World Showcase Lagoon at EPCOT is busy this week with work ongoing at the site of the barges for “Harmonius.” Yesterday, we spotted the arrival of the primary pyrotechnic barges. Today, there was daytime testing of a large water fountain in front of the center barge. We’ve seen water fountain tests before on the smaller, … Read more
Following the arrival of the fifth and final “Harmonious” barge on the World Showcase Lagoon, two primary pyrotechnic barges have been positioned around the centerpiece ring. Back in February, two smaller fireworks barges made their way onto the lagoon, but now these barges are larger and well-equipped for grand pyrotechnics. These barges are each located … Read more
EPCOT’s new nighttime spectacular, Harmonious, is expected to debut sometime this year. Work seems to continue daily on the barges and the centerpiece ring that make up the focal point of the show. Today a third barge moved into its new home on World Showcase Lagoon alongside the others, leaving just one more before the … Read more
One of the Harmonious nighttime spectacular barges was recently testing its fountains at EPCOT. Twitter user @DisneyXC shared two videos of the barge’s water and lighting effects operating in World Showcase Lagoon. The first video shows the fountain spraying nearly vertically. The display screen is off, but the platform around the barge is illuminated. Those … Read more
The six story tall centerpiece for Harmonious recently found its home on the World Showcase Lagoon at EPCOT. Earlier today, we spotted some fountain testing on the barges taking place and now it appears workers are testing one of the arms on the platforms. The arm can be seen in the raised position and lots of … Read more
Last week, workers added a 6-story-tall Harmonious centerpiece barge to World Showcase Lagoon in EPCOT. Workers later added a second set of arms as well. Today, workers were performing more work on the Harmonious centerpiece ring. To get to the highest points, workers used a boom lift that was floating on a nearby barge. When complete, the … Read more
Yesterday, the 6-story-tall Harmonious centerpiece barge arrived on World Showcase Lagoon in EPCOT. As we saw a week ago, the ring barge will be surrounded by giant moveable arms. The second set of arms has now joined the barge on the lagoon. The four arms, two on either side of the ring, are currently in … 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
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
Greetings, World Travelers, from a festive day at EPCOT! We’ve officially reached the week of Christmas, only four more “sleeps” to go, and we don’t know about you, but we’re excited! Crowd levels have gone down at Walt Disney World recently, and we are enjoying the momentary additional elbow room while we can. We found … Read more
As we previously saw in photos shared by Imagineer Zach Riddley, the first of five barges for EPCOT’s upcoming nighttime spectacular Harmonious is now in place in World Showcase Lagoon. The barges will be permanent fixtures acting as fountains during the day. We toured around World Showcase to look at the barge from all angles. … Read more
The Friendship Boats that sail across World Showcase Lagoon resumed operation with social distancing measures immediately after EPCOT reopened in July. The boats now have an extra precaution of Plexiglass dividers between each row, which allows for a higher capacity. The Plexiglass dividers are similar to those we’ve seen on some attractions, such as Star … Read more
We have seen glimpses of “Harmonious” construction during flights on the Disney Skyliner. Only what is above the treetops is visible from the Skyliner. Fortunately, Twitter user bioreconstruct has shared amazing aerial views of progress on the upcoming nighttime spectacular. Let’s take a closer look at what bioreconstruct was able to capture. An overview of … Read more
From fireworks tests and tech crew surveys to aerial photos of the construction site, news continues to swirl around “Harmonious.” The upcoming EPCOT nighttime spectacular will take place on World Showcase Lagoon. Large barges are currently being constructed backstage. The barges will host a bevy of multimedia features, including large screens. We were able to … Read more
Given the news of a planned fireworks test tonight, speculation is stirring about how it may be an early pyrotechnic test for “Harmonious.” A tech crew was spotted in World Showcase Lagoon at EPCOT earlier this afternoon. “Harmonious” was set to debut this past spring, but due to COVID-19 it has since been delayed. However, … Read more