You won’t find Bon Jovi or Billy Joel performing at Epcot this summer, but your ears may deceive you as you walk around World Showcase. The Sounds Like Summer concert series is returning this year with seven different official tribute bands. The shows are held at 5:30, 6:45 and 8 p.m. each night in the [...]

There’s a party set to happen from May 5 to 11 at Epcot’s Mexico Pavilion, and it’s going to be one big Fiesta! In honor of Cinco de Mayo and Día de los Niños, Epcot will be hosting “¡Fiesta!” – a week-long celebration honoring the pride of Mexico, the personality of its people and the [...]

It was Spaceship Mike Wazowski, as the monster from ‘Monsters University’ took over Spaceship Earth at Epcot to help announce a Monstrous Summer at the Walt Disney World. The Magic Kingdom Park in Florida plus Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park in California will stay open from 6 a.m., May 24 to 6 a.m., [...]

A Captain Hook “living topiary” made a special one-time appearance today at Epcot as part of the International Flower and Garden Festival. Park guests lined up throughout the day in the United Kingdom pavilion to have their photo with him, and he took many by surprise when he moved. Here’s a look at some of [...]

Earlier today, Walt Disney World announced a new dining option coming to the Morocco pavilion at Epcot later this year. Dubbed Spice Road Table, this new dining location will be located along the World Showcase Lagoon waterfront and will serve various small plates and refreshments. While the menu has yet to be released, the cuisine [...]

Walt Disney World will be celebrating spring over the next week at Magic Kingdom and Epcot as part of the next Limited Time Magic. Mr. and Mrs. Bunny have been meeting guests at Magic Kingdom for the past couple of weeks and they’ll continue to do so plus make appearances at Epcot for Spring Fling [...]

As a part of Disney’s Limited Time Magic campaign, Epcot will be hosting a special “Easter Egg” Hunt next week. From March 18 through 24, guests will be able to search for hidden eggs themed to Disney Characters at the park and record their findings on special themed maps. The hunt will take place from [...]

As part of Engineers Week, Raytheon, the company behind the Sum of All Thrills attraction in Innoventions at Epcot, is holding daily hands-on demonstrations teaching just what makes a roller coaster work. Participants will follow the lead of a couple of funny and informative “characters”: Doc Norman Norman, a professor at MathMovesU and Speed, his [...]

The Land of Oz playground, part of the upcoming Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival (March 6-May 19, 2013) has opened early with some some carnival-type games and more. The Land of Oz Garden is a new circus-like play area based on the Disney film Oz The Great and Powerful to be released March 8, [...]

The Voices of Liberty, Disney’s a cappella group that regularly performs in the American Pavilion at Epcot, will put on a special presidential show from Feb. 18 to 24 as part of Disney’s ongoing Limited Time Magic promotion. The presidential shows will be performed in the America Gardens Theatre at Epcot and will not only [...]

The Habit Heroes attraction that opened about a year ago, then quickly closed after controversy over its portrayal of overweight kids, reopened this week with a whole new storyline, characters and games. There’s no more Will Power and Callie Stenics. Say hello to Director Jin and her agents. The walkthrough attraction in Innoventions East is [...]

The Boulangerie Patisserie (bakery) in the France Pavilion at Epcot has moved into a larger space and has been renamed the Les Halles Boulangerie and Patisserie, serving soups, salads, sandwiches, coffees, breads, desserts and more. Let’s take a look. The former site of the bakery is now closed. It is being converted into an ice [...]

IBM has changed up one of their exhibits in Inoventions West at Epcot. The former IBM Smarter Planet and Runtime is gone and in its place is a theater and large touchscreen displays telling about IBM’s past 100 years. The goal of the exhibit is to help guests think about how they can improve the [...]

Starting Jan. 14 2013, and running through the 20th, the Canada Pavillion at Epcot will be hosting a Winter Wonderland as part of Walt Disney World’s second Limited Time Magic celebration. At a location within the pavilion, guests will be able to play in the falling “snow”, and meet and get photos with Disney characters, [...]

The 20th annual Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival will be taking place from March 6 through May 19, 2013. Throughout the 75-day garden party, guests will encounter new topiaries, garden displays, a butterfly house, seminars by HGTV celebrity designers, performances from rockers from the ’60s and ’70s and much more. The festival starts at [...]

Epcot was ablaze in color, music and fun with four different parties on New Year’s Eve. We have a synopsis video here. The night includes two performances of Illuminations: Reflections of Earth. The night starts with fireworks, and then rings in the new year with a thunderous grand finale. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB8hET4NnEU Group dance was lead by [...]

Long-time theme park performer and show developer Ron Scheider has released an autobiography. Entitled, From Dreamer to Dreamfinder: A Life and Lessons Learned in 40 Years Behind a Name Tag, the book is currently available in paperback and ebook formats from all major retailers. Ron is probably best known for bringing to life the beloved character “Dreamfinder” [...]

The newest restaurant in World Showcase at Epcot, Monsieur Paul, is now open. The restaurant, located in Epcot’s France Pavilion, replaces Le Bistro de Paris and will provide guests with a refined, yet casual French dining experience presented by Chef Jerome Bocuse. Jerome is also the owner and operator of two other properties at Epcot: [...]

Test Track is officially open and brings a whole new level of fun to the old track we all know and love. Chevrolet designers and Walt Disney Imagineers bring together a first-of-its-kind multi-sensory virtual experience in automotive design while guests can create their own vehicle in a professional design studio. Chevrolet and Disney tapped their [...]

By Kevin Yee This week we look at the renovated Test Track, now open daily. It’s a reboot of the attraction that changes the entire story and theme, and adds a lot of color to the experience, though the ride vehicles and dynamics are unchanged. We also show the Rapunzel tower newly added to Fantasyland [...]