EPCOT's Dreamers Point and World Celebration Gardens will open to guests December 5 at Walt Disney World

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Walt the Dreamer statue at Dreamers Point in World Celebration at EPCOT

Posted: Tuesday November 28, 2023 4:44pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney has announced that in celebration of Walt Disney’s birthday on December 5, guests visiting EPCOT will be able to visit Dreamers Point in the World Celebration neighborhood.

Walt the Dreamer statue at Dreamers Point in World Celebration at EPCOT

The "Walt the Dreamer" statue represents Walt later in his life when he was dreaming up the overall Florida Project and the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow. He sits with a sense of fulfillment, enjoying the beauty of his realized dream: a park that represents pure optimism and truly celebrates the magic of possibility.

Walt the Dreamer statue at Dreamers Point in World Celebration at EPCOT

This new statue of Walt is part of World Celebration Gardens where Disney says "guests will be able to relax, unwind, and connect – to EPCOT, to nature and to each other." Each of the gardens found in the center of World Celebration, including Dreamers Point, will connect back to the areas surrounding them, drawing on the architectural legacy of EPCOT, modern lighting elements and a variety of natural textures.

World Celebration concept art

December 5 will also see the debut of the new EPCOT nighttime spectacular 'Luminous.'

Watch the video below to see Walt Disney Imagineers install the Walt the Dreamer statue in World Celebration Gardens.

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Cmdr_Crimson2 hours ago

They didn't learn from their mistake by adding a dj at the end of the night by the MK train station in 2021..

JackCH2 hours ago

I have an elegant solution

ToTBellHop2 hours ago

The DJ music badly clashes with the generally-sophisticated holiday atmosphere everywhere else in the park. Save it for NYE.

Clamman7315 hours ago

Yeah Encanto show is fine, but the DJ thing gotta go. It just pollutes the atmosphere vibe of Epcot. Calling it World Celebration isn’t an excuse. Just doesn’t belong.

alphac200515 hours ago

We've been by it too in the past two weeks and if nothing else, it shows how management and WDI have no clue as to what the EPCOT is. They keep throwing darts at the board looking for something to land, but my goodness, the place is so disjointed. Rave Mickey is something to behold outside Communicore Hall. Or as my mom said (about Communicore) after she first went in, "This garbage isn't worthy of being in SeaWorld, let alone Disney." Yup. Rave+Lame=MKCOT. Great job, Bob!

MisterPenguin2 days ago

I like the daytime Encanto show. It's Disney. And fun. And good music. But, I hereby condemn the Christian rock band that can't hit their notes and the late night Latino Pop DJ who's not even playing Christmas songs and whose music clashes with the SSE 'shows.' But far be it from me to criticize anything modern Disney does.

trainplane33 days ago

My parents and I hate this dumb party center thing. It really sinks in at night when you have the Epcot holiday loop playing by the planter but then you got the thump of bass coming from one side of the park. It actually sucks and worsens the area. And seeing CC Hall for the first was hilarious. They really could've refurbed half of the old CC West building and have a more exciting overhaul then this dumb thing there. And no, the egg table building still would've been much worse.

Brian3 days ago

It's even worse in person.

Ayla3 days ago

Good god, that is awful. Not to mention, possibly causing epileptic seizures (something I am always aware of, since my sister has epilepsy). Reminds me of that ridiculous DJ they had at the MK. 🤢