New walkway through World Celebration opens at EPCOT ahead of Connections Cafe's upcoming opening

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New Walkway linking the main entrance to Connections Cafe and Creations Shop

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Posted: Thursday March 24, 2022 8:21am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

A new walkway opened earlier this week at EPCOT, allowing guests to once again walk through the center of the park from the main entrance.

The walkway past Spaceship Earth now heads through the center of the park

The new walkway passing alongside Connections Cafe

Heading towards Connections Cafe and Creations Shop

Watch the video below to take a POV walk along the new pathway. (4K YouTube).

The new walkway passes alongside Spaceship Earth, past guest relations, and in front of the upcoming Connections Cafe and new Creations Shop.

One of the five entrances into Connections Cafe

Taking this new path allows guests to get up close to one of the five entrances to Connections Cafe, which opens this spring.

One of the five entrances to Connections Cafe from the new walkway

The temporary backstage bypass behind guest relations and along the side of Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind is now closed.

The temporary bypass to the left behind guest relations and to the side of Guardians of the Galaxy is now walled off

The temporary walkway from the main enetnrace behind guest relations is now closed to guests

Guests can no longer walk along the side of Guardians of the Galaxy

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MisterPenguin2 days ago

I like the daytime Encanto show. It's Disney. And fun. And good music. But, I hereby condemn the Christian rock band that can't hit their notes and the late night Latino Pop DJ who's not even playing Christmas songs and whose music clashes with the SSE 'shows.' But far be it from me to criticize anything modern Disney does.

trainplane32 days ago

My parents and I hate this dumb party center thing. It really sinks in at night when you have the Epcot holiday loop playing by the planter but then you got the thump of bass coming from one side of the park. It actually sucks and worsens the area. And seeing CC Hall for the first was hilarious. They really could've refurbed half of the old CC West building and have a more exciting overhaul then this dumb thing there. And no, the egg table building still would've been much worse.

Brian2 days ago

It's even worse in person.

Ayla2 days ago

Good god, that is awful. Not to mention, possibly causing epileptic seizures (something I am always aware of, since my sister has epilepsy). Reminds me of that ridiculous DJ they had at the MK. 🤢

Cmdr_Crimson2 days ago

SWIFTCot Center.....

Disgruntled Walt2 days ago

Then they should be well-equipped to clean up my vomit.

Jayspency2 days ago

Epcot is kinda like millennial daycare if you really think about it.

Disgruntled Walt2 days ago

Yeah, this makes me want to throw up:

Nunu3 days ago

I also found one from April 23rd, with the lights on.

trainplane33 days ago

I found a picture from February with them on. Can't post it at the moment though.

DreamfinderGuy3 days ago

Pretty sure these were turned off intentionally within like, two weeks of the plaza opening? A month at most maybe? The lighting made the statue look ominous and I don't think WDI liked that.