Journey of Water featuring Moana coming to Epcot

[doctornick]

Looks like a CM in costume to me

Could it be possible that this could be something like a cultural representative from Polynesia or an educational station (like Wilderness Explorers or what you find in a science museum) with someone talking about the water cycle or something tangential to that?

They have little stations inside the animal trails at DAK and it kind of reminds me of that.

 

[Tonto]

Because everything must now appeal to the MK crowd, only.

(except with alcohol added, of course!)

No because people like different things.

 

[Castle Cake Apologist]

Close up of Moana PhotoPass M&G (presumably)...

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I'm pretty sure that's not Moana.

 

[Casper Gutman]

I don’t think that’s Moana, but I also think the chances that this is an elaborate queue for a Moana meet-and-greet are very high. Otherwise, what is it? With one entrance and one exit exploration becomes tricky. I don’t see any instructional signs or other evidence of edutainment content.

Honestly, this is one of the rare cases where the release of concept art has made things LESS clear.

 

[JustInTime]

I think it looks nice.

 

[Monorail_Red_77]

To me the covered area center bottom area of the concept art looks like it will be a splash pad type area. Covered by tarps of course.

 

[Crazydisneyfanluke]

Keep in mind this is an artist's rendering that can change and/or not be accurate....

Here's the path of JoW. Circled are the two Moana bits. The icon of the Heart of TeFiti, and a Moana M&G with PhotoPass under a ceremonial tent, which looks like the only actual splash pad with jets shooting up.

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Is it really going to be a closed loop?

I really expected it to have multiple entrances and exits. Not one of each

 

[MisterPenguin]

Is it really going to be a closed loop?

I really expected it to have multiple entrances and exits. Not one of each

We don't know for sure. Artist renderings are... fluid.

 

[No Name]

Based on the absence of World Bold for the name Journey of Water in the aerial map they released, I would assume this’ll have no connection to the center.

 

[Disney4Lyfe]

I asked earlier.

Is there any idea when even a small part of the center of the park will be accessible again?

 

[MisterPenguin]

I asked earlier.

Is there any idea when even a small part of the center of the park will be accessible again?

2023

 

[Disney4Lyfe]

2023

Shoot. That’s an off year for my family. Going to the Bahamas instead! Maybe 2024 then.

 

[networkpro]

Could it be possible that this could be something like a cultural representative from Polynesia or an educational station (like Wilderness Explorers or what you find in a science museum) with someone talking about the water cycle or something tangential to that?

They have little stations inside the animal trails at DAK and it kind of reminds me of that.

It could be a CM with a photovoltaic panel splitting hydrogen and oxygen from water to power the friendship boats, or they could be summoning Mothra.

 

[Naplesgolfer]

Will the water garden walk thru have cast at the entrance metering people in ? Would they put this on Genie + , just for capacity ??? I Hope not.

 

[doctornick]

Will the water garden walk thru have cast at the entrance metering people in ? Would they put this on Genie + , just for capacity ??? I Hope not.

Anything is possible, but I'm expecting this to be an at your own pace type walkthrough more akin to the animal trails at DAK or Swiss Family Treehouse than anything else.

 

[SilentWindODoom]

I don't think that's supposed to be Moana.

That doesn't mean she won't be in there, but if she is, then it's just a meet and greet with a really nice queue because it will be full of people waiting in line to meet her. It won't be something people can just casually explore.

I honestly don't think they're going to have a live meet and greet there, but I also can't say I'd be shocked if they did.

EDIT: They've never suggested there would be one, have they?

Is the suggestion not that that's the cast member handling people coming in/taking photos while Moana is under the awning?

 

[UNCgolf]

Is the suggestion not that that's the cast member handling people coming in/taking photos while Moana is under the awning?

It potentially could be, and as I said, I certainly wouldn't be shocked if that's the case.

If it is, though, it makes the EPCOT overhaul look even worse. It's no longer a potentially interesting/beautiful area to casually walk around in; it's a queue for a meet and greet which means people who aren't interested in meeting Moana may never see it. I certainly wouldn't wait in a long line just to get in, or have to spend an hour inside as we slowly crawl forward to the M&G.

I suppose, depending on how large it is, they could have one side of the path as a queue and the other side for people to freely walk through, but that still seems like it could potentially cause bottleneck issues.

 

[Casper Gutman]

It potentially could be, and as I said, I certainly wouldn't be shocked if that's the case.

If it is, though, it makes the EPCOT overhaul look even worse. It's no longer a potentially interesting/beautiful area to casually walk around in; it's a queue for a meet and greet which means people who aren't interested in meeting Moana may never see it. I certainly wouldn't wait in a long line just to get in, or have to spend an hour inside as we slowly crawl forward to the M&G.

I suppose, depending on how large it is, they could have one side of the path as a queue and the other side for people to freely walk through, but that still seems like it could potentially cause bottleneck issues.

I kinda feel like whatever the intentions of the designers and whatever it is at opening, it’s gonna become a Moana meet-and-greet within a couple years.

 

[UNCgolf]

I kinda feel like whatever the intentions of the designers and whatever it is at opening, it’s gonna become a Moana meet-and-greet within a couple years.

That would not surprise me at all.

 

[DCBaker]