PHOTOS: The EPCOT Experience is Officially Closed in Disney World

If you’ve been to EPCOT recently (or even in the past few years!) you probably noticed the large amount of construction! This is because EPCOT is currently undergoing a HUGE transformation that includes everything from new stores, rides, restaurants, and more.

Yikes! There’s a lot of work to be done

Some parts of the overall project have already been completed, like Space 220 and the Creations shop, while others are still a big work in progress, like the Moana attraction. There are also some attractions that have been put on pause or are a complete mystery to us because Disney won’t share any updates! And, unfortunately, one attraction at EPCOT just shut down for good.

We learned just a few days ago that The EPCOT Experience would be closing permanently. Today, March 14th, 2022, the attraction officially closed.

The exhibit is gone

This experience was an interactive exhibit that showed the future plans for EPCOT’s massive transformation. It’s where you could take in a small model of what parts of the park are supposed to look like once the whole project is complete.

The EPCOT Experience

But, Disney Imagineer Zach Riddley said in an Instagram post that “with the transformation now well under way” they have decided to close the EPCOT Experience and “make way for exciting new activities of the Odyssey pavilion to create a great experience for our guests.”

The EPCOT Experience

Over the course of the attractions, over 2 MILLION people visited to learn more about the park’s plans.

It was a fun exhibit!

When we went by the Odyssey pavilion today, the building was closed off.

Closed forever!

Curtains were drawn over the windows.

No more EPCOT Experience

But, we could still see a slight sign of the exhibit, with EPCOT glowing distantly from inside.

Can you see it?

The sign in front of the pavilion has also been covered up.

Empty sign

So, the pavilion is a blank space right now, and will hopefully be used for something else exciting soon!

What will come next?

We’ll keep you updated with the latest Disney Parks news and updates, so stay tuned to DFB for more.

Click here to see the most recent update on the Moana attraction coming to EPCOT

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Did you get a chance to check out the EPCOT Experience when it was open? Tell us in the comments!