Journey of Water featuring Moana coming to Epcot

[tparris]

when do you all think this will open?

I see no reason it can’t open as soon as this summer. With that being said, I’d place my bets on or around September.

 

[WondersOfLife]

I like the Communicore redo

Didn't need to happen.

I like the GotGthe ride, its great and exciting and much needed new E-ticket in epcot

Wrong park.

RAT is great and well placed

At least it wasn't a replacement

Space 220 I love

That was a plus

The Geletaria was good but thats a minor thing

Minor thing

The new entrance/fountain/SSE lighting is amazing

That was done right

Harmonious is good at night but horrendous during the day (thankfully they are rectifying that)

Wrong park and horrendous during the day

I will agree its taking way too long for the center spine but Im def looking forward to all the greenery and think it will be a massive improvement over what was there

Eh.

JoW Im into. Cant wait to see it finally done

Wrong park

and the new Communicor plaza Im more in favor of than the original table building concept

Didn't need to happen

All in all, Im pretty happy with it

Blah.

 

[DCBaker]

A slightly different video from Walt Disney Imagineering on Instagram - the Imagineer also reiterated an opening in Fall 2023.

 

[J4546]

Where else would gotg coaster go?

 

[Drdcm]

 

[Rteetz]

They are taking their sweet blank time with this.

 

[Disstevefan1]

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Oh Yea, that's RIGHT!!! Folks will be throwing all sorts of stuff into the pretty water features.

Now I realize why they built the massive fracking plant water treatment plant right there in the middle of EPCOT!

I hope it was designed for all sorts of foreign objects and materials including all sorts of excrement and human remains!

 

[THEMEPARKPIONEER]

Looks underwhelming, wouldn’t it be easier just to upgrade and give the Imagination Fountains some love?

 

[Kamikaze]

Where else would gotg coaster go?

He's basically the Disney fan equivalent of a flat-earther. Better to just laugh and ignore.

 

[asianway]

Disney has shared a new video from within Journey of Water -

Posting this for reference later

Water features don’t last forever

 

[Disstevefan1]

Posting this for reference later

Water features don’t last forever

Oh YEA, SO TRUE! Folks should go see this as soon as possible.

It's not a matter of if this system will fail, it's a matter of when.

One day not so far in the future there will CMs in the front of this closed attraction paying (Disney IP themed) corn hole.

 

[Disstevefan1]

A slightly different video from Walt Disney Imagineering on Instagram - the Imagineer also reiterated an opening in Fall 2023.

Very nice. This reminds me of something........ I got it! Pirates mini golf that used to be on 192 in Kissimmee!!

 

[Animaniac93-98]

Spaceship Earth and Imagination are issues they are going to have to address in the very near term.

More likely they just keep ignoring them like Space Mountain.

 

[CaptainMickey]

Think about all the money Disney can now save when they film the New Live Action Moana Movie at Epcot, Journey of water!

 

[SaucyBoy]

I wish I had the passion about something that Disney has for this experience. Well, I do, but for things infinitely better than what looks like a mini-Pandora walkthrough knock-off.

 

[DavidDL]

Where else would gotg coaster go?

Hollywood Studios? I'd argue anything MARVEL-related in general would be a perfect fit there given the theme of the park and the way those films pushed cinematic universes to the next level.

I'm sure Disney would have loved to put Avengers there in general.. but those pesky legal issues with Universal, amirite? Then again, maybe I should count my blessings because they probably would have just re-themed Rock 'n' Roller Coaster and torn Tower of Terror apart the same way they did out here in California. I don't think my heart could handle that again.

 

[J4546]

Gotg is such a massive coaster if you put it in dhs it could only really go in a couple places and both would suck imo. I think it's much better at epcot where it has the space and doesn't take up an entire massive expansion area

 

[DavidDL]

@J4546 ; I don't hate GotG's current location in EPCOT. Just, thematically it feels like it would be a better fit at Hollywood Studios if we're "blue-skying" ideas. In EPCOT, I just wish they would do more to hide the show building. It's an eyesore from just about everywhere in the park. Given it's proximity to Mission: SPACE, I think it would be awesome if they'd build a full sized, "ready to launch", X-2 Space Shuttle like we see in the pre-show.

But I'm de-railing the thread, I think. Sorry.

 

[JordanBach_95]

It's going to look so pretty in a few years once all the trees grow, but whyyy couldn't they have built this in Animal Kingdom?? If it was just a generic waterfall garden area it would have been so much better for Epcot.

 

[tparris]

It's going to look so pretty in a few years once all the trees grow, but whyyy couldn't they have built this in Animal Kingdom?? If it was just a generic waterfall garden area it would have been so much better for Epcot.

So you think the exact thing that we’re getting would be perfect for EPCOT if it didn’t have an IP attached to it? That literally makes no sense, especially considering thematic consistency in EPCOT has been dead for essentially decades. What would the lack of IP do to make this experience better in any way? Don’t get me wrong, I don’t agree with shoving IP anywhere without actually thinking of how to tie it in, but I think this one will work.