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Beloved Epcot characters to be removed this weekend

Beloved Epcot characters to be removed this weekend


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Edit:  Chip n Dale will also be removed.  I’ve just posted an update concerning these changes.

Update to Epcot character removals Ezra and Sabine and Inside Out

Rumors have abounded recently as to what characters would be leaving Epcot and when they would be removed.  Here’s the latest information I’ve been provided:

Saturday, February 13, 2016 is said to be the final day to meet Princess Aurora in Epcot’s France Pavillion.  She will continue to meet in the Magic Kingdom and Princess meals.  In addition to seeing Aurora leave, Winnie the Pooh and Tigger will also be leaving Epcot at the end of their meet on Saturday.  Pooh characters can still be met in the Magic Kingdom and at Crystal Palace.   If you’re unsure of their schedules, you can always check Character Locator.  Some sources rumored these characters and others leaving on Sunday, but my sources are saying Saturday is the final day for them.

I expect that these character cuts will pave the way for Inside Out characters to begin appearing soon and Anna and Elsa will move to Epcot, supposedly in early May.  I’ll keep you updated as I hear anything more about these upcoming meets.

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Heather

Saturday 7th of May 2016

Did Pooh end up being removed from Epcot? It still shows on the map on Disney's website: https://wdpromedia.disney.go.com/media/wdpro-assets/parks-and-tickets/destinations/epcot/Epcot.pdf

kennythepirate

Sunday 8th of May 2016

Yes. long ago.

Vickster Whoami

Monday 15th of February 2016

Omg thats terrible to take characters out i think Disney should continuously add characters it should not be so hard to get a picture with a character in the park when you think of Disney the first thing that comes to mind is Mickey and the characters they are what made disney possible the parks should be floating with characters

anonymus

Friday 12th of February 2016

I looked on twitter it said only Aurora, Winnie & Tigger, and Chip & Dale are leaving. I would advise all of you guys watching this blog to go to the crystal palace and meet the 4 pooh characters before they leave forever it is happening to so many disney characters such as the beloved White Rabbit, now he is rare to the tea cups. The pooh characters all ready left Animal Kingdom, Hollywood studios and now Epcot. Now they are only at Magic Kingdom (with the exception of Epcot training). I am not mad about chip and dale.

Patti

Friday 12th of February 2016

If someone has a FP for A&E at MK and they move to EPCOT, will they delete the FP or have two locations for s short period of time?

kennythepirate

Friday 12th of February 2016

When they move characters, they would likely just cancel your FP, but we'll see.

Andre Willey

Friday 12th of February 2016

The really stupid thing is that these are the ONLY characters who can even be considered as belonging in Epcot - i.e. characters whose stories originate from the cultures of the pavilions that they inhabit.

Frozen does not meet that criteria incidentally, "Anna" and "Elsa" were never characters in Norwegian folklore to the best of my knowledge of European history and literature.

kennythepirate

Friday 12th of February 2016

Hans Christian Andersen wrote the book that the story got ideas from. He is from Norway. Ariel as well.

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