TheEPCOTHistorian
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So tonight I noticed that multiple points in the show have a steady beating heart in the background, even just the quiet narration.
Pic was taken at 10:50pm. I think they shut off after photo pass left but could not swear to it. Or maybe they decided it takes a better picture without them?Now the 4 uplights for Walt aren’t working? Add them to list of lighting issues I guess. And the bench is still missing its bottom framing, as noted a couple days ago.
Not a great look for the newly opened area.
Yes. Now here I'm surprised you're just now noticing it because I noticed that out the gate. Especially at the very beginning of the show. You definitely hear the heartbeat.So tonight I noticed that multiple points in the show have a steady beating heart in the background, even just the quiet narration.
So tonight I noticed that multiple points in the show have a steady beating heart in the background, even just the quiet narration.
Probably old news to you both, but at the beginning of the show during the narration, there are red lights on the small fountains that "palpitate" with the heartbeats.Yes. Now here I'm surprised you're just now noticing it because I noticed that out the gate. Especially at the very beginning of the show. You definitely hear the heartbeat.
This just goes to show you they were 100% focused on giving Epcot its heart back
Expialidocious
Might as well call it Illuminations symphony of us like they did with all the other versions on Illuminations.What I don’t care for is “The Symphony Of Us” part. I get thats the theme of the whole show but they may as well not have even called it Luminous. To me they make it sound like Luminous was the prior show and this is a new version. Like Rivers of Light: We Are One was the second version. I guess they did not want to call this Harmonious: The Symphony Of Us.
That would make it too obvious that Harmonious was a failure. Had to make it a tribute to both shows of the past. (but in that case they left out quite a few other ones from before Illuminations)Might as well call it Illuminations symphony of us like they did with all the other versions on Illuminations.
My understanding is they were afraid it might fail after Harm and didn’t want to tarnish the IllumiNations name so they went with a similar word.Might as well call it Illuminations symphony of us like they did with all the other versions on Illuminations.
Are you sure those are holes or is it just deflated?My expectation balloon has a lot of holes in it!
I am not yet sure it's a home run.
HEA was a home run, and this definitely not that level.
HEA did not have to grow on me.
For me personally : Out of the gate, this show had a better first impression on me than Harmonious. While Harmonious absolutely grew on me with subsequent viewings I really wanted to love my first viewing of Harmonious and I really just didn't. I had a bad view, too easy to do with the set up for Harmonious, and more then that the show just bored me. I felt the only reason why it had "more fireworks" was it was much longer. But it's firepower per minute definitely, in my opinion, was very weak. Even during big numbers like Dig a Little Deeper and it's finale the firepower in both just underwhelmed. I walked away kind of scratching my head wondering what snoozefest did I just see?
Now my first viewing of Luminous I absolutely enjoyed it. I thought the finale was fantastic, the best of out of Reflections of Earth, Harmonious and Luminous.
Having said that I also like to listen to the crowd's reactions. This entails listening to the final reaction of applause/cheers and also actively listening to what people are saying about around me post show.
Having seen the show a few times now I don't feel the post show Luminous crowds are as energetic as Harmonious. That's a head scratcher for me because this show absolutely out fire powers Harmonious especially during the finale yet the post show buzz seems more tempered.
I do enjoy reading all the love Luminous is getting on this forum. It's nice to read positive things about EPCOT, nice change indeed.
I think Harmonious had the cards stacked against it. It was the rebound relationship if you will. No matter how great it was it was never going to be better than Reflections of Earth, because well, Reflections of Earth . And for that reason alone Harmonious was doomed to fail. Now with that failure out of the way a new show can come in, expectations have been reset, understanding that reflections of Earth is now gone has definitely taken root, and as long as it was better than EPCOT Fornow, it will be accepted. Luminous checks all that and a lot more. But I would still stop shy of calling it a home run.
Could not agree more. You can’t truly judge this until you see it in person. This can be said about most things though I suppose.The IP in Luminous is really well done, even the “ Play” segment that might be one of the weaker parts of the show is completely salvaged by the incredible pyro and lighting that takes place during that segment. The videos do not do these effects justice.
Watched it in person last night from the East side of the theater and noticed quite a few new things. Only complaint from that spot is we missed the first 20 minutes of the pre show music since the speakers were off for the Processional. I’m still not ready to say it’s better than ROE but Lumonous is a great show that I want to see each night I’m at Epcot. That alone is huge win for the park.
They do. And yes I get what they were going for. Having said that, it looks a little bit more like runway landing strip than anything else but I still appreciate the attempt.Probably old news to you both, but at the beginning of the show during the narration, there are red lights on the small fountains that "palpitate" with the heartbeats.
Thankyou for sharing but a bummer you're not getting any enjoyment out of either of the two shows. No show will ever be perfect for everyone. But there is no denying he has a home run for the masses. Luminous to be determined. I hope both continue to grow on you.Happily Ever After is nice and has grown on me but we typically avoid the Castle/Main Street area due to all the people. So points off for 5 million people in close quarters.
I've watched Luminous twice and I can't get over the awful IP and I don't like the original songs so there is that.
It's been stuck in my head for 3 days now lolWhen I first watched it Tuesday I honestly didn't like Beating of our Hearts; it sounded too poppy. Now I can't stop listening to it.
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