News Reflections of Earth confirmed to be replaced by Harmonious

[vikescaper]

I was thinking about Harmonious while I was getting ready for work this morning…..

What if after GOTG opens, they modify the show to add in a Disney song that is in Xandarian? It would further tie Harmonious in with the rest of the park….

 

[Bocabear]

It would be nice if some part of Harmonious was actually tied to the park...This show, while beautiful , did not feel like EPCOT, but just a random cartoon character show.

 

[Epcot82Guy]

I was thinking about Harmonious while I was getting ready for work this morning…..

What if after GOTG opens, they modify the show to add in a Disney song that is in Xandarian? It would further tie Harmonious in with the rest of the park….

That would guarantee I would never set foot in the park ever again.

 

[vikescaper]

That would guarantee I would never set foot in the park ever again.

I hate to have such thoughts but I can honestly see them doing that.

 

[MisterPenguin]

I was thinking about Harmonious while I was getting ready for work this morning…..

What if after GOTG opens, they modify the show to add in a Disney song that is in Xandarian? It would further tie Harmonious in with the rest of the park….

And then Peter Quill interrupts to teach them real Disney Earth music from that one time he visited Epcot and proceeds to get them to sing "Everyone Wants to be a Cat."

 

[wtyy21]

How about the soundtrack to 'Epcot Forever' using these rigs.....?
Better?
Worse?

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EPCOT Forever was not using the original song sadly, like Harmonious now. They were only using "One Little Spark" at the opening and "A whole new World" for closing, which is more like Disney in the Stars in HKDL.

Too bad that EPCOT doesn't have true original theme song for firework shows post-ROE.

 

[Bocabear]

I would be OK with them going back to "We Go ON" or something earlier...Needs to be an original song that inspired the way all the original park music did...Tomorrow's Child. Horizons, One Little Spark... They were all beautifully done and park specific...
I don't want to go to EPCOT to listen to "great Disney Film Clips music... It is the complete wrong note for this special park.

 

[DCBaker]

"According to Imagineer Steve Davidson, who was the creative director for Harmonious, the concept of using Disney music as the focal point for the new show came from none other than Disney CEO Bob Chapek. When talking about the concept of Harmonious and how it came to be, Davidson said that Chapek said “why don’t we do a Disney concert? Everyone loves Disney music”.

From there, Davidson said that he decided to spin that concept to work within the storyline of World Showcase. He said that he would want to hear the concept of a Disney concert play out via the voices, artwork, and cultures of the countries that make up World Showcase at EPCOT."

 

[trainplane3]

"According to Imagineer Steve Davidson, who was the creative director for Harmonious, the concept of using Disney music as the focal point for the new show came from none other than Disney CEO Bob Chapek. When talking about the concept of Harmonious and how it came to be, Davidson said that Chapek said “why don’t we do a Disney concert? Everyone loves Disney music”.

From there, Davidson said that he decided to spin that concept to work within the storyline of World Showcase. He said that he would want to hear the concept of a Disney concert play out via the voices, artwork, and cultures of the countries that make up World Showcase at EPCOT."

That explains a lot.

 

[Thelazer]

According to Imagineer Steve Davidson,

In other words "Wasn't MY IDEA!"....

Also, Steve should have respectfully declined to work on this project, it's hurt his "Brand"
How you go from doing a show like ROE, to this.. and still call yourself a artist with integrity.. is beyond me.

 

[Brian]

Davidson said that Chapek said “why don’t we do a Disney concert? Everyone loves Disney music”.

This reinforces the notion that Chapek is a simpleton. He hasn't the slightest clue what made these parks special.

 

[Tom Morrow]

The cartoon IP fest in a park where it doesn't belong is very obviously Chapek and other corporate meddling.

The bad pacing, segmented nature of the show, and overuse of projections, however, is similar to Steve's other work.

 

[Disney Analyst]

In other words "Wasn't MY IDEA!"....

Also, Steve should have respectfully declined to work on this project, it's hurt his "Brand"
How you go from doing a show like ROE, to this.. and still call yourself a artist with integrity.. is beyond me.

Okay so Steve, who is in a relatively high position in the company, with a long storied career, should just… say no to a project he is assigned… and essentially quit? Just because you don’t like the show?

I’ll try that at my work this week and let you know how that goes.


Do you hear yourself….

 

[Bocabear]

We have seen Steve Davison do amazing work. He is a talented and gifted artist and designer. He is following instructions... Would I prefer another show? Yes... If given no direction and allowed to create what he wanted, do I believe the show would have been astronomically better? Absolutely.

 

[ImperfectPixie]

Okay so Steve, who is in a relatively high position in the company, with a long storied career, should just… say no to a project he is assigned… and essentially quit? Just because you don’t like the show?

I’ll try that at my work this week and let you know how that goes.


Do you hear yourself….

If Chapek is beyond reasoning with when he gives bad instruction to creatives, then bad things are going to continue to happen.

 

[trainplane3]

If Chapek is beyond reasoning with when he gives bad instruction to creatives, then bad things are going to continue to happen.

It's like we've seen this happen once before...

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[HauntedPirate]

Okay so Steve, who is in a relatively high position in the company, with a long storied career, should just… say no to a project he is assigned… and essentially quit? Just because you don’t like the show?

I’ll try that at my work this week and let you know how that goes.


Do you hear yourself….

See: Rhode, Joe.

 

[Disney Analyst]

See: Rhode, Joe.

And so… everyone should do that and give up their jobs?

Maybe not every person wants that...

 

[brb1006]

"According to Imagineer Steve Davidson, who was the creative director for Harmonious, the concept of using Disney music as the focal point for the new show came from none other than Disney CEO Bob Chapek. When talking about the concept of Harmonious and how it came to be, Davidson said that Chapek said “why don’t we do a Disney concert? Everyone loves Disney music”.

From there, Davidson said that he decided to spin that concept to work within the storyline of World Showcase. He said that he would want to hear the concept of a Disney concert play out via the voices, artwork, and cultures of the countries that make up World Showcase at EPCOT."

I should have known.

 

[RSoxNo1]

"According to Imagineer Steve Davidson, who was the creative director for Harmonious, the concept of using Disney music as the focal point for the new show came from none other than Disney CEO Bob Chapek. When talking about the concept of Harmonious and how it came to be, Davidson said that Chapek said “why don’t we do a Disney concert? Everyone loves Disney music”.

From there, Davidson said that he decided to spin that concept to work within the storyline of World Showcase. He said that he would want to hear the concept of a Disney concert play out via the voices, artwork, and cultures of the countries that make up World Showcase at EPCOT."

If Imagineers can't tell Chapek or any executive why something doesn't work without fear of termination, that's a problem. This is one of the many reasons the Eisner/Wells dynamic worked so well.

I suspect that Tom Fitzgerald disagreed with EPCOT's direction and it's why we see more Zach Riddley now. I also think your other veteran Imagineers saw the writing on the wall that they would be creatively neutered by this leadership.