New EPCOT Updates: Changes, Expansion, & Renovation Project News Story

New EPCOT Updates: Changes, Expansion, & Renovation Project News

In this story, we are going to share with you all the details about the EPCOT expansion and all the new changes including new attractions, restaurants, themed areas, logos, and more.

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Disney has just dropped the construction walls from around World Celebration and guests can now visit the lush gardens and the spine of EPCOT for themselves.

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(UPDATE) CommuniCore Hall and CommuniCore Plaza Delayed Until 2024

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However, though we are excited about World Celebration opening up to the public, some of the projects that were set to open December 5, have now been delayed indefinitely into 2024.

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