Journey of Water featuring Moana coming to Epcot

[_caleb]

EPCOT's Journey of Water walkway reopens to guests following high-pressure leak​

EPCOT's Journey of Water walkway reopens to guests following high-pressure leak

EPCOT's Journey of Water walkway reopens to guests following high-pressure leak

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I know they tore out the pavement and repaired the pipes, but from this photo, it looks like they just caulked along the curb where the air was leaking out!

 

[tparris]

I know they tore out the pavement and repaired the pipes, but from this photo, it looks like they just caulked along the curb where the air was leaking out!

There are several sections of new pavement in random spots around World Celebration that have this weird temporary looking caulk in between sections for some reason

 

[Club34]

Well, that didn't take long (for it to break).

 

[Disstevefan1]

High-Pressure Valve Leak Fixed for Moana Journey of Water at EPCOT

A high-pressure leak near the Moana Journey of Water attraction at EPCOT has been fixed and the walkway reopened

blogmickey.com

Plumbing leaks and repairs are in the theme of the journey of water. Glad they got this one fixed.

I wonder where the next leak will be?

 

[_caleb]

I find it mildly encouraging that all the Eeyores around here weren’t saying, “A brand new addition already broken. Knowing Disney, they’ll probably just turn it off and leave it forever…?”

 

[jeanericuser001]

So that is what it sounds like when epcot farts eh? A big loud hissing noise. Apparently moana made those waters flow a little too much thus it had to let it out in a long term burst that everyone could hear. Then again maybe they should not have listened to Elsa's advice of Let it go.

 

[The Lochness Monsta]

I think they've gone way too far away from the idea for the park. The front is supposed to be about the future. Most of what they've done has nothing to do with that subject matter.

.... And before anyone says something... yes Epcot the city and the park are 2 different things. But both have an emphasis on the future. ... or they at least should (see Spaceship Earth and Horizons).

 

[Kev1982]

Outside looks great and new. Now the insides of basically everything in the land, the seas and imagination + spaceship earth.

 

[MisterPenguin]

I think they've gone way too far away from the idea for the park. The front is supposed to be about the future. Most of what they've done has nothing to do with that subject matter.

.... And before anyone says something... yes Epcot the city and the park are 2 different things. But both have an emphasis on the future. ... or they at least should (see Spaceship Earth and Horizons).

"Future" as a unifying theme is no longer part of EPCOT (not that everything that used to be part of Future World was actually about the future). It is intentionally abandoned.

So, "the front" isn't supposed to be "the future," unless it just happens to pop up as part of "Discovery," which isn't necessarily "the future."

 

[Vinnie Mac]

I think they've gone way too far away from the idea for the park. The front is supposed to be about the future. Most of what they've done has nothing to do with that subject matter.

.... And before anyone says something... yes Epcot the city and the park are 2 different things. But both have an emphasis on the future. ... or they at least should (see Spaceship Earth and Horizons).

The future is such a hard concept to base a theme park off of. There's a reason Epcot has had to reinvent itself entirely possibly more than any other Disney park in the world. I mean it's practically a different park each decade.

The future is ever changing especially nowadays where things advance so quickly. We went from chatgpt being a basic chat model to AI being able to perfectly deepfake videos, generate incredibly realistic images, and be used on a daily basis for various purposes and task. Technology growth is much quicker now than it was 30-40 years ago.

I'm not saying a future oriented Epcot isn't possible it definitely is. There's so much of our modern world to explore. It's just the fact that it would be outdated again in 5-10 years

 

[Disstevefan1]

I think they've gone way too far away from the idea for the park. The front is supposed to be about the future. Most of what they've done has nothing to do with that subject matter.

.... And before anyone says something... yes Epcot the city and the park are 2 different things. But both have an emphasis on the future. ... or they at least should (see Spaceship Earth and Horizons).

 

[HauntedPirate]

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January 9, 1999, if we’re being exact.

 

[Tuvalu]

My 5 year old granddaughter just returned from a week at the parks. When she is asked what was her favorite thing, her reply is “Moana water at Epcot.”

Seems the imagineers know their next-gen target audience well.

 

[Disstevefan1]

My 5 year old granddaughter just returned from a week at the parks. When she is asked what was her favorite thing, her reply is “Moana water at Epcot.”

Seems the imagineers know their next-gen target audience well.

Totally agree. Any 5 year old in EPCOT would like Moana the best.

5 year olds love to play in water.

 

[Bocabear]

Well if the 5 year old likes it, I would say it is a smashing success! Huzzah! Water play areas everywhere!

 

[LittleBuford]

It's the perfect new brand identity for Epcot! Target 5 year olds! Take on Legoland directly!

Take out that boring Land pavilion and put in bounce houses and ball pits! Get rid of Seas and put in Slip 'N Slides!

The brilliant strategy writes itself!

#epcot2024

I liked it too, and I’m in my 40s.

 

[pigglewiggle]

My 5 year old granddaughter just returned from a week at the parks. When she is asked what was her favorite thing, her reply is “Moana water at Epcot.”

Seems the imagineers know their next-gen target audience well.

That is very sweet. I have my own memories of Disney parks from when I was young. That is how it starts.

 

[Ayla]

I liked it too, and I’m in my 40s.

I hope it wasn't your favorite thing and the highlight of your trip, though.

 

[tparris]

I hope it wasn't your favorite thing and the highlight of your trip, though.

So what if it was? Let people enjoy things.

 

[LittleBuford]

I hope it wasn't your favorite thing and the highlight of your trip, though.

5-year-olds tend to have different favourites from adults, so no. But I nonetheless think it’s unfair to mock the attraction as infantile in scope and appeal.