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Since it seems like there may be a fair bit of WDW coming out this weekend, might as well give it it's own thread.

From last night's preview event ... and I LOVE these posters!!

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New Epcot attractions posters, new logo unveiled at the D23 Expo preview

IN DISNEY, EPCOT, WALT DISNEY WORLD

Posted on  by Becky Burkett
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Credit: Bailee Abell / Inside the Magic

Disney has just revealed some of the all-new posters for Walt Disney World’s Epcot at D23 Expo. The posters, created by pop-culture artists Eric Tan and Stacey Aoyama, are now on display at D23 Expo. Let’s take a closer look!

Tan, who has been a designer for Disney Consumer Products for over 15 years as has his wife,created these vividly-colored posters that depict many of Epcot’s attractions from days gone by that are no longer at the park, such as Norway’s Maelstrom, Kitchen Karbaret, Communicore, Wonders of Life, and the Universe of Energy attraction that was recently reimagined to make room for the Guardians of the Galaxy attraction.

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Credit: Bailee Abell / Inside the Magic

Other Epcot attractions posters by Tan and Aoyama on display tonight at the D23 Expofeature current attractions at the park, such as Turtle Talk with Crush, Frozen Ever After, and the Gran Fiesta Tour starring the Three Caballeros. Other current experiences depicted in the posters include the soon-to-be extinct Illuminations nighttime show and the Seas with Nemo and Friends attraction in Future World.

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Credit: Bailee Abell / Inside the Magic

Even more of the new Epcot attraction posters that celebrate the future of the park are also on display. The artwork in these posters makes the future seem like it’s right around the corner. One of the vibrant posters depicts the new Ratatouille-themed attraction soon to open at the France pavilion on the World Showcase.

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Credit: Bailee Abell / Inside the Magic

In the photos, you’ll notice a few spots that read “Revealing Sunday” and it’s those blank spots that have us most excited. We will have to wait until the end of the Expo to see what’s depicted in those spots as coming attractions.

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In this photo, you can see the first attraction that was revealed. It’s a brand-new experience called Journey of Water, and as you can see the poster and the attraction are inspired by Disney’s Moana.You can also see Epcot’s new logo at the bottom of each poster. The logo was also revealed at the D23 Expo preview.

 
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Credit: Bailee Abell / Inside the Magic

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And for anyone wanting to follow the live stream stuff...

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Livestream the Magic of D23 Expo 2019

By D23 Expo Team

Live in a galaxy far, far away and can’t make it to Anaheim for D23 Expo 2019? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered, because this year we’re livestreaming directly from the Anaheim Convention Center to a mobile device near you! Click here to visit our livestream page.

D23 Expo Schedule

Select panels on all three days of Expo will be available for your enjoyment through our social media channels. So be sure to save the dates—and times—and follow us on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, or right here on D23.com where you can witness your favorite stars become Disney Legends, get a super look at Marvel Comics’ 80th anniversary, and see exactly what goes into making the magic of Disney stories, and more. And, make sure you tune in early before each panel for our D23 Expo Live pre-show!

2019 Disney Legends Ceremony
Since 1987, The Walt Disney Company has honored as Disney Legends those special few who embody the Company’s unique creative spirit best personified by its founders. Once again, for the sixth time in the 30 plus-year history of the Disney Legends program, the induction ceremony, hosted by Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger, will take place at D23 Expo. This year, we honor Christina Aguilera, Wing T. Chao, Robert Downey Jr., Jon Favreau, James Earl Jones, Bette Midler, Kenny Ortega, Barnette Ricci, Robin Roberts, Diane Sawyer, Ming-Na Wen, and Hans Zimmer.

Behind the Art of Disney Costuming
Celebrate the imagination, passion and attention to detail invested in each Disney costume! Go behind the scenes on the Expo show floor with the team that crafted the dazzling new Walt Disney Archives exhibit and its accompanying coffee-table book.

WOMEN OF IMPACT: Meet the Nat Geo Explorers Changing the World
Meet the extraordinary women on the front lines of exploration, conservation and storytelling. They pilot submarines, get up close with lions, tigers, and bears—and even breakdance! See what it takes to become the next game-changing Explorer! 

Marvel Comics: Marvel’s 80th Anniversary
Marvel Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski and Executive Editor Tom Brevoort take you through the amazing, incredible, and uncanny history of Marvel Comics! Get the inside scoop on the House of Ideas—from Captain America to Captain Marvel!

Heroines of the Disney Galaxies Presented by BoxLunch
Join Ashley Eckstein and some very special guests for a celebration of some of the most inspiring and empowering female characters from the worlds of Disney, Marvel, Lucasfilm and more!

The Art of Disney Storytelling
John Stamos and Caitlin McHugh Stamos host a panel of master storytellers—including Disney Legends Tony Baxter and Floyd Norman, Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Paul Briggs (head of story, Frozen and Big Hero 6), and legendary producer Don Hahn—discuss Walt Disney’s impact on their careers and the entertainment industry, highlighting the ways they leverage those lessons to spark creativity today.

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From WDWMagic, with more info about the Moana attraction. 

