EPCOT News

• Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind adds three holiday songs at EPCOT this season — From November 25 through January 6, 2027, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at EPCOT shuffles three holiday songs into the ride, from Andy Williams, Trans…
• Cosmic Rewind's pre-show at EPCOT now glitches past the question guests kept heckling — Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind's first pre-show at EPCOT has been edited so the video feed glitches straight past Centurion Tal Marik's question about…
• Disney publishes the Schinkennudeln recipe from EPCOT's Germany pavilion — Disney has shared the home recipe for Schinkennudeln, the baked ham-and-cheese pasta from EPCOT's Germany pavilion, as it returns to Emile's Fromage Montage at…
• EPCOT's DuckTales World Showcase Adventure Is Under Refurbishment and May Run in a Limited Format — Walt Disney World has flagged Disney's DuckTales World Showcase Adventure as under refurbishment, warning that the free Play Disney Parks treasure hunt may be…
• Cosmic Rewind will play "September" on every ride on September 21 — Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at EPCOT will play Earth, Wind and Fire's "September" all day on September 21. Star-Lord will greet guests, Connections…
• EPCOT will play "September" all day on Cosmic Rewind this Monday — Disney Parks says Earth, Wind and Fire's "September" will play all day at Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind in EPCOT on Monday, September 21. The announce…
• EPCOT's Holiday Kitchens Open November 27 With Turkey Poutine, Eggnog and Macarons on the Preview List — Disney has posted the Holiday Kitchens page for the 2026 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays, confirming a November 27 to December 30 run and naming f…
• Test Track's Exit Showroom Swaps In Six New GM Models, Led by a 2027 Cadillac Vistiq — Most of the General Motors display cars on the right side of the Test Track exit showroom at EPCOT have been replaced with 2026 and 2027 models, including a 20…
• Behind the Seeds: Glimmering Greenhouses Books September 24 and Holds at $59 — The after-dark Behind the Seeds: Glimmering Greenhouses tour returns to The Land Pavilion at EPCOT from November 27 to December 30, 2026, with departures at 6,…
• Five toy cars and a Lightning McQueen: Test Track's gear shop adds a free kids' play table — A metal play table with five toy cars, one of them a Lightning McQueen, has appeared inside EPCOT's Test Track Gear Shop. It is free to use, needs no purchase,…
• Mariachi Cobre now plays inside the Mexico pyramid, and Kidcot has taken the spot by the door — Mariachi Cobre, EPCOT's resident mariachi ensemble since 1982, has moved from its outdoor stage near La Cantina de San Angel to inside the Mexico Pavilion pyra…
• EPCOT's 2027 Festival of the Arts Runs January 15 to March 1, a Week Longer, With More Than 20 Food Studios and Lorcana's Scavenger Hunt Back — The 2027 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts presented by Disney Lorcana Trading Card Game runs January 15 through March 1, 2027, one week longer than the…
• Typhoon Lagoon Closes, the Railroad Goes Down September 28, and Tiana's Bayou Adventure Follows November 2 — Four things guests plan around close at Walt Disney World between September 9 and November 2: Disney's Typhoon Lagoon, the Walt Disney World Railroad, Scat Cat…
• Spilled Noodles and a Rat Trap: New Props Land in Two Scenes of Remy's Ratatouille Adventure — New set dressing has appeared in Remy's Ratatouille Adventure at EPCOT: an oversized box of spilled noodles and a rat trap in the extended kitchen scene, and a…
• Candlelight Processional returns to EPCOT on November 27: narrators announced, packages book October 14 from $43 — Disney Parks confirmed on X that the Candlelight Processional opens November 27 with the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays presented by AdventHealth…
• Coral Reef Restaurant reopens November 4, and it is still dinner only — Coral Reef Restaurant at EPCOT closed on September 8 for planned maintenance, and its operating hours now resume on November 4, 2026, while Disney's public clo…
