EPCOT
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Aug- 2026 -18 August
Animal Kingdom’s Trash Can Takeover Continues at Walt Disney World
More solar-powered trash cans landed at Animal Kingdom this week, and they are dramatically better looking than what World Showcase has been getting. Yes, we are still on this. Look, it should be embarrassing to write “let's talk about trash cans” in the middle of August. It is not. This has genuinely become one of the longest-running Walt Disney World stories of the year. One test uni
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17 August
Disney World Pushes Back EPCOT Opening Time on 2 Days in October
If EPCOT is part of your Disney World plans this October, there are two dates you'll want to circle on the calendar. Disney's currently posted park hours show EPCOT opening an hour later than normal on two mornings during the 2026 Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend. On Friday, October 23, and Sunday, October 25, EPCOT is scheduled to open at 10 a.m. instead of 9 a.m. Both changes correspond
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16 August
Figment Ride Closure Timeline Emerges After Disney Confirms EPCOT Overhaul
Figment's future at EPCOT suddenly looks very different. Disney used its massive D23 presentation on Saturday night to confirm something longtime EPCOT fans have wanted for decades: Dreamfinder is coming back. The announcement means Figment will remain part of EPCOT's future, but his attraction is heading toward major changes. Disney described the project as a “new journey into imagination&#
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15 August
Disney Reimagines Figment After 43 Years for New 2027 Debut
Disney has a new version of Figment headed to Disney Lorcana in 2027, giving EPCOT’s purple dragon a fresh identity inside the trading card game. The change is notable for a character whose visual identity has been closely tied to Walt Disney World since his 1983 debut. What Disney has not announced is equally important. There is no verified announcement that Walt Disney World is removing or redes
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12 August
China Area Blocked off at EPCOT, Disney World Stays Silent
A dining area that reopened at the Lotus Blossom Café in EPCOT's China World Showcase Pavilion just days ago is already closed again, and Walt Disney World Resort hasn't said a word about why. Back Behind Barriers WDWNT reported on August 12 that rolling planters had been installed to block off the right-side dining room of the Lotus Blossom Café, just three days after the space reopened from its
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11 August
EPCOT World Showcase Area Closed Beginning Mid-August 2026
Construction has escalated in the Canada World Showcase Pavilion at EPCOT, with new scaffolding and scrim now stretching across the rockwork surrounding one of the area's most distinctive natural features. Here's what Walt Disney World Resort guests need to know. The Waterfall Goes Dry WDWNT reported on August 11 that Walt Disney World Resort had installed new scaffolding behind the existing brown
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11 August
Disney World Files Construction Permit for EPCOT Coaster, Potential Closure Looms
One of EPCOT’s biggest attractions is officially getting some construction work, and the company Disney has hired makes the new permit particularly interesting. Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind has been operating since May 2022, quickly becoming one of Walt Disney World’s most popular thrill rides. Four years later, Disney has filed a construction permit tied directly to the attraction. Ther
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11 August
Disney’s Soarin’ Across America Has an Expiration Date—But Guests Don’t Know When
Summer is winding down at Walt Disney World, and that means some guests are starting to look beyond the next few weeks when planning their EPCOT visits. For anyone hoping to experience Soarin' Across America, that creates an interesting problem. Disney has made it clear that the new version of Soarin' isn't permanent. What the company hasn't told guests is exactly when it will disappear. Disney In
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11 August
Disney Could Permanently Remove EPCOT Feature After Years of Problems
One of the newest pieces of EPCOT's massive transformation has spent much of its short life causing headaches. World Celebration Gardens opened in late 2023, bringing a completely redesigned central area to the park. Among its nighttime features was an elaborate in-ground lighting system designed to illuminate pathways around the gardens. Less than three years later, Disney may have another major
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10 August
Notice: Disney World Closes EPCOT Theme Park Area, Effective Immediately
A building that has been part of EPCOT since opening day in 1982 has gone dark this week. The Odyssey Pavilion Closes on August 10 Guests arriving at EPCOT on August 10 discovered that The Odyssey Pavilion had been closed. The building, positioned between the World Showcase and World Discovery neighborhoods, serves a different purpose than most structures at EPCOT — it primarily operates as a home
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