PHOTOS: Moana’s New Meet-and-Greet Has Soft Opened in EPCOT!
In case you missed it, a NEW attraction is opening soon in EPCOT!
Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana, is scheduled to officially open to guests on October 16th, but Disney has soft-opened the interactive water trail beginning today, October 6th. We headed over to Journey of Water to check it out and we were surprised by the appearance of a special guest!
Moana Meet-and-Greet
Disney has previously shared that when Journey of Water opens, a NEW Moana meet-and-greet will also open nearby.
We weren’t sure if the Moana meet-and-greet would soft open alongside Journey of Water, but on our visit to EPCOT today, we did notice a new spot with Disney PhotoPass photographers present.
This spot is located to the left of the entrance to Journey of Water, and at first we just saw PhotoPass photographers.
It’s a beautiful spot with Spaceship Earth and all kinds of greenery in the background.
Then — SURPRISE! Moana arrived!
We got in line to meet Moana and noticed a new sign indicating that Moana will be meeting guests intermittently throughout the day, with the listed meet-and-greet times of 9AM, 10:15AM, 11:30AM, 1:30PM, 2:30PM, and 3:45PM.
Moana was a total surprise! We were SO excited to meet her.
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Isn’t this spot beautiful??
Lots of people got in line for the opportunity to meet the famous Wayfinder.
In the past, Moana has only been available for meet-and-greets in Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and she’s still listed as meeting guests there in the My Disney Experience app. (Note that she is not yet listed in EPCOT within the app.)
Disney has not officially shared an end date for Moana in Animal Kingdom, but Disney’s website no longer shows any meet-and-greet times for that location beginning November 1st.
While Journey of Water is still in the midst of its soft opening, Moana’s meet-and-greet may not always be open — so keep that in mind if you’re visiting EPCOT between now and October 16th.
October 16th marks the grand opening of Journey of Water and the official opening of Moana’s new meet-and-greet!
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