• Test Track's showroom adds a $221,095 Corvette ZR1, the most powerful production Corvette ever built — A 2026 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Coupe 3LZ in Blade Silver Metallic is now on the turntable in the General Motors vehicle showcase at the exit of Test Track in EP…
• Avengers Coats of Arms Take Over the Crown & Crest Display in EPCOT's United Kingdom Pavilion — The rotating heraldry display inside The Crown & Crest in EPCOT's United Kingdom Pavilion has been rehung with framed pieces themed to Marvel Studios' The Aven…
• Inside the EPCOT Holiday Cookie Stroll: 13 Cookies, Five Stamps and a Free Treat at the End — The Holiday Cookie Stroll turns the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays into a self-guided dessert crawl: 13 cookies spread across the Holiday Kitchen…
• Inside the pre dawn feeding routine at The Seas with Nemo & Friends — A Disney Parks video follows the EPCOT aquarium team through the morning feeding at The Seas with Nemo & Friends, which starts with the sharks before the pavil…
• EPCOT Food & Wine Merchandise Prices Are In: $74.99 Hoodie, $100 Loungefly, $14.99 Trash Can Shaker — The 2026 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival merchandise line is out on opening day, spanning apparel from $29.99 to a $79.99 spirit jersey, a $100 Chip &…
• EPCOT's Germany Train Garden Gets Its Own Miniature Food & Wine Booths, Down to the Utensil Dispensers — The model village in EPCOT's Germany pavilion has been dressed for the 2026 Food & Wine Festival with miniature versions of the real festival booths, tiny them…
• EPCOT's Food & Wine Festival opens Aug. 27 with new marketplace dishes and raclette on the cheese stroll — EPCOT's International Food & Wine Festival runs Aug. 27 through Nov. 21, 2026, with dozens of new dishes across the Global Marketplaces, two new cheeses on Emi…
• Railing tables go up in EPCOT World Showcase days before Food and Wine opens — Five shelf tables have been installed on World Showcase railings at EPCOT ahead of the 2026 International Food and Wine Festival, three near Mexico and two nea…
• Disney's Food and Wine guessing game confirms five 2026 EPCOT dishes and the booths serving them — Disney Parks has posted a first look at the 2026 EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival menu as a Disney Eats Name It episode, with Brook Lopez, Robin Lope…
• Every EPCOT Food and Wine marketplace, where it is, and which ones open late — Disney's Global Marketplace directory for the 2026 EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival lists 45 festival kitchens: 31 Global Marketplaces plus ten year-…
• Emile's Fromage Montage returns with 14 cheese dishes, and only six open August 27 — EPCOT's cheese stroll is back for the 2026 Food & Wine Festival, running August 27 through November 21. Buy five qualifying dishes, collect five Festival Passp…
• EPCOT's Food and Wine booth signs reveal which marketplaces get the 30th anniversary treatment — Global Marketplace signage is up across EPCOT ahead of the 2026 EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival, confirming booth names and positions. A teal Cheers…
• EPCOT's Harvest Hollow playground gets its fall theming back ahead of Food and Wine — The EPCOT playground behind Refreshment Port has been re-dressed for the 2026 EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival, with pillars wrapped as tree trunks,…
• EPCOT's 2026 Food and Wine Festival brings back 30 items from past festivals, from a 1996 Poland pierogi to a $10.49 filet — The 2026 EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival runs August 27 to November 21, an 87 day run marking the event's 30th year across 43 marketplaces and festi…
• Dreamfinder returns: a new Journey Into Imagination is coming to EPCOT — Disney closed its D23 Experiences showcase by confirming a new Journey Into Imagination for EPCOT's Imagination Pavilion, reuniting Figment with Dreamfinder. H…
• Spaceship Earth is getting a new chapter that reaches the present day — Disney announced at D23 that Spaceship Earth will receive an update built around a broadened vision of human connection, carrying EPCOT's icon into the present…
• Spaceship Earth reimagining announced at D23, its first update in nearly 20 years — Disney announced at D23 that Spaceship Earth at EPCOT will be reimagined for the first time in nearly two decades. Imagineer Ali Rubinstein, joined onstage by…
