Guardians Construction Update, New Spirit Jersey Splashes into Creations Shop, and More: EPCOT Photo Report 12/2/21

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Good Morning, World Travelers. Are you ready to travel through the worlds and countries of EPCOT? We are! Let’s get “Soarin’.” Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind is starting to take shape in World Discovery. They have started painting the roof and the opposite side of the building. We are still waiting on the Xandarian … Read more

PHOTOS: Excavation Continues for ‘Moana’ Journey of Water Attraction at EPCOT

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Last month, major excavation began for the Journey of Water walkthrough attraction inspired by “Moana,” coming soon to EPCOT. Let’s take a look at how construction has progressed in the last few weeks. Journey of Water will be in the World Nature neighborhood, across from Creations Shop. There are now large piles of dirt next … Read more

PHOTOS: Excavation Underway for Moana Journey of Water Attraction in EPCOT

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One of the new attractions coming soon to EPCOT is Journey of Water, a walkthrough experience inspired by “Moana.” Though construction has sometimes seemed stagnant from our Monorail view of the worksite, significant digging has been done this week. Journey of Water will be across from Creations Shop, as part of the new World Nature … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: EPCOT 9/21/2021 (Construction Continues, Space 220 Virtual Queue, and More)

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It was a beautiful, sunny day at EPCOT. Grab your passport, and we will see what is new around the park. “Oh, Boy!” It’s Mickey Mouse! Mickey wishes us well on our trip around the world. Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind is still under construction, and we are still awaiting the arrival of the … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: EPCOT 7/18/21 (EPCOT Monorail Line Returns, Northwest Mercantile & Trading Post Refreshments Reopen, New “World Nature” Trash Cans, and More)

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Buenos Días, Buongiorno, or simply good morning! Get ready to travel around the world as we venture through EPCOT today. Let’s jump in! If “por favor manténgase alejado de las puertas” is a part of your normal Disney vocabulary, then you’ll be excited to find that the EPCOT monorail has officially returned! We hopped aboard … Read more

PHOTOS: Future World Waterways Now Drained in Preparation for “Moana – Journey of Water” Attraction at EPCOT

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The historic transformation of EPCOT is moving right along! We have been keeping you updated on the future World Celebration neighborhood construction thus far. Now, the World Nature neighborhood construction is underway. The waterways between The Land and The Seas pavilions have been drained, an action that is necessary to make way for the Moana-themed … Read more

PHOTOS: Filmstrip Backdrop Partially Revealed at New Mickey Mouse Meet and Greet Inside Disney & PIXAR Short Film Festival at EPCOT

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Mickey Mouse will soon be making appearances at the Imagination! pavilion as part of the Disney & Pixar Short Film Festival. Now, we can see a bit of his upcoming meet and greet location peeking out over the construction walls. The meet and greet area is located just inside the entrance to the attraction (the first room, not the … Read more

New Mickey Mouse Meet and Greet Inside Disney & PIXAR Short Film Festival in EPCOT Opening January 5th

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Disney has just announced that the new Mickey Mouse Meet and Greet Inside Disney & PIXAR Short Film Festival at EPCOT will be opening on January 5th. Mickey will be making appearances in a new location at the Imagination! pavilion, as part of the Disney & Pixar Short Film Festival. Just inside the entrance to … Read more

PHOTOS: Even More Concrete Added as Construction Continues on Temporary Park Entrance Bypass in Future World at EPCOT

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Today as we zipped through EPCOT on the monorail, we looked down and noticed that some progress has been made on the proposed site for the upcoming water attraction titled Journey of Water. In our last update, we speculated that this area might not be for the actual attraction, but instead may be a bypass … Read more

PHOTOS: New Landscaping Work Begins Near the Imagination Pavilion at EPCOT

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If you walk over by the Imagination! Pavilion and Journey Into Imagination with Figment, you might see something interesting going on. No, that’s not your imagination, there is actually something happening to the landscaping behind these construction walls that have been up for over a month. We first noticed the walls in mid October and … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: EPCOT 11/24/19 (Space 220 Restaurant, New Pins, Festival of Holidays Preparations, and More)

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Happy Thursday from beautiful, sunny EPCOT! We had a crazy busy day today so get ready for a super exciting update. First thing this morning we jumped in line at Pin Central to pick up this adorable Stitch pin from the Gingerbread Collection series. While we waited in line, the Jammitors, who are currently the … Read more

PHOTOS: New Concrete Forms Possible Temporary Park Entrance Bypass in Future World at EPCOT, Future Site of Moana – Journey of Water

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Among the plethora of construction projects underway at EPCOT currently, it’s often hard to make out what sort of progress they’re making given that it’s usually no more than a pipe and pile of dirt here or there. Luckily, over at the proposed site for the Moana Journey of Water walkthrough attraction, you could say … Read more

New Mickey Mouse Meet and Greet Opening Inside Disney & PIXAR Short Film Festival at Epcot’s Imagination Pavilion

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The transformation of Epcot has begun, and with it comes tons of construction and demolition. Among the coming additions to the park will be new places to meet and interact with some of your favorite Disney characters, including Mickey Mouse himself! You may recall that the old Epcot Character Spot closed a few weeks back … Read more