Guests can once again feel the full experience of the fall of Rome, as smellitzers have been once again turned on aboard Spaceship Earth. Just days after we reported that scent effects had been turned off at Spaceship Earth, the burning smell has returned to the EPCOT attraction. The scene depicts the burning of the … Read more
Of course, the first attraction we rode on our first day back at EPCOT after four months was the iconic Spaceship Earth. Spaceship Earth was originally scheduled to close for a reimagining on May 26th, but this was postponed and the ride reopened with the park for Cast Member previews today. Markers on the ground … Read more
Despite having its status recently updated to “Closed for Refurbishment” on the Walt Disney World website and on My Disney Experience, it seems Spaceship Earth may make its ascent once again upon the reopening of EPCOT on July 15th. Thank the Phoenicians! According to the UNITE HERE Local 362 union, which represents attraction workers throughout … Read more
While all of Walt Disney World remains closed (for now), Spaceship Earth at EPCOT has now joined the ranks of the Walt Disney World Railroad, as its status has been updated to “Closed for Refurbishment” on the Walt Disney World website and on My Disney Experience. As times have changed, the Spaceship Earth attraction at … Read more
With Disney Parks around the world closed for the foreseeable future, WDWNT is dipping into our archives of vintage parks materials for a look back into parks history! We’re continuing our look at “EPCOT Center: A Pictorial Souvenir” with part two, including Journey into Imagination, The Land, CommuniCore and more! Note: This article will detail the … Read more
With Disney Parks around the world closed for the foreseeable future, WDWNT is dipping into our archives of vintage parks materials for a look back into parks history! We’re heading back to 1982 to remember Walt Disney World’s newest park with the first part of “EPCOT Center: A Pictorial Souvenir!” Note: This article will detail the … Read more
If you’re like me, all these weeks since the parks of Walt Disney World closed have made you homesick for our home away from home. Thankfully, Disney PhotoPass is providing us with reminders of the parks with four new free wallpapers for desktop and mobile devices featuring the icons of the Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Disney’s … Read more
With Disney Parks around the world closed for the foreseeable future, WDWNT is dipping into our archives of vintage parks materials for a look back into parks history! Today, we’re discovering EPCOT’s roots in “The Spirit of EPCOT Center,” a booklet given to cast members in 1982! Note: This article will detail the booklet page by … Read more
With Disney Parks around the world closed for the foreseeable future, WDWNT is dipping into our archives of vintage parks materials for a look back into parks history! Get ready to witness “The Dawn of a New Disney Era” with this commemorative pre-opening guide to EPCOT Center, featuring concept art, construction photos, and more! Note: This … Read more
With Disney Parks around the world closed for the foreseeable future, WDWNT is dipping into our archives of vintage parks materials for a look back into parks history! Lovers of concept art will get a kick out of this 1981 EPCOT Center preview booklet, featuring art from every opening day pavilion from Future World and World … Read more
With Disney Parks around the world closed for the foreseeable future, WDWNT is dipping into our archives of vintage parks materials for a look back into parks history! Today, we’re flying away to EPCOT Center not long after opening with this Eastern Airlines magazine supplement! Note: This article will detail the supplement page by page, but … Read more
With Disney Parks around the world closed for the foreseeable future, WDWNT is dipping into our archives of vintage parks materials for a look back into parks history! Today, we’re heading back to before the beginning of EPCOT Center with an 1980 article from Orlando-land magazine! Note: This article will detail the magazine piece page … Read more
With Disney Parks around the world closed for the foreseeable future, WDWNT is dipping into our archives of vintage parks materials for a look back into parks history! Today, we’re taking a look back at “the future that never was” at the Magic Kingdom with a 1995 New Tomorrowland press kit! Note: This article will … Read more
With Disney Parks around the world closed for the foreseeable future, WDWNT is dipping into our archives of vintage parks materials for a look back into parks history! Today features a flashback to the early days of EPCOT Center with this booklet all about Spaceship Earth, given to cast members at the attraction during EPCOT’s … Read more
As the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic keeps the Disney Parks closed, we’re creating a list of films and television shows on Disney+ that we feel remind us of the parks we love, and today, we’re taking a cinematic tour through EPCOT! What is it about EPCOT that makes it so special? Is it the fact that … Read more
Work around EPCOT’s Future World continues as the park’s expansive revitalization continues. Today, we took note of several changes around the various projects here. Over at the site of Guardian of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind, the majority of the solar panel frames on the roof are in place. Along the east entrance bypass that takes … Read more