Take a Tour Inside New Mickey and Friends Character Meet and Greet at EPCOT as Previews Begin

May 30, 2024 in "CommuniCore Hall"

Posted: Thursday May 30, 2024 4:08pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Cast Member previews began today at EPCOT for the new Mickey & Friends character meet and greet location in World Celebration.

Here is a look inside from TikTok user maddiebell03.

The Mickey & Friends meet and greet follows the Character Spot setup, with separate sets for each of the three characters—currently Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, and Goofy—all dressed in their standard costumes.

Mickey & Friends is located in CommuniCore Hall, replacing the former Character Spot, and will open to guests on June 10, 2024.

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    Figments Friend2 days ago

    Epcot needs this. And needs it now. How about where that planter is…? They need to replace that light strip in the ground anyway, so…perfect timing! -

    TrainsOfDisney2 days ago

    eh…. That was kind of my point. They didn’t even try with nice landscaping. It is literally the bare minimum. Downtown Disney in California has more impressive planters.

    Brian2 days ago

    At least the greenery in the planter looks nice.

    HauntedPirate2 days ago

    Flooring? That was THEZach’s thing!!! I heard there may have been some Instagram posts about it a while back or something… 🫣

    TrainsOfDisney2 days ago

    This is giving abandoned mall vibes… i guess it goes with all the closed festival booths? Is that a story!? Haha. *I actually had a wonderful day at Epcot - I’m just poking fun and missing the wonderful fountain of nations

    tparris2 days ago

    Much of the new concrete and flooring all around was very poorly done.

    aladdin20072 days ago

    I wish I had snapped some pics and didn't, but the black rubber lining between the tiles/concrete along connections and creations etc is all coming undone, I literally could have pulled it all up and out. What a shotty job all around.

    wannabeBelle3 days ago

    If anyone is around in Epcot, La Calle, Southbound, the M 80's and Audio Exchange have all been added into the Eat to the Beat Festival dates for entertainment. Check out WDWMagic's link for the dates for each band: https://www.wdwmagic.com/events/international-food-and-wine-festival/news/03jul2025-updated-2025-epcot-concert-lineup-eat-to-the-beat-adds-more-weekday-acts.htm Im sure there are a few other local acts that were added as well, but I dont know them personally. I have seen all of these acts myself and enjoyed them very much. Marie

    muddyrivers11 days ago

    I wish we knew who these people were and what has happened to them. Are they all actors? Truly random people (doubt it)? What became of the young child? How old did the old woman live to be?

    lazyboy97o11 days ago

    It was a programmatic, operational and experimental nightmare. But Iger wanted something to make the park look different designed by a starchitect like Mike had done.

    JD8011 days ago

    The festival center in the concept art looked pretty but in actuality it would have obstructed views except those with corporate expense accounts and would have created traffic in that area.

    Andrew C11 days ago

    That’s what she said?

    Mike S11 days ago

    If it’s Andrew Wilson we might as well all turn in whatever’s left of our Disney Fan Cards. It will be an end no one here that doesn’t follow news about Electronic Arts can imagine.

    lazyboy97o12 days ago

    “They” would be DS+R… Even in concept design Disney requires at least a narrative report from a structural engineer. Concrete can be used to achieve slender structures. Post-tensioning in particular allows for thinner slabs.