Journey of Water

Journey of Water
Pavilion logo
Epcot
Area	World Nature
Status	Operating
Soft opening date	July 25, 2023 (2023-07-25)
Opening date	October 16, 2023 (2023-10-16)
Replaced	Innoventions (Future World)
Ride statistics
Attraction type	Interactive water garden
Designer	Walt Disney Imagineering
Theme	Moana
Music	Lin-Manuel Miranda (music and lyrics), Opetaia Foa'i (music and lyrics), Mark Mancina (music and lyrics) & Mark Mancina (score)
Wheelchair accessible
Assistive listening available

Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana is a walkthrough water trail attraction at Epcot, a theme park at Walt Disney World in Bay Lake, Florida. The attraction depicts the Earth's water cycle and is inspired by the 2016 animated film Moana . ^[1]

It was originally set to open in 2021 as a part of Walt Disney World's 50th Anniversary celebration. However, the attraction was delayed to October 16, 2023, as part of The Walt Disney Company's centennial celebration, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, it was announced that a new outdoor meet-and-greets location called Character Greeting, located next to the attraction, would open on the same date, which became part of Journey of Water Pavilion.

Summary

Journey of Water is a garden featuring interactive fountains and other water features leading from CommuniCore Hall (replacing much of Innoventions West) down to The Seas Pavilion. Anchored by a massive topiary of Te Fiti and rock formations of HeiHei, Pua and Moana, Journey of Water serves as a whimsical exploration of the water cycle (which was divided into seven segments of the story: rain, stream, wetland, land, lake, river, ocean, and sky) and how it sustains our world. ^[2]

The walkthrough attraction had two sets of previews, from July 25 to August 19, 2023, ^[3] and from September 1 to 22, exclusively for Walt Disney World cast members. ^[4] The attraction had DVC and annual passholder previews on September 24 to 29 and October 1 to 4, ^[5] before it officially opened on October 16, 2023. ^[6]

Further reading

• "BREAKING: New Moana-Inspired “Journey of Water” Walkthrough Maze, Logo Confirmed for Reimagined Epcot", WDW News Today (Aug 22, 2019)
• "Disney World is getting a 'Moana' attraction and there's no telling how far we'll go to get there", USA Today (Aug 26, 2019)
• "EPCOT OVERHAUL: Journey of Water – Inspired by Moana Coming to Epcot (Model, Concept Art, Location, and More)", BlogMickey (Oct 16, 2019)

External links

• Official website

References

1. "Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Shares First of Many Exciting Announcements to be Unveiled at D23 Expo 2019". Archived from the original on August 23, 2019.
2. "Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana Continues Wave of Growth at Walt Disney World". Walt Disney World News. October 16, 2023. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
3. Francis, Katie (July 10, 2023). "BREAKING: Cast Member Previews for Journey of Water Inspired by Moana to Begin This Month". disneyfoodblog. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
4. "Next round of Cast Member previews pushes Journey of Water Inspired by Moana opening towards October". WDWMagic. August 21, 2023. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
5. Bevil, Dewayne (September 7, 2023). "Disney: Passholder previews set for Epcot's watery Moana attraction". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
6. Libbey, Dirk (September 9, 2023). "Destination D23 2023 Disney Parks Panel: Ahsoka In Star Tours, What's Next For Animal Kingdom, And When Epcot's Transformation Will Finally Be Done". Cinema Blend. Retrieved September 9, 2023.