Tag: EPCOT
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Alfajores – GEEK EATS Disney Recipe for National Cookie Day
Today is National Cookie Day! While every day should be National Cookie Day, December 4th is the date that gets the delineation. There are so many different cookies to find in and around the Disney Parks around the world. Today, a cookie recipe has been shared by Disney from the EPCOT International Festival of the…
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Spaceship Earth Shares the Magic of the Holidays With New “Frozen” Light Show at EPCOT
A new projection show is now lighting up the exterior of Spaceship Earth nightly at EPCOT. This holiday show has the song When We’re Together from Olaf’s Frozen Adventure with accompanying lighting effects on Spaceship Earth and some of the area around it. Daps Magic team member Roger has been at EPCOT this week and took…
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Walt Disney Imagineering Shows More Details of EPCOT’s Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana
Work continues to be done on Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana at EPCOT. Today, Walt Disney Imagineering shared some specific details that will found in this new area when it opens to the public. These details show how Imagineering is incorporating various characters from Moana into the rocks and waterways found in the walkthrough.…
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Check Out the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays Presented by AdventHealth 2022 Foods
EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays Presented by AdventHealth will soon be starting at EPCOT! From November 25th through December 30, 2022, EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays Presented by AdventHealth will be highlighting how holidays are celebrated around the world. This is done through entertainment, holiday storytellers, decorations, merchandise, and of course food! The…
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More Details Released About Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind “Holiday Remix” at EPCOT
More details have been released about Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind “Holiday Remix” that will soon be ringing in the spirit of the season at EPCOT. The new Walt Disney World Resort attraction will begin offering this holiday version of the attraction at EPCOT on November 25 and continue through December 30, 2022. This…
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Day Ten: EPCOT – 24 Days of Thanksgiving
May EPCOT Center entertain, inform and inspire and, above all, may it instill a new sense of belief and pride in man’s ability to shape a world that offers hope to people everywhere.” – Epcot Center Official Dedication, Oct. 24, 1982 There are few places in the world I love more than EPCOT. I am…
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New Disney PhotoPass Holiday Magic Shots Announced for Walt Disney World Resort
One of the fun parts about getting photos taken by Disney PhotoPass is the Magic Shots that can be taken. These are photos that add an element of “magic” into a photograph that wasn’t necessarily there when the initial photograph was taken. In recent years, more and more Magic Shots have been unveiled for Disney…
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Walt Disney Imagineering Shares Progress On World Nature and World Celebration Neighborhoods of EPCOT
Walt Disney Imagineering has shared photos giving an update on the progress that is being made in EPCOT’s neighborhoods of World Nature and World Celebration. The photos show the work being done on these neighborhoods that set to open sometime in late 2023. The photos were shared on social media and show the areas of…
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Dates Announced for 2023 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts
The dates for the 2023 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts have been announced by Walt Disney World Resort. The festival will be returning to EPCOT on January 13th and run through February 20, 2023. According to a post from Disney, the festival is a “global celebration of visual, culinary, and performing arts where guests…
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Figment Ears and Bag Heading to shopDisney!
