The Sea Base Alpha gift shop in EPCOT has new “Finding Nemo” decorations. The series’ characters are now pictured on the walls behind 3-D bubbles, so they look like they’re swimming through one of the pavilion’s aquariums. New “Finding Nemo” Decorations Crush, Squirt, and Nemo are in three bubble windows above this merchandise display. Dark … Read more
The lighting that illuminates the facade of The Seas With Nemo & Friends at EPCOT has been updated with what appears to be blue LED lights that give the 3D mural a more oceanic tint. The Seas With Nemo & Friends Facade Lighting The new lighting is significantly bluer than the old lighting, which was … Read more
After years of being turned off, the underwater effect has been restored to a screen “skylight” in the SeaBase section of The Seas With Nemo & Friends Pavilion at EPCOT. SeaBase Underwater Effect The round skylight screen is on the ceiling outside the Ocean Life exhibit. It’s now illuminated with an effect that makes it … Read more
The creatures and Cast Members of The Seas With Nemo & Friends Pavilion at EPCOT celebrated Hanukkah and are gearing up for Christmas this year with decorations and Santa hats. The Seas Holiday Decorations In this tank, a sea urchin is wearing its own red and white Santa hat. More sea urchins are wearing hats … Read more
Crush and Mr. Ray are back on the facade of The Seas With Nemo & Friends in EPCOT, and it looks like Bruce the shark will return soon. The Seas with Nemo & Friends Exterior Refurbishment The large character cutouts were removed during a refurbishment of The Seas building, which included painting the roof a … Read more
After being removed in mid-September, the squawking seagull figures are back at The Seas With Nemo & Friends in EPCOT. Seagulls Return The animatronic birds were presumably removed for refurbishment. In September, the rocks they sit on were a much lighter color than they are now as the paint was touched up. Since the removal … Read more
Disney shared a first look at new Cast Member costumes for Journey of Water, Inspired by “Moana” and The Seas with Nemo & Friends in World Nature at EPCOT. World Nature Cast Member Costumes The new blue costumes are designed to be more comfortable, breathable, and environmentally friendly than before — a running theme with … Read more
Good morning from a foggy EPCOT! We’re heading around World Showcase and more to see what’s new so let’s get started! As we pulled up to the EPCOT parking booth, we noticed the iconic Spaceship Earth decor is still missing from the structure. Time to park and make our way up to the Monorail to … Read more
Good morning from EPCOT! We’re making our way around the park then heading to Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge to check out their holiday decor. When we entered the park, we saw new signage is up for the International Festival of the Holidays that’s just around the corner. Presents and small pines with holiday lights hide … Read more
Almost exactly a year ago, the lands of EPCOT became “neighborhoods” and Future World was split into World Nature, World Discovery, and World Celebration. This week, the final Future World sign was replaced. Here’s a look at the light-up sign last month reading “Exit to Future World.” This was near the exit of The Seas … Read more
Even at the bottom of the sea, you can’t escape the holiday spirit! So to celebrate the holiday season, some thoughtful decor has been added to a few fish tanks around The Seas with Nemo & Friends at EPCOT. The first tank we spotted featured candy canes and lollipops strewn about the sand, with one … Read more
Happy holidays from EPCOT! A sparkling new Minnie Mouse necklace is available at Gateway Gifts for $29.99. It goes along with the rest of the new polka dot collection we found at Sir Mickey’s in Magic Kingdom. Quite a few new limited edition and limited release pins celebrating 30 years of “Beauty and the Beast” … Read more
Good Morning from EPCOT! Join us today as we journey around the world and hop around Walt Disney World Resort. We have a lot to discover so let’s jump to it. A quick ‘hello’ to our pal, Goofy, at the front of EPCOT. Christmas apparel is slowly starting to take over at Creations Shop. We … Read more
Today we are navigating our way through EPCOT. Let’s get going, World Travelers! The JAMMitors gave us some funky beats to listen to this morning. At Creations Shop we found some cozy, fuzzy sweaters for children. Each one features either Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, or Donald Duck. Test Track has a new sign directing guests … Read more
Dr. Mark Penning, Vice President of Disney Parks’ Animals, Science & Environment, has shared some new photos of urchins and a shark celebrating the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney World at The Seas with Nemo & Friends. Dr. Penning writes: “Hats off” to our aquarists at The Seas with Nemo & Friends, who created 3D-printed … 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