Overview
- Reporters from multiple outlets photographed the fountain at the base of Spaceship Earth sitting dry with coins in the basin, and the feature has been inactive for at least 48 hours since Tuesday, July 21.
- On-site images show thousands of mostly penny coins scattered across the empty basin beneath the three acrylic pylons that anchor the entrance plaza.
- Walt Disney World has not issued a statement explaining the outage, so outlets report the shutdown could reflect either deliberate coin removal or ordinary maintenance and repairs.
- Disney regularly removes coins from park water features and donates proceeds to charities such as Make-A-Wish and Give Kids The World, and coins were recently taken from a nearby reflecting pool.
- The fountain was installed during EPCOT’s 2020 entrance reimagining and reporters say they will monitor for an official update on whether the coins will be collected and donated or the fountain will be refilled after repairs.