food IS a theme park
Can you believe it? The EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival is almost here!
EPCOT Food and Wine Festival 2023
EPCOT is hosting this year’s event from August 29th through November 23rd, 2024. There’s going to be so many amazing booths and all kinds of entertainment — We’re so stoked to experience everything! That being said, there is something about the festival this year that’s really ramping up our anxiety to 11, so let’s talk about it!
This year has flown by and we’re already well past the halfway mark of 2024. We’ve already attended TWO major EPCOT festivals, and now it’s time to turn our attention toward a third!
Spaceship Earth
EPCOT is home to several events and four big-time festivals each year, and the next scheduled festival happens to be the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival! Taking place from August 29th through November 23rd, 2024, this fan-favorite festival usually offers some amazing booths and entertainment, and we can’t wait to experience it all! With that said, we have noticed that this year’s festival will look a lot different than the Food & Wine festivals of the past.
What if we told you that there was one place in Disney World that’s giving us major high school vibes?
EPCOT
We’ll give you a hint — it’s in EPCOT, it’s not a ride or a food location, BUT it IS considered an attraction. This next one will give it away, so be ready: It’s new and the majority of Disney World fans hate it. YEP, it’s CommuniCore Hall and CommuniCore Plaza.
We don’t like to root for Disney mishaps, but when they do happen, the results can be pretty entertaining.
CommuniCore Hall
Regardless of how you feel about the grand opening of CommuniCore Hall and CommuniCore Plaza at EPCOT in Disney World, reactions around the internet have been less-than-stellar. It could be argued that Disney’s biggest mistake was opening a festival hub without an actual festival to celebrate. While we wait for the 2024 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival later this year, CommuniCore Hall is basically just an empty space with chairs, tables, and some banners — and the internet has been RUTHLESS!
EPCOT has FINALLY completed its massive transformation after nearly 5 years.
EPCOT
The final stage of this transformation was opening CommuniCore Hall and CommuniCore Plaza, a new flex space to be used during EPCOT festivals complete with an outdoor stage to use for performances. While we won’t see another EPCOT festival until Food & Wine begins on August 29th. In the meantime though, Disney has a few different offerings to entertain guests in this space throughout the day, and we’re starting to think that these attractions could be a TEST for Disney World’s future.
Just a few days ago, Disney World finally unveiled CommuniCore Hall and CommuniCore Plaza, the last pieces of the EPCOT expansion.
CommuniCore Hall
This is part of what has been behind those construction walls for YEARS, and everyone was super excited to see it, basing the design off the concept art Disney had released previously. Again, we all knew these were concept art drawings and that things could change…but let’s just say a lot of people are VERY disappointed with what Disney actually created.
The construction walls are FINALLY down in EPCOT!
Mickey & Friends
After several years, the entire park is once again open, and we’ve got new spots to explore! Disney just officially opened CommuniCore Plaza and CommuniCore Hall in World Celebration, and we were there to check them out on opening day. But one thing we thought was really fun about this new space? There are SO many hidden details and nods to old EPCOT.
If you are reading this post while hungry, BE WARNED. Seriously, we’re not joking! But if you are willing to go on — we’ve got some DELICIOUS updates to share with you!
CommuniCore Hall
CommuniCore Hall & Plaza are officially OPEN at EPCOT! The new spaces include stages for live music, gardens, and other decorations. Inside the Hall, you can check out a new Encanto show, gallery space, demonstration kitchens, and a mixology bar. Not only that, but there is a permanent festival booth that will feature iconic dishes from EPCOT festivals — and we’re checking it out for the first time!
Now is a GREAT time to be a Disney World fan — so many exciting changes are happening!
EPCOT
We’re getting ready to celebrate the 30th Anniversary Celebration of The Lion King at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, not to mention the new meet and greet at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and the official opening of CommuniCore Hall & Plaza in EPCOT — including another new meet and greet. And, we spotted another change because a new attraction has been added to Genie+ at EPCOT!
It is an exciting day at Disney World! There are lots of new changes debuting including the beginning of the 30th Anniversary Celebration of The Lion King at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, a new meet and greet at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and the grand opening of CommuniCore Hall & Plaza in EPCOT.
The EPCOT map got a big update!
We had the opportunity to get a sneak peek at this new space last night, and now the CommuniCore Hall and Plaza area is finally open for everyone TODAY.
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