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A Look at Epcot’s Multi Year Transformation

A Look at Epcot’s Multi Year Transformation

At Walt Disney World Resort, there are big plans for a multi-year transformation of Epcot. This includes new experiences that will make the park more Disney, more family, more timeless and more relevant to the millions of guests who visit each year. 

The park will be unified with four neighborhoods that each celebrate a unique aspect of what makes Epcot so special. World Showcase will continue to celebrate culture, cuisine, architecture, and traditions from around the world. Where Future World currently stands, three new neighborhoods will spring up: World NatureWorld Discovery and World Celebration.

 

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Epcot World Celebration

At World Celebration in Epcot, Spaceship Earth will remain the park’s grand icon but the journey will be transformed with new scenes reflecting the universal nature of the human experience. A new guide and an all-new narration will focus on the storytelling that brings people together.

World Celebration in Epcot will also feature breathtaking views at Dreamers Point, lush gardens, a wishing tree, an interactive new fountain and a new statue celebrating the legacy of the original dreamer, Walt Disney.

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A new pavilion at World Celebration will be the home base for Epcot’s signature festivals, providing a stunning view of World Showcase and an ideal spot to witness the park’s nighttime spectacular. This three-level structure will have one of the most remarkable designs at any Disney park and will fast become a new icon for Epcot.

Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind

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Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at Epcot will feature the first reverse launch into space! This thrilling, family-friendly attraction will feature a never-before-seen storytelling coaster that rotates to focus on the action – wherever it may be.

Space 220

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Also at World Discovery in Epcot,  an expansion of the Mission: SPACE pavilion, the new restaurant Space 220, will open this winter as an out-of-this-world culinary experience with the celestial panorama of a space station, including daytime and nighttime views of Earth from 220 miles up.

PLAY! Pavilion

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PLAY! pavilion at World Discovery is opening in time for the 50th Anniversary of Walt Disney World. In this interactive metropolis, guests will discover a city bursting with games, activities, and experiences that connect them with friends, family, and beloved Disney characters like never before.

World Nature

World Nature is dedicated to understanding and preserving the beauty, awe, and balance of the natural world. It will include The Land and The Seas with Nemo & Friends pavilions.  

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In World Nature, The reinvention of Epcot will include Journey of Water, Inspired by “Moana.”  This first-ever experience inspired by the Walt Disney Animation Studios hit film will let guests interact with magical, living water in a beautiful and inspiring setting.

And the Land pavilion’s new film “Awesome Planet,” which showcases the spectacular beauty, diversity, and dynamic story of the planet in World Nature, will begin welcoming guests in January 2020.

World Showcase Updates

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In the China pavilion, “Wondrous China” will take guests on a spectacular journey across China, filmed and presented in a completely seamless 360-degree digital format.

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Also at World Showcase, the film “Canada Far and Wide in Circle-Vision 360” will debut in January 2020 in the Canada pavilion with new scenes and a new story.

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The France pavilion will offer even more for guests to discover, including a new “Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along” in January 2020.   And in summer 2020, the much-anticipated attraction Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure will open, as well as a delicious new restaurant called La Crêperie de Paris.

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World Showcase at Epcot will also welcome the first attraction inspired by Mary Poppins in Cherry Tree Lane, which will join the United Kingdom pavilion as an entirely new neighborhood!

HarmonioUS

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Following the limited-time run of Epcot Forever at Epcot, a new nighttime spectacular called  HarmonioUS will be the largest ever created for a Disney park.  It will celebrate how the music of Disney inspires people the world over.

Epcot Experience in the Odyssey Events Pavilion

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You’ll be able to visualize these exciting plans for Epcot when doors open October 1st 2019, for Walt Disney Imagineering presents the Epcot Experience in the Odyssey Events Pavilion. You’ll discover engaging and interactive exhibits that showcase the relentless innovation, energy, and excitement driving the park’s future throughout this unprecedented period of transformation.


Are you looking forward to the new updates coming to Epcot? What are you most excited to see? What will you miss the most? Let us know in the comment section below.