Italy Pavilion Bell Tower at EPCOT Covered in Scaffolding for Refurbishment

Gallery / 3 Photos
Italy Pavilion Bell Tower Refurbishment - February 2025

Posted: Thursday February 27, 2025 7:00am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The tower in the Italy pavilion at EPCOT is currently undergoing refurbishment, with scaffolding and a protective scrim now covering the structure. Disney has not provided details on the scope of the work or an estimated completion date. These types of refurbishments typically focus on exterior touch-ups such as painting and masonry repairs.

Italy Pavilion Bell Tower Refurbishment - February 2025

The tower is a replica of St. Mark's Campanile, the iconic bell tower of St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy. The original structure in Venice dates back to the 12th century and serves as one of the city's most recognizable landmarks. EPCOT's version stands at the entrance to the Italy pavilion, welcoming guests into a space inspired by Italian cities, including Venice and Florence. The pavilion's architecture also includes influences from Rome, with columns, fountains, and detailed facades reminiscent of Italian Renaissance design.

Italy Pavilion Bell Tower Refurbishment - February 2025

Pavilion Remains Open

Despite the refurbishment, the rest of the Italy pavilion remains open, including Via Napoli and Tutto Italia Ristorante.

Discuss on the Forums

Get Walt Disney World News Delivered to Your Inbox

Chef idea Mickey`=22 days ago

From afar across the water without before the picture it appeared like Duloc's castle from Shrek.

gerarar23 days ago

gerarar25 days ago

Themed scrims went up overnight (3/14), meaning scaffolding is complete at this point and actual work will begin soon on the tower.

KarakasaMar 02, 2025

Could bring BOTH Alice and Toad over. ;) They'd definitely need to replace the outside bit with something though...

aladdin2007Mar 01, 2025

makes sense

peter11435Mar 01, 2025

The photo scrims never get installed until the scaffolding is fully constructed and finalized. Not saying this will definitely get one. But if it is getting one it wouldn’t be up yet.

Animaniac93-98Feb 28, 2025

Alice is partially built on top of Mr Toad. I don't think a simple copy/paste would work. Plus the whole appeal of Alice's exterior section was the original narrow track that has been rendered largely pointless and wouldn't work as well in Florida's rainy climate.

castlecake2.0Feb 28, 2025

A couple copy past Disneyland dark rides would work wonders for world showcase. They require minimal staffing and the designs already exist. Pinocchio in Italy and Alice or Mr Toad in UK please.

Captain Culpepper ClineFeb 28, 2025

Would love to see a Pinocchio dark ride or Luca boat journey in Italy Pavilion.

ᗩLᘿᑕ ֊ᗩζᗩᗰFeb 27, 2025

Interesting camera distortion effect. For a second there I thought they had swapped the tower with a painted flat. Kinda cool.

wdwmagicFeb 27, 2025

Here's a current look https://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/italy/news/27feb2025-italy-pavilion-bell-tower-at-epcot-covered-in-scaffolding-for-refurbishment.htm

aladdin2007Feb 27, 2025

gotcha, for awhile there it just seemed like it was always on them

James AlucobondFeb 27, 2025

I feel like that has generally been situational and is only really a guarantee when on or near something iconic (e.g. Cinderella's castle, a Main Street facade, etc.).

aladdin2007Feb 27, 2025

that and its muddy dark paint job, its made it look smaller and is not at all legit to the real one like it use to be, whoever got control of that pavilion at Disney is bad they seem to think its part of AK...... I'm surprised the Italy scrim does not have the image of the tower on it, the scrims use to match what they were covering.