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

[Jambo Dad]

But no one cares about the view except old curmudgeonly EPCOT Center purist die-hards who hate change.

Well at least we won this round. Stay vigilant Epcot believers!

 

[Jambo Dad]

I donno, I think it is a pretty sad sight. Yes they were a mess in the lagoon in the daytime, but there was a huge amount of effort put into getting these working by a lot of dedicated people. To see it go without being reused and scrapped after such a short time is a shame.

Understand your sadness but they were purpose built for that spot. Not that easy to reuse effectively. Plus- they needed to die.

 

[Jambo Dad]

Even ignoring maintenance issues, Florida’s Fantasmic! is now the much better version of the show, not that you’ll hear many Disneylanders admit it.

Especially now the dragon burned down.

 

[wdwmagic]

A look a stormy lagoon today - 2 tacos left.

Harmonious barge removal - April 24 2023

Harmonious barge removal - April 24 2023

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[James Alucobond]

Already a thousand times better. It's seriously insane how disruptive the barges were.

 

[Vinnie Mac]

A look a stormy lagoon today - 2 tacos left.

Harmonious barge removal - April 24 2023

Harmonious barge removal - April 24 2023

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A stormy lagoon is better than a cluttered one for sure

 

[Touchdown]

The stargate was still intact backstage, I saw it on TT yesterday.

 

[wdwmagic]

The stargate was still intact backstage, I saw it on TT yesterday.

Yep the wrecking crew is still working on the Germany taco. There is a backlog in the marina and out in the lagoon.

 

[Brian]

Yep the wrecking crew is still working on the Germany taco. There is a backlog in the marina and out in the lagoon.

Must be the same crew that did the BAH demolition.

 

[trainplane3]

Epcot Forever looks so rough with the extreme lack of pyro during the celebration section. It feels broken. Along with only white spotlights. The new pavilion lighting programming looks fantastic at least.

The lagoon is looking good without the crap screwing up the views.

Anyone hear anything from the pyro or maintenance crews about the removal of Harmonious? Like glad to see it go or otherwise? Just curious about the feelings on it.

 

[arich35]

Are these expected to be gone by next week

 

[skimbob]

I would imagine with the back up backstage they will probably sit there a while longer. I wonder why they didn’t demo all of the taco barges before starting on the stargate.

 

[jrhwdw]

I would imagine with the back up backstage they will probably sit there a while longer. I wonder why they didn’t demo all of the taco barges before starting on the stargate.

I'm gussing that Epcot was under pressure to restore most of WSL's View. The Stargate was a Big Part of that, along with the Tacos.

 

[trainplane3]

 

[James Alucobond]

I'm gussing that Epcot was under pressure to restore most of WSL's View. The Stargate was a Big Part of that, along with the Tacos.

The Stargate also looks the most like it “should be doing something” during EPCOT Forever, which was likely confusing to the average guest. Getting it out as quickly as possible was wise.

 

[Squishy]

Is it possible that they are going to be reusing the stargate or one of the skinnier arm barges for the new show but stripped down?

 

[Bocabear]

There is a lake waiting for a show just down the street... they could probably use the Stargate and two tacos...but then, in a setting like The Animal Kingdom, they may stand out even more than they did in EPCOT

 

[wdwmagic]

Is it possible that they are going to be reusing the stargate or one of the skinnier arm barges for the new show but stripped down?

No

 

[UNCgolf]

There is a lake waiting for a show just down the street... they could probably use the Stargate and two tacos...but then, in a setting like The Animal Kingdom, they may stand out even more than they did in EPCOT

The Stargate at Animal Kingdom would probably be even worse than in the EPCOT lagoon.

 

[Bocabear]

The Stargate at Animal Kingdom would probably be even worse than in the EPCOT lagoon.

Probably, yes... They should have built submerged vaults for them to drop down then not in use... Though that would have added another couple of million to the price tag...
They could build temple ruins out in the lake that the units could sink into when not in use...
Or just dissemble and forget...
Maybe at Disney Springs.... lol