We’re counting down the days to Walt Disney World’s 50th anniversary, and the celebration has even reached that classic souvenir, the pressed penny. We spotted the first 50th anniversary penny in a machine at Port of Entry in EPCOT, starring the Genie from “Aladdin.” Right now, there’s only one 50th anniversary penny in this press, … Read more
We saw new Lightning Lane signs at some Magic Kingdom attractions this morning. Lightning Lane signs have replaced even more FastPass+ signs at EPCOT as well. At The Seas with Nemo & Friends, a dark blue Lightning Lane sign is next to the lighter blue stand-by entrance sign. “Lightning” is printed in white, while “Lane” … Read more
Good morning and welcome to a beautiful day at EPCOT! Today we’ll journey around this wonderful park and discover all of the latest happenings together. Let’s jump in! We swam over to The Seas with Nemo & Friends, where we excitedly waited for the grand return of Turtle Talk With Crush! This show has not … Read more
Swim on over to the Turtle Talk Theater because Crush is back! Turtle Talk with Crush returned to EPCOT today, inside The Seas with Nemo and Friends pavilion. You can see some friends from “Finding Nemo” outside the pavilion. Cast Members were excited to welcome guests back to Turtle Talk with Crush. There’s plenty to … Read more
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
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
Good morning world travelers! Welcome to a very sunny-turned-rainy day at EPCOT! Follow us around the park today as we discover what adventures await. Let’s jump in! We started our day by hopping aboard The EPCOT Monorail and taking a look at all of the construction going on throughout the park. We haven’t seen much … Read more
Hello, avid readers! Welcome to a day that we honestly weren’t expecting. With all the weather reports preparing us for dark, thunderous weather, we were met with partly cloudy skies carrying unneeded rain gear everywhere we went. Take a look as we’ll show you around a pleasant day at the park. We’ll start with one … Read more
Hello, everyone! Welcome to another spring day as we take you into the future and around the World Showcase. It started to feel like summer as it was a little hot outside today, but let’s get started. We start by looking for changes at EPCOT Center Drive, but this archway still has the classic color … Read more
Hey everyone! Here is one last fact about that big golf ball perched at the front of the park, also known as Spaceship Earth: As you all may know, Disney Imagineers are both very detail-oriented and story-based on the things they create. In the Egyptian scene during the ride, the hieroglyphics are legitimate and can … Read more
Hey everyone! Welcome back with another fun fact about our favorite giant, spherical attraction: Believe it or not, it took workers 26 months to build Spaceship Earth — which explains why it may take that time to remodel it. Just some food for thought the next time you head to EPCOT! As usual, our trip … Read more
So let’s start out this report as we have been for the last couple, a fact you may or may not know about Spaceship Earth: Believe it or not, the geodesic sphere weighs 16,000,000 pounds (that’s 72,574,779 kilograms or 11,428,571 stone) — that may be with or without guests, but we’ll assume without! Well, driving … Read more
Hey everyone and as promised in my last photo report, another fun fact about Spaceship Earth that you may or may not know: The big ball has actually had 4 different narrators since it opened, and they were, Lawrence Dobkin, Walter Cronkite, Jeremy Irons and now Dame Judi Dench. Who knows, maybe after the refurbishment … Read more
UPDATE: As of 1:19pm, all attractions are operating once again. There is currently a major power outage at EPCOT. Cast Members are informing guests that the entirety of The Land pavilion, The Seas with Nemo & Friends pavilion, and Test Track have lost power and are unable to operate at this time. The Land Pavilion … Read more
Whenever changes come to Walt Disney World, we like to keep you informed about them. During our visit to EPCOT today, we noticed that the social distancing rules have changed in the loading area at The Seas with Nemo & Friends attraction. The Cast Members at this attraction began loading every “clamobile“ with guests. When … Read more
We visited EPCOT on a day that was quite cloudy and empty. Construction has resumed on many upcoming attractions, and characters continue to socially distance from guests. Construction continues on the EPCOT main entrance fountain restoration. The lower half of the pylons are wrapped in protective covering to prevent damage. As the overhaul continues, walls … Read more