EPCOT's World Celebration Opens After Five Years, Receives Mixed Reactions

While some fans express disappointment over the long construction period, the overall response to the new area has been positive.

EPCOT's much-anticipated World Celebration area has finally opened after five years of construction, revealing a new Walt Disney statue, garden area, and fireworks show.
Despite initial disappointment from some fans over the time it took for the project to complete, the overall response to the new EPCOT has been positive.
The new area features synchronized lights with Spaceship Earth, modern lighting elements, and a variety of natural textures.
CommuniCore Hall and CommuniCore Plaza, originally set to open in Fall 2023, have been officially delayed to 2024.
A new nighttime show, Luminous: The Symphony of Us, debuted at EPCOT.