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PHOTOS - Epcot's new central spine design revealed in new concept art

Epcot new central spine concept art
 

Future World as we know it will be gone, and will be replaced with three “neighborhoods” - World Nature, World Discovery and World Celebration.

At the center, Innoventions West will be completely removed, and in its place will be a new meet and greet building to replace Character Spot, a large multi-level festival center complete with rooftop bar and lounge, and a walk-through garden area with an elaborate water feature called 'Journey of Water Inspired by Moana.'

On the other side, the existing eastern buildings will remain, but with extensive remodeling, and will become home to a quick service restaurant, an expanded Mouse Gear, the relocated Starbucks and Club Cool, and a couple of smaller Food and Beverage offerings including the much-talked about Beer Garden.

As you can see from the artwork, the new central area to be much more landscape heavy with trees and gardens replacing much of the existing concrete. Winding pathways will replace the main central guest corridor.

 

Article Posted: Aug 23, 2019 / 3:05am ET

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Disney Parks Blog official...

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Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Shares First of Many Exciting Announcements to Be Unveiled at D23 Expo 2019

Thomas Smith

by Thomas Smith, Editorial Content Director, Disney Parks

As many of you know, this weekend’s D23 Expo 2019 will showcase dozens of exclusive reveals and announcements for Disney parks and resorts across the globe.  And to kick things off, Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Chairman Bob Chapek shared exciting news from Anaheim tonight as a preview of what’s to come this weekend! 

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An all-new Star Wars vacation experience is coming to Walt Disney World Resort! 

Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser will be a new, first-of-its-kind vacation experience where guests will check in for a two-night adventure aboard a glamorous starship.  Once onboard, guests will interact with characters and become active participants in stories that unfold around them on their galactic journey. 

Inside the Disney Parks “Imagining Tomorrow, Today” pavilion at D23 Expo, visitors will be able to see a new model and incredible visuals of the starcruiser – called the Halcyon

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Also at Walt Disney World Resort, we’ve got big plans for our multi-year transformation of Epcot, with new experiences that will make the park more Disney, more family, more timeless and more relevant to the millions of guests who visit each year.

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The reinvention of Epcot will include Journey of Water, Inspired by “Moana.” This first-ever experience based on the Walt Disney Animation Studios hit film, “Moana,” will let guests interact with magical, living water in a beautiful and inspiring setting.

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And this October, guests will be able to visualize all of the exciting plans for Epcot at a new experience center in the Odyssey Events Pavilion, called Walt Disney Imagineering presents the Epcot Experience. Inside this first-of-its-kind offering within a Disney park, guests will discover engaging and interactive exhibits that allow you to step inside the relentless innovation, energy and excitement and see some never-before-revealed details driving the future of Epcot all throughout this unprecedented period of transformation.

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At Disney California Adventure and Disneyland Paris, we’ve already shared updates that we’re building immersive Super Hero themed lands. Today, we’re thrilled to announce these fantastic lands will be called Avengers Campus.

When guests visit Avengers Campus, they will become part of an interconnected, global story that spans from California to Paris to Hong Kong with the Avengers recruiting new extraordinary people to join them. 

Inside our pavilion at D23 Expo, guests will be able to see an in-story experience where they’ll learn why the Avengers are building these campuses. And on Sunday, we’ll share more details about what our guests will be able to experience when they open. 

The pavilion will also feature many of the attractions and lands coming to our sites around the world including TRON Lightcycle Run coming to Magic Kingdom Park, as well as additional expansions in Tokyo and Hong Kong. Here’s a quick look inside:

If you’re excited about today’s announcements, the best is still to come! 

On Sunday, August 25, we’ll be sharing more details on today’s stories as well as minute-by-minute updates on all of the news from the Disney Parks, Experiences and Products presentation at D23 Expo 2019 right here on the Disney Parks Blog. Tune in here – your source for official announcements from Disney Parks, Experiences and Products. 

Our Blog coverage begins at 10:30 a.m. PT / 1:30 p.m. ET from the special Hall D23 presentation.

You can also keep up with our coverage at @DisneyParks on Twitter and by following DisneyD23 onTwitter, Facebook, Instagram using the hashtag #D23Expo.

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Straight from the Mouse's mouth...

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New Details Shared on Highly Anticipated Experiences Coming to Walt Disney World Resort

Thomas Smith

by Thomas Smith, Editorial Content Director, Disney Parks

The 50th Anniversary of Walt Disney World Resort will be one of the biggest ever! We’re extending the celebration to all four Resort theme parks with amazing attraction openings, new entertainment, food and beverage, merchandise and more. 

And today at D23 Expo 2019, Disney Parks, Experiences and Consumer Products Chairman Bob Chapek unveiled new details on some exciting guest offerings coming to the Walt Disney World Resort for the 50th Anniversary and beyond.  

Here’s a roundup of what’s to come:

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An all-new Star Wars vacation experience is coming to the Walt Disney World Resort!  

Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser will be a new, first-of-its-kind vacation experience where guests will check in for a two-night adventure aboard a glamorous starship. Once onboard, guests will interact with characters and become active participants in stories that unfold around them on their galactic journey.

