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

Earlie the Pearlie

Earlie the Pearlie

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I'm firmly in the "I liked it and it could be better but for what Disney does nowadays this was amazing" camp. Does the IP feel shoehorned in? Yes. It does. Does the show use the IP as a crutch for being terrible, like some simulators do? I don't think so. All in all, I'm happy with this. It's the best we're gonna get for now, and anything that builds good infrastructure instead of destroying it is good with me.
 
Incomudro

Incomudro

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Just watched a video of the show earlier this morning.
I liked it very much.
This one moved me emotionally without me being there.
Certainly miles ahead of Harmonious, which I got to see on our last stay and didn't care for at all.
I've said in the past what a dreadful mistake it was to put those barges in the water.
I'm not one to nit pick a performance point by point, it's not how I view things - but the only thing I would say (and agree with some others here) is that the narration could be trimmed.
We don't need everything explained to us.
The introduction to the point is enough, but some of the explanation is unnecessary.
 
THEMEPARKPIONEER

THEMEPARKPIONEER

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James Alucobond said:
So does every pavilion in the World Showcase. No matter where you stand, a bit of the show is happening behind you since everything that rings the lagoon is involved a bit. The activity on Spaceship Earth just fills the gap in the ring.
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I get that I’m just curious now if the entrance and future world has its own version of the show now utilizing the lighting since it doesn’t have those WS elements. Back then SSE went dark and the show audio didn’t play there.
 
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jrhwdw

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wdwmagic said:
Yes I believe so. This is so new, and I believe there is still testing and finishing underway.
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What is there left to test? The only thing that "might " need further testing is IDK if Every Prim. lined up with the Countries for the Welcome last night. Case in point, the Showcase Plaza Launch fired for Mexico instead of Mexico"s?
 
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EPCOTCenterLover

EPCOTCenterLover

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As someone who really loved Old EPCOT Center and its nighttime show, I think this is great with one exception. I'm tired of Toy Story in everything, so wish they'd change out the When She Loved Me song. Loved the inclusion of the other songs, the fountains, the fireworks and the overall theme and execution.

MUCH better than Harmonious.

One question- Is that Michelle Yeoh doing the narration?
 
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James Alucobond

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EPCOTCenterLover said:
As someone who really loved Old EPCOT Center and its nighttime show, I think this is great with one exception. I'm tired of Toy Story in everything, so wish they'd change out the When She Loved Me song. Loved the inclusion of the other songs, the fountains, the fireworks and the overall theme and execution.

MUCH better than Harmonious.

One question- Is that Michelle Yeoh doing the narration?
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As far as song selection goes, the lack of Dos Oruguitas here continues to be baffling. It fits in with the language mixing and ties into everything pretty well thematically—the world always turning, growing together but flying apart as we get older, etc.
 
monothingie

monothingie

Nakatomi Plaza Christmas Eve 1988. Never Forget.
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ToTBellHop said:
DisEnchantment’s long-awaited return for its 3 fans (Angela Bassett cannot wait!), Tiana’s Recession Adventure, It’s Tough to Be a Furry, and Unproblematic Bear Jamboree!
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The Embassy Suites Inspired Polynesian DVC Tower
 

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