Walt Disney World opened Connections Eatery in April 2022 as a modern, global-inspired dining space that fit seamlessly into EPCOT’s reimagined central hub. Years later, the result has become one of the park’s most divisive experiences—and fans are calling for change. The quick-service restaurant was introduced as part of Disney’s ongoing transformation of EPCOT, a project that’s seen excitement turn ...

A British TikToker has called out Walt Disney World for the inaccuracies (and accuracies) in EPCOT’s United Kingdom Pavilion. For decades, parkgoers from across the globe have used EPCOT as a way to see the world without ever leaving Florida. The park’s World Showcase is home to eleven different pavilions, each themed after a different nation: Canada, Japan, China, Norway, ...

Walt Disney World has entered one of the busiest periods of transformation the resort has seen in years. No matter where guests look, there are construction walls, refurbishment projects, and major expansion plans changing the future of the parks and hotels. Magic Kingdom is preparing for massive new additions, Disney’s Hollywood Studios continues evolving, and Disney’s Animal Kingdom is quickly ...

France at EPCOT used to feel almost secondary compared to the rest of World Showcase. Guests would casually wander through the pavilion, maybe stop for a pastry at Les Halles or grab dinner at Chefs de France, and then continue toward the next country without giving it much more thought. That version of France barely exists anymore. Credit: Erica Lauren, ...

Some music is so deeply tied to a specific place and moment that hearing it anywhere else stops you cold. For a generation of EPCOT guests, Gavin Greenaway’s score for IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth is exactly that kind of music. It played over the World Showcase Lagoon for 20 years. It soundtracked thousands of final nights at the park, thousands ...

Disney World vacations have become expensive enough that even longtime fans now spend months searching for the best possible hotel deal before they book a trip. Between rising ticket prices, Lightning Lane costs, dining, transportation, and resort rates, families are looking everywhere for ways to save money without completely giving up the Disney bubble experience. That is exactly why many ...

The Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros at EPCOT’s Mexico Pavilion occupies a specific and contested space in the Walt Disney World conversation. It is not the most technically advanced ride on the property. It is not the longest. It is not the one that generates the kind of social media buzz that a new attraction opening tends to ...

Disney World fans have spent the last few years watching EPCOT transform almost nonstop. From reimagined attractions and refreshed neighborhoods to entirely new dining spots and entertainment offerings, the park barely resembles the version guests walked through a decade ago. Now, another major EPCOT location is evolving right in front of guests. Construction walls, blocked pathways, scaffolding, and new permits ...

EPCOT has gone through massive changes over the past several years, but one of the park’s most popular additions continues to be Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure inside the France Pavilion. The family-friendly attraction brought another major ride to World Showcase when it officially opened in 2021, and ever since then, it has remained one of the busiest experiences in the entire ...

EPCOT has been in a sustained period of transformation for several years now, and the results of that investment are visible throughout the park in ways that guests who visited five or ten years ago would find genuinely striking. Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind reshaped what a theme park roller coaster could be. Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure brought the France ...