Latest look at CommuniCore Hall construction from EPCOT

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CommuniCore Hall construction - December 1 2022

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Posted: Thursday December 1, 2022 9:20am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

CommuniCore Hall is now very visible from around EPCOT as the structure rises behind the construction walls.

CommuniCore Hall construction - December 1 2022

Work is continuing throughout the area erecting the steel that will form the structure of CommuniCore Hall.

CommuniCore Hall construction - December 1 2022

This large area will be purpose-built with flexibility to host a variety of entertainment and performances.

CommuniCore Hall construction - December 1 2022

Disney has previously confirmed that CommuniCore Plaza, CommuniCore Hall, and Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana will all open to guests in late 2023.

CommiuniCore Hall and CommuniCore Plaza

CommuniCore Hall stage during Festival of the Arts

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Epcot82Guy47 minutes ago

To take the cue from Luminous, it feels like an orchestra without a conductor. And each section was told to play a modern version of a Disney song. And somehow that was going to gel. Epcot (as with all parks and hotels) needs an empowered conductor. And that's where WDI seems to have failed most recently (or has been set up to fail, perhaps).

trainplane33 hours ago

I'll agree with this. The Encanto show is fine and it's not obnoxious. The DJ that takes the stage is the problem for the area. It's fine for NYE but not for daily operations. I just have to laugh at the umbrellas all throughout the CC area though. You'd think they would have a larger overhang. I also like the acrobat group that performs in the gardens. They're fun, weird, but very good and entertaining. A good fit in the area and I'm glad they're still there. Edit: I just realized you can hear the DJ in my video of the ground lights:

Bocabear4 hours ago

seems like the answer is "Yes" But we are not in the loop of what actually happened... I imagine it was a death by a million cuts with lots and lots of daily changes that bit by bit veered this project completely off course... but there should have been some with enough authority to have steered that ship back on course at some point....which they didn't do. Hopefully sometime in the mid to late 2030s they will decide it is time to clear things out a bit and create a better plan and vision...

marni19714 hours ago

I honestly don’t know anymore. Though I will say more times than not, WDI do what they’re told.

Squishy5 hours ago

You think the issue has todo with bad imagineering or management being more demanding these days and requesting multiple changes to designs that ends up messing things up?

marni19716 hours ago

That’s the point. One of the few possible good takes from this whole sorry mess and they couldn’t even get that right.

Marc Davis Fan6 hours ago

Maybe some of the plants/trees will at least obscure it a bit more when they grow in? It’s amazing that if the covid shutdowns had happened just slightly earlier or the Communicore West demolition has been scheduled for just slightly later, they would’ve probably reverted to the “lower budget” / “less ambitious” plan of keeping both Communicore buildings and the fountain.🤦‍♀️

Gusey7 hours ago

Could you see it before from the center when the Character Spot was there and the roof connecting the two buildings?

marni19717 hours ago

They didn’t even get this bit right. The Land is obscured for a dead centre front shot (although with the pavilion lighting not working properly for years some might say it’s for the best)

Skibum19701 day ago

Disney must believe that the one thing people want after being surrounded by other people and the accompanying noise is to create even more noise so that people have to talk loudly or yell at each other to be heard. So relaxing. They must have watched the heavy metal scene from "The Accountant" and thought, "Hmm, that is exactly what we need at our parks".

Bocabear1 day ago

That is terrible... Really tasteless and not on-brand at all for the Magic Kingdom... That might work great at Disney Springs near the Planet Hollywood restaurant.... but not Main Street...