Colorful Banners, Lighting, and Speakers Installed at CommuniCore Plaza for New Encanto Show

May 20, 2024 in "CommuniCore Hall"

Posted: Monday May 20, 2024 7:30am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Work continues to prepare the stage area for the opening of the new Encanto show at EPCOT, which is now less than a month away.

Colorful banners, lighting, and speakers have been strung along the overhead trusses.


Opening alongside CommiuniCore Plaza from June 10 to September 6 will be a new sing-along featuring the beloved songs and story of "Encanto." This new limited-time show, "¡Celebración Encanto!" runs several times throughout the day and will not only invite you and your family to sing along with some of your favorite songs, but you'll also spot Mirabel and Bruno on the newly opened CommuniCore Plaza stage.

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Epcot81Fan2 minutes ago

Speaks volumes about your taste, standards, and imagination of what Disney can create today. Enjoy it! #lowbar

Sir_Cliff56 minutes ago

When you put it that way, it does sound rather remarkable! Conversation piece landscaping, perhaps?

Epcot81Fan58 minutes ago

If you think vaginal planters are absolutely remarkable, god bless.

Sir_Cliff1 hour ago

Then what would have counted as an amazing, creative change when designing an area that can serve for rest and decompression but also provide some space for booths or possibly other things during festivals? If you think anything short of the architectural equivalent of a unicorn dancing into a starburst is not creative enough for that kind of space, I don't think you would have liked the original EPCOT Center which had a very contemporary 1980s vibe.

Epcot81Fan1 hour ago

Personally, I like amazing, creative change and hate terrible change. This is all terrible change.

Sir_Cliff1 hour ago

This is basically how I feel, and I am one of those who gets annoyed when fonts don't look exactly period appropriate! I know the little details matter in terms of theme parks, but this one seems like a "pick your battles" case. It's fine, serves a purpose, and more or less fades into the background. Must say I am mystified to see people nostalgic for the horrible central spine shade structure. Complaining about this and lamenting that being torn down that suggests an aversion to change more than anything.

pelham3041 hour ago

So sad. I am sad I feel underwhelmed

Chef idea Mickey`=1 hour ago

Look's like Telletubbies 🌱🤣 Kind of ironic the first thing they did was remove the canopy and now the last thing is install the canopy. 😶 Seeing that flex space behind walls I couldn't imagine what they'd do there.. Looks like it's back to some sort of playground area as maybe before it was.

Ayla4 hours ago

I liked the canopies there, they actually provided a little shade. The canopies directed upwards like they are currently hung won't do much.

Cmdr_Crimson6 hours ago

*Innoventions Canopy* - Hold my Overpriced Starbucks.

Ayla6 hours ago

That looks like a very poor design/execution. It doesn't look like it would provide much shade. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Smiley/OCD7 hours ago

Now reimagine those to look like the green army men parachutes, and put them up in Toy Story Land…

Cmdr_Crimson9 hours ago

Any news on the Epcot Dedication Plaque up front? Or is their any word if it will be put inside the plaza rather than outside the entryway??

Surferboy56710 hours ago

This is true, admittedly I’m just having a bit of fun.