Is illuminations really ending?

[LAKid53]

Couldn't find a loo on time again?

 

[THEMEPARKPIONEER]

They should replace Illuminations with some sort of air and water show that includes dragon looking boats shooting water and ultralight airplanes.

They can call it Sky Kaleidoscope...

That would be one of the 2 shows they had on the lake and would be nice to see in person.

 

[thomas998]

Thought so, Epcot couldn't survive on the restaurants alone in the evening, illuminations holds the attendance together, the next show is going to have to either live up to Illuminations or just be a major upgrade of the same thing.

It wouldn't be hard to surpass illuminations... that show has gotten very old and boring over the years. Frankly I wouldn't be shocked if the next show they did was drone based and sponsored by Intel. I know they have played with drone shows at Disney before, but if they toss illumination to the waste bin a drone would probably be the best thing for EPCOT, something different and probably a lot cheaper to put on over time as unlike firework based shows drone shows are reusable over and over.

 

[marni1971]

It wouldn't be hard to surpass illuminations... that show has gotten very old and boring over the years. Frankly I wouldn't be shocked if the next show they did was drone based and sponsored by Intel. I know they have played with drone shows at Disney before, but if they toss illumination to the waste bin a drone would probably be the best thing for EPCOT, something different and probably a lot cheaper to put on over time as unlike firework based shows drone shows are reusable over and over.

Drones won’t replace the show.

But they could be part of it.

 

[Master Yoda]

Yes because nothing is so magical like spraying the disgusting lagoon water 50 feet in the air

Just and FYI...the brown color in most Florida lake water is caused by the prescience of tannic acid. It in no way reflects the quality of the water. I have seen water as stained as dark as Coke test better than bottled water.

 

[Po'Rich]

It wouldn't be hard to surpass illuminations... that show has gotten very old and boring over the years. Frankly I wouldn't be shocked if the next show they did was drone based and sponsored by Intel. I know they have played with drone shows at Disney before, but if they toss illumination to the waste bin a drone would probably be the best thing for EPCOT, something different and probably a lot cheaper to put on over time as unlike firework based shows drone shows are reusable over and over.

I find myself in the minority again: I *really* like Illuminations. It's one of my favorite night-time shows (and it is definitely my DW's favorite). Of course, I really liked MSEP, also. It was so much better than what we have now . . .

 

[thomas998]

I find myself in the minority again: I *really* like Illuminations. It's one of my favorite night-time shows (and it is definitely my DW's favorite). Of course, I really liked MSEP, also. It was so much better than what we have now . . .

Actually I would agree with you on MSEP... Although I prefered the Spectromagic Parade over MSEP as it seemed to me to be a modernization of the MSEP which was very old and dated. Illuminations doesn't seem to have change at all as near as I can tell and after 20 years it needs a rest, if they took it away for 10 or 15 years I might enjoy it again when it came back the way I enjoyed MSEP. All things need a rest after a while otherwise you start getting tired of them.

 

[THEMEPARKPIONEER]

Drones won’t replace the show.

But they could be part of it.

I can totally see them running drones to the music from the water image sequence before the lit the countries, then light or have individual sequences for each country while the drones are clearing the way for pyro. Then have a more cinematic sounding version of the old soundtrack. They would probably have to start without pyro again if they had drones.

 

[Chipster]

I wish they would change it - I loved the very first version when they lit up one country at a time and music of that country was played. They also had better fireworks with that show.

It is due for a change!