Latest look at 'Journey of Water Inspired by Moana' at EPCOT

By WDWMAGIC Staff · Friday July 1, 2022 8:04am ET · "Journey of Water Inspired by Moana"
Latest look at 'Journey of Water Inspired by Moana' at EPCOT
See the latest construction progress at Journey of Water via overhead views from the monorail.
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Construction continues this week in the center of EPCOT at Journey of Water - Inspired by Moana, and here is the latest look at the area as seen from the monorail.


Journey of Water will immerse guests in a lush outdoor environment, telling the story of the global cycle of water.




Journey of Water - Inspired by Moana is expected to open in 2023, although Disney is yet to announce any timeframe.



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Does the project have a completion date ?
↩ replying to JTH781
No. Nothing announced.
↩ replying to MisterPenguin
They want to let the excitement and anticipation build! 😃
↩ replying to JTH781
EPCOTs 45th anniversary ;)
So as I look at the photos it doesn't look like a splash pad.
↩ replying to luv house of the mouse
Folks are just teasing with the splash pad comments of course.

Whenever they are done with with whatever this monstrosity is, it will be a good place to get out of the sun and check your phone.

You will need to get some shade after the 100 minute wait to get in there for sure..
↩ replying to Disstevefan1
Yep! Pretty much what it will be. A step above and a bit (just a bit) beyond the current construction walls, as in being easier on the eyes.
↩ replying to GimpYancIent
I think the journey of water walkthrough will be a lot better than construction walls, and looks like it will be an edutainment offering as well. This is a great addition for Epcot imo. I cant wait for the communicore plaza to start taking shape as well! I know its been a lot of construction but we are nearing the end of this phase finally
↩ replying to J4546
I'm optimistic about this one as well.

Then again, I was optimistic about Toy Story Land. :confused:
↩ replying to solidyne
i hear ya, but also TSL is slowly improving with the addition of the BBQ spot and Im sure in the coming years they will add an Als Toy Barn and keep plussing it up. Also I dont think TSL is that bad either, I like SDD and TSM
↩ replying to J4546
I do like those attractions, too! I just wish I didn't have to walk through hot-concrete-plasticstuff-mess-land to get to them. It just looks gross to me for some reason.
↩ replying to J4546
I really admire your optimism.
As I look at the progress, I can’t help but notice that the height of the rock work (although I know it’s not done) appears to be far shorter than the height of Innoventions. Is that how it is expected to be, or is there more height coming that I can’t see from the angle of the pictures I’ve seen?
Hoping against hope this is ready for April 2023. I'm one of the few on here really looking forward to this.
↩ replying to wbostic12
The rockwork nearest the monorail is as tall as it's getting. This includes the columnar basalt formations to the left and right of the main entrance, the wave-form rock that will be positioned behind the canopy shown in the concept art, and the rock cavities with leaping fountains. To my knowledge, the tallest formation (the cave in the extreme eastern part of the area) has not yet reached its maximum height, but I also haven't seen any new photos of their progress with the rebar chips in the past few days.