News Reflections of Earth confirmed to be replaced by Harmonious

CntrlFlPete

CntrlFlPete

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lordsigma

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I actually liked the show and thought it was pretty cool and I observed a mostly positive response from the crowd the times I saw it and don't regret seeing it during the short time of its existence and I feel bad for the creative efforts that went into it to have something not go well - but I guess that's entertainment. I think there are many of us that were never going to like this kind of show as a replacement for RoE regardless of whether it was any good or not when you take the combination of the ugly barges and the issue of IP content at Epcot. I'm personally not a purist when it comes to the Epcot/IP issue and I thought the show kind of attempted to use the music in a manner appropriate to Epcot I didn't see it as just Disney Enchantment at Epcot and I quite liked the soundtrack. But just my two cents on it take it or leave it.

Having said all that....was the show worth the impact to the lagoon and world showcase as a whole with the large barges sitting there all the time? No it wasn't and I think that was really the demise of this show far more so than the show's content. If they had designed the same show in a way where the show equipment could have been concealed and the lagoon look presentable during the day it would likely still be playing. At the end of the day they made the right decision to discontinue it with the conclusion of the 50th all things considered.
 
Bocabear

Bocabear

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To me, the show equipment produced wonderful effects... The show itself was just not good or engaging...Poorly paced, too much video content, it all felt like a commercial, not an actual show...the visible equipment exacerbated the issues... Perhaps if they had built vaults that the units could have descended into during the day, it could have worked better... The lake is not built like California Adventure's concrete bottomed lake, so Vaults may not have even been plausible. I noticed that the new expansion at Disneyland Paris has a lake...which is all concrete...perhaps they will try this type equipment in a place like that...
If the Animal Kingdom lake had been built like the California Adventure lake they could have done a complete World Of Color type spectacular...but sadly it is not, and their show suffered from the same problems as Harmonious... Too much video, poor show pacing, not enough elements to create an engaging show...Which is sad...I was very excited about that one.
 
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Thelazer

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Here is the problem in a nut shell.
It was a clip show, nothing more.

As clip shows go, if I'm going to watch clips of Disney movies.
I'm doing it at MK.
Followed by Fantasmic.

All the wiz bang tech, new fireworks, lasers, barges etc.
(While they had there own visual problems)

Could never overcome the clip show aspect of it.
 
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donaldfan

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Thelazer said:
Here is the problem in a nut shell.
It was a clip show, nothing more.

As clip shows go, if I'm going to watch clips of Disney movies.
I'm doing it at MK.
Followed by Fantasmic.

All the wiz bang tech, new fireworks, lasers, barges etc.
(While they had there own visual problems)

Could never overcome the clip show aspect of it.
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My thoughts exactly.

Stop trying to make every park a “castle park” but that ship has seem to have sailed …
 
MaryJaneP

MaryJaneP

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Once upon a time, what you felt was what really mattered, and what WDW aimed for. Now, they seem to think it is what you see that matters. Even though it may be harder to monetize emotions, perhaps it generates repeat business that brute commercialism never will. Oh well.
 
Cmdr_Crimson

Cmdr_Crimson

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DCBaker said:
Harmonious Live! is reportedly part of the content that will be removed from Disney+.
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Sorry, but I'm glad they removed it off of Disney+. it was the most "Rose Colored" piece of blech if I'd ever seen...The Disney Parks live streams they used to do on their YouTube channel were done way better than this..
 

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