By: Disney Destinations
November 1, 2024
Guests may already have some traditions when it comes to the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays presented by AdventHealth – like completing the Cookie Stroll every year, doing their holiday shopping around World Showcase, or taking the family to sing along with the Candlelight Processional. Today, we’d like to introduce guests to brand new experiences at the festival that will put a little more holly-jolly in their seasonal visits to EPCOT from November 29 through December 30.
A Grand and Miraculous Gingerbread Display
The creative minds of the EPCOT Festival Team and Walt Disney Imagineering paired up with the delicious skills of the EPCOT Pastry team to create something truly grand and miraculous – an 8-foot-tall gingerbread display inspired by Spaceship Earth. The geodesic sphere made up of hundreds of handcrafted gingerbread triangles will be on display inside CommuniCore Hall for all guests to see and enjoy throughout the festival. And, just like its park icon counterpart, the gingerbread version will also light up and dance to music periodically throughout the day. Guests can discover the next dancing lights performance of this tasty creation with a countdown, courtesy of the Celebration Countdown presented by CITIZEN!
Deck the CommuniCore Hall
Once guests have finished marveling at the gingerbread Spaceship Earth, they can stroll around CommuniCore Hall to take in beautiful, seasonal décor inspired by the unique design of EPCOT. Enjoy an enchanting forest with the Glittering Grove presented by Balsam Hill, where twinkling trees bring festive flair.
Many Merry Menus
This year, there are two new Holiday Kitchens at CommuniCore Hall!
The first (and this might be our favorite name of any festival food and beverage location of all time) is Experimental Prototype Cookies of Tomorrow! Remember the gingerbread triangles that make up the Spaceship Earth display? Guests can purchase gingerbread triangles of their own at this Holiday Kitchen in a decorating kit, which is a perfect activity for little ones to enjoy.
Next, guests can indulge in the best-loved dishes from previous years with Favorites of Festivals Past, located right outside CommuniCore Hall.
Do You Wanna Build a Snowflake?
Stepping outside of CommuniCore Hall and into CommuniCore Plaza, guests will find a new, complimentary activity that is perfect for kids of all ages – snowflake decorating! Guests should add this to their list of festival fun to do with the family, along with catching performances of Holiday Storytellers around World Showcase and enjoying the lights at Living with the Land with the Glimmering Greenhouses overlay – all holiday activities that are also included with the price of a ticket to the park.
While guests are enjoying creating a snowflake or two, they can listen to the spirited performances of JOYFUL! A Celebration of the Season as they perform in their all-new location at CommuniCore Plaza.
Seasonal Scents
Along the walkway between the Imagination! pavilion and World Showcase, guests can stop by to see an all-new seasonal display, open to all guests throughout the festival. Festive Fragrances presented by Scentsy is a gift for the senses – guests can stroll through a snow globe garden, inspired by Scentsy’s seasonal aromas! Guests who visit CommuniCore Hall can purchase some of their favorite holiday fragrances, reliving the festival experience long after their vacation.
And there it is – all new experiences to look forward to during the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays, November 29-December 30!
