The Pocahontas-themed light and music show on Spaceship Earth returned for the 2025 EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival. The features “Colors of the Wind” from “Pocahontas.” The show starts with warm white lights slowly lighting up Spaceship Earth. The lights move in a way that invokes wind. As the familiar tune of “Colors of … Read more
Today is a very special day in Disney history as it marks what would’ve been the 25th anniversary of Illuminations: Reflections of Earth at EPCOT. This week also marks five years since the show came to an end on September 30, 2019. In the time since Illuminations went away, it has cast a large shadow … Read more
Good morning! Before taking a stroll down Main Street, U.S.A., we hopped aboard the EPCOT Monorail to take a look at all of the construction projects happening below. Guest relations is still in need of some work but we can still make a path out amongst the rubble. As we rounded the corner to take … Read more
“Epcot Forever”, which debuted nearly two years ago on October 1st, 2019, has performed its final show this evening at EPCOT. While only actually showing for 10 of the last 24 months due to COVID-19 closures and entertainment reductions, the show was always intended to be a temporary bridge between “IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth” and … Read more
Every Disney theme park fan has their favorite Disney World nighttime show, but what if you could have a little bit of all of them? Thanks to musicians Gijs Van Winkelhof and Priscilla Pfalz, that’s now a possibility with their new 12-minute long music medley, containing snippets from beloved shows such as “IllumiNations”, “Wishes”, the … Read more
During the COVID-19 closure of the Walt Disney World Resort theme parks, we’ve been dipping into our archives of vintage park materials for a look back into park history! If you’re missing IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth, look back on how EPCOT’s legendary nighttime spectacular came to be with this issue of Birket Engineering News! Note: … Read more
If you’ve ever wanted to own a part of a Disney firework show, now’s your chance. The pyrotechnic barges used for the perimeter fireworks for IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth are currently being auctioned off. According to Twitter user @Traincrossin, the Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers are auctioning off the midi barges used for the perimeter pyrotechnics for … Read more
A few weeks ago here at WDWNT, we hosted a contest that gave people the chance to recreate their favorite Disney ride pre-show through homemade videos. Creative Disney fans across the world brought a little bit of Disney into their own homes by participating in this contest! We now will be holding a competition allowing … Read more
A few weeks ago here at WDWNT, we hosted a contest that gave people the chance to recreate their favorite Disney ride pre-show through homemade videos. Creative Disney fans across the world brought a little bit of Disney into their own homes by participating in this contest! We now will be holding a competition allowing … Read more
Now, I don’t know if it was the picturesque fireworks sky-high above, or the breathtaking score by Matthew Jordan Leeds, but… I remember the exact moment I took my first sip of EPCOT’s Frozen Violet Lemonade… I was immediately hooked. It all started just thirty minutes prior to a showing of IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth (which has since … Read more
Laissez le bon temps rouler! Fat Tuesday, better known to the world as Mardi Gras, came to Disney’s Port Orleans Resort today, and as we all know, Mardi Gras means it’s time for a parade! Port Orleans marked the day with a Mardi Gras Pargo Parade through both the Riverside and French Quarter resorts. And … 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 30 – October 6! Walt Disney World This weekend, an accident occured on … Read more
Just six days after the final showing of IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth, aerial images from Twitter user @bioreconstruct have shown the remains of the former Earth Globe, which is currently being dismantled backstage at Epcot. Aerial look at demolition of the signature globe of Illuminations Reflections of Earth. 6 days after the final show. pic.twitter.com/5lsnTKQO8z … Read more
We’re gathered here tonight, around the fire — as people of all lands have gathered for thousands and thousands of years before us — to share the light, and to share a story… a story about a nighttime spectacular that has touched the hearts of many over the span of its 20-year run. The final “IllumiNations: Reflections … Read more
We’re gathered here tonight, around the fire — as people of all lands have gathered for thousands and thousands of years before us — to share the light, and to share a story… a story about a nighttime spectacular that has touched the hearts of many over the span of its 20-year run. If you aren’t going … Read more
Here at WDWNT, we are sending off IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth with a bang thanks to our Reflections of Forever event, and today we held our IllumiNations panel hosted by Imagineer and show creator Don Dorsey, accompanied by Ron Logan and John Haupt. During the presentation, we got to see exclusive concept art, original effects … Read more