Overview
- Walt Disney Imagineering filed a Notice of Commencement on Tuesday authorizing Icarus Exhibits Inc. to install set elements at the Soarin’ address in EPCOT.
- Soarin’ Around the World will close May 14 and reopen May 26, lining up the work window with the debut of Soarin’ Across America at EPCOT.
- The permit does not specify what will change, and coverage notes the additions could appear in the queue, the boarding area, or other on-site spaces.
- Reporters point to the sub-two-week downtime as a limit that favors prefabricated pieces that crews can place quickly without major construction.
- Icarus Exhibits has a long track record on Disney projects, and outlets frame the update as part of the limited-time Soarin’ Across America offering linked to Disney’s U.S. 250th programming.