"EPCOT" News

Food Network - Dinner Impossible taping at Epcot today (photos)

Chef Irvine with The Food Network's 'Dinner: Impossible! ' was taping at Epcot today. The team will be preparing dinner for aorund 350 of the volunteers in attendance today.

Feb 11, 2010 | 7:39pm EST

Tom Bergeron filming America's Funniest Home Videos at Epcot today (photos)

Tom Bergeron (who also hosts ABC's 'Dancing with the Stars' ) and an extensive film crew were busy today filming segments for America's Funniest Home Videos at Epcot today. These…

Feb 11, 2010 | 7:04pm EST

Demi Lovato and Joe Jonas at Epcot today (photos)

Disney Channel stars Demi Lovato and Joe Jonas are at Epcot today in support of the "Give a Day, Get a Disney Day' event. They are both talking to the media and are set to perform…

Feb 11, 2010 | 5:22pm EST

Monorail beam refurbishment in Epcot

Great news for Epcot fans - the monorail beam is now being refurbished, and the results so far are fantastic, the beam basically looks brand new. The work is on-going, and is…

Feb 01, 2010 | 9:25am EST

Epcot Horticulture teams take precautions against the cold weather

The cold snap is continuing at Walt Disney World, with temperatures during the last week heading down to freezing each night. To help combat this, the horticulture teams have been…

Jan 07, 2010

Epcot character meet and greet changes to Mexico and France Pavilions

A couple of Epcot character meet and greet plans emerged today. First up, Donald is set to get a purpose built meet and greet area in his current location at the side of the…

Aug 18, 2009

Epcot Character Meet and Greet changes

Some recent changes have been made to Epcot's character meet and greets. Here is the run down so far. Dopey no longer appears in Germany with Snow White. Mushu is no longer in…

Mar 27, 2009

U.S. Air Force "Thunderbirds" fly over Epcot

The Las Vegas, Nev.-based air demonstration team, celebrating its 55th anniversary this year, took a flight over Walt Disney World Resort following an air show in Punta Gorda…

Apr 07, 2008

New vintage Epcot T-shirt

This new vintage T-shirt (in black) is now available at Epcot.

Mar 03, 2008

New gates for Epcot main entrance

The main entrance area is getting some new gates to direct guest flow to the security checks. They are still being worked on, but they are very industrial looking with some nice…

Nov 11, 2007

Happy Birthday Epcot

Oct 01, 2007

New bag search location at Epcot now ready

The new bag search security location at the East side of the park (left side at the entrance) that has been under construction for the last few months is now ready for use.

Sep 29, 2007

NASA Space Day to be broadcast on the official Disney World website

NASA Space Day to be broadcast on the official Disney World website. http://www.disneyworld.com/nasa View a special one-hour webcast of the crew of NASA space shuttle mission…

Sep 10, 2007

NASA Space Day photo report

Today the entire crew of NASA space shuttle mission STS-118 were at Epcot to meet park guests and the press following their recent mission to the International Space Station. As…

Sep 10, 2007

NASA Space Day at Epcot

September 10th is NASA Space Day at Walt Disney World. Besides the appearance of the Endeavour shuttle crew, there is a new exhibit at Epcot showcasing the new Aries rocket, and…

Sep 09, 2007

Endeavour astronauts to make appearance at Epcot on September 10th

The seven space shuttle Endeavour astronauts who returned to Earth Aug. 21 will be honored in a day of ceremonies at Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, Fla., on Sept. 10. The…

Sep 05, 2007

Space Shuttle Endeavour STS-118 launch over Epcot

Yesterday afternoon saw a spectacular launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Fittingly, the shuttle could be seen heading to space right over the top of the Mission: SPACE…

Aug 09, 2007

New Executive chef at Epcot

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Christine Weissman has been promoted from chef de cuisine of catering at Disney's Contemporary Resort and Magic Kingdom to executive chef of Epcot at…

Nov 16, 2005

ASIMO to be demonstrated at Epcot

ASIMO (Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility), the world's most advanced humanoid robot, will be demonstrated at Epcot at Walt Disney World Resort. Guests will experience a…

Jun 26, 2004

Epcot Showcases Global Musical Styles in World Music Concert Series June 13-Sept 1

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Bering Strait, the Grammy-nominated Russian group that has made its mark in country and bluegrass music, will kick off a lineup of global performers for…

May 21, 2003

New security tents at Epcot main entrance

Newly installed security check point tents

Oct 01, 2002

Robotics competition to be staged in the Epcot parking lot

Mar 05, 2001

Work on the parking lot signs continues

Jan 15, 2001

New Epcot parking lot signs

Epcot have installed some nice new signs in the parking lot to aid in directing people during the madness at park closing time.

Jan 08, 2001

New directional signs at Epcot

Seems Epcot have been doing to good work on new signage. There is a cool LED display infront of the ticket booths, along with new in park signs.

Oct 24, 2000