Steel beam signed by Disney Cast Members installed at EPCOT's CommuniCore Hall as the building is topped-off

Mar 22, 2023 in "CommuniCore Hall"

Gallery / 3 Photos
Cast Member signed beam installed at CommuniCore Hall

Posted: Wednesday March 22, 2023 11:15am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The steel beam signed by hundreds of EPCOT Cast Members has been installed at CommuniCore Hall in World Celebration.

The Cast Member signed beam and pine tree can be seen atop CommuniCore Hall

Cast Member signed beam installed at CommuniCore Hall

The structure of the building is now complete, with crews also placing a topping-off tree and United States flag.

Cast Member signed beam installed at CommuniCore Hall

Cast Member beam signing event

Among those who signed the steel beam were Walt Disney World President Jeff Vahle, the 2023 Walt Disney World Ambassadors, and cast from throughout the park.

Cast Member beam signing event

Discuss on the Forums

Get Walt Disney World News Delivered to Your Inbox

Cmdr_Crimson59 minutes ago

tparris2 hours ago

Ground lights look awful at the moment. They’re all working, but at least half of them have incorrect colors and random blue spots on them. For reference, all the lights are supposed to be green in these photos. The lights by Communicore hall are off again as well. The lights themselves seem to be holding up very well, as 100% are still lighting up (aside from the ones by Communicore) so this seems to be completely software/instruction related. All because they were too cheap to install things reliably I’m assuming.

DreamfinderGuy2 days ago

Yeah, you could. It was designed around that. The current building goes all the way to the center of the old breezeway, killing that view.

mysto2 days ago

I think the DJ show would be more tolerable if the volume were lower. Not just easier to ignore but also less jarring and overbearing if you like the show. It would intrude less on the other goings on. Never let a teenager control the volume at a party, up up UP! Oh the police are here, how did that happen? The person on the dial of the Encanto show is likely more mature, contributing more to the enjoyability of the show than many realize.

Chef idea Mickey`=2 days ago

Those things are hideous and unlike if they were situated where Journey of Water is then it would been even more significant why it was like recycled for the Island Tower at Polynesian in the same color!

Chef idea Mickey`=2 days ago

One unique thing I did liked about the demolition and construction was able to seeing the Imagination Pyramids, The Land building (maybe) and Spaceship Earth from Creation's. Also from the monorail station you can now see The Japan Pavilion which I don't think or know if you couldn't prior before with the Innovention's West building.

Epcot82Guy2 days ago

I actually really enjoy Luminous, especially because of the music selections and original creations. But, ANYTHING GAVIN... Now, if Pinar and Gavin paired up to write new pavilion music and helped restore some classics (*cough*cough* One Little Spark, Fun to be Free, Tomorrow's Child...)

Cmdr_Crimson3 days ago

*paging Mr Greenaway..Mr Gavin Greenaway your needed at World Showcase lagoon to fix an abysmal show*

Epcot82Guy3 days 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 days 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:

Bocabear3 days 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...

marni19713 days ago

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

Squishy3 days 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?