New Details Unveiled for EPCOT's CommuniCore Hall,CommuniCore Plaza, and Festival Favorites

Jun 09, 2024 in "CommuniCore Hall"

Walls Down at CommuniCore Hall and Plaza - June 9 2024
Posted: Sunday June 9, 2024 6:25pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney has shared new details on the latest additions to EPCOT's World Celebration - CommuniCore Hall and CommuniCore Plaza - set to open to guests on June 10, 2024.

Entertainment Acts at CommuniCore Plaza

CommuniCore Plaza introduces two new performance venues. The Plaza Stage will debut with "¡Celebración Encanto!" a limited-time show starting June 10. This family-friendly sing-along features favorite songs from Walt Disney Animation Studios' "Encanto," bringing the story of the Family Madrigal to life during the day. A Latin groove band will take over in the evening, filling World Celebration with live music.
On the other end of the Plaza, another performance space is ready for open-air entertainment, with more details to be announced soon.



Festival Favorites Kiosk

Located next to the CommuniCore Plaza Stage, the Festival Favorites kiosk offers an ever-changing assortment of popular items from EPCOT's four annual festivals. This summer, the kiosk will feature treats inspired by the Disney Animation Studios film "Encanto." Guests can enjoy a Cheese-stuffed Arepa with cilantro-lime crema and cotija cheese, and the Coconut Tres Leches, a vanilla cake soaked with oat, almond, and coconut milk, topped with toasted coconut.



Mickey & Friends Character Greeting Location

This new space is perfect for capturing memorable moments with Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, and Goofy. The exterior features a geometric design reminiscent of Spaceship Earth and murals celebrating the past and present of the park.


CommuniCore Hall

CommuniCore Hall, designed as a versatile event space, will host a variety of seasonal activities, including art displays, live music, and culinary events. The hall features a state-of-the-art show kitchen where guests can watch EPCOT's culinary team prepare dishes for special occasions.

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Jayspency4 hours ago

Im happy to hear they are actually fixing the current center lights. Knowing modern Disney they could've easily let the lighting rot away.

tparris10 hours ago

Yes, they are also hard and sturdy, as opposed to floppy like the old ones. They’re also very reflective.

wbostic1210 hours ago

Do they look any higher quality than the old ones? I’m curious if they will be testing it tonight.

tparris12 hours ago

Here’s some photos I got a few days ago. These were taken the first day they were being installed, so there are much more installed now.

Squishy12 hours ago

Seems like blogmickey caught it. https://blogmickey.com/2024/11/epcot-in-ground-lighting-fix-world-celebration/

wbostic1213 hours ago

You able to get any shots of that?

Squishy13 hours ago

New Translucent LED diffusers seem be replacing the newly installed white covers in the broken ground lighting, maybe they are fixing it after all.

HauntedPirate14 hours ago

If only they had a master of flooring working on this project…

gerarar16 hours ago

New dedication plaque has been installed at the park entrance. Source and more pics:

DreamfinderGuy1 day ago

In better news, the perimeter fountain lights were recently repaired. The big beam into the sky should be working again soon as well

James Alucobond1 day ago

I am generally understanding, but this can't be that hard.

tparris1 day ago

Half of the central light pillars are still stuck on a bright white on the sides, and one of them is still completely off on the sides…

tparris1 day ago

None of the ribbon lighting around the entrance plaza is working correctly at this point, it’s not animating and several sections are completely broken/ incorrect colors/ delayed. Literally dozens of the points of light on SSE are constantly on when they shouldn’t be, and are blinking and flashing different colors like plane beacons. I will say that they finally fixed the fountain lights, (although the spotlight in the middle hasn’t turned on in over two years) but everything else is an utter disaster maintenance-wise at the moment. So many lighting effects broken in the main gardens too…

tparris1 day ago

The amount of cracks and chips in the brand new pavement is crazy.