From streams, Italy seems good if you want the view back toward Spaceship Earth for when it activates toward the end. Otherwise, the front half of the showcase probably feels a bit closer, but there aren't many bad angles for this unless you're directly behind a lagoon island.
I'm not an insider but I'm 100% sure that's exactly why we didn't see marketing for it. For you to market a show as the biggest entertainment offering your company has offered and then making a Disney+ special based around it WITH live performances from highly well known names just for it to "sparkle into history" in less than 2 years is really embarrassing and expensive.
I don't want to sound sappy but I just wanted to share a story that I've been sitting on for about a month now. A couple of nights after me and my family saw Luminous we were checking out of the Swan and Dolphin and waiting for valet to drop off our rental car and while waiting one of the valet employees noticed that my brother seemed a bit down. For the next 10 or so minutes he proceeded to cheer him up by asking him what his favorite memories from the trip was and his favorite rides and at the end of the conversation he told him that he could tell he had a wonderful heart and to never change for anyone. The kindness he showed to my brother and my whole family really reminded me of the whole theme of human connection in Luminous and I think that's when the show really started to stick with me. Nothing at EPCOT has made me feel that emotional since ROE to be honest. In today's world with everything going on so many people tend to forget the fact that the human connection is real and that it is a beautiful thing. Kindness and understanding goes a long way and just being able to appreciate one another is wonderful. It truly is a miracle that we exist on this planet at the same time
I wonder how many are comparing it to Epcot Forever vs Harmonious tho.
Remember, Reflections was not terribly popular as it limped into retirement. The excitement many of us remember with respect to RoE was from the early 2000s.
I don't compare it to Epcot Forever nor Harmonious. Luminious is an Illuminations Harmonious blended in show but surprisingly more so Illumination's. The IP portion in the middle is lacking a strong middle wheras Harmonious and Epcot Forever was a banger from beginning til end... except EF flowed best, Harmonious had stops with each song and it didn't flow in transition.
The only thing working against it is the limited viewing area, should be outstanding if not epic
I think you're mistaken. The new park down the road is Epic.
I feel like there is something that can be added to it that could make it signficantly better. Don't get me wrong, it's already very good. It has the Illuminations-eque pre-show music, it doesn't ruin sightlines, it has wonderful pyro design (some of the best seen on that lagoon since ROE), the two original songs are wonderful. Not to mention people actually like this show. Casual guest love it and even some ROE diehards are finding a soft spot for it.
I'm curious what happened to the flame throwers, they had them defined and sequenced in grandMA3 during the testing video.
