News Reflections of Earth confirmed to be replaced by Harmonious

[trainplane3]

HarmoniU
HarmoniME
HarmonioUS

 

[mousetrap rick]

The name of the new fireworks spECTaculaR is a dad joke. Thats the one thing, everything else is exciting.

 

[marni1971]

HarmoniU
HarmoniME
HarmonioUS

Let’s hope he keeps taking that particular view over the next week or so.

 

[jrhwdw]

Let’s hope he keeps taking that particular view over the next week or so.

Is something arriving there in the next week? Too early to work on ROE's barges, ROE doesn't close for 1 month.

 

[marni1971]

Is something arriving there in the next week? Too early to work on ROE's barges, ROE doesn't close for 1 month.

Just keep an eye on it.

 

[misfitdoll]

Did someone put their 5th grader in charge of new Epcot names last night?

I am so glad you brought this up. While watching the announcements I truly thought the names were placeholders for the “real” names they would later have. My brain was straight-up rejecting them and marking them as spam because they all sound like bot speak. Like... did they translate them to another language and then translate them back? Did Google text-predict them? Did a four year old name them using mad libs? HOW are these names NOT A ROUGH DRAFT.

 

[CJR]

Told my DH about "HarmonioUS" and he said, "They're making a fireworks show about the US?"

About those water screens for projections...will they be viewable from all angles?

Eeeehhheeiimmm.....

 

[ChrisFL]

More like HarmonioUGH amirite?

 

[montyz81]

Surely they’ve learned from that fiasco?

“I don’t think so” (in Stitch’s voice) .... and don’t call me Shirley (In Leslie Neilson’s voice)

 

[WDW862]

Is something arriving there in the next week?

Someone's arriving there next week. His name is Dorian

 

[tomast]

I am sorry, as a foreign fan of Disney I am wondering what's the double meaning/Pun/trick in the naming of the new Night show?

Does the capital letters in HarmonioUS means...
A) US as United States?
B) US as speaking of Disney themselves?
C) US as including the audience??
D) US as everyone like humankind?

And Harmon mens:
A) harmony as pleasing to the ear like referring to the music.
B) forming a pleasing or consistent whole (like not Music specific)
C) harmony as the chordal structure.
D) as another way to say melodic
E) as another way of saying friendly/ conflict free (thinking about World Showcase related/ an Harmonious relationship between us )

 

[MisterPenguin]

I am sorry, as a foreign fan of Disney I am wondering what's the double meaning/Pun/trick in the naming of the new Night show?

Does the capital letters in HarmonioUS means...
A) US as United States?
B) US as speaking of Disney themselves?
C) US as including the audience??
D) US as everyone like humankind?

And Harmon mens:
A) harmony as pleasing to the ear like referring to the music.
B) forming a pleasing or consistent whole (like not Music specific)
C) harmony as the chordal structure.
D) as another way to say melodic
E) as another way of saying friendly/ conflict free (thinking about World Showcase related/ an Harmonious relationship between us )

Living together in peace and harmony is harmonious living.
The music of Disney (harmony is sometimes used for music in general and not just chordal arrangements).
All about us, in we the people of the world.

I look forward the next show: ¡totALLy aWEsome!

 

[wdwtopten]

I'm thinking its D and A

Same here.

 

[HauntedMansionFLA]

When are they going to start adding seating all around the lagoon like DAK? Premium FP+

 

[Magic Feather]

I am sorry, as a foreign fan of Disney I am wondering what's the double meaning/Pun/trick in the naming of the new Night show?

Does the capital letters in HarmonioUS means...
A) US as United States?
B) US as speaking of Disney themselves?
C) US as including the audience??
D) US as everyone like humankind?

And Harmon mens:
A) harmony as pleasing to the ear like referring to the music.
B) forming a pleasing or consistent whole (like not Music specific)
C) harmony as the chordal structure.
D) as another way to say melodic
E) as another way of saying friendly/ conflict free (thinking about World Showcase related/ an Harmonious relationship between us )

D and B/E, with "Bonus" Callouts to A/C.

 

[mikejs78]

I hope the last night of IllumiNations features the 2004 pre-show loop

I like both loops. What they should do is start the loop at 8:05 on the last night and run both loops with the torches lit for a full hour.

Sidenote:. @marni1971 are you planning on including any of the preshow music in your upcoming RoE Ultimate Tribute?

 

[monothingie]

Let’s hope he keeps taking that particular view over the next week or so.

Just keep an eye on it.

Put one of these

Over here, on the wood plank cribbing.

 

[tirian]

Said it in another thread, but man, losing IllumiNations for a nighttime show centering on Disney songs might be the biggest downer from all of this. Again, the idea that "movie characters = more Disney" really brings me down; I might be an 80s kid, but I remember growing up with a Disney that was so multi-faceted that everything could technically be "more Disney", to use Chapek's terminology, whether it was the characters themselves or just the general approach to real world issues and ideas (e.g. how Disney handled educational productions, or specials on nature or technology).

And, yeah, repeating what was said above...I can hear these songs anywhere on Disney property. Part of the fun of going to WDW as a kid was getting to pick and choose what we liked most about the various parks, and it worked in large part because they were so different from one another; homogenizing them isn't the answer, but this is a homogenizing step.

Quoted for truth. Even as a ‘90s kid, “Disney” was so much more than cartoons. I don’t think the younger fans from my generation fully realize today’s “Disney” is mostly marketing hype meant to sell merch.

But also in the ‘90s, people were already accusing Disney Animation of losing its famous spark. The theme parks held out longer because Eisner trusted WDI (despite cutting budgets after EuroDisney).

Do people realize one of Pixar’s core tenets was a reaction against the cookie-cutter, corporate Disney movies under Eisner, and to return to the classic Disney method of storytelling? Watch a Pixar documentary or read a book from their founders.

 

[Janir]

So they've added some new search light sequences during the pre-show. Right when the 15 minute announcement comes on all the spots light up over the lagoon. Neat touch!

I noticed that on on last trip 2 weeks ago. I was confused 'cause I knew there wasn't spotlights before, but why add them in just as your closing down the show?

 

[No Name]

This may or may not have been pointed out, but the title HarmonioUS is an odd one in World Showcase, as the “US” part may look like it’s short for “United States” rather than just the word “us.” That’s at least how I saw it upon first glance. “HarmonioUs” would be better.

Either way, it’s clearly inferior to the play on words “IllumiNations,” and I think they should’ve gone an entirely different route with the new show’s title.

Edit: yeah it was pointed out a lot lol