EPCOT's Journey of Water walkway reopens to guests following high-pressure leak

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Journey of Water Inspired by Moana pipe repair completed

Posted: Friday December 22, 2023 2:36pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The walkway alongside Journey of Water Inspired by Moana has reopened after being closed to repair a high-pressure leak underground.

Journey of Water Inspired by Moana pipe repair completed

During the two-week repair, crews successfully repaired the leak and replaced the concrete to match the walkway. The same material has been used, and the removed section follows expansion joints, so the repair should be seamless once the new material ages to match the surroundings.

Journey of Water Inspired by Moana pipe repair completed

Construction walls had blocked each entrance to the walkway, and a large section of concrete has been removed for the repair. Journey of Water Inspired by Moana and the Moana meet and greet operated as normal during the work.

Journey of Water Inspired by Moana pipe repair

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Incomudro12 days ago

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

Disone13 days ago

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

MisterPenguin13 days ago

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

Disone13 days ago

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

tparris13 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/

Bocabear14 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`=14 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.

CampbellzSoup15 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???

Ayla15 days ago

Almost 5 years.

Chef idea Mickey`=17 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_9717 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.

eddie10417 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.

Incomudro17 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.