Land Changelog // updated 2026.05.09
EPCOT · Walt Disney World
Reopened on May 9, 2026, a day ahead of its scheduled May 10 date, after a roughly two-and-a-half-month closure (from Feb 22, 2026) for a Palais du Cinema refurbishment that installed new seats, reupholstery, and fresh carpet; the film returned unchanged on its split morning/evening schedule.
Frozen Ever After reopened from refurbishment with rebuilt Anna, Elsa, and Kristoff figures — new A-1000 Audio-Animatronics with physical sculpted faces replacing the original rear-projected faces — plus an updated show-control system and refreshed show lighting.
Reopened after a brief Nov 10-13, 2025 refurbishment converting the ride's projection from 3D to high-resolution 2D, eliminating the required 3D glasses while keeping the layout and story unchanged; new props and lighting in the queue and ride were rolled out in phases.
Reopened after an extended, repeatedly delayed maintenance refurbishment of the theater and its Audio-Animatronic show; no new show scenes were added.
Opened in EPCOT's expanded France pavilion in World Showcase as a trackless 3D dark ride on the opening day of Walt Disney World's 50th anniversary; a clone of the 2014 Walt Disney Studios Park (Disneyland Paris) original.
Retheme: "O Canada!" closed August 1, 2019 and the Canada Pavilion attraction reopened January 17, 2020 as "Canada Far and Wide in Circle-Vision 360," an all-new Circle-Vision film narrated by Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara with a score by Canadian composer Andrew Lockington.
Reduced to evening-only showings when the new Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along began sharing the Palais du Cinema; the sing-along took the daytime slots while Impressions de France moved to the evenings.
Returned from refurbishment with the film portion converted to digital HD projection, a re-cut Golden Dream finale montage adding contemporary figures, and a re-recorded Golden Dream anthem.
Frozen Ever After opened in EPCOT's Norway pavilion, retheming the former Maelstrom into a Frozen boat ride and debuting Disney's first all-electric Audio-Animatronics, while reusing Maelstrom's water flume track and boats.
Added audio-animatronic figures of Donald Duck, Jose Carioca, and Panchito to the finale, replacing the projected images of the characters; the figures were repurposed from the retired Mickey Mouse Revue.
Reopened September 1, 2007 (closed August 6) with a revamped film: new and reordered footage, a new orchestral score by Bruce Broughton with the theme song re-recorded by Eva Avila, runtime trimmed to about 14 minutes, and Martin Short added as a comedic on-screen narrator.
Reopened as Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros, a retheme keeping the same boat layout and most scenery but adding a new storyline with Donald Duck, Jose Carioca, and Panchito; the first World Showcase attraction to feature Disney characters from an existing property.
Added roughly 45 seconds of new footage to the end of the Golden Dream finale montage, the first update since 1993, most notably brief imagery of NYPD/FDNY rescue crews following the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Retheme: "Wonders of China" closed March 25, 2003 and was replaced by an updated Circle-Vision 360° film, "Reflections of China," which reused some original footage and added newly shot scenes including Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Macau.
Refurbished with all-new Audio-Animatronic figures and a re-recorded version of the closing theme, 'Golden Dream'.
Opened on EPCOT Center's opening day as "O Canada!", a roughly 18-minute Circle-Vision 360 film surrounding guests on nine screens in the Canada Pavilion.
Opened as "Wonders of China," a 19-minute Circle-Vision 360° film in the EPCOT Center China pavilion, on the park's opening day.
Opened on EPCOT Center's first day as the centerpiece show of the U.S. pavilion, a roughly 29-minute Audio-Animatronic stage show narrated by figures of Benjamin Franklin and Mark Twain.
Opened with EPCOT Center as an original World Showcase attraction: an 18-minute film of French scenery projected across five screens for 200-degree coverage in the France pavilion's Palais du Cinema, scored with French classical music.
Opened as El Rio del Tiempo (The River of Time), a slow-moving boat ride through Mexico's history and culture, on EPCOT Center's opening day in the Mexico Pavilion.