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

[Rich Brownn]

Harmonious was just average, not great but not terrible. It didn’t move people into the park and consequently was certainly not worth the operational costs. In a short order it will be a distant memory, unlike ROE.

Yes it got applause, but the Kite Show also got applause. ROE got thunderous applause nightly and it was 20 years old and run down.

If there is a postmortem to be done, I’m pretty sure the takeaway is that tech does not equal success and copy pasting IP from other evening shows does not guarantee success.

After all, someone must have liked Light Magic. LOL

 

[TDLFan]

Interestingly, looking back, that interview with Steve Davidson and the sound designer about the creation of the show was one of the most uncomfortable Disney interviews I've seen. Even before seeing the show, that interview clued me in on very unpleasant feelings toward the show. They seemed snippy, unhappy to be there, and ready to defend the show even before the next question was tossed out. I'll never forget it.

 

[GhostHost1000]

waiting for the first looks inside Epcot this morning to see what still remains

 

[vikescaper]

waiting for the first looks inside Epcot this morning to see what still remains

Yeah, I’m curious if they remove the barges all at once of if it will be one at a time.

 

[GhostHost1000]

Yeah, I’m curious if they remove the barges all at once of if it will be one at a time.

Who will be the winner, the first to post photos today? Cmon WDWMAGIC friends don’t let us down lol

 

[SoFloMagic]

Who will be the winner, the first to post photos today? Cmon WDWMAGIC friends don’t let us down lol

No chance they're all gone overnight. They couldn't even be bothered to take down the 50th banners. I don't know that they can even fit seven barges in the marina.

 

[monothingie]

I guess I could take the pulse here and forget that some of you are stuck in the 1980’s.

ROE was featured from 1999-2019. So….ok….you got me?

 

[jrhwdw]

Well, definitely going to miss that Someday finale.

I always found the use of the song itself, arms, fountains, pyro, lights, and perimeters were fantastic during those last 3 minutes (ignoring the rest of the show lol).

Hopefully the new show can utilize the upgraded perimeter cannons to their full potential. They can shoot up to 8 times as we saw in Harmonious. It would be a waste to not utilize/integrate imo.

EF should use more Prim.

 

[marni1971]

And what makes it so bad?

Cartoon clip show in the wrong park with poor sight lines and ugly daylight views. Poor pacing, little story, no connection to the surroundings and a show that has nowhere to go after the first few minutes since it’s played all its cards early on.

 

[marni1971]

I guess I could take the pulse here and forget that some of you are stuck in the 1980’s.

Nah. We just have taste.

I’ll see myself out.

 

[monothingie]

Cartoon clip show in the wrong park with poor sight lines and ugly daylight views. Poor pacing, little story, no connection to the surroundings and a show that has nowhere to go after the first few minutes since it’s played all its cards early on.

 

[marni1971]

Interestingly, looking back, that interview with Steve Davidson and the sound designer about the creation of the show was one of the most uncomfortable Disney interviews I've seen. Even before seeing the show, that interview clued me in on very unpleasant feelings toward the show. They seemed snippy, unhappy to be there, and ready to defend the show even before the next question was tossed out. I'll never forget it.

Questions were being asked about Humungous even before it premiered.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Questions were being asked about Humungous even before it premiered.

For example,

1. Why?
2. How?

 

[MisterPenguin]

Cartoon clip show in the wrong park with poor sight lines and ugly daylight views. Poor pacing, little story, no connection to the surroundings and a show that has nowhere to go after the first few minutes since it’s played all its cards early on.

...the use of 'problematic' songs, warring imagineering narratives of what it was supposed to be (it's about dancing! it's about world cultures! it's about music! it's about Disney IP!), the anthropomorphic arms bent in the wrong way, the arcing fountains were attempted to be lit by a spotlight at its base -- but light doesn't arc*, daytime fountains were a disaster...


Remember, this is coming from a pixie duster.


*much in earth's gravitational field

 

[SoFloMagic]

For example,

1. Why?
2. How?

3. Really?
4. Wait, it's really gonna be there during the day?

 

[GhostHost1000]

But remember they were supposed to have spectacular fountains during the daytime to “hide” it all and justify it

lol oops

 

[WorldExplorer]

...the use of 'problematic' songs, warring imagineering narratives of what it was supposed to be (it's about dancing! it's about world cultures! it's about music! it's about Disney IP!), the anthropomorphic arms bent in the wrong way, the arcing fountains were attempted to be lit by a spotlight at its base -- but light doesn't arc*, daytime fountains were a disaster...


Remember, this is coming from a pixie duster.


*much in earth's gravitational field

...the fact that we just heard like half those songs in a far superior nighttime show...swapping out a show about every living person for a show (supposedly) about like seven countries...

 

[ToTBellHop]

But remember they were supposed to have spectacular fountains during the daytime to “hide” it all and justify it

lol oops

It would have always been off center.

 

[ToTBellHop]

 

[mattpeto]

Nah. We just have taste.

I’ll see myself out.

Of course you do, and I respect the heck out of your work and opinion.

I hope the new show meets your standards.