Starting on June 1 and running until July 8, 2012, Epcot will host Brave – The Highland Games Tournament. Young guests will be able to become immersed in the world of the Disney•Pixar movie, Brave, with fun activities, a playground, sand sculptures, and more. The interactive area will feature: Games like archery, Mini Caber Toss, Cake Toss and [...]

Merida, the heroine of Disney-Pixar’s upcoming movie Brave has been spotted at Epcot, meeting a few guests before she moves to her new area in the Magic Kingdom. Here’s a look: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdTefwS039U Although you may spot Merida at Epcot for now, in a couple of weeks she’ll start appearing in the Fairytale Garden in Fantasyland, [...]

The Tutto Gusto Wine Cellar officially opened in the Italy pavilion at Epcot today. The new wine bar is a space that was “discovered” as Tutto Italia restaurant was being remodeled (Tutto Italia also reopened today). The new location features many wines and small plates of food. Tutto Gusto Wine Cellar offers a variety of [...]

Get ready to rock and roll as seven of the most popular tribute bands are set to perform this summer at Epcot. The annual Sounds Like Summer concert series will be held from June 10 to July 28. Seven tribute bands will recreate classic hits from musical icons under the stars. Concerts, which are included [...]

As part of this morning’s “What’s New, What’s Next” presentation at Walt Disney World, Imagineers revealed a closer look at the new design that is coming to the updated version of Test Track. The new design will be presented by Chevrolett. The new experiences in Test Track will begin in an interactive queue, filled with [...]

A new home tour has opened in Innoventions East at Epcot. The Vision House, presented by Green Builder Media, highlights the “green” home, and shows off many now available products that will help save energy and protect the enviroment. The purpose of the Vision House, which opened on Earth Day 2012, is to present green [...]

Epcot’s Test Track attraction is now closed for refurbishment until this fall 2012. To help fill the void of the popular attraction, Disney has added an A cappella group that is performing multiple times daily outside the construction walls. Here’s a sampler of the some of the songs the “Test Track All Stars” perform: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vY5AjWmw8Z8 [...]

This Earth Day (April 22, 2012), Green Builder Media’s Vision House will debut in Innoventions at Epcot. This new exhibit will educate visitors on the benefits of green homes and offer sustainable living ideas to enhance their daily lives. The exhibit is replacing the House of Innoventions. “The purpose of the Vision House in Innoventions [...]

Kim Possible fans will want to head to Epcot before this summer. That’s when the Kim Possible World Showcase Adventure will be turned over to Agent P of Phineas & Ferb fame. It’s been a rumor that the Kim Possible game, based on the canceled Disney Channel television show, would be changed over to the [...]

The 19th Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival will begin March 7 and end on May 20. This year’s floral icon will be an eight-foot-tall floral Sorcerer Mickey topiary. Above the park’s front-entrance topiary bed, the commanding Sorcerer Mickey will direct the manicured shapes of dancing broomsticks, buckets, mushrooms, hippos, alligators and elephants straight from [...]

In the middle of Central Florida swamplands and ranch property, Walt Disney aspired to build the greatest American city ever conceived – Epcot. While Disney would die before realizing this epic achievement, he still left behind the blueprint for one of the boldest and most unique projects ever proposed on American soil. Walt and the [...]

Disney and General Motors have renewed a multi-year agreement and will be reimagining the Test Track attraction at Epcot. After a refurbishment, this fall guests will design custom Chevrolet vehicles and test out their design on the test track. As part of the redesign, the focus of the attraction will be on Chevy and on [...]

New Year’s Eve at Epcot is always a blast! This year there were four DJ parties, two fireworks shows and one enormous park-wide party! Let’s start with a highlights video: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OCFszo57SE It’s a very busy day, and the space near the monorail station becomes the “Journey Grass” parking lot. Additional grassy areas are also used [...]

Here’s a quick photo update to show what New Year’s Eve preparations were in progress on Dec. 30, 2011. The Magic Kingdom celebrates New Year’s two nights in a row. Above is the stage in China at Epcot, prepared for the party. The party stage is where the acrobats normally perform, so they move …

The Epcot front entrance garden is always changing to match the season or featured event at the park. This photo shows the garden at its peak during the Flower and Garden Festival. But do you remember when when there was still danger of frost and this garden planting had some cold weather flowers? Note also [...]

The Katsura Grill opened this week at the Japan pavilion, after a refurbishment that began in August. This used to be called Yakitori House. The new theme is the strolling gardens at the Katsura Imperial Villa outside Kyoto, Japan. In these photos the bright white rock looks like a dusting of snow. These exterior benches are [...]

Three stars recently took some time off to visit Walt Disney World for the holidays: Actress and activist Maria Bello, above, who stars as Detective Jane Timoney on the NBC crime drama Prime Suspect, posed with Duffy the Disney Bear on Nov. 25, 2011 in front of the holiday tree at Epcot. Bello also is [...]

 The Osborne Lights are normally seen during the holiday season at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.  What if Epcot was decorated like the Osborne Lights? This parody video takes an imaginative look at a dream. You might be surprised to see who’s dreaming this dream … httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUxrz-YZtzA If you enjoyed that video, you might like to take [...]

The Raytheon Company is introducing a new component to their Epcot ride, Sum of all Thrills, which allows you to design a ride online at home. The virtual reality experience teaches kids (and adults) how to build a roller coaster by using math. Math and science are intergraded into an online game that allows students [...]

Walt Disney World will soon be adorned in holiday décor. Each theme park and resort will have a holiday glow. Here is a list of what to expect from Disney’s holiday events. Magic Kingdom Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party The “Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmastime Parade” will star Santa Claus, gingerbread men, marching soldiers, and [...]