Last night, we cried at the final showing of IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth, and tonight, it’s time to cry for something completely new and (slightly) different! Epcot Forever debuts tonight and promises to be a spectacular filled with illuminated kites, extensive pyro, and amazing classic Epcot music. If you aren’t going to be at Epcot … Read more
Around 4:15pm, something magical happens in the World Showcase to prepare for Epcot’s nighttime spectacular, “Epcot Forever”. The bridge located between China and the African Outpost in the World Showcase is closed off as the floats and barges would enter from backstage here for IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth. Now, the bridge stays how it normally … Read more
Walt Disney Imagineering presents the Epcot Experience opened at the park this morning in the Odyssey Events Pavilion (located between Test Track and the Mexico pavilion). We’ve been eagerly awaiting this offering since its announcement at this year’s D23 Expo, and this engaging and immersive new space is the first in-depth look at the historic … Read more
Every week is a busy week when it comes to Disney news. To help you keep up with all of the updates coming out of Walt Disney World and other Disney resorts, here’s WDWNT’s weekly recap of the Disney news from September 23-29! Walt Disney World This week, we rode the newly-opened Disney Skyliner for … Read more
The debut of “Epcot Forever,” the new limited-time nighttime spectacular, is just a few days away on October 1, 2019. Today, Disney has announced that they’ll be hosting a #DisneyParksLIVE stream of the first-ever performance of the show on October 1st. “Epcot Forever” will be an all-new, limited-time spectacle of fireworks, music, lighting, lasers and … Read more
For more information on travel planning with our exclusive travel agent sponsor, Never Grow Up Vacations, visit nevergrowupvacations.com/contact-us/. Some Disney fans may proclaim this as the most wonderful time of year! Why is that, you may ask? This time of year is the ultimate foodie paradise at the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival! Here at … Read more
Disney has publicly revealed a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Epcot Forever, the new nighttime spectacular debuting on October 1st. From Disney Parks Blog: Making its debut in just two weeks, “Epcot Forever” will be an all-new, limited-time spectacle of fireworks, music, lighting, lasers and choreographed special effects kites. The show takes us on … Read more
After nearly 20 years of delighting Epcot guests through music, fireworks, fire torches and more, Disney recently announced that “IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth” will have its final showing on September 30th, 2019. We now know that “Epcot Forever”, its limited run replacement, will debut right after on October 1st, 2019… but what of the often-forgotten permanent … Read more
Just last week, Disney shared a first-look at some concept art from the highly anticipated new nighttime show, “Epcot Forever”. After it launches in October, Epcot Forever will continue its limited-time run into 2020, when it will then make way for the debut of the next epic Epcot nighttime spectacular as part of the park’s … Read more
Tonight’s livestream of Illuminations by Disney Parks Live was filled with big announcements, like the debut date of Epcot Forever and the final presentation of IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth. But even more interesting to see was the special concept art that was released. Viewers also got to see exclusive test footage of the jet skis … Read more
After nearly 20 years of delighting Epcot guests through music, fireworks, fire torches and more, Disney announced last September that “IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth” would be ending late summer of 2019. Well, during tonight’s livestream of IllumiNations, it has been officially announced that the final showing of IllumiNations will take place on September 30th. Epcot … Read more
There’s a lot on the horizon when it comes to nighttime shows at Walt Disney World, and thanks to a recent article from Blooloop we now know a lot more about what we can expect to see. The interviews in this article provide some notable scoops about upcoming shows at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Disney’s Animal … Read more
Construction will pretty much be a constant in Epcot for the next few years. One of the current projects is preparations for the new nighttime show that will replace Illuminations: Reflections of Earth in World Showcase Lagoon. Here are a few updates on that ongoing construction work since we last told you about it. This … Read more