News Epcot Forever to debut as interim show before full Reflections of Earth replacement

[ChrisFL]

was great until the IP!!!!! thrown in

 

[SoupBone]

was great until the IP!!!!! thrown in

Yep, it completely changed my mood hearing Aladdin crap, and I love Aladdin.

 

[FigmentForver96]

It felt so empty and I suppose the ending tells you all you need to know about what Epcot is now.

 

[surfsupdon]

So relieved that it is a true fireworks show!!!

 

[Andrew C]

That was a lot of fireworks. And the kites were cool. Especially when they lit on fire. lol.

 

[Captain Barbossa]

Well that was, underwhelming. But hey, that’s Disney Parks Live Entertainment for ya!

 

[danv3]

Ending was an intentional slap in the face of EPCOT fans.

 

[EvilChameleon]

I like how they snuck some IP in there at the end, ha.

 

[PJBuckeye]

Great pandering... Loved it.

 

[ToTBellHop]

was great until the IP!!!!! thrown in

Aladdin for the finale is clearly meant to bridge to the next show...

Enjoy Epcot while we still have a bit of it...

Loved the music for the first 9 minutes, kites were really pretty (despite one being burnt out), and the pacing was better than IROE. No 4-minute nap.

 

[Coaster Lover]

Ahh... they got so close to having an IP free show... guess they just want to prepare us for their "whole new world"...

 

[Timmay]

was great until the IP!!!!! thrown in

It fit well with the message I thought.

 

[JohnD]

Okay. So processing. They got me on the nostalgic music but just as I was getting into it, they switch to another piece. Loved hearing Tapestry of Nations-briefly. Overall I liked it but Illuminations was “grander.” Still chewing over it...

 

[Andrew C]

Aladdin for the finale is clearly meant to bridge to the next show...

yeah. That was pretty obvious. “A whole new world”.

 

[mikejs78]

To be fair, Illuminations 25 ended with "Circle of Life" so this isn't exactly unprecedented....

 

[Andrew C]

It fit well with the message I thought.

it did.

 

[EricsBiscuit]

I’m confused by the addition of Aladdin. All the EC library and they add an that? Really? We’re stuck with this for a year? Meh

 

[Admiral01]

That was lovely.

 

[wdwperry]

Not one for IP in EPCOT but after seeing this, can't wait for HarmonioUS to come.

 

[mightynine]

Thoughts:
It’s certainly more “show” than I was expecting.
Not sure why we needed the Wishes kids treatment.
Definitely did NOT need Aladdin.
Nice selection of songs otherwise, it just doesn’t tell its own story, but again leans on your existing feelings and emotions for them to make you “feel” something, which can leave it feeling a bit empty.

Curious how it plays in person.