EPCOT just celebrated its 40th anniversary. With the celebration came quite a range of merchandise for the celebration. More merchandise surrounding EPCOT and its most notable character Figment continues to be released. Today, Disney announced that merchandise based on Figment will be arriving on shopDisney.com tomorrow. The new merchandise will be Figment ears and also…
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EPCOT’s Pretzel Bread Pudding – GEEK EATS Disney Recipe
Think of autumn and October; often, many people will think of Germany and Oktoberfest. This festival generally lasts 16 to 18 days. This year was celebrated from September 17 to October 3, 2022. At EPCOT, however, there is always a reason to celebrate and enjoy the food and beverages that come along with the celebration.…
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The EPCOT Model Trains in the Germany Pavilion
Visit EPCOT and explore World Showcase and eventually one will come across model trains at the Germany pavilion. These miniaturized (that aren’t so tiny) trains and their surroundings bring to life German countryside and town scenes in a way that guests can see up close as they walk around and through the setup. The trains…
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Enjoy 4 Hours of Original EPCOT Entrance Area Music Loop
For EPCOT’s 40th Anniversary, original area music was played at the entrance of EPCOT in front of Spaceship Earth. This music added a healthy dose of nostalgia and was an excellent addition to the day’s celebration. The Daps Magic team sat down and enjoyed this music (while filming) both during the day and at night…
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40 Years of EPCOT – GEEKS CORNER – Episode #628
Welcome to another bicoastal episode of GEEKS CORNER! This week Mr. DAPs is coming from Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort and Caitie from California. This week is dedicated primarily to EPCOT, which celebrated its 40th anniversary on October 1, 2022. Mr. Daps shares about the festivities of the day. This includes a special ceremony, merchandise, foods,…
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Check Out the Full Classic EPCOT Entrance Loop That Was Played for EPCOT’s 40th Anniversary
This weekend, guests who were visiting EPCOT for its 40th anniversary were greeted with classic Epcot Center music from the past. Instead of the normal loop that has been playing as guests walk up to Spaceship Earth from the entrance, music that hearkens back to days gone by in this space was played in the…
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EPCOT Celebrates its 40th Anniversary With Special Event, Ceremony, and Beautiful Beacon of Magic
On this day 40 years ago, what was then known as Epcot Center opened at Walt Disney World Resort. This was a park that celebrated the magic of possibility. Over the next four decades, the park has grown and changed. In fact, it is currently in the midst of a massive transformation. However, it celebrates…
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Walt Disney World Releases Theme Park and Disney Springs Hours for Phased Reopening
After being closed for two days due to the impact of Hurricane Ian, the parks and Disney Springs will be reopening on Friday, September 30, 2022. The reopening will be different than normal operating days. There is a longer early entry time for guests of the Walt Disney World Resort and then all guests can…
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Disney’s DuckTales World Showcase Adventure Arriving at EPCOT Before End of the Year
Disney’s DuckTales World Showcase Adventure will be arriving at EPCOT before the end of the year it was confirmed today. Announced initially in December 2019, not a lot had been heard about it recently leading many to believe that the project might be canceled. This, however, changed this morning when Kartika Rodriguez, Vice President, EPCOT…
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Disney Unveils EPCOT’s 40th Anniversary Merchandise
On October 1, 2022, EPCOT will be celebrating its 40th anniversary, Today, Disney previewed merchandise that will be available for this celebration. The collection will launch on October 1, 2022 at Creations Shop at EPCOT. Some items will also be arriving on shopDisney.com. Additional items will be released throughout the month. The collection also features…
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What If Ghost Peppers? – GEEKS CORNER – Episode #626
Welcome to GEEKS CORNER! This week, there is a lot of fun to be had! The GEEKS talk about the new show. First off, Eudora’s Chic Boutique featuring Tiana’s Gourmet Secrets is now open in New Orleans Square at Disneyland. The GEEKS talk about this new location and other things coming that are connect to…
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D23 Announces Gold Member Event to Celebrate EPCOT 40th Anniversary
D23 has announced a special Gold Member-only event on October 1, 2022 to celebrate EPCOT’s 40th Anniversary. The event begins at 7:30 AM, allowing D23 Gold Members to start EPCOT’s big day off in the right way. The event includes time to shop the EPCOT 40th Anniversary merchandise at Creations Shop, a continental breakfast D23…
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EPCOT – Celebrating 40 Years of Inspiration, Imagination, and Possibility
On October 1, 1982, EPCOT Center opened its gates for the first time. Originally pitched by Walt Disney as the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow, EPCOT Center has always been about imagination, innovation, and the possibility of a better tomorrow. This was something Walt Disney was very excited about. During a video shot to share…
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Disney Cultural Representatives Return to EPCOT’s World Showcase
One of the most magical parts of EPCOT’s World Showcase is back. The Disney Cultural Representative program has begun to bring back cast members from around the globe to World Showcase’s 11 pavilions. These new cast members represent these 11 countries and bring to life the culture of each pavilion. This brings to life the…
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Disney Provides Update on Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana at EPCOT
Things continue to move forward in the transformation of EPCOT. Today, Disney Parks Blog shared a look at the progress being made on Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana. The EPCOT attraction is starting to come together with details being added. The team from Walt Disney Imagineering and a crew of artisans have begun to…