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- 10:35am - We returned from our round trip Disney Skyliner flight, visited the ticket window to get our passes, went to guest relations to sort out a problem with our passes and now are ready to start our morning in the park.
- The Harmonious Barges had 50th anniversary graphics to the screens.
- On the far shore of World Showcase Lagoon you could see the line for Frozen. It was showing as over an hour already in the app and we were only 7 minutes into the early entry period.
- Passing by Canada.
- The music decorations of the Hawaiian festival marketplace made me ready to visit Aulani.
- Since my last visit EPCOT has received updated trashcan designs.
- A picnic area with minimal shade.
- The EPCOT Christmas Tree
- World Celebration construction continues with most of the central spine of the park still behind walls and not accessible.
- Imagination this morning, only missing a Monorail (really wish the app would show the location of them).
- Looking across World Celebration the new dining location is moving along.
- Living with the Land does not open until 11am with the park.
- The Disney Genie service is available and Lightning Lanes have replaced FastPass+ return queues. I did not plan to pay for the service so I would not be using them this visit.
- Soarin' was nearing an hour when I reached the entrance. Which was longer than my patience so we skipped it and waited for Living to open (which turned out not to happen due to a problem).
- As we were leaving noticed the Awesome Planet movie was about to start so headed there as my first attraction of the visit.
- Decided to eat an early lunch since it was not crowded and we had no where to be. So this was my lunch view today.
- Back outside, another look across the construction area. This portion of the building will house the Connections Café and Eatery.
- A closer look.
- Joy was out but you needed a telephoto lens to see her..
- Next up Journey into Imagination with Figment.
- No need for Lightning Lane as it was a 5 minute wait.
- Figment is wearing his holiday sweater.
- No activity in much of the Imageworks this morning.
- Merchandise featuring Figment in his holiday sweater.
- World Celebration Construction from a different angle.
- Concrete for the Journey of Water attraction attraction.
- The jumping fountains were slightly off target this morning splashing a bit.
- A sign of the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays.
- A new popcorn kiosk opened along with the Creations Shop earlier this year.
- This is my first visit and look around the Creations Shop.
- The inside of the store is very open feeling with the large windows and minimal interior walls/columns.
- Mickey Mouse statues near one set of registers.
- There are some minimal Christmas decorations throughout.
- Half of the breezeway is open. Here is looking to the north where the new quick service location and Starbucks will be.
- A new Club Cool is open, it faces Test Track now.
- The former temporary MouseGear store is currently being worked on. They are adding the large windows and a curve to the building to match the rest of it.
- The curve is being restored to the building. This was cut out when Innoventions moved into the space in the 90s.
- The walls are pushed back and some walkways and garden space are available now.
- Guardians of the Galaxy construction continues as the former Universe of Energy is converted to the new load/unload area.
- Mission Space
- Monorail Gold has a partial wrap to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney World.
- Decided to give Test Track a try via the single rider line.
- There were a fair amount of guests but it moved really fast. I was exiting the gift shop about 20 minutes after entering the queue.
- Figment with a Monorail - The first Disney Fab 50 Character statue. There are 50 of these statues total between the four parks celebrating the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney World.
- Pua & Heihei from Moana
- Heihei
- Rocket Racoon and Baby Groot from Guardians of the Galaxy.
- Miguel and Dante from Coco
- A closer look at Miguel
- Olaf and Bruni from Frozen II.
- Joyful! A Celebration of the Season performing on the stage near World Showcase with the Harmonious barges looming in the background.
- The EPCOT Christmas Tree
- Canadian Holiday Voyageurs
- Alice was out visiting guests in the United Kingdom.
- Carol the EPCOT Pianist performing in the United Kingdom.
- A wider look at the garden area of the United Kingdom.
- Some EPCOT wait times at 2:24pm
- A Friendship boat arriving at the International Gateway.
- Remy greeting guests in France.
- Le Creperie de Paris outside counter had a line around the corner. Some of the group stopped for ice cream. After waiting they learned they were out of chocolate though.
- While the group was in line I took a look around the area, my first.
- The merchandise kiosk was covered and not in use today.
- A couple modest Christmas decorations in the area.
- The extended outdoor queue was not in use. The attraction is accessible via boarding group or Individual Lightning Lane purchase today.
- The attraction was down when I walked by so no groups on the sign.
- The wine kiosk along World Showcase Lagoon was being worked on and not open today.
- The Morocco marketplace was also closed.
- There is an Olaf hunt available in World Showcase. I spotted this Olaf on the sign for the Candlelight Processional at the American Adventure.
- Tonight's narrator is Alton Fitzgerald White.
- World Showcase felt busy for a Tuesday at 3:10pm.
- Can you spot Olaf in this picture? This marketplace is new since my last visit.
- Passing by the trains near Germany.
- A healthy wait in Germany.
- Noticed the Photo Spot signs now have PhotoPass on them instead of a sponsor.
- Spotted another Olaf in Mexico.
- A wider view of Olaf to give a sense of scale.
- Stopped by the EPCOT Experience to see if there was anything new.
- Making my way out of t he park.
- Time for a round trip on the Monorail to get a better view of the construction.
- Passing through the Transportation and Ticket Center the Resort and Express Monorails were both parked and not available to guests. Both lines were closed for several hours due to a switch issue today.
- Passing back over the entrance to EPCOT
- The walkway near guest relations on the east side of World Celebration.
- You can see some curbs taking shape and a lot of equipment and material staged in the area.
- Continuing on to the Connections Café and Eatery.
- On the west side work for the Journey of Water attraction is underway.
- Back at the EPCOT front entrance.
- Walking the EPCOT tram route.
- Speaking of trams, they were parked on the far side of the parking lot and are scheduled to return to service in 2022.
- That wraps up part 2 of today. Part 3 will take a quick stop at the Boardwalk then back to EPCOT for the evening.
- Walking the EPCOT tram route.
- Speaking of trams, they were parked on the far side of the parking lot and are scheduled to return to service in 2022.