REPORT: Disney Considering Permanent Removal of EPCOT Icon

REPORT: Disney Considering Permanent Removal of EPCOT Icon

A relatively new piece of EPCOT could already be facing an uncertain future. Disney has installed construction barriers around a large section of World Celebration Gardens, blocking guests from an area that has struggled with repeated problems almost from the beginning. While Disney hasn’t announced exactly what crews are preparing to do, the location of those barriers is getting attention. At the center of the situation is EPCOT’s in-ground lig…

Disney World Removes China Pavilion Area From EPCOT, Effective Immediately

A dining space that EPCOT guests waited weeks to get back has been taken away again. Walt Disney World Resort offered no explanation whatsoever for the sudden reversal. Three Days Open Credit: Disney The right-side dining room of the Lotus Blossom Café in EPCOT’s China World Showcase Pavilion reopened on August 9 after a multi-week refurbishment. By August 12, rolling planters were back in place, blocking it off again. WDWNT reported the closure…

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 Credit: Disney 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 own multi-week refurbishment. No s…

EPCOT Landscaping Updates Continue Across World Celebration and World Nature

EPCOT's landscape refresh adds Sylvester palms to World Celebration and World Nature, with four new trees planted near CommuniCore Plaza, Imagination, and Journey of Water.

Is Disney World Finally Fixing (Or Removing) the In-Ground Lighting at EPCOT?

Walt Disney World has installed rolling construction barriers around roughly half of the central planter in EPCOT’s World Celebration Gardens. The movable hedge walls sit on wheels and carry greenery that blends into the landscaping while hiding a work area. They now cut off guest access to a large portion of the central planter behind Spaceship Earth. It’s the latest development in a long-running saga involving the area’s problematic in-ground …