A construction wall surrounding the under-construction World Celebration neighborhood at EPCOT has been moved back, offering us a glimpse at the area as it nears its December opening window.
Moved Wall Reveals World Celebration Trees, Walkway
The moved walls are outside of Creations Shop, the park’s flagship retail location.
Four trees are now visible along what will be the neighborhood’s eastern walkway. They emerge from the detailed pavement that was previously detailed by Imagineer Zach Riddley, who led the EPCOT reimagining.
Riddley, upon initially sharing images of the pathway, wrote, “These walkway elements will include metal panels of weathered steel, aka corten steel, which will cure to form a rich orange-hued patina – providing a distinctive color and a protective corrosion barrier to the solid cast metal panels. These panels will also serve as protective grating for a large allée of trees that will follow the architectural curvature of the Connections Café and Eatery and Creations shop façades.”
World Celebration
World Celebration will be the final neighborhood to open at EPCOT following the park’s multi-year reimagining. The large overhaul saw the addition of several new attractions to the park, including Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure in the France Pavilion at World Showcase in 2021, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind in World Discovery in 2022, and Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana in World Nature earlier this month.
World Celebration, upon opening later this year, will contain CommuniCore Hall, CommuniCore Plaza, and Dreamers Point. The Walt the Dreamer statue will also be located in the neighborhood on a set of steps behind Spaceship Earth; the statue seemingly arrived at EPCOT earlier this month, and Walt Disney World Resort started selling depictions of the statue as merchandise in mid-September.
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