First-look at the Moana attraction at Walt Disney World

"The Journey of Water Inspired by Moana" is due to open in late 2023 at EPCOT. We Take a sneak peek of the walk-through attraction still under construction.
2:50 | 12/31/22

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♪ ♪ >>> WELCOME BACK TO "GMA." THAT OSCAR-NOMINATED SONG FROM "MOANA" MAKING WAVES BACK IN 2016 NOW SET TO BECOME ONE OF WALT DISNEY WORLD'S NEWEST ADDITIONS. >> YES, THE "JOURNEY OF THE WATER" INSPIRED BY "MOANA" IS DUE TO OPEN IN LATE 2023 AND FIRST ON "GMA" WE ARE GETTING A SNEAK PEEK OF THE WALK THROUGH ATTRACTION AT EPCOT. STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION BUT DANIELLE BREEZY GOT TO PUT ON THE HARD HAT TO GET THE DETAILS. GOOD MORNING, AGAIN, TO YOU, DANIELLE. >> Reporter: OH, GOOD MORNING. I MEAN, IT WAS SO AWESOME. I GOT TO WATCH THAT MOVIE ON THE PLANE RIDE DOWN. I'M A FAN. YOU GOT TO TAKE A LOOK AT ALL OF THIS. THERE'S SO MUCH GOING ON, I'M ALREADY SEEING IT. >> EPCOT IS GOING THROUGH ONE OF THE BIGGEST TRANSFORMATIONS IN ITS HISTORY AND JOURNEY OF WATER INSPIRED BY "MOANA" IS PART OF THAT. WE HAVE ARTISANS WORKING ON ROCK WORK, SPECIAL EFFECTS GOING IN. MUSIC IS A HUGE COMPONENT OF THE FILM AND WILL BE A COMPONENT OF THIS EXPERIENCE AS WELL. ♪ YOU'RE WELCOME ♪ ♪ I GUESS IT'S MY WAY OF BEING ME ♪ >> AS GUESTS ENTER INTO THE EXPERIENCE, WE WANT THEM TO BE SURROUNDED BY THIS KIND OF LUSH POLYNESIAN ENVIRONMENT SURROUNDED WITH WATER AND A FEW FAMILIAR CHARACTERS FROM THE FILM. WE HAVE PROBABLY A DOZEN CHARACTERS THAT ARE HIDDEN IN NOOKS AND CRANNIES THROUGHOUT THE EXPERIENCE AND WITHIN THE WATERWAYS. THERE IS ONE VERY RECOGNIZABLE CHARACTER AND VERY PRESENT CHARACTER AND THAT'S TE FITI. SHE'LL BE AT THE HEART OF THE EXPERIENCE GREETING GUESTS AS THEY TRAVEL THROUGH. >> WHICH IS AWESOME. I KNOW YOU HAVE A LOT OF ENGAGING ELEMENTS WITH THIS. >> PART OF ENGAGING WITH WATER IS SEEING HOW IT RESPONDS TO US AND ONE WAY YOU GREET YOUR FRIEND IS BY WAVING. ♪ SO I WOULD IMAGINE ONE WAY TO GREET WATER WOULD BE DOING A SIMILAR THING. SO WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE WHEN THE EXPERIENCE OPENS, HOW THE WATER REACTS TO WHEN WE DO THAT. >> I LIKE THAT. A WAIT AND SEE. >> OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE A CONNECTION BETWEEN WATER AND THE GUESTS AND ONE WAY WE'RE DOING THAT IS THROUGH THESE EFFECTS THAT RESPOND TO YOUR PRESENCE. SO AS GUESTS TRAVEL THROUGH, THEY HAVE A SENSE THAT WATER HAS A PERSONALITY. WATER CAN BE THEIR FRIEND AND WATER IS WORTH PROTECTING. >> Reporter: I AM SO EXCITED TO SEE THIS WHEN IT IS ACTUALLY OPEN. BY THE WAY, I HOPE YOU LIKE THAT HARD HAT LOOK OF MINE. DID YOU NOTICE HOW THE HEIGHT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO OF US? VERY INTERESTING, GUYS. >> YOU DID AN EXCELLENT JOB. WE WERE AT DISNEY WORLD RECENTLY AND SAW THE CONSTRUCTION UNDER WAY.

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