PHOTOS: New Spaceship Earth-Inspired Paneling Added to CommuniCore Hall in EPCOT

Shannen Ace

PHOTOS: New Spaceship Earth-Inspired Paneling Added to CommuniCore Hall in EPCOT

After the installation of triangle-patterned steel frameworks, the first Spaceship Earth-inspired panels have been installed on CommuniCore Hall in EPCOT.

Spaceship Earth Panels on CommuniCore Hall

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CommuniCore Hall will be located in the World Celebration neighborhood of EPCOT, not far from Spaceship Earth. Concept art for the new building showed its Spaceship Earth-inspired exterior.

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The exterior is starting to come together in real life now. The building is covered in various types of paneling, including black panels with a grid of straight lines across it.

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On this section of wall facing Journey of Water, Inspired by “Moana,” crews have installed a few silver panels resembling the Alucobond panels on Spaceship Earth. They fit in the steel triangles created by the steel framework.

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Crews have also been working on the walkway between CommuniCore Hall and Journey of Water.

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There are tall white poles in the walkway, which open up into thin triangles with horizontal poles at the top.

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The Spaceship Earth-inspired paneling is made of three triangular pieces that fit together into a three-dimensional pyramid.

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Only a few triangles have been filled in with the new panels. Blue tarps hang behind most of the triangle framework.

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The panels have shading that make their dimensions look even more dramatic.

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A lift was up near the building, but no crew member was inside.

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This section of the building may be the entrance to the Mickey & Friends meet and greet, as seen in the concept art below.

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The wall where paneling has been installed would be the one on the right in this artwork.

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CommuniCore Hall will also house a gallery, demo kitchen, and mixology bar to be used during various EPCOT festivals.

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Colorful Spaceship Earth-inspired paneling is also visible in this wider concept art.

CommuniCore Hall and Plaza replace the originally planned festival center. They are named after the opening-day CommuniCore Pavilions that later became Innoventions.

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