


You can only choose one of these in advance so choose Test Track or Soarin. As far as Illuminations goes, the fastpass is probably an even bigger waste because that fastpass is in tier one, which includes Test Track, Soarin, and Illuminations. While we wait for the parades, we eat dinner/snacks and many times cast members bring out games/activities for the kids(hula hoops, bubbles, etc.) We also might have some people in our group save seats while some others shop along Main Street or go on a ride one last time. Otherwise, you may squander more time holding your spot before IllumiNations than. Then you can just walk up the street to view the fireworks. Getting Out of Epcot After IllumiNations (Read This Before Selecting a. The fireworks are best viewed from Main Street so choose a spot 30-45 minutes early either in the castle circle or about halfway down Main Street. For more information on Epcot’s renovation progress, read our detailed Epcot Construction Update.We don't like the idea of using up a fastpass for MK since there are plenty of good viewing areas for the electrical parade up and down Main Street and in Liberty Square/Frontierland as well.

Stay tuned for more updates on Epcot’s expansions and opening dates for the new “Harmonious” show as well as the other attractions scheduled to open this year. The original date of the event was March 28. Guests can experience “Epcot Forever” 9PM nightly for a limited time at Epcot’s World Showcase Lagoon. Walt Disney World has rescheduled its live stream broadcast of IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth from Epcot to April 9. The show finishes with a grand finale fireworks show set to Aladdin’s “A Whole New World” preparing guests for what seems to be a whole new Epcot in the works. The show has been called a “love letter” to the park and plays homage to the innovation, exploration and imagination that has gone into Epcot over the years. Based on Ignite the Dream, the former nighttime spectacular at Shanghai Disneyland, the show featured projection mapping onto the park's castle. Although Disneys EPCOT theme park markets itself as a place to experience other cultures and reflect on Earths history, the dominance of a Western. 1 It opened on 26 March 2017 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the park and replaced Disney Dreams. “Epcot Forever” tells the story of Epcot from its inception to today. Disney Illuminations was a nighttime spectacular at Disneyland Park in Disneyland Paris. “Harmonious” is scheduled to open this Spring and until then the interim show, “Epcot Forever” is playing nightly in Epcot’s lagoon. Guests visiting Epcot are also invited to visit the Epcot Experience at the Odyssey Events Pavilion for a look into Epcot’s expansion plans including the new “Harmonious” show. See the “Harmonious” water barges being brought into Epcot in the YouTube video below. So whether youve seen this spectacular more times than you can count or have yet to experience it, be sure to make your way to Epcots World Showcase before. The show will combine massive floating platforms, custom LED panels, choreographed water fountains, colorful lights, lasers and more effects to create a never before seen nighttime spectacular show.
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EPCOT has gone through a series of closing shows. In the days following, Disney removed Illuminations’ well-known Earth Globe from the World Showcase Lagoon to begin work on its brand new spectacle, “Harmonious.”įor “Harmonious”, Disney’s Imagineering and Disney Live Entertainment teams worked to develop a completely new type of show that is promised to wow guests. Disney Parks 1. It was an instant hit and very successful at keeping guests in the park until closing time. Until its opening in Spring 2020, an interim nighttime music, lights and fireworks show, “Epcot Forever” is playing at the World Showcase Lagoon in Epcot.Įpcot’s Illuminations: Reflections of Earth GlobeĪfter a 20-year run, Illuminations: Reflections of Earth entertained guests one last time on September 30, 2019. The new, completely reimagined show, “Harmonious” is currently being constructed in the World Showcase Lagoon by the Disney engineering team. As part of Epcot’s enormous expansion that is well underway, Disney announced last year that it would be replacing its long running nighttime show, “Illuminations: Reflections of Earth” with a brand new production.
