World Celebration, the final piece of EPCOT's multi-year transformation, will open in December

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Posted: Saturday September 9, 2023 11:58am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney has confirmed that the World Celebration neighborhood at EPCOT will begin welcoming guests in December 2023.

World Celebration concept art

World Celebration concept art

Disney says that World Celebration will unite the front of the park, tying together the other two new EPCOT neighborhoods, World Discovery and World Nature.

The completion of the last of the park’s three neighborhoods is the latest major milestone in EPCOT’s multi-year transformation.

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James Alucobond1 day ago

I like that they seem decently mix-and-matchy.

vikescaper1 day ago

I want the hoodie! 🤣

ToTBellHop1 day ago

New costumes are somehow both classic Epcot and 2023-appropriate. Glad someone can thread that needle!

DCBaker1 day ago

These costumes look great!

MagicHappens19711 day ago

Most of the new costumes designed recently finally look like they’re designed for CMs who have to be out in the 100°+ heat and rain. Just a welcome change for them for sure

SaucyBoy1 day ago

Nice update! I like these better than most recent ones, which I think were the solid color with a SSE emblem on the top left? Maybe I'm thinking of the new event costume.

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MisterPenguin1 day ago

Well, actually, iridescence does make sense for sea water. Waves crashing creates color shifts. And it sparkles! Hmmm... wonder if they thought about Elmer's glue and glitter...

Earlie the Pearlie1 day ago

Don’t you mean EARidescence?!?!

DreamfinderGuy1 day ago

Yeah this is why I’m hoping there’s been a miscommunication somewhere, I really don’t want to see that here. I’m still burned out from the over saturation of it during the 50th.

James Alucobond1 day ago

Am I alone in never having liked the purple? I don't exactly love the orange going on now either, but the original shade always looked horrific to me. I feel like someone's either making something up or misunderstood.

UNCgolf1 day ago

I'm having a hard time understanding why anyone would even want an entire building painted with iridescence, faux or not.

Cmdr_Crimson2 days ago

Would be nice to see "something else" get repainted...

MisterPenguin2 days ago

If it means what it did for the 50th, then it means a faux iridescence, unfortunately.

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