Construction update from 'Journey of Water Inspired by Moana' at EPCOT

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'Journey of Water Inspired by Moana' construction - December 1 2021

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Posted: Tuesday December 7, 2021 9:27am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Construction is continuing in World Nature at EPCOT on building the new 'Journey of Water Inspired by Moana' - expected to open in 2022.

'Journey of Water Inspired by Moana' construction - December 1 2021

There still isn't much to see, with work still progressing on infrastructure and foundations.

'Journey of Water Inspired by Moana' construction - December 1 2021

This is the view from ground level, with mostly piles of dirt visible above the construction walls.

'Journey of Water Inspired by Moana' construction - December 1 2021

According to Disney, this first-ever attraction based on the Walt Disney Animation Studios hit film, “Moana,” will let guests interact with magical, living water in a beautiful and inspiring setting.

Journey of Water Inspired by Moana

The new area will be located in what was Future World in approximately the area previously occupied by the Innoventions West building leading towards the Living Seas. Innoventions West and all the buildings on that side have been demolished as part of the work.

Journey of Water can be seen in the center

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Chef idea Mickey`=1 day 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_972 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.

eddie1042 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.

Incomudro2 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.

eddie1042 days ago

Things break…would you rather them ignore it?

tparris2 days ago

All of this.

DisCOT_972 days ago

The problem isn’t that they’re trying to solve the issue, it’s that this park went through a multimillion multiyear “transformation” and some of the things promised don’t even fully function. That middle area has been behind walls for how long? And those new “lights” stopped working after night one…Moana isn’t even a year old yet and it’s already proving to be a maintenance workload.

KeithVH2 days ago

Yeah! And I bet as soon as they get the Yeti fixed, they'll straighten this brand new problem ASAP . . .

Virtual Toad2 days ago

I can't speak for others, but to me the fact that the state of "show" at Epcot is so poor now, especially when compared to what it used to be, that lack of reliability among newer effects becomes a more glaring issue when so many other effects, new and old, remain broken or in b-mode months or even years after failing. Ironic that a park systematically stripped of complex effects and moving parts over the past 25 years remains in relatively poor condition, and definitely below the baseline WDW show standards of the past, especially when there are fewer things to maintain.

monothingie2 days ago

eddie1042 days ago

Why do you guys always want to fault Disney for doing their jobs? They are working on it and here you are complaining that the issue is being addressed.