CommuniCore Hall Closes to Prepare for Disney Broadway Exhibit at EPCOT

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Posted: Friday January 10, 2025 9:12am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

CommuniCore Hall at EPCOT has closed as preparations begin for the upcoming Disney Broadway exhibit set to debut during the 2025 Festival of the Arts.

CommuniCore Hall Once Upon a Stage: 30 Years of Disney on Broadway

Crews have started work inside the space, with both entrances now covered by large promotional wraps highlighting Once Upon a Stage: 30 Years of Disney on Broadway.

The exhibit promises to showcase iconic items from Disney stage productions, including The Lion King and Aladdin, giving guests a closer look at how these stories were adapted for Broadway. The 2025 Festival of the Arts will be the first time that Communicore Hall has been used as an exhibit space, with its use so far being limited to merchandise sales and food and beverage.

Once Upon A Stage: 30 Years of Disney on Broadway Exhibit Concept Art

EPCOT's Festival of the Arts will take place this year from January 17 to February 24, 2025.

CommuniCore Hall Once Upon a Stage: 30 Years of Disney on Broadway

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MisterPenguinFeb 07, 2025

They're going to put a bend in the flume!

Agent HFeb 06, 2025

What would they be trying to tell us?

Figments FriendFeb 06, 2025

‘Splash Mountain’ chalk art at the Festival. Are they trying to tell us something, or rub salt in a wound…?

wannabeBelleFeb 03, 2025

I can't imagine why, Tony is one of the greats!! I would have loved to meet him, but I wasnt in town!! Happy birthday Tony and thank you!! Marie

Agent HFeb 03, 2025

Yeah the hall probably didn’t have enough room for what the line could have been with the broadway stuff side note there was a lot more Passholders in the park today than normal I can only assume it was because of Tony @Bill Cipher I’m talking to you now I saw some people wearing gravity falls shirts in the parks for the first time ever

Figments FriendFeb 03, 2025

Sorry for the confusion …not sure why he was listed on the official schedule as being located at Communicore Hall but was then located elsewhere. Things do sometimes change last minute. Perhaps a decision was made to move him to another area after the schedule was posted to compensate for the many fans that arrived to visit with him this weekend. Either way, I am glad some folks here had the chance to visit with Tony. A special birthday weekend for him, and you ALL made it memorable ! 😊 -

Agent HFeb 02, 2025

Wow I had a very similar experience we must have just missed each other

WorldExplorerFeb 02, 2025

Today. I was in line around 1:10-1:30. I also was extremely confused trying to find him. The first two cast members I asked indicated he was on the right hand pathway that borders the Imagination Pavilion. Thankfully, a guest relations CM told me he was on the middle bridge.

Agent HFeb 02, 2025

Were you there today or yesterday ? Because I got 1:30 too and I was there around 11:40 something too!

Agent HFeb 02, 2025

The cast members where he was said they had been trying to clear up the confusion so he was there all day today at least

Agent HFeb 02, 2025

Also I’m kinda confused about the location everyone here said the hall we went there and he wasn’t there the cast members said the Canada bridge so we went over by the food booth the cast members there told me that he was on the bridge to world showcase my mom looked it up online and it said communicore plaza so we went there and the guest experience team took us to the right place where we joined the virtual queue but what happened was he at communicore hall yesterday?

Agent HFeb 02, 2025

I was there today he was really nice my little brother asked him what his favorite ride he worked on was and he said either Indiana Jones or the original figment ride