TheEPCOTHistorian
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News EPCOT's Harmonious to be replaced with new nighttime spectacular Luminous
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Most of the negative comments are from folks lamenting that it's not Illuminations. Some said it's unlikely they'll enjoy it in person, and viewing with such mindset going in creates an uphill climb making it difficult to ever enjoy anything but an updated Illuminations.
sparklejoy
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During the show itself it was a duet between Shelea (she sang the opening and the finale) and Katharine McPhee (who also sang I see the light)
Mikey73181
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My favorite part of Harmonious was the perimeters near the end one after another. Wish they could have worked something like that into this.
The Harmonious theme and music grew on me over time but there were too many visual issues for the show to continue. The music is still available and that's all I personally care to hold on to.
And the other side saying Harm was better......
Luminous is more Gentle than Harm and Gentle might work better in WSL
Would be interesting to know if GR had a line tonight...Not that there should be one.........
๐ด๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐97
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I just watched it on YouTube. I'm an Illuminations die-hard. But I was ok with this one.
Like many others have said, the "play" section was very similar to HEA and was totally out of place.
Also, is anyone else annoyed by the change in rhythm to "I See The Light" from how it was sung in the movie? They did the same thing in HEA and it happened again in Luminous. It makes me cringe.
The beginning and ending were strong, but not coming close to the sheer wonder of RoE. Better than Harmonious. Better than EF.
Ideal lifespan: 5-7 years. Actual lifespan: 15-20 years.
Like many others have said, the "play" section was very similar to HEA and was totally out of place.
Also, is anyone else annoyed by the change in rhythm to "I See The Light" from how it was sung in the movie? They did the same thing in HEA and it happened again in Luminous. It makes me cringe.
The beginning and ending were strong, but not coming close to the sheer wonder of RoE. Better than Harmonious. Better than EF.
Ideal lifespan: 5-7 years. Actual lifespan: 15-20 years.
IanDLBZF
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And perhaps the "Epcot Purists" in the room have something to say?
flynnibus
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watching the stream...
Seemed like the correction they really needed. Hit all the points for me, except maybe a big moving emotional hook.
Now.. it didn't give me a wow punch in my first showing. The shows like HEA left me like "that is a great Disney show..." being a culmination of prior baby steps forward. This didn't feel "amazing" but it also didn't feel bad in anyway. I don't know what was 'missing' per say, but I didn't get the emotional hook.. maybe it will come with some repeats. But it did feel on point for a Disney marquee show. And it didn't make me bored... it didn't turn me off with ughh moments.. like some of the other recent duds like Harmonius and RoL did.
Seemed like the correction they really needed. Hit all the points for me, except maybe a big moving emotional hook.
- I liked the narrative they took about people and getting together. Feels far more earthed than many loofy things of late.
- The recognizable songs were not mangled.
- The show tech is impressive, but didn't come across as "technology demo" that was pointless.
- The stage tech obviously incorporates the expectation we have about the Showcase lagoon given the decades of history. Yeah for embracing that
- The sequence leading up to the finale was cool
- I guess the runtime is a happy balance... long but not too long
Now.. it didn't give me a wow punch in my first showing. The shows like HEA left me like "that is a great Disney show..." being a culmination of prior baby steps forward. This didn't feel "amazing" but it also didn't feel bad in anyway. I don't know what was 'missing' per say, but I didn't get the emotional hook.. maybe it will come with some repeats. But it did feel on point for a Disney marquee show. And it didn't make me bored... it didn't turn me off with ughh moments.. like some of the other recent duds like Harmonius and RoL did.
Turtlekrawl
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Great show in parts, especially the open and close. Visually stunning throughout. Some real wow moments mixed in.
Butโฆ music nowhere near Illuminations level.
So for me, they only got some of it right.
Butโฆ music nowhere near Illuminations level.
So for me, they only got some of it right.
IanDLBZF
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Can I admit RoLWAO almost made me cry when I saw it?
Ayla
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I never saw Illuminations, or any firework show at Epcot, before this.
IanDLBZF
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I did see a fragment of IROE back in 2016 once....
Royal Purple Pigment
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I watched from the Japan pavilion. The pyrotechnics and visuals were really nice but not sure about how I felt overall. I felt about half the music was lacking. I will give it a few more tries before taking a more definitive stance.
flynnibus
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wait...
Member since 2013 and you never saw EPCOT's nighttime show between 1999 and 2019??
CJR
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Ayla
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Nope. In almost 40ish trips, I never watched a fireworks show at Epcot (or DHS). Had zero interest.
HMF
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This sums up my stance.
๐ด๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐97
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Wow! Well, you missed out on Illuminations RoE. That was great. But if you had no interest, kudos for being smart and avoiding the insane crowds!