There is a moment on Test Track at EPCOT that guests have been describing to each other for over a decade. You have just finished the indoor portion. Your vehicle is lining up for the launch. And ahead of you is a wall, closed and solid, with nothing behind it but the knowledge that you are about to be moving ...

The construction presence at the American Adventure World Showcase Pavilion at EPCOT grew significantly on Wednesday, with new barriers now wrapping around portions of the building that hadn’t been touched since the repair work began. Unfortunately, the damage being uncovered in the process is worse than what was initially visible. More Pillars, More Damage WDWNT reported on July 29 that ...

Watching fireworks around World Showcase Lagoon is one of the most popular ways to end a day at EPCOT. Soon, Disney World guests will have another option that combines dinner with a view of the nighttime spectacular. Disney is introducing a new fireworks dining package at Shiki-Sai: Sushi Izakaya, the table-service restaurant located inside EPCOT’s Japan Pavilion. The Shiki-Sai Fireworks ...

Guests waited nearly a decade for Disney to upgrade the animatronics inside EPCOT’s Frozen Ever After, and Imagineering finally delivered earlier this year. But just months after the long-anticipated refresh debuted, guests are reporting a string of malfunctions across some of the attraction’s most anticipated scenes. A Decade-Overdue Upgrade Frozen Ever After opened in EPCOT’s Norway Pavilion in 2016, replacing ...

Something has been noticeably missing from the main entrance of EPCOT for at least two days. Guests arriving at the second Walt Disney World Resort theme park have been walking past a dry fountain basin where the iconic water feature in front of Spaceship Earth usually flows. The Spaceship Earth Fountain Has Been Dry Since Tuesday On Wednesday, WDWNT reported ...

A large fire has broken out at Walt Disney World Resort, with multiple reports, video, and photos showing a beloved location filled with black smoke. Fire Spills out Above Disney World When guests book a stay at one of Walt Disney World’s most iconic resorts, they expect to wake up to peaceful waterfront views, the sound of Friendship Boats gliding ...

Walt Disney World fans may still have several weeks to wait before the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festivalofficially begins. Still, the park is already giving guests an unexpected preview of what’s coming. Disney has quietly started preparing EPCOT for one of its biggest annual events, and the first signs of the transformation have now appeared throughout the park. While ...

Walt Disney World Resort’s rollout of solar-powered trash cans at EPCOT has taken a puzzling new turn. The latest model to appear is inside a building, which raises an obvious question: how exactly is it supposed to be powered? A Solar Panel Without Any Sun On Wednesday, WDWNT reported that a new trash can matching the design of EPCOT’s recently ...

It doesn’t happen often, but sometimes a brand-new addition at Walt Disney World runs into trouble almost immediately. That’s exactly what’s unfolding at EPCOT, where one of the park’s newest features is already experiencing problems less than a week after welcoming its first guests. The issue isn’t forcing the location to close; it’s just hard to miss once you know ...

Half of Disney World Resort’s parks are no longer allowing a select large group of guests to enter. Disney World Parks No Longer Allowing Admittance During Major Holiday (Here’s Why) For many Walt Disney World fans, the Fourth of July isn’t just another holiday—it’s one of those rare days when the parks transform into something unforgettable. Patriotic fireworks, packed walkways, ...