Step Back in Time: EPCOT’s World of Motion
(This week's blog is written by Joe Gallagher from Magic Timeline Maps. You can read his full article in the Summer issue of Celebrations!) Let's take a trip back in time to the early years of EPCOT and specifically, World Discovery. Prior to EPCOT's recent...
Clap Your Hands and Stomp Your Feet, the Country Bear Musical Jamboree is here!
In case you haven't heard, it's time to dust off your cowboy hats and clap your paws, because the updated Country Bear Musical Jamboree has now arrived at the Magic Kingdom! The new boot-stompin’, knee-slappin' show debuted on July 17, but its origins go all the way...
10 of Our Favorite Disney Parades From Years Past
There’s just something magical about a parade, especially when it’s happening in Walt Disney World. The music, pageantry, and interactions between the crowd and performers make the air hum with a contagious sense of joy. Over the five decades that Walt Disney World...
Exploring the Other Water Features in the Imagination Pavilion
One of the first things you encounter when you approach the Imagination Pavilion in EPCOT is the famous Upside-Down Waterfall. For anyone seeing it for the first time, it certainly makes a great first impression. "Oooh, a waterfall!" you might say. But then you...
Celebrate Independence Day at Walt Disney World
With the Fourth of July right around the corner, we though we'd share some of the patriotic celebrations that Walt Disney World has in store for the Independence Day celebrations ahead! We're going to grab a hot dog at Casey's Corner to get started, so now that we're...
10 Things You May Not Know About Dreamfinder
1. Before There Was Dreamfinder... Before he came up with the idea for the Dreamfinder, Tony Baxter (who oversaw the design of the Imagination Pavilion) had previously proposed the creation of two characters, the Landkeeper and Poseidon, who would serve as guides for...
CommuniCore Hall Opens in EPCOT
On June 10, the last construction wall finally came down at EPCOT, completing the park’s years-long extensive reimagining. At long last, you can now stroll through the fully transformed EPCOT, including the new CommuniCore Hall and CommuniCore Plaza, which is now...
The Secret Behind the Leaping Fountains at the Imagination Pavilion
When Disney's Imagineers began designing the park that would become EPCOT, they approached it with a different sort of vision that had previously been used in Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom. Both parks focused on distinct lands, with every one themed uniquely to...
10 Things You May Not Know About Mushu
1. In early drafts of Mulan, Mulan's companions were going to be two reptilian creatures, not dragons. As the story continued to be developed, it was clear that two sidekicks were too many. The character was then morphed into a two-headed dragon, although this dragon...
Disney Dreams That Soar Debuts at Disney Springs
The tradition of nighttime fireworks displays goes back to the earliest days of Walt Disney World (and Disneyland too!). There's just something extra magical about ending that perfect day in the parks with a breathtaking display of fireworks and music...especially...