While they continue working on rockwork structures, crews have also been adding small details to Journey of Water Inspired by “Moana,” a new walkthrough attraction scheduled to open next year at EPCOT. The tree-like figures wrapped in plastic are themed lampposts. The longer horizontal pole in the image above appears to be an archway structure. … Read more
The nursery module at The Seas With Nemo & Friends Pavilion in EPCOT has reopened after closing eight months ago in March 2022. Not much has actually changed inside the room, although some areas remain closed off for further refurbishment. Tanks have been replaced. This large tank near the windows is dedicated to coral and … Read more
Journey of Water Inspired by “Moana” is looking less and less like piles of dirt and more like an actual attraction. We’re about a year out from its planned 2023 opening in the World Nature neighborhood of EPCOT and crews are adding details to the fake rocks. Tree-like lampposts were installed earlier this month. They’re … Read more
Crew members have begun testing the water features for Journey of Water Inspired by “Moana,” a walkthrough attraction that will open in late 2023 at EPCOT. Crew members were atop the scaffolding around the rock structure featuring Te Fiti’s spiral. They were working on a water spout that sends water down the front of the … 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
Journey of Water Inspired by “Moana” continues to sail towards completion at EPCOT, with two new important facets now on site at the future walkthrough attraction. Just steps from Spaceship Earth and The Seas with Nemo and Friends, a model of the attraction is now visible on the construction site. It’s currently on a set … Read more
Walt Disney World has released new photos of design details for Journey of Water Inspired by “Moana,” a new walkthrough attraction under construction at EPCOT. See the photos and read more from Disney below. Designed for all ages, Journey of Water will allow guests to explore and engage with water as it travels from our … Read more
It feels like every day brings something new to the site of Journey of Water inspired by “Moana” at EPCOT, with the latest change focused on the building-like structures. On the northern end of the site, dirt is piling up for what’s expected to be the pathways along a lush forest of trees that will … Read more
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind has now been open for a few weeks, but construction continues on another new EPCOT attraction — Journey of Water Inspired by “Moana.” More and more concrete has been added to the rock structures of Journey of Water. The walkthrough attraction will have various water features and rocky structures. … Read more
More concrete has been added to the faux rocks at Journey of Water Inspired by “Moana,” a new walkthrough attraction coming to EPCOT. The rocks are being formed around steel supports and rectangular concrete structures. Several more steel supports are now visible throughout the construction site for more faux rocks. No rocks have been added … Read more
The tip boards in the World Discovery and World Nature neighborhoods of EPCOT have been painted. The World Discovery tip board is near the Guest Experience Team kiosk. Red is the main color of World Discovery, so the edges of the tip board have been painted red. The tip boards list wait times and show … Read more
It’s been a few weeks since we checked in on Journey of Water Inspired by “Moana” in EPCOT, and the faux rocks of the walkthrough attraction are coming along nicely. Crews have mostly been constructing the rocks in this area, around the concrete structures. Smaller rock structures have been shaped around support poles. While most … Read more
Though EPCOT Guest Relations has reopened with a new look, construction continues outside the building and, of course, in the center of World Celebration. There is a large section of dirt outside Guest Relations, behind construction walls. An orange excavator sits in the dir, with other construction materials throughout the site. Planters up against the … Read more
Even as Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind is completed and opens to some guests, construction continues throughout EPCOT. In addition to Journey of Water Inspired by “Moana,” there are several small construction projects in World Celebration and World Nature. Construction walls currently block the pathway to the right of Spaceship Earth. We reported recently … Read more
Good Morning, World Travelers and welcome to EPCOT! Aboard the monorail, we have a bird’s eye view into the construction zones of EPCOT. Journey of Water inspired by “Moana” is slowly coming together. We noticed that more rockwork has been added to a center structure. Four new pins are available at Pin Traders. Celebrating graduation … Read more
The first faux rock work is visible at the construction site of Journey of Water Inspired by “Moana” in EPCOT. We saw this steel tower structure go up last week. Around the corner, we could see the rock shape against one of the long curved walls. The shape of the rocks is created by wire … Read more