CommuniCore Hall Becomes an EPCOT Festival Highlight with Disney Broadway Exhibit Opening

Jan 17, 2025 in "CommuniCore Hall"

CommuniCore Hall Once Upon a Stage: 30 Years of Disney on Broadway
Posted: Friday January 17, 2025 9:15am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The EPCOT International Festival of the Arts kicks off today, January 17, 2025, with the grand opening of Once Upon a Stage: 30 Years of Disney on Broadway at CommuniCore Hall. This new exhibit celebrates three decades of Disney's presence on Broadway, offering an immersive experience for fans of theater and Disney storytelling.


Finally, CommuniCore Hall lives up to its pre-opening promise of being an engaging part of an EPCOT festival. The space is full of costumes and props and only a small merchandise section that feels part of the experience.



What to Expect

Inside CommuniCore Hall, you can explore a collection of costumes, props, and behind-the-scenes displays from Disney stage productions. Highlights include items from The Lion King and Aladdin, showcasing how these classic animated films were transformed for the Broadway stage.



The exhibit also delves into the creative process, offering a look at the design and craftsmanship that brought Disney's stories to life in live theater.






Admission Details

Access to the exhibit is included with your EPCOT admission and is part of the 2025 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts through February 24, 2025. Entrance to CommuniCore is located on the side closest to Journey of Water, with the exit leading into CommuniCore Plaza.

Also at CommuniCore Plaza: Opening Bites Food Studio

Just outside CommuniCore Hall, the Opening Bites Food Studio debuts today with a menu inspired by iconic foods from Broadway productions.

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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

    Alice aFeb 02, 2025

    Wish I could be there. We have to plan our trips 2-3 months out, or I would have made it a priority!

    Figments FriendFeb 02, 2025

    Tony signing prints of his work now at Epcot! For those who came by to visit, you are totally making his day!!! ✨