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In a surprising turn of events — Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana is open in EPCOT!
Journey of Water
This new attraction is part of EPCOT’s Transformation, and it’s a walkthrough, interactive experience detailing the water cycle in the world of Moana. We’ve seen Cast Member previews happen, followed by Annual Passholder and DVC previews, and now it’s open to the public as part of a soft open. We’ll tell you one thing — the people are excited to see this attraction!
Over at The Grand Floridian Resort, there have been a lot of changes happening.
Grand Floridian
There have been some new treats added to the resort for the Halloween season. There have also been some not-great things like the ongoing construction and the parking changes. But, this might be a sign that a good change is coming to the resort.
We’ve seen our fair share of bars and lounges in Disney World — some better than the rest.
Disney Springs
If it’s tiki drinks you’re after, you’ll want to head to Trader Sam’s. Looking for upscale cocktails? The Enchanted Rose might be for you. Immersive, space-themed drinks that are out of this world? Stop by Oga’s Cantina. But, if you’re looking for drinks with a view — there’s only one place in Disney World you’ll want to visit.Â
So much is going on around Disney World right now, we don’t blame you if you’re feeling a little overwhelmed.
Happy Halloween!
Between the EPCOT Food & Wine Festival, Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party in Magic Kingdom, and the holiday season on the way, it’s a lot to keep up with. And, if you were thinking about heading to Magic Kingdom in October, well, there’s something you might want to know.
We’re always on the lookout for clues about new things coming to Disney World.
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When Disney gives us concept art, we deep dive into it to find any new information that we didn’t notice before. Then we like to share that information with you, our readers, so we can all try to be one step ahead of Disney (or at least feel like we’re ahead of them). Today, we’ve taken a closer look at the concept art for the coming lands in Animal Kingdom to see what clues Disney has dropped for us!
Tree of Life
Back at the beginning of September, Disney dropped some MAJOR hints about what’s coming to Disney World. One of those hints was that Animal Kingdom is going to be getting some updates. Disney shared with us some concept art for what this update might look like. So we took a closer look at the concept art for the proposed new Encanto and Indiana Jones lands that could be taking over the Dinoland U.S.A. area in Animal Kingdom. After close examination, we spotted SIX things that we think could be coming to this new area!
EPCOT has been through a lot these past few years.
EPCOT
The massive EPCOT Transformation is slowly but surely heading towards completion, and today marks another major milestone. The newest attraction has been open for Annual Passholder and DVC previews over the past few weeks, but Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana is officially (sort of!) open in EPCOT!
Disney just loves keeping us on our toes, and this latest surprise is no exception!
Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana
EPCOT’s newest attraction, Journey of Water — Inspired by Moana, has soft-opened ahead of its official opening date and of course, we had to check it out. During previews for Journey of Water, we found out that Disney would be using a Virtual Queue based on demand — so what’s going on now that the attraction is (unofficially) open?
There are quite a few things coming to EPCOT before the end of 2023.
EPCOT
By the end of the year, construction will be complete on the massive park transformation, and we can’t wait to walk through the middle of World Celebration again! Further down the road, we’ll be getting CommuniCore Hall and CommuniCore Plaza, but first, we’ve got some new Moana-themed offerings. And now we’re heading to check one of them out!
Journey of Water — Inspired by Moana is a NEW walk-through attraction that’s scheduled to open in EPCOT on October 16th. But we just got word that this attraction will actually be opening EARLY!
Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana
Disney plans to hold a soft-opening for the attraction starting very soon! [Read more…]
Look what you made Starbucks do, Swifties! “Are you ready for it?”
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We all love our Starbucks mugs and tumblers but sometimes, we just really need a “NICE!” drink to go in them. Starbucks at Disney Springs is feeling a bit inspired by Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour rolling into theaters soon and is releasing new flavors that are from your “Wildest Dreams“…ok, we’ll stop now. [Read more…]
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