Construction update from 'Journey of Water Inspired by Moana' at EPCOT

By WDWMAGIC Staff · Tuesday December 7, 2021 9:27am ET · "Journey of Water Inspired by Moana"
Construction update from 'Journey of Water Inspired by Moana' at EPCOT
See the latest progress on building the new walk-through experience inspired by Moana.

Construction is continuing in World Nature at EPCOT on building the new 'Journey of Water Inspired by Moana' - expected to open in 2022.

There still isn't much to see, with work still progressing on infrastructure and foundations.



This is the view from ground level, with mostly piles of dirt visible above the construction walls.


According to Disney, this first-ever attraction based on the Walt Disney Animation Studios hit film, “Moana,” will let guests interact with magical, living water in a beautiful and inspiring setting.

The new area will be located in what was Future World in approximately the area previously occupied by the Innoventions West building leading towards the Living Seas. Innoventions West and all the buildings on that side have been demolished as part of the work.

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↩ replying to wdwmagic
Epcot's Journey of dirt inspired by cuts cost savings...
↩ replying to wdwmagic
Or as I and others call it, Epcot hole:
↩ replying to trainplane3
We are all missing the clearly genius theme here. The giant golf ball needs a hole... clearly...

Epcot will become the new Disney Golf Resort. #confirmed
↩ replying to Epcot82Guy
They gotta replace their divot.
↩ replying to RSoxNo1
Newman’s on the case…
↩ replying to Surferboy567
I like the colorful construction wall,
At least the Journey of Mud has colorful flags now.
↩ replying to trainplane3
You also missed the new Food and Wine pavilion right in the middle. Some may say that it's just a place for the workers to have lunch but that looks like a new FW pavilion to me.
View from above - see Tweet from Bio below for a description of each numbered area.
looking better everyday. I think this will be a pretty cool walkthrough area when its done
↩ replying to DCBaker
Wait... the project *wasn't* abandoned because WDW didn't give us monthly updates regarding it?????
↩ replying to DCBaker
Translation: Still mostly piles of dirt.
↩ replying to HauntedPirate
It's a project that's mostly earth-moving and landscaping, so, uh, yeah. It's going to remain dirt, concrete, and plumbing until basically the very end when they do the paving and landscaping.
↩ replying to James Alucobond
At this rate, $lappie will have been "retired" for years before it actually opens.