Fall is creeping closer, and that can only mean one thing for Disney World fans: the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival is right around the corner. Every year, EPCOT slowly starts dropping little hints about what’s coming, and this year is no different. Details are trickling out about returning favorites, new marketplace treats, and now a brand-new addition that ...

For some guests, the greatest attraction at EPCOT isn’t Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, Soarin’, Spaceship Earth, or Frozen Ever After – it’s Drinking Around the World. An informal challenge, the idea behind Drinking Around the World is that you, well, drink. Participants start at one end of World Showcase before working their way around and drinking a different alcoholic beverage from ...

When visiting EPCOT’s World Showcase, the Germany Pavilion is an undeniable fan favorite. From the massive liter steins of cold beer to the intoxicating smell of fresh Werther’s Original caramel, it is a bustling hub of food, shopping, and entertainment. Credit: Reinhard Link, Flickr However, visitors arriving at the pavilion this week were met with a rather unpleasant surprise—and an ...

Like every Disney theme park destination in the world, Walt Disney World Resort is home to attractions for the whole family. Whether you’re looking for a quick thrill, a relaxing break, or a nostalgic throwback, you’re guaranteed to find the right ride for you at one of its four Parks. But the “Most Magical Place on Earth” is always changing. ...

Walking around the 1.2-mile promenade of EPCOT’s World Showcase is a masterclass in architectural consistency. Ever since the Norway Pavilion made its grand debut back in May 1988, the permanent lineup of 11 international nations has remained entirely frozen in time. Despite decades of massive, multi-million-dollar transformations sweeping across the front of the park, the global promenade has stood as ...

The sprawling public water features at EPCOT are essential to the park’s grand, open-air layout. However, keeping a massive concrete basin looking completely immaculate requires continuous, heavy-duty engineering care. As of June 2026, visitors walking through World Celebration are getting a firsthand look at the sheer scale of that maintenance. Credit: Disney According to an on-the-ground report from BlogMickey, Walt ...

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, ...

The old theme park playbook for driving attendance spikes used to be simple: bring out the wrecking ball. For decades, operators relied on flattening old attractions and spending hundreds of millions of dollars to build shiny new rides from scratch. But in today’s economic climate, building a ground-up mega-attraction is an unsustainable financial gamble. Credit: Disney Instead, The Walt Disney ...

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 historically been a theme park centered on global harmony, futuristic optimism, and international unity. However, as Walt Disney World prepares for the official launch of its newest limited-time attraction, Soarin’ Across America, the skies over the park have been hit by unexpected political turbulence. credit: Disney Following the start of cast member previews on May 15, 2026, the ...