It Might Sound Weird, But I Can't Stop Investigating SECRET Boxes at Disney World

I’m in Disney World nearly every day, reporting on all the newest snacks, drinks, merchandise, and more I see around the parks.

Sometimes I spot an entire new merchandise collection, and other times I stop by one of my favorite spots to grab a snack and find that a menu item has been added or taken away. Then there are also days like I had this past week, where I discovered firsthand just how little changes in Disney World without me noticing.

I was taking in the view along the seating area for the Yorkshire County Fish Shop in EPCOT when I noticed these beige boxes covered in some sort of burlap material or mesh.

At first, I was really excited because it seemed like a new show element might be installed for Luminous—maybe new fireworks cannons, a theatrical lighting tree, confetti cannons, or who knows with Disney World!

However, I quickly realized the secret boxes lining the railing were just placeholders or coverings for the electrics of the lamps that line the UK and France pavilions.

Just covering the electrics for these lamps!

That didn’t stop me from meeting a pair of birds, one seagull and one wood stork (the white birds with long legs and long beaks that you see all over Disney World, especially around Liberty Square), because they were just as curious as we were about what Disney World might be up to, seeming to have a speculative conversation reminiscent of the one we were having in our own heads.

While the mystery of the “mystery boxes” didn’t last long, it goes to show how we never miss a detail and are always on the hunt for something new and exciting about to happen at Walt Disney World!