Walt Disney Imagineer shares a ground-level look at Journey of Water Inspired by Moana

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Journey of Water Inspired by Moana update from Walt Disney Imagineering - August 19 2022

Posted: Friday August 19, 2022 1:37pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Walt Disney Imagineer Zach Riddley has shared a new ground-level look at EPCOT's latest project - Journey of Water Inspired by Moana.

Journey of Water Inspired by Moana update from Walt Disney Imagineering - August 19 2022

Zach said on Instagram, "It was great to spend the day on our project site for Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana – the new attraction coming to the World Nature neighborhood of EPCOT. Many years go into designing these experiences and nothing beats seeing the real thing in its own “state of becoming.” Our guests are following along on this work from the monorail above our site, so I thought it would be fun to share a few views with you from on the ground, right in the middle of the process."

Journey of Water Inspired by Moana update from Walt Disney Imagineering - August 19 2022

"The craft of creating rockwork is a blend of art and science, and seeing this carving and sculpting progress live is one of the things I love most about my role as an Imagineer. I joined the project team for a walk of the site alongside Imagineers Scott and Robert, two of our leaders overseeing the project. The range of textures are inspired by real world formations – all the way down to the tiniest details and variation that, when finished, should be impossible to distinguish from the real thing."

Journey of Water Inspired by Moana update from Walt Disney Imagineering - August 19 2022

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Incomudro14 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.....

MisterPenguin15 days ago

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

Disone15 days ago

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

tparris15 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/

Bocabear16 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.

CampbellzSoup17 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???

Ayla17 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.