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 ...

A night at EPCOT that should have been filled with excitement quickly turned uncomfortable after one Disney World guest called out another visitor’s behavior on Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind. What started as a strange outburst during the attraction’s pre-show soon sparked a much larger conversation online about rude behavior inside Disney parks and why many fans feel attraction ...

Disney guests expect the unexpected when visiting EPCOT, but few probably expected to see part of a Test Track vehicle apparently come loose during normal operations. That is exactly why a new TikTok making the rounds online has quickly become one of the latest viral Disney Parks moments. The short clip, posted by TikTok user “nickbusters,” appears to show a ...

EPCOT fans are once again divided over a major attraction update. Disney has begun previewing a brand-new version of a ride that has existed in various forms for decades. While the company hoped the change would feel like a celebration, many preview guests walked away disappointed. Online reactions have been especially harsh. Some longtime Disney fans accused the company of ...

During a multi-month refurbishment, Walt Disney World Resort overhauled an aging section of the France World Showcase Pavilion at EPCOT. Here’s what Central Florida Disney Park guests need to know. Replacement in the France World Showcase Pavilion at EPCOT This month, the Palais du Cinema reopened in the France World Showcase Pavilion at EPCOT. The theater, which is home to ...