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

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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

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James Alucobond2 hours ago

Desperately hoping they got it right this time.

tparris3 hours ago

Even when they’re off, I really do much prefer these new reflective panels for the lights, they look a lot more premium.

tparris3 hours ago

No ground lighting yet as of tonight, however they finally fixed the sustained bright white sides of half of the light pillars, although one of the pillars on the opposite side is still turned off on the sides.

MisterPenguin4 hours ago

https://blogmickey.com/2024/11/communicore-hall-closed-holiday-transformation/

tparris6 hours ago

I’ll be there a little later than anticipated, probably a hourish more but stay tuned!

tparris7 hours ago

Here’s an closeup look at the EPCOT typeface on the new dedication plaque. Judging from earlier photos, I didn’t realize it was metallic until now.

tparris8 hours ago

I’ll try to be there as the sun sets tonight, we’ll see if they turn on or not. Right now, optimistically speaking, the worst case scenario would be them not officially reactivating until this Friday with the start of Festival of the Holidays.

ChewbaccaYourMum8 hours ago

Yeah. I really hope the work that is going on now does mean they figured out the issue and how to combat heavy foot traffic. It adds so much energy to that area with the lights working properly

tparris8 hours ago

Some of them illuminated incorrect colors the very night they debuted, I was there that night. However as a whole, they were very pretty and it was awesome how they fully interacted with the SSE light shows (before they went into the generic pulsing B-mode, that is)

ChewbaccaYourMum8 hours ago

I saw it once with the ground lights, but it was when a couple of them were just white already. From what I saw though at that time, I agree with you it really did look lovely.

SplashJacket8 hours ago

I only experienced the new Hub like 5 times when it first opened (so everything was working) and it was honestly incredible. Just felt magical in a very Epcot way. If they actually fix it, I hope y'all get to experience what I did initially.

ChewbaccaYourMum8 hours ago

Sorry-I'm just making a half-joke because the poster above said all the ground lights are now the new translucent ones lol

wbostic128 hours ago

Was there any improvement last night? I know it shouldn’t but I feel like this could be a process of getting it back ready for good show.

wbostic128 hours ago

Is there an expectation that the traditional EPCOT Christmas Loop will return for the festival of the holidays? I know it didn’t come last year, probably because of the World Celebration opening, but I do hope it comes around again.