EPCOT's Journey of Water Inspired by Moana officially opens at Walt Disney World

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Posted: Monday October 16, 2023 7:17am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Journey of Water Inspired by Moana is now officially open to all guests at EPCOT in Walt Disney World.

Nighttime tour of Journey of Water Inspired by Moana

With today's official opening, Disney has updated the EPCOT digital guide map to include Journey of Water and the Moana character meet and greet.

Journey of Water Inspired by Moana on the Digital Map

An in-depth look at EPCOT's Journey of Water Inspired by Moana

How to join the Journey of Water Inspired by Moana Virtual Queue

Although the walk-through attraction is officially open, Disney says it will continue using a Virtual Queue during busy periods, as it did during the soft-opening period. No Individual Lightning Lane option exists, and Journey of Water is not part of Genie+.

When in operation, the Virtual Queue opens at 8:45 am. Guests must have a park reservation for EPCOT and be inside EPCOT to join.

Using the My Disney Experience app, each Guest can request to enter the Journey of Water Virtual Queue once per day during regular park hours. The Journey of Water Virtual Queue is separate from the Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind Virtual Queue, and joining one does not prevent joining the other.

Nighttime tour of Journey of Water Inspired by Moana

Journey of Water Inspired by Moana Operating Hours

Journey of Water Inspired by Moana is available daily during Early Entry from 8:30 am to 9 am for Walt Disney World Resort hotel guests and guests staying at deluxe Walt Disney World Resort hotels during Extended Evening Hours from 9 pm to 11 pm on select days. Operating hours for day guests are 9 am to 9 pm.

An in-depth look at EPCOT's Journey of Water Inspired by Moana

Nighttime tour of Journey of Water Inspired by Moana

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Incomudro13 days ago

Excellent! Very happy to see it back up so quick, and that it's not going to be an "oh well.."

Disone14 days ago

It was still under it's one year warranty from the contractor ;). Joking..... Or.....

MisterPenguin14 days ago

Disney fixed something. I thought that didn't happen.

Disone14 days ago

Nice. Quick repair. Maybe just a late growing pain.

tparris14 days ago

Looks like the finale effect is back open. https://blogmickey.com/2024/05/moana-journey-of-water-big-wave-ocean-finale-effect-repaired-at-epcot/

Bocabear15 days ago

EXACTLY! and Moana would have looked better in DAK.... And maybe a splash Zone themed to an Oceanographic Institute actually on the same side of the monorail beam as the Living Seas would have been a better choice.... Something that matched the style of the front half of the park....

Chef idea Mickey`=16 days ago

Keep kids entertained, something to cool off. However if that is the case how come Hollywood Studios doesn't offer one or Animal Kingdom. If the Dino playground is going away for good then that's removing something for the kids. Hollywood Studios could use something water it's hot there.

CampbellzSoup16 days ago

I still don’t see how it was a good idea to put a Moana water feature in the middle of Epcot. What were they thinking???

Ayla16 days ago

Almost 5 years.

Chef idea Mickey`=19 days ago

Perhaps this is just Epcot crying out I don't want this transformation that none of us asked aside minor enhancements or upgrades like Creation Shop and Connections made well better for Epcot how it was.

DisCOT_9719 days ago

Did I ever suggest that? I simply stated that these things should not be happening within months of opening such things. Especially when you’ve made the consumer wait so long and had the park under walls for half a decade. It’s just bad show.

eddie10419 days ago

Listen I get the complaints but I will never attack Disney for fixing or repairing their mistakes. It’s unfortunate that things are already breaking in a newly constructed area. Maybe they need better oversight on these projects or a different contractor.

Incomudro19 days ago

They shouldn't break this fast. It's embarassing. And we're not talking about complicated AA's. We're talking about lights and a water feature. And those lights failed after one night.