After many delays, updates, and cancelations, the years-long EPCOT reimagining is now officially complete with the opening of CommuniCore Hall and Plaza on June 10. The controversial overhaul included several projects, some of which were completed and some of which were announced but never happened. “Project Gamma” Background The EPCOT reimagining was led by Walt … Read more
Even with the new fountain complete, work continues on the entrance of EPCOT. Construction walls are now up on the plaza’s eastern end as the next stage of construction begins. The walls reach to the foot of Spaceship Earth, obscuring the stroller/ECV rental location, which remains open. The work is apparently focused on the concrete, … 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, November 3, 2020. Walt Disney World … Read more
Project Gamma continues as new entrance signs have been added to the main turnstiles at EPCOT. The entire area has been getting refreshed as part of the newly reimagined entrance for the park, soon to become World Celebration. For the reopening of the park, a new rainbow color scheme came to the park’s ticket booths. … 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
Journey of Water Inspired by Moana was officially announced just last year at the D23 Expo in Anaheim. As we first mentioned in our original Project Gamma post, the presence of a water maze area, known as Journey of Water, would be the final component of the reimagined EPCOT. A date embedded within this morning’s … Read more
Journey of Water Inspired by Moana was officially announced just last year at the D23 Expo in Anaheim. As we first mentioned in our original Project Gamma post, the presence of a water maze area, known as Journey of Water, would be the final component of the reimagined EPCOT. This trail will consist of a … 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
The much anticipated removal of the former home of Club Cool and Fountain View has finally begun at EPCOT. Today, we stopped by to check out the site. Guests walking past the former Innoventions West building were treated to the view of a much smaller frame today. “Welcome to the future. Or, should I say, … Read more
Hello from EPCOT! Come along with us and we’ll see what’s going on in the park today. What a surprise… more holiday merch! Some adorable plush of our favorite friend appeared in MouseGear today. Main Street Tree Farm Mickey is $21.99. His matching Minnie is also $21.99. Chip and Dale come as a set, as … Read more
Work is underway on yet another new attraction at EPCOT. Initial progress on the Journey of Water walkthrough maze, which was announced earlier this year at the D23 Expo caught our eye today. The upcoming attraction will be based off Disney’s 2016 film, Moana, and will feature interactive water elements. We first noticed construction walls go up … Read more
Today, we caught a glimpse of the work going on for the new reimagined World Celebration entrance gardens in EPCOT. The large concrete planters, one of which is old, and one of which has been in place since early October, have had some dirt shifted around in them, and one small patch of green grass … Read more
A permit filed with Orange County this week has the address for Innoventions East in Epcot’s Future World with the description “Project G: 202-1”. Project G aka Project Gamma is the name Imagineering uses when they refer to the project involving the complete reimagining of the entrance of Epcot, as well as the center of … Read more
When a wave of closures at Epcot was announced back in early July, the park’s devoted fan base quaked, and while today still marks the end for many beloved Epcot locations, like the Fountain of Nations, Club Cool, and yes, even Fountain View, it seems a select few other locations are getting a bit of … Read more
When we first noticed the repainting project on The Odyssey building at Epcot, we assumed they were going for a more neutral scheme. Well, today we got the first glimpse of a bright, colorful new future for the building. This is the first wall to receive any color so far. A bright blue section of … Read more
Disney Parks, Experiences and Products has shared exciting news from Anaheim tonight as a preview of what’s to come this weekend! At Walt Disney World Resort, there are big plans for the multi-year transformation of Epcot, with new experiences that will make the park “more Disney, more family, more timeless and more relevant” to the … Read more