UNCgolf
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It's worse than not running them. I don't know why they ever thought they were a good idea.
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EPCOT Reflections of Earth confirmed to be replaced by Harmonious
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It's worse than not running them. I don't know why they ever thought they were a good idea.
pdude81
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I wonder if they have to run them a certain amount to keep them from getting moldy and plugged up
I'm so trying to keep an open mind. Every time there is a press release I lose more hope. This is sounding more and more like a collage or disjointed Disney music from mostly contemporary films/animations held together by a very flimsy "look its the hold world" thread trying desperately to be a story line. I can hear the meetings in my head. We need synergy between all our divisions, we need to pump merch sales for all of our lands, pavilions, parks, resorts, and movies. We need to make sure it is so bland that no one, no matter how dedicated, can find a way to be offended. I heard the show people say it needs to be big so lets make everything out of proportion in size (oh wait, they means a big production not physically large - too bad just go with it), On the up side I can't imagine this lasting as long as Reflections. As I said, I am trying very hard to keep an open mind.
ToTBellHop
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Request considered.
Request denied.
I’ve heard the show actually looks good within the park for what it’s worth.
wtyy21
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Disney Fandom Wiki still refer the upcoming show as "HarmonioUS" (with US all caps), which i believe was the original name of the firework show until it was changed to "Harmonious" (without caps) recently. https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/HarmonioUS
It was changed well over a year ago. They felt it read to US-centric (as in America) when that really wasn’t the intended meaning.
Mikey73181
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reminded me of when nintendo tried to explain what the meaning of the name Wii was
SplashJacket
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They should’ve made Illuminations: Harmonious, but that would’ve been entirely different than the IP centric show we got.
Vinnie Mac
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People also call HarmonioUS "Harm" so I don't see the issue with calling it HarmonioUS. Sounds a lot less ominous than "Harm" lol.
So I'm with MansionButler here, request denied
Vinnie Mac
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If you're watching the show from outside of the park, guaranteed it will look at least 10x better inside of the park (where you're supposed to view it). The show is already beautiful from the outside. It's stacked and almost overloaded with pyro. Combine the pyro with the screens, fountains, lasers, show lighting, and soundtrack? I've got very high hopes to say the least. With high hopes though comes high expectations.
But with less than 24 hours to go until showtime, I'm hereby stating my prediction of the future. It will be an elite tier show and many will recognize this, many (but not too many) will not. Vloggers and streamers are gonna love it, casuals are gonna be very pleased, fans will be pleased but with new and the usual complaints, EPCOT fans will mostly be the same. Illuminations fans are either going to hate HarmonioUS or love/like it but will still want ROE back. Response from all fans may not be 100% positive (even Illuminations never had 100% perfect feedback from fans and casuals alike) right off the bat, it'll take time and time could either mean days and weeks or months and years. Some people may even change opinions two shows in.
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wtyy21
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Even before the "official" soft open on September 29th, it blows Remember... Dreams Come True out of water. It was also supposed to become the largest nighttime spectacular in Disney theme park history.
Vinnie Mac
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Really there's only a select few shows for me that it DOESN'T blow out of the water and that's just from outside of the park lol.
Vinnie Mac
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If that's the reason then I'm definitely still gonna call it HarmonioUS. I'm not gonna call it something different because some people don't understand what "Harmonious" literally means nor do they understand why there is an emphasis placed on "US".
It's in... World Showcase. It isn't unfair to think that a show with US in capital letters might confuse people to think that it's a show about America.
montydysquith-navarro
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- In the Parks
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I'm wondering how is Act 2 ("Celebrate") is divided. Is it divided per continent now instead of individual World Showcase pavilions? Steve Davison mentioned in one of the behind-the-scenes videos that Act 2 will be a tour of World Showcase, but several pavilions are missed (Japan, Italy, Germany, Norway, and Canada) based on the testing footage above. Some even appear out of thin air (India and Africa, though I guess the Outpost counts)...
Surferboy567
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No spoilers here, but I saw a good chunk of the test footage posted above. It’s very hard to judge based on just the fireworks that we can see but the fireworks I did see where very plentiful and impressive. Their were some parts where I could hear the soundtrack very well, and others it was super faint. As long as everyone can get over the fact this has a large chunk of IP in the show, what was shown in that test footage is very promising. I am looking forward to tonight’s first showing of Harm.
I can only imagine what it looks like in park with all the effects visible.
I can only imagine what it looks like in park with all the effects visible.
Vinnie Mac
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Okay but I don't confuse the show with America so I don't need to deviate from the name HarmonioUS.