Credit: Inside The MagicDisney World is gearing up for the highly anticipated ‘Moana’ inspired attraction experience to open inside EPCOT as official testing begins.
‘Moana’ Inspired Attraction, Journey of Water, Begins Coming to Life
Inspired by Moana, Journey of Water is slowly coming to life as the attraction experiences aim to open later this year at Walt Disney World in EPCOT. Recently, a video was leaked online giving Guests an official first look into the music that will be playing in the area where the attraction experience is currently being built.
For those of you unaware of this upcoming Disney attraction experience, Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana, will be a self-guided tour on a trail where Guests can play and interact with water as it travels from the sky to the oceans and back again, according to the official WDW website.
The attraction area will open to the general public within World Nature – the EPCOT neighborhood dedicated to understanding and preserving the natural beauty of our world, bringing balance and tranquillity to everyone who visits. There is no word yet on an official opening date from Disney, but Guests can expect this attraction area to open in late 2023, sometime between October and December of this year.
Disney Imagineers Slowly Start Bringing This Upcoming Attraction to Life
Just moments ago, it was confirmed through online official Disney and non-Disney-affiliated sources that Disney Imagineers have officially begun testing Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana. According to official Disney sources, the Imagineers have started to “teach water how to play” as they “test and prepare our next attraction to welcome Guests later this Fall to World of Nature in EPCOT,” located inside Walt Disney World Resort.
Disney shared new photos of Imagineers testing at Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana. Disney says "Imagineers have begun to teach water how to play" as they "test and prepare our next attraction to welcome guests later this Fall to World Nature in EPCOT" at Walt Disney World. pic.twitter.com/IhHjiPpTab
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From the photos above, you can see the Disney Imagineers working with their hands as they gesture the water in the attraction to obey their commands, something in the realm of what Universal Orlando Resort uses for their magical interactive wand experiences throughout both Parks.
Walt Disney Imagineering shared new photos of “Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana” at EPCOT! 🌊 pic.twitter.com/hPTEqes39U
— Drew (@DrewDisneyDude) June 20, 2023
The upcoming attraction is currently under construction as Disney Imagineers work hard and diligently to ensure it is working and created properly for Guests of all ages to enjoy once it officially opens in the Fall.
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