CommuniCore Hall Closes to Prepare for Disney Broadway Exhibit at EPCOT

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

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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monothingie1 hour ago

The pictured window and door scrims blocking views inside are more artistic and visually exciting than anything inside the space.

dmc4931 hour ago

Fully prepared to be let down by the concept art yet again :)

Kevin_W1 hour ago

I got an Epcot survey last week while visiting, but it was only about food. It was my first time to Epcot in >4 years, so this building was new to me. I can certainly see what the complaints on here are about. There was nothing inherently awful about it, but nothing terribly different than what was there 5 years ago.

HauntedPirate2 hours ago

I know what my answer would be, if I was asked. But TDO doesn't seem terribly eager to know what I think. :cautious:

christine72572 hours ago

I heard on the Disney Dish podcast that the latest EPCOT visitor survey asks if Communicore Hall is a valuable use of space -- or something to that effect. 🤣 I'm guessing they know the answer and hope that this is a big improvement over what they did for F&W and Holidays.

wdwmagic3 hours ago

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James Alucobond19 hours ago

But then episodes of Hoarders: Buried Alive wouldn't be half as interesting.

Prince-122 hours ago

It's not my favorite design but certainly not obnoxious.

HauntedPirate23 hours ago

Ayla1 day ago

Yeah, that isn't a serious question. 😂 If someone doesn't think that tshirt is obnoxious...well...

Brian1 day ago

I just find it wasteful. It's one thing to buy, for example, a nice resin Figment figurine from Art of Disney and display it on your mantle, but I've seen these overpriced, cheap plastic buckets just sitting around collecting dust in the corner of two family members' homes. To each their own, though.

Mr. Sullivan1 day ago

Maybe it is invaluable to you (it is to me as well) but for people who collect this stuff, it IS valuable because it’s a hobby that makes them happy.

DreamfinderGuy1 day ago

The focus of the design is "PASSHOLDER" in big bold letters instead of Figment or the park or the festival or anything else. I refuse to buy AP-exclusive merch designed like that because it makes me feel like a walking billboard for the WDW AP, or worse, like I'm walking around with an obnoxious humble brag about shelling out hundreds for a pass while I'm in public. Ideally AP merch wouldn't refer to you owning an AP at all imho, but at worst it should be something small on the sleeve like Universal has been doing for a lot of their AP shirts.