This is just one of several new films coming soon to Epcot

Of course, Awesome Planet isn’t the only new film coming soon to Epcot, as it is going to debut at a time of big changes for this park that will also bring a new Circle-Vision film to the China Pavilion, an updated film to the Canada Pavilion, and a “Beauty and the Beast” Sing-Along coming to the France Pavilion (which will likely have film and live-action components). Of course, these are all just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to this park's total reboot, but it's nice to see that Disney is focusing on both large and small attraction changes at Epcot. 

When might guests be able to check out Awesome Planet for themselves?

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Though Disney's announcement of this new film didn't come with a specific opening date (or even a target) we're going to guess that with Disney tying to add as much guest capacity to the resort before this summer, this new film may open in the very near future. While we don't know the status of film production (or the aforementioned upgrades that will be needed inside the Harvest Theater), the timing of this announcement seems to hint that we may be able to check this new film out sooner than later, which is definitely exciting! 

While its true that Epcot features more IPs than ever, it looks like Disney is at least trying to keep some of the old spirit of this park alive by developing at least a few new attractions that aren't associated with Disney's films and other properties, which is certainly a nice change of pace, and should provide some respite for guests who aren't as interested in Disney's film properties as they are original Disney parks experiences.