EPCOT Forever to Return in 2023

Katie Francis

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EPCOT Forever to Return in 2023

At last weekend’s D23 Expo, Parks Chairman Josh D’Amaro announced that Harmonious, the nighttime spectacular that debuted at EPCOT for the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney World (but was supposed to debut in 2020 and be a long-standing offering), will be replaced next year by a new show.

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The 50th anniversary celebrations end on March 31, 2023, but an official end date for Harmonious has not been announced. No details have been released for the new show, but it is not expected to debut immediately after the last performance of Harmonious.

Instead, EPCOT Forever is due to return (again) for the intermediary period. Disney had previously claimed that the show was permanently retired.

If you aren’t familiar with the show, or want to watch it again before it returns, check out our video of the “last” performance below.

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12 thoughts on “EPCOT Forever to Return in 2023”

  1. Yet there was a epcot cm rumor running around it was returning as soon as oct 1st for the 40th which would make the most sense.so its anyone guess at this pt! I feel bad for you guys at wdwnt you must be so confused at this pt with whats news worthy etc. I Thank you all for doing the best and being the best site where all the other sites have become trolling complaint sites you all stick to doing the best and getting the news out best way you can.

  2. I like Harmonius, excited to see something new but not sure why they feel the need to bring this back to fill a gap unless they really like the idea of both this and enchantment being 18-month exclusives for the anniversary.

  3. I love that show…especially the music I’d it’s of classics from the park. Guess that’s why they called it Epcot Forever!

  4. You can never retire a show that has the word “Forever” in it, hehe. Hopefully whatever comes next might involve removing the eyesore from the middle of the lagoon. Makes our “across the lagoon” World Showcase photos turn out better with it gone.

  5. it is so surreal and frustrating to watch this 50th “most magical celebration” slowly collapse on itself. how bad is it in these entertainment division meetings that the next logical step after building these massive barges is to back pedal to a mediocre show with jet skis flying LED kites? id probably laugh more and be less pi$$ed if i wasnt such an illuminations fan…

  6. Harmonious is “ok” and Epcot Forever is pretty lame but at least there’s a show there. If Bob and Josh were actually interested in spreading fans around the parks for a better experience, they’d keep stuff open later in HS and put back the Star Wars fireworks show. And AK is a half day park, not really a show there, no wonder people choose MK over the others. I first started going in 2010 and there was so much to do, we’d be in any park until 10, midnight etc and there wasn’t a Fantasyland expansion yet, no Slinky. In one night, we’d see Fantasmic, hurry around the corner to catch the fireworks show, and then stand under the Osborn lights to catch the snow. At MK, you’d get a day parade, the electric light parade, and a fireworks show. If you did the Christmas party too, I think there were two fireworks shows — one at close of day, and the party fireworks later. And a Christmas parade. On party days when not attending a party, I never felt like I was getting the short end. One of these reports recently announced the holidays at DLP, and it was shocking — similar experiences are available at WDW for the upcharge, but standard celebration daily for all guests. Getting back to topic, it angers me they spend so many resources on these “celebration” shows when they should be focused on being entertaining.

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