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At Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, both children and adults will have the opportunity to face off against a training remote while wielding a lightsaber like Luke Skywalker did as he was learning to use The Force. For more details, visit our Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser story from D23 Expo.     

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Also at Walt Disney World Resort, we’ve got big plans for our multi-year transformation of Epcot, with new experiences that will make the park more Disney, more family, more timeless and more relevant to the millions of guests who visit each year.  

The park will be unified with four neighborhoods that each celebrate a unique aspect of what makes Epcot so special. Where Future World currently stands, three new neighborhoods will spring up: World Celebration, World Discovery and World Nature. And World Showcase will continue to celebrate culture, cuisine, architecture and traditions from around the world.

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At World Celebration in Epcot, Spaceship Earth will remain the park’s grand icon but the journey will be transformed with new scenes reflecting the universal nature of the human experience. A new guide and all new narration will focus on the storytelling that brings people together.

World Celebration in Epcot will also feature breathtaking views at Dreamers Point, lush gardens, a wishing tree, an interactive new fountain and a new statue celebrating the legacy of the original dreamer, Walt Disney.

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A new pavilion at World Celebration will be the home base for Epcot’s signature festivals, providing a stunning view of World Showcase and an ideal spot to witness the park’s nighttime spectacular. This three level structure will have one of the most remarkable designs at any Disney park.

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At the World Discovery neighborhood in Epcot, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind will feature the first reverse launch into space! The thrilling, family-friendly attraction will feature a never-before-seen storytelling coaster that rotates to focus on the action – wherever it may be.  

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Also, an expansion of the Mission: SPACE pavilion, the new restaurant Space 220, will open this winter as an out-of-this-world culinary experience with the celestial panorama of a space station, including daytime and nighttime views of Earth from 220 miles up.

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In World Showcase, we’ll welcome the first attraction inspired by Mary Poppins in Cherry Tree Lane, which will join the United Kingdom pavilion as an entirely new neighborhood!

In the China pavilion, “Wondrous China” will take guests on a spectacular journey across China, filmed and presented in a completely seamless 360-degree digital format.

The film “Canada Far and Wide in Circle-Vision 360” will debut in January 2020 in the Canada pavilion with new scenes and a new story.  

The France pavilion will offer even more for guests to discover, including a new “Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along” in January 2020. And in summer 2020, the much-anticipated attraction Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure will open, as well as a delicious new restaurant called La Crêperie de Paris. 

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In World Nature, The reinvention of Epcot will include Journey of Water, Inspired by “Moana.”  This first-ever experience inspired by the Walt Disney Animation Studios’ hit film will let guests interact with magical, living water in a beautiful and inspiring setting. 

And the Land pavilion’s new film “Awesome Planet,” which showcases the spectacular beauty, diversity, and dynamic story of the planet in World Nature, will begin welcoming guests in January 2020. 

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And following the limited time run of Epcot Forever at Epcot, a new nighttime spectacular called  HarmonioUS will be the largest ever created for a Disney park. It will celebrate how the music of Disney inspires people the world over. 

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At D23 Expo, we shared a first look at the newly themed Chinese Theater that will be home to Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway when it opens at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in spring 2020.  

This first major Mickey-themed ride-through attraction will put you inside the wacky and unpredictable world of a Mickey Mouse cartoon short where anything can happen! 

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And planned to debut in late 2020, Disney Genie will be a revolutionary new digital offering to enhance the way guests plan for and experience a trip to Walt Disney World Resort. 

Disney Genie will make planning easier and more fun by providing guests customized itineraries geared to princesses, thrill seekers, foodies, families and more. Guests will even be able to tell Disney Genie what they want to experience, and it will quickly evaluate millions of options to present them with an optimal day.

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Reflections: A Disney Lakeside Lodge, will be a unique hotel and proposed Disney Vacation Club resort inspired by the wonders of nature and artistry of Walt Disney.  

Also, at Magic Kingdom Park, the TRON attraction will be called TRON Lightcycle Run. As regular readers know, this attraction lets riders board a train of two-wheeled Lightcycles and experience the energy, lights and excitement of TRON’s high-tech universe. 

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And for the first time, Walt Disney Imagineering and Walt Disney Animation Studios have joined forces with Cirque du Soleil to create a show that will combine Disney storytelling and heart with Cirque du Soleil’s signature artistry. Previews will begin March 20, 2020, leading up to the world premiere on April 17.

As you can see, it’s going to be one of the most extraordinary periods of growth and expansion in the history of the Walt Disney World Resort! Keep checking the Disney Parks Blog for future updates on today’s news and more.

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On 8/25/2019 at 3:50 PM, BradyBzLyn...Mo said:

At the World Discovery neighborhood in Epcot, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind will feature the first reverse launch into space! The thrilling, family-friendly attraction will feature a never-before-seen storytelling coaster that rotates to focus on the action – wherever it may be.  

The story telling and car rotation sounds a lot like what Universal does with their Escape From Gringotts coaster which is good in my mind.

I also like the idea roof top bar. Hopefully it will be open to patrons for the fireworks similar to the California Grill.  

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