Cast Member previews to begin later this month at EPCOT's Journey of Water Inspired by Moana

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Journey of Water Inspired by Moana Imagineering test and adjust

Posted: Monday July 10, 2023 9:36am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Limited Cast Member previews are set to begin in late July for EPCOT's upcoming walkthrough attraction, Journey of Water Inspired by Moana.

Previews are currently scheduled for July 25 through mid-August, 2023.

Journey of Water Inspired by Moana Imagineering test and adjust

Disney has previously said that Journey of Water Inspired by Moana will officially open in the fall of 2023, and it now appears that previews will be underway this summer.

Although not yet announced, we can expect previews of Journey of Water Inspired by Moana for Annual Passholders, Disney Vacation Club Members, D23 members, and Club 33.

Journey of Water Inspired by Moana Imagineering test and adjust

In describing the walk-through experience, Walt Disney Imagineering says, "Guests of all ages will engage with water in a variety of ways as they learn about water’s amazing 'journey' around our natural world, including ways to better conserve our natural resources and protect water as it voyages throughout our natural world, connecting us all."

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Chef idea Mickey`=8 hours 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.

CampbellzSoup20 hours 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???

Ayla20 hours ago

Almost 5 years.

Chef idea Mickey`=3 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_973 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.

eddie1043 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.

Incomudro3 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.

eddie1043 days ago

Things break…would you rather them ignore it?

tparris3 days ago

All of this.

DisCOT_973 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.

KeithVH3 days ago

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

Virtual Toad3 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.

monothingie3 days ago

eddie1043 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.