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EPCOT Reflections of Earth confirmed to be replaced by Harmonious
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The AP issue is not part of the topic of this thread... however, to quote Tía Pepa: BUT!...
The last quarterly report showed spending of individual guests has gone up. As it has quarter after quarter.
Disney is 100% ok with guests opting to get APs for Sea World and Universal, as long as it leaves behind a lessened crowd that's willing to spend a whole lot more. It keeps profits climbing and deals with overcrowding.
Disney isn't weeping over people switching their APs to other parks.
They *do* however, worry about *branding.* So, bringing this back on topic, Disney doesn't want a nighttime spectacular to fade in popularity, because:
The last quarterly report showed spending of individual guests has gone up. As it has quarter after quarter.
Disney is 100% ok with guests opting to get APs for Sea World and Universal, as long as it leaves behind a lessened crowd that's willing to spend a whole lot more. It keeps profits climbing and deals with overcrowding.
Disney isn't weeping over people switching their APs to other parks.
They *do* however, worry about *branding.* So, bringing this back on topic, Disney doesn't want a nighttime spectacular to fade in popularity, because:
- It hurts the brand. And Disney squeezes money out of people due to the weight of the brand.
- And a nighttime spectacular fading in popularity hurts the profits of all those EPCOT restaurants, and so, their owners will be complaining loudly.
- And an EPCOT nighttime spectacular is supposed to keep MK's nighttime spectacular from being overcrowded.
Vinnie Mac
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Nope not anymore. The 1000 points of light from ROE went to Spaceship Earth
TrainsOfDisney
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I’m not convinced this is an accurate statement.
Vinnie Mac
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I don't really care anymore tbh
Amused to Death
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And you still can't see a damned thing. Had they asked for my opinion, I would have skipped the stupid taco shell projections of Disney characters and installed a Bellagio-style fountain show that circled the entire lagoon. No worries about where to stand during the show, and no worries about unsightly show equipment during the rest of the day. And, no, I don't mean World of Color, I mean Bellagio. I have no need to see a fuzzy rendering of Pocahontas on a blowing-in-the-wind water screen.
ImperfectPixie
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I'm consistently perplexed why anyone likes water screens.
James Alucobond
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I don’t know that anyone loves them, but at least they’re guaranteed to be unobtrusive when not in use. Also, if you’re going to shape your barges as awkwardly as fans of water anyway, why not?
ImperfectPixie
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Honestly, I'd much rather they just use water and lights. Water as screens for me is a complete waste of resources.
Amused to Death
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No animated characters were harmed in the making of this nighttime spectacular.
yensidtlaw1969
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I have to assume this means that survey asking if Harmonius was worse than Illuminations is no mere coincidence . . . ?
TTA94
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Just my own opinion but one of the many faults of Harmonious is its to MK ish and many likely choose to go to Epcot to get away from the MK feel and all the IP and music.
Not saying this would be a good idea at all and definitely not for Epcot fans, but as far as the average guests, who WDW has and always will cater to, maybe a more upbeat nighttime show would be of more interest? Typically the average guests love dance parties lol and Epcot is quite popular on NYE with the dance parties around the park.
Not saying this would be a good idea at all and definitely not for Epcot fans, but as far as the average guests, who WDW has and always will cater to, maybe a more upbeat nighttime show would be of more interest? Typically the average guests love dance parties lol and Epcot is quite popular on NYE with the dance parties around the park.
"Everyone loves Disney music! - Bob Chapek
Inspired Figment
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Not a bad idea.. maybe have Dreamfinder & Figment host it also.. ala Jiminy for Wishes.
One thing I will say thought is the show could have some more World Showcase representation.
The barges though.. those gotta go.
TrainsOfDisney
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I always thought that figment was supposed to host Epcot Forever and they ran out of cash.
I do think bringing back some of the Illuminations music and sequences could work also.
Disney just squeezed a 40% increase from the average park-goer leading to a record breaking revenue take for a quarter. All this while clamping down on AP sales, not have international guests, and limiting park capacity due to staffing shortages.
Maybe Disney isn't "happy." Maybe they're just crying all the way to the bank.
Vinnie Mac
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I love it when people think they have a better idea for something and then it just ends up sounding even worse.
The Bellagio fountain show was inspired by the original Fountain of Nations show that was in Future World when EPCOT was first opened (and demolished with the redesign of the front of the park).
TikibirdLand
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Well I, for one, liked the idea. It can all be hidden when needed and used both day and night.