BAY LAKE, Fla. – Walt Disney World shared new renderings Thursday of the new experiences and locations coming to EPCOT.
The theme park is currently undergoing one of its largest transformations in its history, bringing the next generation of immersive storytelling to life through new attractions and experiences.
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First announced back in 2019, Disney said the park would be unified with four neighborhoods that each speak to important aspects of the world and its people: World Showcase, World Celebration, World Nature and World Discover.
Over the past few months, some of the those new experiences have opened and come to life for guests to enjoy.
World Celebration
In World Celebration, guests can now experience the theme park’s newly renovated entrance, complete with new lightning, landscaping and fountain. The area is also home to the all-new Connections Café and Eatery, Club Cool and Creations Shop.
In the near future, World Celebration will offer a beautiful hub divided into several different gardens, with a central planter based on the five-ring EPCOT logo.
The area will also be home to Dreamer’s Point, which will be the home of a statue paying tribute to the original dreamer, Walt Disney.
Some of EPCOT’s future festivals will be taking part in World Celebration, as well.
Disney said the CommuniCore Hall and CommuniCore Plaza, a multi-use facility and outdoor event space, will have the flexibility to host intimate musical performances that extend into the nearby gardens, as well as large-scale concerts.
World Nature
Just a few steps from World Celebration will be World Nature, which encompasses The Land, The Seas and Imagination pavilions. This area will also be the home of the all-new “Journey of Water” experience.
“Journey of Water, inspired by the hit Disney film ‘Moana,’ will be a lush exploration, trail inviting EPCOT guests to meet and play with magical living water,” Disney said in a news release.
A new rendering of the experience shows trees, fountains and water falls throughout.
World Discovery
In World Discovery, guests will soon blast into an all-new experience, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind. This new roller coaster attraction sends guests flying from Earth to the planet of Xandar.
The family thrill ride is one of the longest fully enclosed coasters in the world, and each vehicle rotates 360 degrees to focus guests on the action, including the first reverse launch on a Disney coaster.
The new attraction opens to guests May 27.
World Showcase
In World Showcase, guests are now fully enjoying new experiences including Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure in France, and the all-new nighttime spectacular, Harmonious, which opened Oct. 1.
In the original transformation plans, World Showcase would of have received an attraction based around Mary Poppins in the U.K. However, those plans were put on hold due to the pandemic.
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