EPCOT Journey of Water featuring Moana coming to Epcot

[MrPromey]

They are for sure. If I’m honest I’m not old enough to remember Epcot pre-all the festival madness.

I’m sure it was much more peaceful. I avoid Epcot as much as possible but it’s also my least favorite park…

It's not just the festival booths, either. Over time, they've eroded space on that walkway by putting more and more for-real permanent stuff on the water side, too, narrowing the walkway and reducing the lagoon view in many areas which, added to the booths' near-permanent status makes the whole thing just that much worse.

Keep in mind, for the Millennium Celebration, they actually ran a parade through there.

Let that sink in.

 

[MrPromey]

definitely an option - though the entrance for this faces the Land/Seas so isn't really part of the central spine work or flow

Plus that work seems like multiple months off - are they really doing CM previews now and then letting that just sit for 6 months? (I mean, maybe, but seems silly). If the other work would be done within 2 months, sure, but doesn't look close at all - but maybe they surprise us in a positive direction

Rat sat completed and unused for roughly six month before opening so I wouldn't put anything past them.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Rat sat completed and unused for roughly six month before opening so I wouldn't put anything past them.

Absolutely - and I why I am not confident at all it will be open for my trip the end of August

Though even for Remy the CM previews were Aug 19-Sept 2 - so it didn't sit unused for that long after the previews, it was mostly before

 

[Fear]

One of the things I'll be interested in is how they'll meter interactive elements. I could see some bottlenecking at points if people queue up for a specific element or water feature. When I did Omega Mart I got annoyed that everyone gets sent to continue the story on one of three computers, so each one had a line. I fear they may run into similar issues with this, but not as extreme since the interactivity seems lower than digging around on a computer interface.

So, I bet tuning the crowd tempo may also be part of these previews.

 

[Disstevefan1]

I am guessing cast members will be trained to let in a number of guests in, allow them to get to a point inside, then let more in, and so on.

The problem is some folks may move through slower than others.

This is going to be interesting to watch.

 

[mightynine]

I read it more like a "stress test". Make sure the thing can run with a decent amount of people and see where maintenance needs are. I doubt they've had any decent amount of crowd through yet.

What, exactly, is being stress tested here? It's a walkthrough. Will the cast members be jumping up and down?

 

[HauntedPirate]

Child guest: Wait a second there is no Moana ride and I don’t get wet? This is boring I want to go to Frozen.

Adult Guest: Where’s the booze at? Where do they keep Tropical rum drinks in this boring place?

Old school EPCOT Center guest:

 

[HauntedPirate]

What, exactly, is being stress tested here? It's a walkthrough. Will the cast members be jumping up and down?

Ride system. Ride controls. Safety systems. Oh wait…

 

[Fear]

What, exactly, is being stress tested here? It's a walkthrough. Will the cast members be jumping up and down?

Interactive elements. RFID and sensors picking up multiple people. Fountains responding when prompted. Sound, presumably. Crowd control / metering.

 

[Disstevefan1]

Old school EPCOT Center guest:

Agreed, all the young new EPCOT guests are going to absolutely LOVE the Moana walk through.

They will be staring at their phones as they walk through.

 

[Bocabear]

Agreed, all the young new EPCOT guests are going to absolutely LOVE the Moana walk through.

They will be staring at their phones as they walk through.

That is the truth...my last trip there I saw no less than 3 different people walk into walls while staring at their phones...and many kids in strollers with their phones open to cartoons to watch instead of just looking around...
It is a different world now...people seem so much less engaged...

 

[jinx8402]

Any chance of it being fully open (or at least soft-open) by 8/26? That's my last day at the parks, wouldn't mind checking this out.

 

[JustInTime]

Any chance of it being fully open (or at least soft-open) by 8/26? That's my last day at the parks, wouldn't mind checking this out.

I would be surprised if there aren’t soft openings by then.

 

[monothingie]

Rat sat completed and unused for roughly six month before opening so I wouldn't put anything past them.

The area is still a construction zone for Communicore Hall. Opening it up would make construction access even more complicated.

 

[James Alucobond]

Mist & Jumping Water Effects Testing for Journey of Water - Inspired by Moana Nature Exploration Trail at EPCOT

While visiting EPCOT today, we noticed some testing going on over at the Journey of Water - Inspired by Moana nature exploration trail

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[Disstevefan1]

Misting AND jumping water! WOW!

 

[MrPromey]

Ride system. Ride controls. Safety systems. Oh wait…

How to safely fish the thrown pennies out?

 

[HauntedPirate]

How to safely fish the thrown pennies out?

That's part of the after-hours offering.

 

[Disstevefan1]

How to safely fish the thrown pennies out?

Along with, food, shoes and dirty diapers.

 

[MrPromey]

Misting AND jumping water! WOW!

Well, it is Florida, after all. It can never feel too humid, right?