After a year of construction, the flex space next to the Imagination! Pavilion at EPCOT has reopened with new seating and shade for guests to relax. EPCOT Flex Space One end of the flex space opened with the Florida Fresh booth for the 2024 EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival. Now the rest of the … Read more
During EPCOT construction, more “Encanto” theming has been added to the screen in CommuniCore Plaza and Cast Members are previewing the new Mickey & Friends meet and greet in CommuniCore Hall. CommuniCore Plaza When CommuniCore Hall and Plaza open on June 10, “Celebración Encanto” will debut in the Plaza. Flags adorn the overhang of the … Read more
The exterior of CommuniCore Hall at EPCOT looks closer to completion every day, although we don’t yet have an exact opening date for the hall and plaza. Crews have added more paneling to the awning around the plaza and the hall’s mural features more EPCOT references. CommuniCore Plaza Construction A pair of long shade structures … Read more
The bases of the artistic lampposts in the World Celebration Gardens at EPCOT have proven to be a trip hazard. There are now green construction boxes around the base of each lamppost while crews work at night to solve the problem. World Celebration Gardens Lampposts The lampposts double as art installations. They are slightly slanted … Read more
We’re seeing major progress on CommuniCore Hall, a new building in the center of EPCOT and the last element of the park’s years-long reimagining. This week, ceiling panels and lighting were installed on the façade, as were more triangular panels. CommuniCore Hall Construction The steel ceiling panels were visible on the underside of the long … Read more
Construction continues throughout EPCOT. In World Celebration this Monday, we checked out preparation for the 2024 EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival and work on CommuniCore. Flower & Garden Festival Blooms Plants have been removed from the flower bed along the lagoon outside CommuniCore Hall for the Festival Blooms display of the EPCOT International Flower … Read more
We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Sunday, December 3, 2023. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more
Crews have added even more Spaceship Earth-inspired paneling to the exterior of CommuniCore Hall, almost completely covering one wall. The wall, which is visible from World Nature, is now almost completely covered in the themed paneling. Spaceship Earth Paneling on CommuniCore Hall More paneling has been added to the far end of the wall since … Read more
The new Walt the Dreamer statue at EPCOT is now visible from the Walt Disney World Monorail after Disney revealed the statue in its final location on Tuesday. In our last construction update, the statue was still within a crate. Walt the Dreamer in World Celebration The statue is on a bench behind Spaceship Earth, … Read more
The completed World Celebration at EPCOT — including CommuniCore Hall and Dreamers Point — will officially open in December. As the project nears completion, construction walls have been shifted back a few feet, revealing new concrete and widening pathways. World Celebration Construction On the World Nature side of the park, near CommuniCore Hall, construction walls … Read more
A wall along the eastern edge of the under-construction World Celebration neighborhood at EPCOT has been moved back, offering us a glimpse at the area as it approaches its previously announced December opening window. Moved Wall Reveals World Celebration Walkway The moved walls are across from Creations Shop, the park’s flagship retail location. A small … Read more
As work continues on World Celebration in EPCOT, a wooden box was spotted by bioreconstruct on X that could potentially hold the “Walt the Dreamer” statue ahead of its installation. Walt the Dreamer Statue Reportedly Arrives bioreconstruct shared this image earlier in the afternoon on Saturday, October 14, 2023, offering up a view of the … Read more
After several delays and changes, the years-long reimagination of EPCOT is coming to a close, but it’s not done yet. EPCOT construction is still an attraction of its own. World Discovery Snack Stand This snack stand in World Discovery has been completely surrounded by construction walls for weeks. There’s not much to see from the … Read more
We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Monday, August 28, 2023. Walt Disney World EPCOT … Read more
At EPCOT, World Celebration — previously the center of Future World — has been undergoing a years-long transformation. This includes the construction of CommuniCore Hall and CommuniCore Plaza (replacing the previously planned festival center), new gardens, and Dreamers Point featuring a new Walt Disney statue. World Celebration The transformation of World Celebration began with the … Read more
Twitter user @bioreconstruct has provided an aerial view of World Celebration construction in the center of EPCOT. The ongoing construction projects include Journey of Water (technically part of World Nature), CommuniCore Hall and Plaza, Dreamers Point, and the gardens and pathways between. World Celebration Construction In the view above, Creations Shop and Connections Eatery & … Read more