PHOTOS: New Elements Installed Inside Connections Café and Eatery at EPCOT

Shannen Michaelsen

PHOTOS: New Elements Installed Inside Connections Café and Eatery at EPCOT

Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind isn’t the only EPCOT construction project making big strides today. Scaffolding has been moved and we saw new elements being installed inside Connections Café and Eatery.

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The new restaurant will be in the World Celebration neighborhood, replacing Electric Umbrella.

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Scaffolding is now at the corner of the building, which is being reconstructed.

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A crew member in a cherry-picker vehicle was working beneath the roof overhang nearby.

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The columns next to each window have been stripped of paneling.

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Scaffolding remains on the side of the building.

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Tarp covers some of the windows, as well.

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The roof overhang has yet to be repainted.

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Some of the breezeway also needs to be repainted.

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Wall paneling is also missing from a wall column in here.

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More lights will be installed on the breezeway ceiling.

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Inside, we could see new wave elements.

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Crew members were working on them.

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The waves create new walls next to the interior overhang.

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Windows now completely surround the restaurant.

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Are you looking forward to dining at the Connections Café & Eatery? Let us know in the comments below!

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