Overview

• Disney reopened CommuniCore Hall today in a plain configuration with a few tables and blank walls rather than active festival theming.
• No programming tied to the International Food & Wine Festival is planned for the venue, with its next scheduled use as a Santa meet-and-greet during the Festival of the Holidays.
• The change follows an extended run of the summer GoofyCore Hall activation that continued for weeks after Cool Kid Summer officially ended.
• Guests and commentators describe the current hall as lifeless and a poor use of valuable real estate in the center of EPCOT.
• Observers say the empty setup misses a chance to revive the culinary demonstrations that were paused during the pandemic and have not returned.