News 2024 Fourth of July Fireworks, Extended Hours, and Entertainment

[SoFloMagic]

Not that busy. Plenty of space in showcase Plaza still available. Heard from a cast member in America that the show is designed for this year. I know, I know, but she said she'd just talked to the show director so who knows...

 

[davis_unoxx]

Thank you @TrainsOfDisney for recommendation to go to grand dock for fireworks!

I tried ubering into fort wilderness to catch dinner first, wouldn’t let me in do to hard shutdown.

Went to TTC drop off, checking reservations for pathway into Poly the whole resort not just beach…..


Took express monorail to MK, then took n walkway to Grand Floridian thinking since barely any people take walkway to resort they wouldn’t have security guard….

And I was right! I snuck in, only took a few tries lol

At Gasparallia Island Grill now time to head over

Thank you again!

 

[Disone]

Actually it has become quite busy and I know the resort pools were packed today. Grand beach pool had a line at 830am for it's 10am opening and was full all afternoon. No chairs available and they were enforce grand resort guest only. Resort guest had to get a wrist band from near front desk.

So actually... It may have been a thing that resort guests were just chilling by the pool today and then heading to the parks in the evening because right now Epcot is busy......

supwr

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

Thank you @TrainsOfDisney for recommendation to go to grand dock for fireworks!

Sorry you missed out on the Fort but glad I could help! Grand has become my favorite for fireworks - really nice reflections on the water there too!

I’m waiting for my local fireworks to start…. Not quite Disney but it will do! Haha

 

[jrhwdw]

Looks like the American Adventure got the Grand Finale of Heartbeat Of Freedom.

Thoughts?

 

[Brian]

They just had to go and remove 'by their creator' from the line '...that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights' from Heartbeat of Freedom. Wouldn't want to offend anyone by *checks notes* reading a quote from the Declaration of Independence!

 

[Squishy]

Looks like the American Adventure got the Grand Finale of Heartbeat Of Freedom.

Thoughts?

Not good, there was dead air and if you were across the lagoon you saw zero of the finale.

 

[iMax]

…..they really took the one thing that made 4th of July amazing…..terrible

 

[spectromagic04]

Looks like the American Adventure got the Grand Finale of Heartbeat Of Freedom.

Thoughts?

I liked it. Just glad it’s the same finale

 

[spectromagic04]

…..they really took the one thing that made 4th of July amazing…..terrible

It’s the same amount of fireworks in the finale tho

 

[SoFloMagic]

Looks like the American Adventure got the Grand Finale of Heartbeat Of Freedom.

Thoughts?

Humidity meant smoke hovered over the lagoon and half the park missed the finale. Bad planning to cut ww3 and put the finale over America. I feel like they could have anticipated humidity in July in Orlando

 

[iMax]

It’s the same amount of fireworks in the finale tho

I wouldn’t know…

 

[Squishy]

I wouldn’t know…View attachment 797005

I find it odd that a professional pyrotechnician would allow that decision to go ahead, must've been done by some office designer with little experience in the field.

 

[DisneyFanatic12]

I was off to the right of the center, so I was able to see the finale. My only critique is that I like feeling the floor shake from all the booming. Still an amazing show, but I think the lessened proximity takes away from the sensory overload (for lack of better terms).

 

[iMax]

I find it odd that a professional pyrotechnician would allow that decision to go ahead, must've been done by some office designer with little experience in the field.

And it’s not to say they can’t do it, cause they had the same tech for this past NYE show.

 

[trainplane3]

So even though the Luminous barges were equipped with more pyro tonight, they can't carry the weight of the ww3 barges. Not surprised and appreciate the try at something different. Though, pretty bad move in the end due to no wind.

Guess it goes back to square one. Epcot shows should be contained to the lagoon except for minor pieces (aka not a finale).

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

they’ve done the finale over America adventure before haven’t they? I know they did a portion of the show back there before.

 

[MickeyCookies]

Not good, there was dead air and if you were across the lagoon you saw zero of the finale.

This was us. It was pretty lame and we wished we would’ve gone to MK or stayed home. We saw colored smoke and heard booms…

 

[WorldExplorer]

Okay, so the heartbeat part went over American Adventure? Or did they cut it, or did I miss it? I was trying to stay close to the skyliner so had a pretty bad view of America.

I was super confused because the ending announcement came on and I didn't see that part.

 

[DisneyFanatic12]

I know this might make some people angry, and I prefer it over the lagoon, but it makes more sense over the America pavilion. To me the world showcase lagoon is… well… for shared celebrations for the whole world.

If shooting the finale off behind the America pavilion was the way it had always been done, and they moved it to over the lagoon, think people would be somewhat angered over that.