EPCOT's core reopens to guests as the park debuts the new World Celebration Gardens

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Posted: Tuesday December 5, 2023 9:00am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Guests can once again walk through the center of EPCOT for the first time since late 2019 as the walls come down around the new World Celebration Gardens.

World Celebration Gardens - December 5 2023

While EPCOT is not yet wall-free, with walls remaining around Communicore Hall and Plaza, guests are now able to enjoy the gardens, see the new Walt the Dreamer statue at Dreamers Point, and walk directly between World Nature and World Discovery.

World Celebration Gardens - December 5 2023

The new EPCOT World Celebration Gardens include seating areas close to Connections Cafe, and Communicore Hall, and are equipped with 110v and USB charging points.

World Celebration Gardens - December 5 2023

Guests can also meet Pluto and Daisy.

World Celebration Gardens - December 5 2023

Alongside the opening of EPCOT's World Celebration Gardens, Disney has also unveiled the original score composed by Pinar Toprak.

Watch the video below for a look at the new EPCOT World Celebration Gardens. (4K YouTube)

World Celebration Gardens - December 5 2023

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Ayla45 minutes 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_Crimson2 hours ago

*Innoventions Canopy* - Hold my Overpriced Starbucks.

Ayla2 hours ago

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

Smiley/OCD3 hours ago

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

Cmdr_Crimson5 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??

Surferboy5676 hours ago

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

Horizons '837 hours ago

Bigger fish to fry then complain about a flex space...

DisCOT_977 hours ago

Calling it right now, these “neighborhoods” won’t stick around. They’ll probably eventually just call the front half of the park something else and use the colors to symbolize ideas or topics like nature, space etc. Aside from the fact that they aren’t even cohesive, these names tie them up as to what they can do in a future expansion. Plus Figment and the Land being right next to each other but in different “lands” is just hilarious to me. Great job creatives!

Cmdr_Crimson8 hours ago

Kids activities during festivals, more booths if they wanted.. What happened to the playground that was on the back of the former Mousegears/Connections section. Was that removed??

Epcot81Fan8 hours ago

“Absolutely remarkable”

Surferboy5678 hours ago

Truly incredible, this is probably one of the most innovative concepts I’ve ever seen at a theme park. It even has this futuristic game with a rectangle that has a circle cut out of it, that you can throw an object called a “beanbag” at. The future is now people.

J45468 hours ago

i wonder what this space will be used for besides tables and little games. Im not even opposed to little games like connect 4 and cornhole but I imagine they will use this for other things as well