Howdy, friends! It’s time for another roundup of What’s New in Epcot!

Mission Space in Epcot

This is where we take you along with us on a quick trip to Disney World to see what new construction, food, and merch we can spot!

It was super-people-y at Epcot this weekend! So busy, in fact, the line for Mexico pavilion’s  La Cava del Tequila was out the door — and it even overflowed into the Coco exhibit by the entrance!

La Cava del Tequilla Line

And since Saturday, November 23rd was the last official day of this year’s Epcot Food and Wine Festival, there’s been A LOT happening to get ready for Epcot’s Festival of the Holidays — which kicks off this Friday! (Click here to get an exclusive sneak peek of the 2019 Festival of the Holidays food booths, entertainment, and MERCH!) We’ve got quite a bit of ground to cover, so let’s get crackin’!

Epcot Construction Update

Future World

Construction is chugging along on Space 220 — which is now being speculated to open in February of 2020. We can’t wait to blast off into outer space with this out-of-this-world new table service restaurant!

Space 220 Restaurant

Read more about Space 220 here!

Meanwhile, the Guardians of the Galaxy Coaster construction continues. Not much has changed with the new ride’s entrance which still closely resembles the old facade of Epcot’s former Universe of Energy attraction.

Guardians Coaster Construction

But we can’t wait to ride the new Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind which is slated to open in 2021 — just in time for Disney World’s 50th-anniversary celebration!

Guardians Coaster Construction

Learn more about Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind here!

World Showcase

Construction continues on a structure rumored to be more restrooms coming to the walkway between World Showcase and Future World.

World Showcase Walkway

While the barrier remains up, a lot of the scaffolding has come down recently, which might mean we’ll soon be able to confirm if this new building will be additional restrooms — or something else! Stay tuned!

Epcot Food Update

Sunshine Seasons

Who wouldn’t love to gobble up the adorable Thanksgiving Cupcake that Sunshine Seasons is currently servin’ up? Plus, he’s super limited-edition and will only be available through Thursday, November 28! Better trot over there FAST if you don’t want to miss out on this turkey treat!

Thanksgiving Cupcake

Read our review of the Thanksgiving Cupcake here!

Refreshment Port

As we made our way through Africa, we noticed their Frozen Coke machine was finally up and runnin’ again! It’d been a long time since we enjoyed a Frozen Elephant here! Made with a mix of frozen Coke and Amarula Cream Liqueur, the Frozen Elephant used to be on the menu here, but even though it’s no it has disappeared, you can still ask a Cast Member to make it for you!

Frozen Coke

Find out more about Refreshment Port’s Frozen Elephant here!

While strolling through Morrocco, we noticed Cast Members were showing guests how to properly pour tea!

Morocco Tea Pouring Demo

Guests were welcomed to come up and try it out — using lukewarm water instead of tea, just in case!

Morocco Tea Pouring Demo

We love seeing Cast Members come up with new and interesting cultural activities that teach us while we’re havin’ fun!

Epcot Merchandise Update

Future World

Mouse Gear

Gus Gus MagicBand

Find out more about the Gus Gus MagicBand here!

Dapper Dan Phone Case

Check out the deets on the Dapper Dan Phone Case here!

Little Mermaid Phone Case

Find out more about The Little Mermaid Phone Case here!

Starbucks Christmas Tumbler Ornament

Starbucks Epcot Tumbler Ornament

Starbucks Christmas Tumbler

World Showcase

Karamell Küche was selling these adorable Fröhiche Weihnachten Chocolate Boxes for $12.99. How cute is this packaging — almost too adorable to cover up with wrapping paper!

Fröhiche Weihnachten Chocolate Box

Read about the rest of Germany’s Christmas merch here!

And at Weinkeller we noticed they were selling these Red Wine Stars for $6.49 which are exactly what they sound like — chocolate filled with WINE!!!

Red Wine Stars

Next door at Die Weihnachts Ecke (Germany Christmas Shop) they were selling these sweet Chocolate Advent Calendars for $3.99. Each little door has a chocolate treat inside to countdown to Christmas with! There were a bunch of festive designs including this jolly-looking Santa Claus version…

Chocolate Advent Calendar

…and this happy looking Ho Ho waving hello next to a Christmas tree!

Chocolate Advent Calendar

How tasty does this sweet little Gingerbread Nutcracker at Die Weihnachts Ecke look? He’s handmade in Germany and costs $245! 

Gingerbread Nutcracker

We also had a chance to listen to a fabulous German acapella group! These four lovely ladies are called Chili da Mur, and hearing them perform was definitely a highlight of our recent visit!

Chili da Mur

At The Fjording, Frozen Phone Cases were all the rage! We saw a flurry of new designs including this “way too cool” Olaf Phone Case for $29.99…

Olaf Phone Case

…or this “playing it cool” Kristoff Phone Case for $29.99!

Kristoff Phone Case

There was also this “icy magic” Elsa Phone Case for $29.99!

Elsa Phone Case

Click here to read more about the Frozen Phone Cases!

And over in France, we noticed the Cast Members had cooked up some new parasol designs — including this cute one inspired by our favorite “little chef”, Remy! (We can’t wait for his new ride to open next year!)

Ratatouille Parasol

Read more about Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure here!

We also spotted this new Bon Appetit France Shirt for $29.99 at Les Vins des Chefs de France. We think its the message is totally très chic, n’est-ce pas?

Bon Appetit Shirt

Well, friends, that’s it for this edition of What’s New in Epcot — until next time! We’ll be back soon with more food, construction, end merch news — especially when Festival of the Holidays kicks off on Friday, November 29th! They’ve already begun to set the stage for this year’s Candlelight Processional!

American Gardens Theater

We’ll be back in Epcot reporting to you LIVE, so you won’t miss a minute of the action! Until then, have fun prepping for your Thanksgiving feast!

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