News EPCOT's Harmonious to be replaced with new nighttime spectacular Luminous

[wdwmagic]

I am guessing (maybe mostly hoping) that whatever they do, it won't result in permanent infrastructure again.

Yes it will be back to pre-Harmonious setup, with a clear lagoon.

 

[SaucyBoy]

How the heck is it stale? Its had the most new (and upcoming) attractions of any park...

You can put the most expensive make up on a fat pig and it’ll still be a pig. The only interesting thing that’s opened at Epcot in the last decade has been Guardians. Future World is a disgusting mess, World Showcase has become an unrecognizable festival wasteland with rundown buildings and mediocre new attractions.

 

[eddie104]

I'm not talking about the completed end product, but the change will likely be a disappointment unfortunately.

Does this anything to do with Wondrous Journeys getting a good reception at Disneyland ?

 

[wdwmagic]

Does this anything to do with Wondrous Journeys getting a good reception at Disneyland ?

I don't believe the two are connected.

 

[Nunu]

Yes it will be back to pre-Harmonious setup, with a clear lagoon.

 

[Florida Man]

I see them... Actually it looks like they shrunk but multiplied. There is now 8 of them.

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Nooo!!! Not multiplied

 

[ToTBellHop]

Tacos can’t move but taquitos could be floated out nightly.

I hope they have tomatillo salsa.

 

[UNCgolf]

Psst, Fantasmic is a Disneyland show.

I get what you’re saying, the live portion makes it very different.

That’s what the new show needs to be, different. It can’t be a castle show that’s missing the castle.

Yeah, I meant a castle show. Should have been clearer about that.

 

[Florida Man]

Just to be clear on my previous comments. I'm not saying the show will disappoint, just an element that may no longer be part of it.

I hope whatever the story is includes Epcot’s spirit—the world, togetherness, invention, curiosity. And no matter what happens, WE GO ON. one can dream. Lol

 

[UNCgolf]

Yes it will be back to pre-Harmonious setup, with a clear lagoon.

That's the most important thing to me.

While I absolutely loved RoE, I don't care that much about night time shows in general. It really wouldn't matter to me if Harmonious was still playing at EPCOT as long as the barges aren't there.

 

[Squishy]

Yes it will be back to pre-Harmonious setup, with a clear lagoon.

Didn't they add some concrete docks or something in the middle of the lagoon to support the Harmonious barges?

 

[Kamikaze]

You can put the most expensive make up on a fat pig and it’ll still be a pig. The only interesting thing that’s opened at Epcot in the last decade has been Guardians. Future World is a disgusting mess, World Showcase has become an unrecognizable festival wasteland with rundown buildings and mediocre new attractions.

None of that makes it 'stale'.

You not liking things means you don't like the direction, but 'stale' means nothing is changing. That couldn't be further from the truth.

 

[TTA94]

@wdwmagic is this new show going to have fountains?

 

[SaucyBoy]

None of that makes it 'stale'.

You not liking things means you don't like the direction, but 'stale' means nothing is changing. That couldn't be further from the truth.

See I never said it was the truth. Unless I misread the name of this part of the site, it's a discussion forum. You're fine with the stale state of Epcot and that's totally cool. Unlike you, I'm not getting bent out of shape over how you feel. Cheerio!

 

[SoFloMagic]

Does this anything to do with Wondrous Journeys getting a good reception at Disneyland ?

I think it likely has more to do with budget cuts. Maybe drones being cut

 

[MisterPenguin]

You can put the most expensive make up on a fat pig and it’ll still be a pig.

 

[ToTBellHop]

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[Dunston]

The "disappointing" thing is probably that drones were cut from the budget. If they were going to use drones, they would have already said so today. There would be a dozen blog posts throughout the year about the technology used in their drones, Zach Riley would make an Instagram post about the materials chosen for their rotors, it would be in your face because Disney heavily markets anything new in the parks.

 

[Centauri Space Station]

Just to be clear on my previous comments. I'm not saying the show will disappoint, just an element that may no longer be part of it.

Guessing no more drones

 

[Centauri Space Station]

I know -- I was saying that huge portions of the park are stale.

It's not even a function of age. The non-Pandora parts of Animal Kingdom aren't stale (except maybe the remnants of Chester & Hester's) because they're still popular and work. A lot of the current EPCOT stuff wasn't even popular when it was relatively new (Nemo, Imagination, etc.)

Disagree on nemo. The ride isn’t perfect but the pavilion itself is fine. Mission: space was updated and added a new restaurant. The land, test track, and sse are in good condition.