Great progress has been made on the reimagining of EPCOT including further development of the new neighborhood layout. With the addition of these neighborhood, which include: World Celebration, World Discovery, and World Nature, guests will begin to notice new details around EPCOT.
One of the neighborhoods will be World Nature, located where a portion of Future World sits today. The overhauled area will include existing attractions like The Seas With Nemo and Friends and Living with the Land. Also to be included in World Nature will be a new walk through Moana attraction titled Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana.
With a little bit of Disney magic, Imagineers have been able to create a massive Te Fiti that will overlook World Nature.
The Disney Parks Blog recently posted an update on Te Fiti and the Journey of Water projects. Included in the post were several images and a YouTube video of what to expect once Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana officially opens.
Let’s take a look at the Imagineer’s updates:
We recently welcomed Te Fiti to the World Nature neighborhood of EPCOT in Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana and we are thrilled to be celebrating this moment! Our team of Imagineers has been working to bring Te Fiti to life for years and we are excited to share this sneak peek of her as work continues to happen along the waterways and landscape areas within Journey of Water.
The development of Te Fiti and her pose was a close collaboration with Walt Disney Animation Studios and its Creative Legacy team. As guests walk along the trail, they will come across Te Fiti, who is seen protecting water as it travels through the water cycle.
Along with Moana as a steward of water conservation, Te Fiti is a symbol of how we should protect and nurture water wherever we find it. This is an important theme in Journey of Water, where guests will learn more about how water travels from our skies to the ocean, and back again. This story will unfold along a lush trail inspired by the environments and art style of the beloved Walt Disney Animation Studios film.
The World Nature neighborhood is dedicated to the awe and wonder of our natural world, and we are excited to continue that theme within Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana. This will be a place where guests can engage with water and learn more about the impact we have on our natural world. We will even learn how to become better stewards of nature just like Moana!
We look forward to welcoming guests in late 2023 to see Te Fiti, engage with magical water, and learn more about conservation and the cycle of water! Keep up to date with the Disney Parks Blog and the Walt Disney Imagineering YouTube channel to see more interviews and behind-the-scenes footage from projects around the world!
Are you excited to see Te Fiti come to life at EPCOT?