New Year's Eve 2017-2018 at Walt Disney World

[surfsupdon]

Epcot New Year's Eve 2017 special entertainment line-up

Epcot NYE has always been a treat! They do such a terrific job and the dance parties around the lagoon are always fun. Will miss spending the night there.

Thanks for the concise info, Steve!

 

[iMax]

Working crowd control at EPCOT from 3-9 on NYE, plan on going in after, I'm highly looking forward to everything that night (except exiting.)

 

[asianway]

Holiday Wishes with the NYE tag will not be presented this year. It’s Fantasy In The Sky four times in two days.

@wdwmagic @marni1971 will they do the full blown lagoon mirror at the first show? I think that would be a first

 

[Walt d]

I was kind of hoping for Wishes over Fantasy in the sky, it's not even the origional Fantasy in the sky, wishes is much closer to the origional

Im with you” wishes was the best they ever did...

 

[wdwmagic]

@wdwmagic @marni1971 will they do the full blown lagoon mirror at the first show? I think that would be a first

I wouldn't have thought so due to the transportation shut down, but I have not heard either way so far.

 

[THEMEPARKPIONEER]

Im with you” wishes was the best they ever did...

Imagine the crowds and the surprise on all those faces if wishes came back just for 3 showings. Although there showing Fantasy in the Sky I wonder if there showing the same fantasy in the sky or a mix of past shows.

 

[jrhwdw]

It'll be just like every other New Year's Eve. Not sure why every year people expect anything more.

Well, this is the first year since Wishes opened that Fantasy got the 6:30 time slot. so it's different for a lot of people. The only things I wonder is will the lagoon fire off at 6:30 and will Fantasy have HEA's tools?

 

[donsullivan]

This is an interesting new mix for this year. While I would love to see the full Fantasy in the Sky with mirror and 360 for both shows, my guess is due to the operational impact, the early performance will only be north launch location with, at the most 180's.

 

[THEMEPARKPIONEER]

Well, this is the first year since Wishes opened that Fantasy got the 6:30 time slot. so it's different for a lot of people. The only things I wonder is will the lagoon fire off at 6:30 and will Fantasy have HEA's tools?

I'd imagine so since HEA is off the schedule. I'm wondering if it's going to even be the same fantasy in the sky or more like Disneylands Remember which also carries more characteristics of Fantasy in the sky and same runtime as HEA.

 

[mimitchi33]

Working crowd control at EPCOT from 3-9 on NYE, plan on going in after, I'm highly looking forward to everything that night (except exiting.)

Good luck! Please report on how it was-we'd love to hear about it!

 

[disney4life2008]

If i arrive to Epcot via the international gateway at 8pm will i be admitted?

 

[Figment82]

Poly has metal fencing around the main beach, but no CMs standing by them at the moment. I wonder if they’ll be enforcing the resort guests only policy this year?

EDIT: Now the fenced in area is empty, and the area next to it is crammed full of people. Just an FYI if you’re planning on watching from the Poly this year.

 

[Jeffxz]

If i arrive to Epcot via the international gateway at 8pm will i be admitted?

Most likely. Epcot hasn’t stopped admitting guests in recent years.

 

[Thanks phoenicians]

possibly going to epcot or mk tomorrow, anybody know which fireworks are better?

 

[disney4life2008]

possibly going to epcot or mk tomorrow, anybody know which fireworks are better?

I say magic kingdom but i think the majority will say epcot. i am going to epcot for NYE and MK tonight.

 

[donsullivan]

First show had no Pyro from lagoon location. However, finale had almost full 360, just missing island.

 

[jrhwdw]

Watched Fantasy on Facebook and there was no lagoon fire: will have to wait till midnight for that. OUAT's Spotlights returned this year, Can't tell if HEA's lights were used as well, the view was from MS on FB. HEA's hub lighting might have been used, again can't tell.

All in all, Looked like the full Fantasy north of the Castle.

 

[jrhwdw]

First show had no Pyro from lagoon location. However, finale had almost full 360, just missing island.

So, more than 180? Looked like 180 on Facebook, closer together.

 

[donsullivan]

So, more than 180? Looked like 180 on Facebook, closer together.

It was all launch locations for 360 show except the island mirror. I wasn’t expecting that so I was disappointed that I wasn’t prepared to phograph it.

Guest flow leaving and within MK right now is craziness. Ferry went to one way traffic, departing MK only.

 

[THEMEPARKPIONEER]

What I don't get is if there not mirroring shows then why would they show a 10 minute show at regular time rather than Happily ever After. If there's 2 firework shows id rather see 2 different shows rather than the same one twice