EPCOT
Welcome to all things EPCOT at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida!
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Sep- 2026 -30 September
After Brutally Hot Summer, Disney World Reveals Change to Theme Park Operations
Even with Halloween festivities in full swing at Walt Disney World Resort, one of the hottest summers on record has left a lingering mark on the EPCOT World Showcase, where an unannounced cooling addition remains stationed between the Italy and American Adventure Pavilions. A Historically Hot Summer in Central Florida Summer 2026 pushed Central Florida to extremes. According to ClickOrlando, July
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30 September
Disney World Ride Suffers Multiple Closures as Entire Resort in Jeopardy
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance is again drawing attention for the wrong reason at Walt Disney World Resort. A September 30 report says the marquee Star Wars attraction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios experienced 93 closures over a one-month tracking period, a figure that puts renewed focus on the ride’s reliability and what repeated downtime can mean for guests trying to plan a park day. The numb
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29 September
Disney World Removes Part of Mission: SPACE Area After Just 3 Years
EPCOT guests are watching another change unfold, and this time Disney is removing something that isn't particularly old. Just three years after colorful mosaic designs appeared around Mission: SPACE, portions of that decorative pavement are being torn out. Disney has already replaced one section with plain concrete, while signs point toward more work happening soon. It's a surprisingly short lifes
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29 September
New Disney World Passholder Magnet Comes With a Two-Per-Household Limit
Disney World has a new Annual Passholder magnet. Mickey, in turn-of-the-century Main Street, U.S.A. attire, described by Disney as “gussied up in his finest turn-of-the-century attire and cheesin' from ear to ear.” You only get it if you renew. And it is capped at two per household. Some context. Passholders renewing with an anniversary in September 2026 or later receive the magnet by
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28 September
EPCOT Guests Get Unexpected ‘Remy’ Encounter During Mickey Meet-and-Greet
There are some Disney World experiences that no amount of vacation planning can prepare you for. Guests might spend weeks figuring out which attractions they want to ride, where they want to eat, and which characters their children hope to meet. Nobody expects an actual mouse to join a Mickey Mouse meet-and-greet. Yet that's essentially what happened recently at EPCOT. A video making the rounds on
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28 September
Disney World Changes EPCOT Holiday Schedule, 2 Major Shows Moving Earlier
A holiday night at EPCOT can fill up surprisingly fast. Guests may arrive with plans to grab food from several Holiday Kitchens, walk around World Showcase, see Candlelight Processional, ride an attraction or two, and finish the evening watching Luminous The Symphony of Us. In 2026, Disney is giving visitors slightly less time to make all of that happen. EPCOT is scheduled to close earlier during
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27 September
Disney World Brings Back Popular $11.99 Halloween Experience With One Major Catch
EPCOT guests have another reason to keep their eyes open while exploring the park this Halloween season. Disney has officially brought back Pluto’s Pumpkin Pursuit for 2026, but the popular scavenger hunt arrived later than guests may have expected. This year’s version started September 25 and runs only through November 2. That doesn’t leave much time to join the hunt. The good news is that guests
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24 September
Four Disney Resorts Lose Skyliner Access at Disney World, Effective January 2027
The Disney Skyliner is closing from January 24 through January 30, 2027. The whole system. All of it. Some context. This is annual maintenance; it happens every year, and Disney has already announced the 2028 dates, too. So nobody needs to start a thread about it. But if you booked Pop Century because of the Skyliner, and a whole lot of people do exactly that, keep reading. Credit: Disney Who Is A
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23 September
Accident With Multiple Injuries Reported at EPCOT on September 23
Emergency responders were called to Walt Disney World Resort's EPCOT on Wednesday afternoon following a vehicle crash with injuries. Here's everything we know about the unfortunate incident at the Most Magical Place on Earth on September 23. Accident With Injuries Reported at Disney World on September 23 At 4:27 p.m. on Wednesday, the Orange County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call about a R
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23 September
Walt Disney World Will Get Busier October 22 to 25, Here’s Why
2026 runDisney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend hits Walt Disney World October 22 through 25. 5K, 10K, half marathon. The half closes it out Sunday. Some context. This is the first runDisney weekend of the season, which means it sets the tone for the whole race year. It also means a few thousand people are about to be awake and on a bus at two thirty in the morning, voluntarily, on their vacation
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