Disney has finally opened their new CommuniCore Hall and Plaza, which has completed their EPCOT overhaul. Unfortunately, many park fans are unimpressed with the outcome, saying the space is too open, bland, and boring. Frankly, it is.
The most interesting thing about it is the lighting at night.
This new space seems open and sparsely decorated with tables and plastic chairs.
CommuniCore Hall is Embarrassing https://t.co/EaPvfSybkR
— BlogMickey.com (@Blog_Mickey) June 18, 2024
The ‘grand finale’ to the EPCOT overhaul is one of the saddest things at Walt Disney World in a long time. https://t.co/RFugdhliUf
— Tom Bricker (@Tom_Bricker) June 19, 2024
The reason Communicore Hall is so especially depressing, is not just that it’s cheap, empty, or even that it’s profoundly boring, it’s because rather than be an escape from reality, it’s a reminder of it.
Epcot was originally intended to be a park about the future of planet… pic.twitter.com/Rkj2IdtzpX
— Wallin Ballin (@wallin_ballin) June 11, 2024
Some compare it to prison cafeterias, the Magic Kingdom utilidors, and airports.
Mickey & Minnie checking out Epcot’s new CommuniCore Hall Festival Venue pic.twitter.com/S0BHp8zIrP
— WDW Tales Podcast (@WDWTales) June 14, 2024
I mean communicore hall is nice but it’s like airport nice not Disney nice…..like why did they build a student union at Epcot?! It’s so strange https://t.co/1r600SNJgh
— Brian (@bschicks) June 14, 2024
Because they tore out half the Communicore and rebuilt the other half themed to “airport terminal” bland to build it? And tied up the center of the park for years to do it?
— Scott 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 (@HallaronScott) August 29, 2023
So Communicore Hall is a giant high school cafeteria, and the DAS program has alienated a large chunk of the disabled community. Disney…you can and should do better. But it’s nice that you’re just giving Universal the spotlight.
— Beth 🐧(aka pengy) (@b_pengy) June 11, 2024
It really took @WaltDisneyWorld 5 years to build a giant cafeteria at Epcot. 🤣🤦🏻♀️ Meanwhile, @UniversalORL built an entire theme park and 3 hotels 🥴🥴 #disney #communicore #epcot #epicuniverse pic.twitter.com/DHLWJCExLX
— Alexis (@floridarebelmom) June 16, 2024
Why does it look this way? What is the space for?
Now, I feel it is important to state that this space is meant to be sparse and neutral because it will be used as a flex space for EPCOT festivals. That was the intent, and in the concept art, we can see what they claim it will look like doing an event like the Festival of the Arts.
I think Disney deliberately kept it bare so it can be turned into anything they want. Sadly, they won’t have a festival again until the very end of August when the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival returns.
If, by then, the space still sucks, well, they have no excuse. But given the massive downgrades of late and attractions that keep breaking, like Journey of Water in EPCOT or even Tiana’s Bayou Adventure in the Magic Kingdom, it’s understandable that Walt Disney World fans don’t have their hopes up for this space.
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