EPCOT's 2024 Festival of the Holidays Adds New Festive Experiences to CommuniCore Hall and Plaza

3 hours ago in "Epcot International Festival of the Holidays"

Forum Forums Tweet Share Tweet Share

Posted: Friday November 1, 2024 1:20pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

This year's EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays will bring seven new experiences to World Celebration from November 29 through December 30, 2024.

Spotlights over CommuniCore Plaza

With new additions to CommuniCore Hall and CommuniCore Plaza, Disney has stepped up efforts to make better use of these spaces for the upcoming holiday festival. Here's what's in store to elevate your holiday experience:

1. A Grand and Miraculous Gingerbread Display

CommuniCore Hall will host an 8-foot-tall gingerbread Spaceship Earth created by the EPCOT Pastry Team and Walt Disney Imagineering. With hundreds of carefully crafted gingerbread triangles, the display will light up and play music periodically, thanks to the Celebration Countdown presented by CITIZEN.

2024 EPCOT Festival of the Holidays Spaceship Earth Gingerbread House preview

The sphere itself is made up of almost a thousand handcrafted gingerbread triangles to mirror the iconic attraction. There are 240 pounds of honey dough, 100 eggs, 100 ounces lebkuchen spice, 55 pounds dark chocolate, and 100 pounds royal icing. For a final Disney touch, there are 11 hidden Mickeys to represent the 11 countries of the World Showcase.

2024 EPCOT Festival of the Holidays Spaceship Earth Gingerbread House preview

2. Deck the CommuniCore Hall

The holiday décor extends throughout CommuniCore Hall, including the Glittering Grove by Balsam Hill—a seasonal forest featuring shimmering trees. Guests will also find exclusive festival merchandise inside the hall.

3. Experimental Prototype Cookies of Tomorrow

This new Holiday Kitchen inside CommuniCore Hall serves up decorated cookies, including a gingerbread triangle decorating kit inspired by the Spaceship Earth gingerbread display.

4. Favorites of Festivals Past

Right outside CommuniCore Hall, this Holiday Kitchen celebrates beloved dishes from past festivals. Guests can look forward to a nostalgic taste of their favorite festival bites.

5. Snowflake Decorating in CommuniCore Plaza

Kids and adults alike can get creative with complimentary snowflake decorating in CommuniCore Plaza.

6. JOYFUL! A Celebration of the Season

The spirited JOYFUL! performance has a new home at CommuniCore Plaza.

7. Festive Fragrances by Scentsy

A new "snow globe garden" along the walkway between the Imagination! pavilion and World Showcase will feature Scentsy's holiday scents.

Discuss on the Forums

Get Walt Disney World News Delivered to Your Inbox

jeanericuser0012 hours ago

So did they have any Gingers working on the ginger bread house? Just curious.

mattpeto3 hours ago

That's my assumption. This new content actually sounds wonderful for a change. Hopefully future Festivals have unique displays in this space like this in the future. Maybe they just didn't think they would be ready by Food and Wine this year?

Starship8243 hours ago

Wouldn't it start with festival of the Holidays?

mattpeto3 hours ago

That's hilarious irony and trolling from Disney.

MisterPenguin3 hours ago

Just checked a live stream. Christmas hasn't hit Communicore Hall yet. Likely will take a week.

aladdin20073 hours ago

will be lucky if they even get a decor package up, Im sure they will but it dwindles every year.

jrhwdw3 hours ago

This should be interesting! Too bad TDO didn't return the real thing to MK..........

aladdin20073 hours ago

why they stash this so far away along the back wall at the furthest end I could never figure out, least in previous years. maybe in a different location this time?

DCBaker3 hours ago

Here's more? Deck the CommuniCore Hall Once you’ve finished marveling at the gingerbread Spaceship Earth, stroll around CommuniCore Hall to take in beautiful, seasonal décor inspired by the unique design of EPCOT. Enjoy an enchanting forest with the Glittering Grove presented by Balsam Hill, where twinkling trees bring festive flair. Do You Wanna Build a Snowflake? Stepping outside of CommuniCore Hall and into CommuniCore Plaza, you’ll find a new, complimentary activity that is perfect for kids of all ages – snowflake decorating! Add this to your list of festival fun to do with the family, along with catching performances of Holiday Storytellers around World Showcase and enjoying the lights at Living with the Land with the Glimmering Greenhouses overlay – all holiday activities that are also included with the price of your ticket to the park. https://disneyparksblog.com/wdw/7-new-experiences-at-epcot-international-festival-of-the-holidays/

TheCoasterNerd3 hours ago

Why is nobody discussing... castle dreamlights on the gingerbread house...

ToTBellHop3 hours ago

Wilderness Lodge will have treats but no display? Lazy. Build the gingerbread cabin again!

HauntedPirate4 hours ago

James Alucobond4 hours ago

Hey, something interesting in CommuniCore. More please.

DCBaker4 hours ago

Holiday Gingerbread news: Gingerbread Spaceship Earth. This offering in CommuniCore Hall will feature Spaceship Earth in gingerbread form. The EPCOT Festival Team and Walt Disney Imagineering have teamed up with the talented EPCOT Pastry team to create this 8-foot-tall gingerbread display, which took over 160 hours. It even will light up and dance to music throughout the day. The sphere itself is made up of almost a thousand handcrafted gingerbread triangles to mirror the iconic attraction. There are 240 pounds of honey dough, 100 eggs, 100 ounces lebkuchen spice, 55 pounds dark chocolate, and 100 pounds royal icing. For a final Disney touch, there are 11 hidden Mickeys to represent the 11 countries of the World Showcase. ----- Starting November 8, Disney’s Contemporary Resort will be getting an extra holiday (and sweet) touch with their Castle Display. This dazzling creation, back for its 13th year, can be found on the 4th floor of the resort. Walt Disney Imagineers have designed this new overlay inspired by the Cinderella Castle Dream Lights. The Contemporary Bakery team has been hard at work creating this display that stands over 17 feet tall and 25 feet wide. It’s made with 613 pounds of sugar, 1013 pounds of flour, 113 pounds of gingerbread spice, 51 pounds of chocolate, over 4,000 castle gingerbread bricks, and plenty of pixie dust! Don’t forget to search for the 13 hidden Mickeys and the one and only, 5-legged goat. You can also purchase limited-edition pins, cookie jar, and holiday ornament here, too! https://disneyparksblog.com/disney-experiences/disney-eats-foodie-guide-to-8-cant-miss-gingerbread-displays-2024