• Dreamfinder and Figment will return to EPCOT in a new journey into imagination — Disney closed its D23 Experiences showcase by announcing a new journey into imagination at EPCOT starring Figment and Dreamfinder, the inventor character absen…
• Approved at Last? Reported Imagination Pavilion Redevelopment Has EPCOT Fans Watching D23 — Multiple sources indicate Disney has approved plans to redevelop EPCOT's Imagination pavilion, with a possible announcement at this weekend's D23 Fan Event in…
• Goodbye, Sandwich Board: GEO-82's Permanent Sign Has EPCOT Fans Cheering — GEO-82, the adults-only lounge hidden inside Spaceship Earth's post-show building at EPCOT, finally has a permanent exterior sign at the west entrance to Proje…
• Walt the Dreamer Still Pulls a Crowd at EPCOT, and Dreamers Point Is Why — The Walt the Dreamer bronze sits on a bench at Dreamers Point behind Spaceship Earth, dedicated December 4, 2023 and opened to guests on Walt Disney's birthday…
• Pluto's Pumpkin Pursuit Returns to EPCOT, and Fans Finally Have the Dates and the Price — Walt Disney World has confirmed that Pluto's Pumpkin Pursuit returns to EPCOT from September 25 through November 2, 2026. Game boards cost $11.99 plus tax at s…
• 2026 EPCOT Food and Wine merchandise: chef ears, a churro tote, and a Chip and Dale cake bag — Disney has shown the 2026 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival collection twice: a first look on X naming a chef-hat ear headband, a pocket tee, a sweatshi…
• Seven Things to Know About CommuniCore Hall and CommuniCore Plaza at EPCOT — CommuniCore Hall, CommuniCore Plaza and the Mickey and Friends greeting location open in EPCOT's World Celebration on June 10, completing a park transformation…
• A $150 Sushi Dinner for Luminous: EPCOT Fans Are Split on the New Shiki-Sai Package — EPCOT's third fireworks dining package is bookable now at Shiki-Sai: Sushi Izakaya in the Japan pavilion, with a fixed menu of appetizer, sashimi, sushi and a…
• Test Track's Sliding Doors Are Working Again, and EPCOT Riders Have Notes — The breakaway foam doors leading to Test Track's outdoor high speed loop are operating again at EPCOT, more than a year after a vehicle struck them during cast…
• First Look: The 2024 Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend Medals — runDisney has revealed the finisher medals for the 15th Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend, with the Swedish Chef on the 5K, Tiana on the 10K, Remy and L…
• EPCOT International Festival of the Arts: Chalk Art, Animation Academy and 136 Festival Menu Items — The EPCOT International Festival of the Arts pairs a 136-item festival menu with hands-on activities that do not cost extra, including Chalk Art, Animation Aca…
• Getting the Most Out of a Disney Dining Plan Snack Credit, According to planDisney — planDisney's video series opens with the question the panel gets asked constantly: what is the best use of a snack credit on a Disney Dining Plan? Panelists Gr…
• A Napoleon wrasse named Toa is the first of his species at EPCOT — Disney Parks has introduced Toa, a Napoleon wrasse now living in the aquarium at The Seas with Nemo and Friends at EPCOT. The animal care team says it is the f…
• Smoke Over the Dolphin Hotel: Bourbon Steak Closed Indefinitely After a Kitchen Fire at Walt Disney World — A kitchen fire at Bourbon Steak inside the Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel forced the evacuation of the lobby and several guest room floors on Friday morning,…
• Disney Store launches series 2 of its Disney Parks trash can mystery vinyl figures — Disney Store has launched series 2 of its Disney Parks Trash Can Mystery Vinyl Collectible Figures, six $14.99 blind-box replicas of the themed trash cans foun…
• Catherine Laga'aia Tours Journey of Water at EPCOT and Talks Becoming Moana — Catherine Laga'aia, who plays the title role in Disney's live-action Moana, tours Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana at EPCOT in a new Disney Parks video. Bet…
• Disney Goes Backstage With EPCOT's Voices of Liberty for the First Time Ever — A new Disney Parks special, "The Voices Behind EPCOT's Voices of Liberty," delivers the first-ever behind-the-scenes look at the acclaimed a cappella ensemble…