a temporary shopping solution, a makeshift MouseGear has now opened up across the breezeway at Innoventions East. We first saw signs go up for the … Read more
Welcome to a beautiful day at EPCOT. The walls and paths are always changing. As we arrived this morning, we noticed more walls have gone up around the entrance. On our last visit, there were planters around the area. But now there are actual construction walls. As we made our way into the park, we … Read more
Today, we say goodbye to an EPCOT institution as we know it. MouseGear — EPCOT’s flagships store — closes tonight for a major remodeling. MouseGear will be moving across the breezeway at Innoventions East starting tomorrow (January 5) and will reopen at its original location by 2022. WDW News Today could not pass up the opportunity to … Read more
We love nothing more than a good t-shirt design. Today while on our visit to EPCOT, we came across three new ones for youth (sorry, adults) that feature some familiar faces. The first one is very punny. It’s gray and features everyone’s favorite one-eyed monster, Mike Wazowski, sporting a mischievous smirk. The text reads “Eye … Read more
UPDATE: Do note that these appear to have been an early release, as a few readers have informed us that these have been pulled from the shelves. Barring any connectivity issues that the previous set of MagicBand Slap Bracelets had, we expect them to return soon! One little slap of inspiration is at the heart … Read more
Good morning from EPCOT! It’s a bit rainy today, so the crowds don’t seem too bad this morning. We’re in for a very long and busy day, so let’s get going! It looks like we’re getting ready for a fun New Year’s Eve celebration here at EPCOT. We spotted many stages set up around the … Read more
After the series finale of “The Mandalorian” yesterday, fans are pining for even more Baby Yoda to cope. (Don’t worry, Season 2 will be airing next Fall!) Now they can cozy up with Baby Yoda in this amazing new Spirit Jersey, which has finally hit the shelves at Walt Disney World. The seafoam green Spirit … Read more
We’ve all been worried about The Child these past week, but with the debut of the season finale of “The Mandalorian” on Disney+, Baby Yoda has finally arrived at Walt Disney World in apparel form. There are three styles to choose from: a long sleeve tee, a scoop neck tee, and a classic crew neck … Read more
As part of EPCOT’s park-wide transformation, its main storefront MouseGear, which opened in 1999, is set to close for a major remodeling. On January 4, 2020, MouseGear will have its final day of operation in its current location. Originally set to close this year, the store’s closure has been somewhat delayed, but it seems that … Read more
Good morning from a very busy EPCOT park! The day started off stormy, but cleared up quickly. I guess that’s just good old Disney magic for ya! Let’s see what all is going on in the park today. First, here’s a shot of those crowds. Today they held everyone outside of the MagicBand touchpoints until … Read more
As we get closer to the new year, it seems that Walt Disney World is starting to bring out some new merchandise. We spotted these new “Park Life” collection items that look pretty similar to the old Passport collection. Let’s take a closer look! Walt Disney World Icon Ornament – $19.99 This … Read more
Hello from a suddenly sunny EPCOT! It’s a beautiful day in the Disney parks and we can’t wait to see what’s new today. Our first stop was MouseGear to see if there were any more register counters removed. We saw two more rolling sections at the counters between housewares and phone cases, as well as … Read more
As part of EPCOT’s park-wide transformation, its main storefront MouseGear, which opened in 1999, is set to close for a major remodeling. (Goodbye, Dreamfinder ship…) Originally set to close this year, the store’s closure has been somewhat delayed, but it seems that work has begun in earnest, with counters already getting swapped out for temporary wheeled … Read more
This morning as we were perusing MouseGear for the latest merchandise, we noticed that a segment of checkout tables were removed, with several cash registers placed on temporary tables and rolling counters. The section of registers on temporary tables and rolling counters is over between the housewares section and the MagicBands and phone cases section. This … Read more
Two new colorful MagicBands have made their way into stores at Walt Disney World. One MagicBand features the Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland and the other features various Disney characters in an emoji-style design. Let’s take a look! Cheshire Cat MagicBand – $24.99 The Cheshire Cat MagicBand features the Cheshire Cat on one side of … Read more
Greetings from Walt Disney’s Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow. But, you can just call it EPCOT. There’s a lot of things to discover out their in the world and so little time to do it, so let’s get started, shall we? EPCOT is slowly but surely getting into the holiday spirit with these snowflakes added … Read more