{"id":215579,"date":"2026-04-02T04:42:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T04:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/215579\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T04:42:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T04:42:13","slug":"disney-imagineering-files-permit-for-refreshment-port-work-at-epcot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/215579\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney Imagineering Files Permit for Refreshment Port Work at EPCOT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new <a href=\"https:\/\/selfservice.or.occompt.com\/ssweb\/document-image-pdf\/DOC4258S15855\/20260188499.pdf?index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Notice of Commencement<\/a> has been filed by Walt Disney Imagineering for Refreshment Port at EPCOT. The permit lists Icarus Exhibits as the contractor with a scope of install set elements.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wdwmagic.com\/dining\/refreshment-port\/gallery\/06jul2023-refreshment-port-food-and-wine-festival\/52119.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 2280\/1523;\" width=\"2280\" height=\"1523\" data-twic-src=\"https:\/\/www.wdwmagic.com\/dining\/refreshment-port\/news\/image:\/ElementGalleryItems\/dining\/Fullsize\/Refreshment-Port_Full_52119.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wdwmagic.twic.pics\/ElementGalleryItems\/dining\/Fullsize\/Refreshment-Port_Full_52119.jpg?twic=v1\/output=preview\" title=\"EPCOT's Refreshment Port is now closed for refurbishment\" alt=\"EPCOT's Refreshment Port is now closed for refurbishment\"\/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>The involvement of Walt Disney Imagineering indicates this refurbishment will very liekly include guest-facing changes. This is not a routine kitchen or equipment maintenance closure.<\/p>\n<p>Disney has not announced what changes you can expect from this refurbishment. The location closed on January 12, 2026 with no reopening date provided.<\/p>\n<p>Icarus Exhibits has worked on numerous Disney projects over the years. The company specializes in themed environments and has completed work throughout Walt Disney World.<\/p>\n<p>Before closing, Refreshment Port served comfort food including chicken strips, poutine, mac and cheese, and soft-serve ice cream.<\/p>\n<p>                         Get Walt Disney World News Delivered to Your Inbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new Notice of Commencement has been filed by Walt Disney Imagineering for Refreshment Port at EPCOT. The&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":215580,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[98317,47217,115,139,141,140,98083],"class_list":{"0":"post-215579","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-orlando","8":"tag-disney-imagineering-files-permit-for-refreshment-port-work-at-epcot","9":"tag-epcot","10":"tag-news","11":"tag-orlando","12":"tag-orlando-headlines","13":"tag-orlando-news","14":"tag-world-showcase"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=215579"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215579\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/215580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=215579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=215579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=215579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}