NEWS: OPENING DATE Revealed for CommuniCore Hall and Plaza in EPCOT

It’s kind of hard to miss, but just so you know — EPCOT has kind of been going through a massive transformation over the past few years.

Disney announced that the transformation will be complete with World Celebration — and CommuniCore Hall and Plaza. We didn’t have an official opening date for final new additions — until now!

CommuniCore Hall & Plaza will officially open on June 10th! We knew this transformation was scheduled to be completed by the end of the year, but now we know exactly when we’ll experience these new additions. That means that as of June 10th, we can FINALLY visit a fully transformed EPCOT.

CommuniCore Hall will be the “hub” for EPCOT’s festivals. It’ll have a demonstration kitchen, mixology bar, gallery space, new Mickey meet-and-greet, and more! Oh, and Disney also clarified that CommuniCore Hall will be open year-round (not JUST during those seasonal EPCOT festivals). That means we’ll be able to catch some cool A.C. in the middle of a HOT summer day. Disney called it an “indoor space for you and your family to recharge,” so it sounds like there will be plenty of comfortable seating (and hopefully some tables, too!).

This also means that the NEW Mickey Mouse character meet-and-greet location will soon open! Look out for a “beautiful mural of all things EPCOT past and present” with “a geometric exterior design inspired by Spaceship Earth, and of course, Mickey Mouse and his pals.” Here’s a look at the exterior of that building (it’s still under construction at the moment).

CommuniCore Plaza is an outdoor space that’ll have the ability to host a giant concert on a stage or a more intimate performance. On top of that, World Celebration will be home to some gardens with seating and shade. Each garden is meant to have its own identity and the ability to amplify festival programming throughout the year.

But wait! There’s MORE. From June 10th to September 6th, a NEW summer sing-along is coming to EPCOT’s CommuniCore Plaza stage. Here, you can enjoy a musical rendition of the story of Encanto with Mirabel and Bruno!

The show will be called “¡Celebración Encanto!” and will happen periodically throughout the day. Get ready to sing “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” this summer!

Click here to learn more about the NEW Encanto show!

When this new section of EPCOT opens, look out for NEW relaxing spaces to enjoy in CommuniCore Plaza and Inspiration Gardens. This sounds like an extension of the World Celebration Gardens, but we’ll be sure to keep our eyes out for more details.

We can’t wait to check out CommuniCore Hall and Plaza when they officially open — and we are especially looking forward to the EPCOT transformation being complete. Disney teased some “more food and beverages and more entertainment to come,” so stick around for the latest updates!

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Learn More About CommuniCore Hall & Plaza Here!

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