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 ...

Something big is about to change at EPCOT, and regular park guests are already adjusting how they plan their mornings. Beginning May 26, Disney will officially debut Soarin’ Across America inside The Land pavilion, replacing Soarin’ Around the World for a limited-time run tied to America’s 250th anniversary celebration. While the attraction itself is already one of EPCOT’s classic headliners, ...

Soarin’ has been one of EPCOT’s most beloved attractions for years. The sensation of lifting out of your seat and gliding over sweeping aerial footage, surrounded by scents matched to the landscape below, has a way of landing with guests that few other park experiences replicate. Soarin’ Over California remains the gold standard for much of the fanbase after more ...

Your visit to Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind is about to look and feel a lot different. Credit: Erica Lauren, Inside the Magic If you’ve ridden Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at EPCOT, you already know the chaos. The moment those pre-show doors swing open, it’s a sprint — elbows out, eyes forward, everyone gunning for position before ...

Something new is already taking shape inside EPCOT, and this time, Disney cast members are getting the very first look before the public steps inside. After months of anticipation surrounding the return of Soarin’ Across America, previews are now officially underway at The Land Pavilion, giving Disney Cast Members an early chance to experience the attraction before it opens to ...

A beloved EPCOT attraction is officially closing its doors today, May 13, 2026, to make way for an entirely new experience. Guests are waiting in line now to ride the classic one more time before it changes. Credit: Josh Hallett, Flickr Soarin’ Around the World Closes for Good: But Here’s What’s Coming Instead For many EPCOT guests, Soarin’ is not ...

One of the EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival experiences has come to an abrupt and unannounced end, leaving Central Florida Disney Park guests to piece together what happened from a chain-link barrier and a vague sign. EPCOT Guests Arrive to Find Flower & Garden Festival Experience Gone Spike’s Garden, the walkthrough experience housed inside CommuniCore Hall in EPCOT’s World ...

Something major has quietly returned to EPCOT’s France Pavilion, and for longtime fans of World Showcase, it completely changes what guests can experience in that corner of the park once again. After a temporary closure that began back in February, Disney has now reopened both Impressions de France and the Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along inside the Palais du Cinéma ...

There is a specific kind of Disney moment that lands differently for Annual Passholders than it does for the general visiting public, and it is not the big announcement moments, the opening-day crowds, or the first look at a new land from behind a construction wall. It is the preview event, the early access window, where the most dedicated and ...