EPCOT
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Jun- 2026 -29 June
After 43 Years, Disney Files for Major Renovation at EPCOT
A newly filed construction permit suggests Walt Disney World Resort is turning its attention to one of EPCOT's most functional but least glamorous features: the toll plaza at the entrance to the park's main parking area. What the Permit Reveals On June 19, Walt Disney World Resort filed a “general construction” permit for 200 Epcot Center Drive — the approximate address of the toll pla
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28 June
Disney World Guest Captures the Moment a Tree Limb Fell Onto Their Ride
A peaceful boat ride through EPCOT took an unexpected turn last week when something large came crashing down from above. One guest riding Living with the Land happened to have their camera rolling at exactly the right moment. The Branch That Didn't Stay Put Instagram user @eartoearmagic was aboard Living with the Land at EPCOT when a branch from one of the attraction's artificial trees on the left
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28 June
Disney’s EPCOT Charges Extra But Locks Guests Out of Most Top Rides
Paying for Lightning Lane Multi Pass at Walt Disney World usually comes with a simple expectation. Spend a little extra, skip more of the longest lines, and make better use of your day. That formula works fairly well at Magic Kingdom and Disney's Hollywood Studios. EPCOT, however, has become the outlier. The park still sells the same Lightning Lane product, but guests don't receive the same opport
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24 June
EPCOT’s Big Disney Holiday News Came With a Side of Mystery
Something disappeared from Disney's holiday rollout this week, and nobody at Disney is talking about it. Right in the middle of teasing the return of the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays, a piece of artwork quietly got deleted, and the silence around it has fans paying closer attention than usual. Here's what happened. Disney had been running a “Halfway to the Holidays” tea
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23 June
Disney World Reveals Replacement for Germany World Showcase Area at EPCOT
A familiar corner of the Germany World Showcase Pavilion at EPCOT is about to look different, with early signs of a facade refurbishment appearing around the Stein Haus merchandise location this week. Scaffolding and Scrim Signal What's Coming On June 23, WDWNT reported that rolling planters, scrim fabric, and scaffolding had appeared around the main entrance to Stein Haus in the Germany World Sho
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23 June
Overnight, Thousands of Donated Coins Disappeared From EPCOT
A refurbishment of the reflection pool near the Imagination! Pavilion at EPCOT has reached a new phase, and the thousands of coins that Walt Disney World Resort guests tossed into the water over the years are no longer there. Coins Collected, Repainting Underway On Tuesday, WDWNT reported that Walt Disney World Resort construction crews have repainted approximately half of the reflection pool basi
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23 June
EPCOT World Showcase Area Transformation Officially Revealed
After months of construction walls, stonework, roof repainting, and patient waiting, La Poutinerie in the Canada World Showcase Pavilion at EPCOT is finally showing its finished face. The debut is just days away! The Signs That Confirm It's Almost Here WDWNT reported that Disney cast members installed La Poutinerie signage on the roofline overnight, bringing the building's exterior transformation
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23 June
Effective Immediately: Disney World Triggers Drastic Menu Cut to Space 220 Lunch Bookings
For years, booking Space 220 meant signing up for more than just a meal. The EPCOT restaurant quickly became one of Walt Disney World's signature dining experiences after opening in 2021, thanks to its elaborate space-travel storyline and one-of-a-kind setting. Guests entered a special elevator, traveled hundreds of miles above Earth, and enjoyed a multi-course meal while looking out at the planet
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21 June
Police Respond to Father’s Day Brawl at Disney World’s EPCOT
Father's Day took an unexpected turn at EPCOT on Sunday afternoon when law enforcement was called to Walt Disney World Resort‘s second theme park to respond to a physical fight among guests. The Call Came In at 3:45 p.m. At 3:45 p.m. on June 21, the Orange County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call reporting a physical fight at EPCOT. Scanner monitoring account @WDWActiveCrime logged the re
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19 June
A Mystery Curtain Just Came Down at Disney and What Is Behind It Has Fans Talking
There has been a curtain up at the Port of Entry in EPCOT for weeks. Guests walking through the retail space at the start of World Showcase noticed it, wondered about it, and kept moving because there was a park to get to. This week, the curtain came down, and what was behind it is now open for business. A brand new Pandora charm counter just debuted inside Port of Entry, and it is one of the more
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