Welcome to EPCOT on the tail end of yet another busy weekend at Walt Disney World. Much like yesterday, we have some lovely weather today, albeit fairly windy. Beyond that, it’s the second-to-last day of the Taste of EPCOT International Festival of the Arts, so we’re making a point to check out a few of … Read more
Though an opening date for Harmonious—EPCOT’s new nighttime spectacular—has not been announced, it seems that Disney is planning for it to be open in time for the 2021 Taste of EPCOT Food & Wine Festival. Disney is now selling corporate packages that include a private reception and viewing of Harmonious in October 2021. The Harmonious … Read more
This evening, as we were heading home from Walt Disney World, we caught sight of some fireworks testing going on in the skies over EPCOT. Take a look at the testing for the upcoming Harmonious show in our video: The Harmonious show barges have been coming out one-by-one to World Showcase Lagoon over the last … Read more
As barges for Harmonious receive construction on the World Showcase Lagoon, the centerpiece for EPCOT’s new nighttime spectacular continues to sit backstage for its own construction. Since our last update, Imagineers have added four arms to the heart of Harmonious. As the centerpiece for Harmonious, these four additives will be used to enhance the nighttime … Read more
Barges for Harmonious, EPCOT’s new nighttime spectacular, have been making their way out onto World Showcase Lagoon for the past several weeks. Today, a barge with construction equipment is parked in the lagoon. A high reach sits on the barge so Cast Members will be able to perform work on the tall barges already in … Read more
While multiple barges have made their way into World Showcase Lagoon in EPCOT for the upcoming Harmonious nighttime spectacular, the show’s circular centerpiece has yet to leave the backstage construction site. It’s just barely visible during Disney Skyliner trips and today we noticed something a little different. A framework of silver has been added around … Read more
Hello from another perfect park day at EPCOT! It was a quiet day before the holiday weekend, but we’re glad we came to check out the park and take a look at all the construction projects here. Let’s get started! Additional “Leave A Legacy” panels were installed overnight, this time on the right side as … Read more
Greetings, World Travelers, from a beautiful and rather hot day at Walt Disney World! We started out our day at EPCOT to check out what might be new in this ever-changing park. Let’s get started! Before we even entered the park, we found a new section of Leave A Legacy wall had been installed overnight. … Read more
Screen tests have been done recently on the two barges sitting in the World Showcase Lagoon for the upcoming EPCOT nighttime spectacular, Harmonious. Smaller floating barges have now appeared in the World Showcase Lagoon at EPCOT. These will be likely be used for the pyrotechnics during the upcoming show (or at least to test some … Read more
The second of five Harmonious barges now sits in World Showcase Lagoon at EPCOT. The first barge has been in the lagoon for about a month, undergoing various fixes and tests. During the day, the barges will act as a fountain. At night, they will come alive for the Harmonious spectacular. The Harmonious barges have … Read more
After apparently fixing the dead pixels on the massive Harmonious barge currently sitting in World Showcase Lagoon at EPCOT, Disney is now testing the barge’s screens. Today, squares full of numbers and letters were appearing on the barge’s screens. Different combinations could be seen on each side, with this one portion more illuminated. The barge’s … Read more
EPCOT’s nights are going to be brighter later this year with the debut of Harmonious, a new nightime spectacular taking place on World Showcase Lagoon at EPCOT. We’ve seen a lot of work being done recently on the barges that will make up the show’s action. Earlier this week, we saw workers fixing the screens … Read more
Today, technician Cast Members were spotted on the Harmonious Barge that is currently sitting in the World Showcase Lagoon at EPCOT. The Cast Members have been attempting to fix some dead pixels on one of the barge’s giant screens. A Cast Member was standing on the platform of the barge looking up at the screen. … Read more
Though 2020 has caused several delays when it comes to new Disney attractions, 2021 is sure to be a year packed full of excitement. D23 has posted a list of every Disney attraction slated to open in 2021, in addition to all of the Disney Parks anniversaries we have to look forward to. While we … Read more
Hello from EPCOT during the second-to-last weekend before Christmas! We’ve got a busy start to this Saturday, with the return of a gift shop in Morocco now that Disney has taken over, the looming presence of a Harmonious barge in World Showcase Lagoon, as well as some new merchandise around the park. Let’s check out … Read more
Greetings, World Travelers! Welcome to another glorious holiday-treat filled day at EPCOT! Big changes are on the horizon for this park, and we were here to see the start of something big. Let’s get started! The first of the large floating platforms for EPCOT’s Harmonious Nighttime Spectacular was installed on the Lagoon last night, and … Read more