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- 9:54am - Flying over France on my way to the International Gateway at EPCOT on the Disney Skyliner.
- 10:01am - Strolling through the United Kingdom
- The Luminous barges were left out overnight.
- Renovation work going on in Canada. The walkway is blocked at the store entrance.
- On the back side of the building work is going on.
- The wall is at the top of the steps so you can walk up and get a nice view of the area at the deadend.
- Looks like a new set of doors or windows being added. Disney has not announced the project yet. Speculation ranges from a lounge to DVC location.
- A closer look.
- The Le Cellier Menu
- A better view of the benches I mentioned the other day.
- 10:19am - Decided to visit Journey Into Imagination. It was posted at 10 minutes
- 10:23am - Boarding, so a 4 minute wait
- Figment in his holiday sweater
- Video: Figment in his holiday sweater
- Figment meeting guests
- Why does Figment on the merchandise look so different?
- Spotted Olaf near the restrooms.
- Forces of Nature is still performing in World Celebration Gardens
- 11:01am - A 40 minute wait posted for the Seas with Nemo and Friends. Both the return and regular queues looked backed up.
- I walked into the Seabase instead.
- The dolphins have moved out and other fish have moved in.
- A new Manatee since my last visit
- Of course the manatee swam backstage as I arrived.
- Displays featuring the Ocean Explorers series from National Geographic
- Some of the tanks featured Christmas decorations.
- A holiday village for the cuttlefish
- Moana out greeting guests near her attraction
- Walt was sitting by himself this morning.
- Looking into World Celebration Gardens
- At Creations Annual Passholders could pick up a recipe card. The line was long so I skipped it for now.
- Figment in Creations
- You can buy his sweater.
- Walking by Test Track, they are working on the track and entrance in preparation for reopening in 2025.
- The new entrance structure taking shape
- A corvette on display
- Mission Space
- This kiosk is not open this season.
- Temporary supports in place as they work on the track.
- A platform for moving items in and out of the show building.
- Santa was not out when we walked by.
- There was a queue waiting for him
- Passing by Mexico
- A good size line at this kiosk for mid day.
- Visiting China
- Stopped by the Shanghai Disney Resort exhibit.
- Zootopia has a display case sharing some items from the new land.
- Mulan greeting guests nearby.
- Italy and the American Adventure across the lagoon.
- Near Germany
- Tanzhaus Johann performing in Germany
- Video: A couple clips of Tanzhaus Johann performing. Their set included a mix of Disney, Christmas and German music.
- The nutcracker does not make appearances this year but the scroll is out
- Spotted another Olaf
- One of the trains has a Christmas wrap this year.
- La Befana in Italy
- Gondolas docked near Italy
- Cast members working on Luminous infrastructure
- 1:13pm - Visiting the American Adventure ahead of the 1:30pm Voices of Liberty performance.
- The lobby features artwork by President George W. Bush.
- The Voices of Liberty Dickens Carolers
- Video: The Voices of Liberty Dickens Carolers performing in the American Adventure at EPCOT
- The curtain was drawn on the emergency exit
- 2:37pm - Guests in line for the 5:00pm Candlelight. This is the dining package queue.
- 2:47pm - Passing by the Skyliner on my way back to the Beach Club.