News Reflections of Earth confirmed to be replaced by Harmonious

[Horizons '83]

Dollywood is not a coaster park, although they do have some very unique coasters.

For train fans Dollywood has the best narrow gauge steam train ride east of Colorado with coal burning steam locomotives tackling 3.5% grades. Doesn’t get better than that.

They have great live entertainment including theatre shows, bird show, and atmosphere entertainment. (They have 2 fantastic string bands as well as Miss Lillian, one of the best streetmosphere performers you’ll ever find.)

They have a bald eagle sanctuary where you can see eagles that currently can’t survive in the wild in a natural habitat.

Lots of craft demonstrations - glass blowing, leather Smith, blacksmith, candle making, etc.

Season Fireworks.

Trust me... it’s a great theme park and well worth a visit as is sister park Silver Dollar City.



Certainly the largest use of exposed lighting fixtures. I’m guessing world of color has more fixtures though. Fantasmic might as well but not sure.

I've actually considered going for a quick weekend trip (its only about a 3 and half hour drive for us) just to check it out, but every time I think I'm going to pull the trigger, I ask myself is there enough for us to do. The Resort looks nice, but actually quite pricey. Maybe one of these days we will commit!

 

[Brenthodge]

I've actually considered going for a quick weekend trip (its only about a 3 and half hour drive for us) just to check it out, but every time I think I'm going to pull the trigger, I ask myself is there enough for us to do. The Resort looks nice, but actually quite pricey. Maybe one of these days we will commit!

I think it’s great for a long weekend. I wouldn’t commit to a week long stay, but definitely worth the 3+ hr drive. It’s about 5 for us and we often get season passes (even with kings island a 30 min drive across town)

 

[DreamfinderGuy]

Not necessarily related to Harm, well, in a way it is. I wonder if by the time Harm debuts or October if they will have enough of “World Celebration” done where guests can walk through again?

I doubt it. Maybe enough to funnel people exiting the park through MouseGear.

 

[will_hsv]

So I have a few questions, 1 aesthetic and a few technical. I know that most everyone could answer the aesthetic and I am sure there are a few that would know the technical.

1) If the show pieces (tacos, stargate) were hidden during the day would the consensus be that this is the next great show?

2) How much power is required to run each showpiece?
3) Is all power delivered via umbilicals or are there also generators?
4) I've seen the pictures but any idea what the actual clearance is on the sides of the canal from the marina?
5) How long did it take to get the each of the showpieces through the drawbridge section?

By the way theater techy at heart, while I do think that the views on the lagoon are poor, I also am excited to see how all the pieces work together to provide the show.

 

[marni1971]

A) it’s a daytime eyesore that further ruins sight lines in one of the most intricately detailed park environments ever designed

B) Although it will be a technical tour de force, placing an IP driven Magic Kingdom show on a lake does not make it an Epcot show.

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

By the way theater techy at heart, while I do think that the views on the lagoon are poor, I also am excited to see how all the pieces work together to provide the show.

As an LD by career, many clients are concerned that too many fixtures and trussing, etc. are visually exposed. It’s amazing to me that Disney is fine with this.

Even a hard rock metal band I worked for requested I add a drape to cover vertical trussing. They thought it looked too “80’s rock n roll.”

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

Oh I almost forgot because... I try to forget everything about video....

During summer festivals our video guy would have to crank down our video walls so they wouldn’t be visible for opening bands sets.

(He spliced my cables doing that once cause I had fixtures on the top of the wall...)

 

[will_hsv]

Oh I almost forgot because... I try to forget everything about video....

During summer festivals our video guy would have to crank down our video walls so they wouldn’t be visible for opening bands sets.

(He spliced my cables doing that once cause I had fixtures on the top of the wall...)

Did a few of those, festival setups are taxing on everything/everyone. Really enjoy climbing the construction scaffolding for the FOH spot towers.

 

[drew81]

As an LD by career, many clients are concerned that too many fixtures and trussing, etc. are visually exposed. It’s amazing to me that Disney is fine with this.

Even a hard rock metal band I worked for requested I add a drape to cover vertical trussing. They thought it looked too “80’s rock n roll.”

Disney be like~ Just make sure your points are dead hangs and all is good
#SaveOnLabor #NoBridles

 

[flynnibus]

Which will most likely never be cleaned out. In the end they’re recirculating swamp water through complicated and sensitive pumps, valves, and nozzles; then spraying it all over giant HD screens and sensitive moving components and electronics. What do you really think the end result is going to be....?

Morning boat crews with power washers

don’t forget this stuff is meant to be outside. This isn’t your home samsung tv

 

[monothingie]

A) it’s a daytime eyesore that further ruins sight lines in one of the most intricately detailed park environments ever designed

Sight lines don't matter on Instagram.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Morning boat crews with power washers

don’t forget this stuff is meant to be outside. This isn’t your home samsung tv

You mean all the LED screens in Times Square don't get replaced weekly due to rain, sleet, and snow?!!?

Next you'll be telling me they have Christmas lights that don't short out in the snow!

 

[Sir_Cliff]

You mean all the LED screens in Times Square don't get replaced weekly due to rain, sleet, and snow?!!?

Next you'll be telling me they have Christmas lights that don't short out in the snow!

Always glass half full!

 

[MisterPenguin]

Always glass half full!

I'm always allowing for a complete disaster. It could happen!

I just don't like criticisms bases on faulty info or logic.

That these components aren't made for outdoor water shows is clearly a faulty claim, at worst, they possibly could be *poorly made* for outdoor water shows. WDI has made faulty things in the past, like most of the outdoor queuing at Toy Story Land which was immediately falling apart and peeling. But we won't know that until the testing and/or shows run.

If people's opinions are it's awful, I can see that, and won't argue it. If they say it's awful because of X, and X isn't true, I'm speaking up.

People have complained it's off-centered. It is. It bothers me, too. There's no half-fulling that. I sent a complaint to WDW about it.

 

[Supernova]

The fact it’s off centre is completely unacceptable. I don’t care how good the show is, I can never forgive that.

 

[HauntedMansionFLA]

I've actually considered going for a quick weekend trip (its only about a 3 and half hour drive for us) just to check it out, but every time I think I'm going to pull the trigger, I ask myself is there enough for us to do. The Resort looks nice, but actually quite pricey. Maybe one of these days we will commit!

Go during the Halloween and Christmas holiday seasons. It’s spectacular!!

 

[Brenthodge]

Go during the Halloween and Christmas holiday seasons. It’s spectacular!!

They actually take it to the level ALL guests should get to experience with their paid admission, not just the ones that pay extra for the up charge party.

 

[TTA94]

Don’t think we determined this yet but I really do hope the How Far I’ll Go/Go The Distance is not the finale of Harm. IMO it sounds to weak and it needs to be a original song that ends the show in a big impressive way. Unfortunately though it does sound like it could be the shows finale.

I hope in the next update we get a preview of more of the soundtrack. Like they showed us of the recording HEAs soundtrack.

 

[HauntedPirate]

Looks like some kind of lighting test tonight. Spotlights coming off of the stargate onto AmAd.

 

[World_Showcase_Lover007]

I’ve been thinking about this a lot. Those light/fountain barges look so horrible that only one scenario is possible: Bob Chapek was so clueless about what to do with Harmonious that he got desperate and started texting Michael Eisner for advice.