Epcot Updates: Cool Kid Summer, GEO82 Lounge, and Missing Food Booth!

Epcot Festival and Summer Event Updates

• 🌸 The Flower and Garden Festival is ending on June 2nd, with no other food festivals until Food and Wine begins on August 29th.
• ☀️ The Cool Kids Summer event is running resort-wide until September 1st, featuring character sightings, DJs, and dance parties.
• 🗓️ A brief period exists from June 2nd to August 29th with no Epcot-specific food festivals.

New Lounge and Construction Updates

• 🚀 A new lounge called GEO82 is opening at Spaceship Earth on June 4th, located behind Project Tomorrow.
• 🚧 Construction continues on Test Track, with the main entrance sign reinstalled and an expected late summer opening.
• 🏗️ Unidentified construction walls and posts are noted between Norway and China in World Showcase.

Cool Kids Summer Activities at Epcot

• 🎶 Goofy Core is a featured event at Communicore Hall, offering DJ music, interactive games, and character appearances with Goofy.
• 💃 The Funky Freeze Dance game and warm-up activities are part of the Goofy Core experience.
• 🦆 The DuckTales World Showcase Adventure is highlighted with a QR code for participation.
• 🎭 A character palooa, where characters learn to interact with guests, was observed with characters like Pooh, Tigger, and Geppetto.

Food and Beverage Discoveries

• 🍽️ The Farmers Feast booth experienced menu changes and closed early, with its offerings later consolidated with the Florida Fresh booth.
• 🍅 The heirloom tomatoes and fresh mozzarella from the consolidated booth is described as light, refreshing, and a good deal.
• 🍑 The peach cobbler with cinnamon gelato is noted for its strong cinnamon flavor, reminiscent of Christmas.
• 🥤 Goofy's Gone Fishing drink, a blue raspberry lemonade with strawberry boba, is sweet, tart, and appealing to kids.
• 🥥 The Kakamura Delight, a coconut pineapple sorbet in a coconut shell, is praised as a fantastic, beachy dessert perfect for hot weather.

World Showcase and Annual Passholder Perks

• 🛍️ New Italy merchandise, including gelato-themed items and a Loungefly bag, is available in the World Showcase gift shops.
• 👑 The annual passholder lounge has reopened at Restaurant Marrakesh in Morocco, offering a cool retreat with complimentary snacks like a fruit bowl and Chex mix until July 13th.
• 💧 A splash pad is available in Epcot for guests looking to cool off.
• 🐠 The aquarium at The Seas with Nemo & Friends is highlighted as the second-largest in the US, with a fun fact comparing its size to Spaceship Earth.
• 🐘 Fun facts about manatees, including their closest relative and nursing locations, are shared.