Brandon Struve’s 9/17/09 Epcot Photo Report

Tom Corless

Brandon Struve’s 9/17/09 Epcot Photo Report

WDWNT Reporter Brandon Struve made a quick stop at Epcot last night and has a number of newsworthy photos to share with us:

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An old railing still in place around the Fountain of Nations

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Walls up around the fountain at another point

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Brand new railings in the very front of the fountain

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The large metal signs and poles in this area have been removed

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Here is a picture of what the area looked like before

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Here is the after photo :)

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This is another small piece of the huge place-making project taking place in Future World central

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Paving on the blue side of Innoventions is still underway

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Inside Innoventions, the large road-signs are gone and these new signs are in place

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The timeline of Disney & Technology history is gone

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Here is a photo of the seating area taken in September 2008 (photo by Tom Corless)

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A new safe kids exhibit is up at the exit of Test Track

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The exhibit somehow uses an Etch-A-Sketch to show how to properly use a car seat

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Almost all of the preparation for the Food and Wine Festival around World Showcase is complete

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The “La Cava Del Tequila” tequila bar is now actually open in the Mexico pavilion

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New World Showcase t-shirts are available at each pavilion

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Norway also has a Maelstrom attraction shirt

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A look at the now very dark Innoventions plaza

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These new Innoventions-themed windows have been in place for over a year now

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Rumors indicate that the canopies over Pin Central may be removed any day now

Author

  • Tom Corless

    Tom has been regularly visiting the Walt Disney World® Resort from the time he was 4 months old. While he has made countless visits in the last 28 years, he did not become a truly active member in the Disney fan community until the summer of 2007, when he decided to launch the WDW News Today website and podcast. Tom has since become an Orlando-local and is a published author on Walt Disney World. Contact Tom at tom@wdwnt.com.