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News EPCOT's Harmonious to be replaced with new nighttime spectacular Luminous
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As usual, the site which must not be named was proven to be wrong...this time quicker than normal
And they provided an Update.
Back to the news, since it's a Pyro Barge, how often does this happen with any show????
SplashJacket
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Now they can file an insurance claim!
Epcot Forever may come quicker... Maybe. Hopefully.
peter11435
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Except the fire is not on a harmonious barge. It’s one of the flat top barges that was also used in Epcot Forever among other things.
I don't recall how often this happened with Reflections or previous shows, but I can't imagine more than a few times.
True. But it might be a bit of pressure.
peter11435
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Epcot forever relies heavily on that flat top barge
Damn, I forgot. That's... Problematic!
Bring back the jet skis, they don't catch on fire much!
Much? That implies they have...
gerarar
Premium Member
That certain fireworks barge will be out of service for the next few shows, maybe week(s) as they repair it. All the pyro tubes, electronics, and whatnot probably sustained heavy damage in that fire and will need to be replaced.
It's absence might be noticeable in the show. I think this certain barge is used heavily in the finale when launching all those horse tails, if I'm judging it right from the photos.
It's absence might be noticeable in the show. I think this certain barge is used heavily in the finale when launching all those horse tails, if I'm judging it right from the photos.
They also discovered a few dead feral cats in the park that they suspect were killed by Harmonious.
One of the more notable times was when RoE's Inferno barge suffered damage from an unintended explosion back in 2005 and was out of the show for months:
Inferno Barge Explosion??
Saw this linked from Google News. Anyone have more information? As reported early this morning at DisneyWorldTrivia.com, the inferno barge, responsible for many of the spectacular effects for the Illuminations fireworks show in the World Showcase lagoon, exploded today at Epcot. The explosion...
TheEPCOTHistorian
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This. The issue with Harmonious and fires seems to be how much infrastructure is on the lagoon, and the angles at which they fire pyro.
From what I could tell in person, fallout from one of the angular fireworks shot off a Taco is what set the barge on fire. In EF, large shells were shot skyward. Harmonious uses it's tentacles to fire in all directions, with substantially sized pyro, at a much lower altitude (ex: the "whole wide world will hear it" fireworks canopy during "Someday"). These angled fireworks already caused the death of the poor railing at America Gardens.
The show is not only costly to maintain, it's heavily damaging existing infrastructure. My tinfoil hat is definitely on for a premature return of EPCOT Forever, but then again it has been since June.
ToTBellHop
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Now we know why there are no M&Gs with Marie, Toulouse and Berlioz. Eek. First, Harm murdered my innocence and wonder. Now this?
gerarar
Premium Member
I'm pretty sure the pyro that shoot from the arms didn't cause this fire. I watched multiple angles from last night's show and they all fired fine.
The fired started well after the postshow, when the tech crews go out to the barges and start pulling them in. Something may have happened during this process, like releasing any unfired shells and whatnot.
Also, the theater roof fire was caused by the single comet that launches from that roof. Has been happening for years, it just went wrong that night. I hope it eventually returns since currently they're using an alternative comet from one of the mobile pyro barges for that "Let it come....someday" line in the finale.
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