EPCOT Entrance Plaza Gets New Palm Trees in Landscaping Refresh

By WDWMAGIC Staff · Friday July 24, 2026 9:05am ET · "EPCOT"
EPCOT Entrance Plaza Gets New Palm Trees in Landscaping Refresh
EPCOT's entrance plaza has new Sylvester palms replacing frost-damaged foxtail palms, with three now standing on each side of Spaceship Earth framing the main walkway.

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Spaceship Earth's New Palm Trees - Summer 2026

Disney horticulture crews have replaced the Foxtail palms in the EPCOT entrance plaza with new Sylvester palms. 

The foxtail palms had taken damage from cold weather over the last winter, and the swap should hold up better long-term.

Sylvester palms tolerate cold much better than Foxtail palms. That matters at EPCOT, where the entrance plaza sees occasional freezing temperatures during Central Florida winters. Foxtail palms are more sensitive to frost and can suffer lasting damage when temperatures drop.

Three of the new Sylvester palms now stand on each side of Spaceship Earth, framing the walkway as you head toward the icon.

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EPCOT Entrance Plaza Gets New Palm Trees in Landscaping Refresh
EPCOT's entrance plaza has new Sylvester palms replacing the foxtail palms that took cold damage last winter. Three stand on each side of Spaceship Earth, and the swap to a more frost-tolerant variety should hold up better through future Central Florida winters.

https://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/Epcot/news/24jul2026-epcot-entrance-plaza-gets-new-palm-trees-in-landscaping-refresh.htm
These look great! I can't wait for them to grow and better frame Spaceship Earth.
GOOD SHOW DISNEY!
While I really like the height of the original landscape plan, this is also very nice. Especially since it would take so long for the others to get the necessary height.
These will look great lit up at night. Nice job on this update!
↩ replying to Adventureland Veranda
…they look good for sure 👍
Looks great! 👍 👍
↩ replying to Adventureland Veranda
Oh I didn't even think of that. That does make them better (and I already agreed with others, thought this looks very nice already).
Lovely modern day tribute to the palms that originally flanked SSE!
↩ replying to wdwmagic
We've come a long way from how this area looked 20 years ago, and it's so much better now
Ah, great stuff! :D :)
↩ replying to Animaniac93-98
If you’re taking about Stonehenge…I agree…

Now the Back side of the ball is still embarassing…
Blocks the monorail sight line 😤
Looks nice.
Would like to see a shot from the parking lot down to SSE to see the entirety of the frontage.

Jus' sayin'.