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…

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 …