Happy birthday, Epcot! The #Epcot35 celebration begins this weekend, with the park’s official birthday on Oct. 1. Here’s what’s going on in that park and others around the globe this week.
Spaceship Earth cupcakes. They’re real, and they’re spectacular.
Disneyland's had the Matterhorn Macaroon, like, forever, so why did it take until now for Disney to give us a Spaceship Earth cupcake? pic.twitter.com/l22CtMCqUc
— Theme Park Insider (@ThemePark) September 30, 2017
Disney Parks Blog shared this video, A Dream Called EPCOT, which played at Magic Kingdom prior to Epcot’s opening.
A celebration of Dia de Muertos has opened in the Mexico pavilion.
The ‘Remember Me!’ La Celebración del Día de Muertos gallery is now open in the Mexico Pavilion at Epcot! https://t.co/O3ddmowXlJ pic.twitter.com/jO25kL8qLM
— Disney Parks (@DisneyParks) September 29, 2017
Over at Disneyland Paris, Halloween is here!
In Castle Courtyard, Maleficent’s brambles are READY! pic.twitter.com/iOWopvyPEv
— ED92 (@ED92live) September 29, 2017
Due to its 25th anniversary celebration, most of the park’s Halloween decorations have been placed in Frontierland.
The ghost of Main Street have moved over to Frontierland at Disneyland Paris this Halloween 1/2 pic.twitter.com/q7TTEDLq6L
— LaughingPlace.com (@laughing_place) September 28, 2017
There are also a ton of new decorations themed to Disney Pixar’s Coco.
A big arch to welcome guests in the world of Coco #disneylandparis #disneyhalloween pic.twitter.com/i273JWoxd8
— 💎💎PixieDust.be💎💎 (@Pixiedust_be) September 29, 2017
New Coco Halloween decorations. Very big, very colourful, and much nicer than I thought #disneylandparis #disneyhalloween pic.twitter.com/buO6RffOIT
— 💎💎PixieDust.be💎💎 (@Pixiedust_be) September 29, 2017
Over at Disneyland, Chef Oscar Martinez has retired. Chef Oscar was the park’s longest tenured employee and had worked at the park for 60 years. He had been a chef at Carnation Cafe on Main Street U.S.A. since 1967.
Today, Chef Oscar retired after more than 60 years of cooking up magic! Join us in saying, "Thank you, Oscar!" https://t.co/WQbn3sCtGr pic.twitter.com/U93u9Qc6FR
— Disneyland AP (@DisneylandAP) September 28, 2017
After a sneak peek prior to Hurricane Irma, Grand Avenue has officially opened at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
Grand Ave is now open at #HollywoodStudios! #DHS https://t.co/2LHH44OhgM pic.twitter.com/95UJag28Sp
— Matt (@imaginography71) September 29, 2017
Lots of great munchies at the new #baselinetaphouse on Grand Ave Disney's Hollywood Studios #waltdisneyworld pic.twitter.com/YCACEPlGMl
— Deb Wills (@AllEarsDeb) September 30, 2017
