It looks like Walt Disney World has finally admitted defeat in one of the more embarrassing sagas to come out of EPCOT’s massive transformation. The troublesome in-ground lighting installed throughout World Celebration Gardens in EPCOT is being removed, and Disney...
Yes, I have a Figment spork! Have you heard about the latest craze for Disney merchandise? The family recently took our annual January trip to Walt Disney World. It just so happened that the EPCOT 2022 International Festival of Arts had just started. One of the...
I've been thinking over the past twenty-four hours about one of the major topics here at That Park Place and how we cover it. When it comes to theme parks globally, there is one place that is the magnum opus, the cat's meow, the big kahuna. Nothing else comes close to...
There were plenty of oddities to see today at the International Festival of the Arts at Epcot. I never thought I'd see an eight-hour line for a bucket of popcorn, but there it was. People lined up in a queue that wrapped through the park, hoping to acquire a plastic...
I've seen some crazy things at theme parks in the past. I don't know that I have seen much as crazy as the situation with the Figment popcorn bucket. For those of you who don't know, figment is the dragon mascot for Walt Disney World's Epcot theme park. And for the...
From Disney Parks: "Spaceship Earth will be painted nightly in a spectrum of light. As the festival celebrates the artistry of the world, color and imagination play an important role and the latest Spaceship Earth lighting design reflects those ideas. The core values...
The Voices of Liberty have been performing at the American Adventure pavillion since the beginning of EPCOT. Always they've been dressed in colonial attire, except for special occasions, and they've always performed songs associated with American liberty, patriotism,...
WDW is starting this year with the return of the Festival of the Arts at EPCOT on January 14th. WDW goers can experience wonderful artwork, visit special exhibits and try great food. The festival began in 2017 and continues to deliver a satisfying experience for park...
If you're looking to go to Walt Disney World in 2022, there may be a window of opportunity for you to enjoy the parks with less crowds than normal. According to sources around the parks, Walt Disney World may have lower reservations and higher availability for...
Disney Parks announced yesterday that they are finally bringing back the parking lot trams at Walt Disney World Resort. That might not seem like a big deal or a huge, newsworthy item... but if you've ever tried to walk to the Giraffe parking lot at Disney's Animal...
You might not think of Epcot when you're reflecting on the beautiful Christmas decorations of Walt Disney World. However, our friends at WDW Magic have been covering all the returning and new holiday celebrations at the Prototype City of Tomorrow... and Disney's doing...
The most expensive attraction ever build in theme park history (from our own investigations), which has been under construction for five entire years, is finally going to open at Epcot in Summer 2022. The rotating coaster attraction will feature the Guardians of the...
Somebody is probably in trouble for this one. As in, somebody's in big trouble with Disney. Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind is the new roller coaster being build in Epcot at Walt Disney World. According to estimates by WDW Pro, an author here at That Park...