BAY LAKE, Fla. – Walt Disney World will once again showcase its delightfully artistic side through culinary cuisine and visual displays but it appears that this year, performing arts will take center stage at the 2025 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts.
Here are five new and returning artful experiences guests can look forward to.
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Once Upon A Stage: 30 Years of Disney on Broadway
For its first Festival of the Arts use, CommuniCore Hall will host a walkthrough exhibit celebrating three decades of Disney on Broadway.
According to the Disney Parks Blog, there will be costumes and props from stage musicals, and guests can also see how the classic animated films “The Lion King” and “Aladdin” were reimagined for the Broadway stage.
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Opening Bites Food Studio
Just outside CommuniCore Plaza, the Broadway stage will inspire food and drink. Disney said it will announce the full line-up of food studios in the weeks to come.
New Artful Photo op
Along with returning favorites like Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre-August Renoir and Edvard Munch’s The Scream, a new Artful Photo Op is inviting you to voyage alongside our favorite seafarer featuring Walt Disney Animation.
Festival merchandise
Paintings, prints, accessories, apparel and trading items — souvenir shopping hasn’t been the same since the addition of the Festival of the Arts.
There will also be a collection of merchandise dedicated to the EPCOT mascot Figment.
Disney on Broadway Concert Series
- Patti Murin (“Frozen”) and John Riddle (“Frozen”) – NEW! Jan. 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 27, 28
- Caissie Levy (“Frozen”) and Jelani Remy (“The Lion King”) – NEW! Jan. 18, 21, 22, 24, 26, 29, 30
- Adam Jacobs (“Aladdin”) and Josh Strickland (“Tarzan”) Jan. 31 Feb. 2, 3, 6, 8, 10, 11
- Ashley Brown (“Mary Poppins”) and Alton Fitzgerald White (“The Lion King”) Feb. 1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12, 13
- Michael James Scott (“Aladdin”) and Kissy Simmons (“The Lion King”) Feb. 14, 16, 17, 20, 23
- Rodney Ingram (“Aladdin”) – NEW! and Kara Lindsay (“Newsies”) Feb. 15, 18, 19, 21, 22
- Special Final Performance: Rodney Ingram, Kara Lindsay, Michael James Scott & Kissy Simmons Feb. 24
Disney on Broadway Dining packages are now open. The package grants guests guaranteed priority seating at one of the shows.
All events above are included in admission to EPCOT. The festival runs from Jan. 17 through Feb. 19.
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