Updated EPCOT concept art shows a new look for World Celebration

May 05, 2022 in "EPCOT"

2022 Concept Art for EPCOT World Celebration
Posted: Thursday May 5, 2022 7:19am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney has today released new concept art for the updated look for World Celebration and World Nature at EPCOT which most notably includes a new CommuniCore Hall building to stand on the former Communicore West site.

In these new renderings we get to see the EPCOT World Celebration Gardens and the new Festival building called CommuniCore Hall that replaces the originally planned elevated structure. Also part of this new building will be an indoor meet and greet location for Mickey and Friends, which is approximately in the same location at the old Character Spot.

The new art shows a lot of changes from the original concept released in August 2019 which you can see below.


CommuniCore Hall, a multi-use facility, and CommuniCore Plaza, an outdoor event space, will bring the park’s international festivals to the center of EPCOT. CommuniCore Plaza will have the flexibility to host intimate musical performances that extend out into the nearby gardens.

CommuniCore Hall will be a flexible exhibition and gallery space, offering a wide variety of experiences that highlight art, live music, food – complete with a demonstration kitchen – and more.

Disney says that the new CommuniCore Hall is "inspired by the original EPCOT aesthetic apparent throughout the park’s transformation, including the timeless triangular geometry most prominently featured in Spaceship Earth."

These new renderings below show more of the EPCOT Gardens that will be home to various festivals.



And here is how World Nature and Journey of Water will connect with World Celebration.

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Ayla1 hour 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.

Ayla3 hours ago

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

Smiley/OCD4 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??

Surferboy5677 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_978 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”

Surferboy5679 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.

J45469 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

DCLcruiser9 hours ago

Isn't the canopy old news?

Cmdr_Crimson10 hours ago

*walks into flex space* *sits down* *grabs phone* *Plays Innovention Loop* *No Regrets*