Rumor New nighttime show at Epcot

[Mat Cauthon]

I love RoE but the thing I will miss most is actually in the show introduction. When the announcer says "Reflections of Earth" then blows out the torches around WSC was a complete surprise to me first time I saw the show and remains my favorite part. Yeah I know, here's this massive fireworks and fire show with awesome score and my favorite thing is that?? Yep! For me it sets the whole tone and I will never forget the first time I saw it. I'm told I had a jaw drop moment when it happened.
ETA: I hope it's still going during our trip coming in the next couple of months.

 

[CoreNovawarAMM]

I love RoE but the thing I will miss most is actually in the show introduction. When the announcer says "Reflections of Earth" then blows out the torches around WSC was a complete surprise to me first time I saw the show and remains my favorite part. Yeah I know, here's this massive fireworks and fire show with awesome score and my favorite thing is that?? Yep! For me it sets the whole tone and I will never forget the first time I saw it. I'm told I had a jaw drop moment when it happened.
ETA: I hope it's still going during our trip coming in the next couple of months.

That beginning part is definitely a highlight of the show for me as well...I remember getting chills the first time I watched it.

 

[Haymarket2008]

So will this interim show be publicly called an interim show? Seems a bit bizarre. With Jungle Book in place of RoL, they called it a placeholder. The expectations were tempered because of it, thankfully.

 

[MisterPenguin]

So will this interim show be publicly called an interim show? Seems a bit bizarre. With Jungle Book in place of RoL, they called it a placeholder. The expectations were tempered because of it, thankfully.

Only in WDW would a two year show be called an interim show. In the rest of the world, it's called: a show.

 

[GhostHost1000]

Only in WDW would a two year show be called an interim show. In the rest of the world, it's called: a show.

or a waste of time? hopefully not though

 

[aladdin2007]

Only in WDW would a two year show be called an interim show. In the rest of the world, it's called: a show.

I worry about that, their concepts on interim tend to become permanent or way too long being interim. Why not just leave the current show in place until the new one is ready? Isn't that how they bridged the original IllumiNations and ROE? I may have missed the reason if it was already stated sorry.

 

[SuperStretccch]

I'll have to go see RoE one last time before it's gone for good. I'm probably going again either next month after my blockout ends, or in September, which should be enough time. At least, I hope it's enough time.

 

[ToTBellHop]

I doubt it would be called “interim”.

InterimiNations, perhaps.

 

[MisterPenguin]

I worry about that, their concepts on interim tend to become permanent or way too long being interim.

Likewise, their permanent shows remain too long. A show shouldn't be permanent. Things change, people change, hairstyles change, the stock market fluctuates daily...

 

[EvilChameleon]

Is there a chance that if this is well received it will stick around longer?

 

[HauntedPirate]

Likewise, their permanent shows remain too long. A show shouldn't be permanent. Things change, people change, hairstyles change, the stock market fluctuates daily...

Bob Chapek has already given us the answer. Whatever replaces RoE will be "more family, more relevant, more timeless and more Disney". Problem solved!

 

[Biff215]

I worry about that, their concepts on interim tend to become permanent or way too long being interim. Why not just leave the current show in place until the new one is ready? Isn't that how they bridged the original IllumiNations and ROE? I may have missed the reason if it was already stated sorry.

While not official, speculation is that this new interim show is in response to Epcot’s declining attendance. As much as many of us love RoE, they can’t use it to draw in crowds anymore. Epcot has so much capacity and they desperately need it used in the next few years.

 

[marni1971]

While not official, speculation is that this new interim show is in response to Epcot’s declining attendance. As much as many of us love RoE, they can’t use it to draw in crowds anymore. Epcot has so much capacity and they desperately need it used in the next few years.

The new show will attempt to address that. The interim would be for different reasons. Let me add plans aren’t finalised yet but this is the proposal.

 

[marni1971]

Hopefully they'll get some better lasers and searchlights with both new shows coming. It's sad that some nights you can't barely see the lasers and with the spots HEA has the ones at ROE look so basic

Synchrolites are 1999. Lasers are 2014-15.

 

[marni1971]

Wowza, you won't kidding when you say most of the tech is ancient lol

Dude, the fountain barge carcasses are 1984!

 

[GlacierGlacier]

Dude, the fountain barge carcasses are 1984!

The globe barge still runs win95, right?

 

[JohnD]

I love RoE but the thing I will miss most is actually in the show introduction. When the announcer says "Reflections of Earth" then blows out the torches around WSC was a complete surprise to me first time I saw the show and remains my favorite part. Yeah I know, here's this massive fireworks and fire show with awesome score and my favorite thing is that?? Yep! For me it sets the whole tone and I will never forget the first time I saw it. I'm told I had a jaw drop moment when it happened.
ETA: I hope it's still going during our trip coming in the next couple of months.

I hope they still do the torches with the modern music before the new show (I have the tracks in a playlist) with them going dark as the show starts.

 

[marni1971]

The globe barge still runs win95, right?

Since the HD upgrade I’m not sure. Originally yes, with QuickTime files.

Wishes was still running WindowsME or 2000.

 

[JohnD]

Since the HD upgrade I’m not sure. Originally yes, with QuickTime files.

Wishes was still running WindowsME.

 

[FullSailDan]

Since the HD upgrade I’m not sure. Originally yes, with QuickTime files.

Wishes was still running WindowsME.

There are a lot of legacy systems within P&R that just can't be upgraded without requiring software or utilities to be completely re-written. Rest assured measures are taken to keep them secure... like not connecting them to the network.

There were actually a few scares a while back when Microsoft started "upgrading" systems forcibly as though they were system patches.