These celebrations march from the past through our life today and into the heritage of future generations. Throughout the ages, the family of man has marked these joyous occasions with impressive public feasts and fetes, dancing and music, parades and processions, pageants and exhibitions, spectacles and fireworks. 'Every society rejoices in what it feels most deeply about, inviting vivid rituals to celebrate important events in the cycle of life. 'This show, which will be an ongoing feature of World Showcase, uses the new medium of computerized 'magic lantern' illumination to transport you to other times and cultures inviting your imagination to engage in moments of festivity around the world. Epcot Center's nighttime extravaganza of illuminations, water, sound and fire must be viewed from Showcase Plaza. The program for the dedication event stated, 'To conclude the evening's festivities, Le Carnaval de Lumiere proudly presents the world premiere of its International Festival of Festivals, a celebration of celebrations. It was the very first nighttime spectacular at EPCOT Center and premiered Octoas part of the dedication ceremonies for the new theme park. Le Carnaval de Lumière's International Festival of Festivals (which was the official nomenclature of the show that was often just called Carnaval de Lumiere, or 'carnival of light') was referred to by the Walt Disney Company as 'a celebration of celebrations'. The idea of barges moving on the water with constantly changing light patterns and with background electronic music was first upgraded technologically for the EPCOT Center experience in 1982. However, like much of early Walt Disney World history, information has been lost and forgotten and I always feel the responsibility to share what little I know to help document that history before it all disappears entirely.ĮPCOT Center's nighttime shows on the World Showcase Lagoon were inspired by the popularity of the Electrical Water Pageant on the Seven Seas Lagoon that was also created and directed by Dorsey. Recently, I did some research and discovered there has always been some type of fireworks spectacular involving show barges since EPCOT Center opened in 1982. I just accepted that it seemed like a natural choice. I worked at Epcot for several years and I often saw the nighttime show Illuminations: Reflections of Earth and its variations but it never occurred to me to ask how such an entertaining concept was developed. I think too often we Disney park fans are oblivious to how things developed and just accept those things without question. However, there were four other nighttime lights and firework shows created and directed by Don Dorsey that performed at night on the World Showcase Lagoon. A one year interim show Epcot Forever was shown before the debut of Harmonious. That show premiered on Octoand ran for approximately two decades until 2019. This spectacular replaced Illuminations: Reflections of Earth that was created and directed by Don Dorsey. Harmonious is scheduled to end its run at Epcot a year from now. Global connection is a major theme in the re-imagining of Epcot. Harmonious tells a story of global connection, with a world tour of familiar Disney songs performed in more than a dozen languages by a cast of nearly 240 vocalists and musicians. The show employs hundreds of programmable moving fountains and lights, plus lasers and pyrotechnic effects. The show's central water curtain is five-stories high. The five floating platforms in World Showcase Lagoon are positioned like a compass. Unlike previous Epcot lagoon shows, this one features favorite music from the following Disney films: The Lion King, Frozen, Hercules, Moana, Aladdin, The Jungle Book, Mulan, Beauty and the Beast, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Brave, Coco, and The Princess and the Frog. It was rumored that Disney was also considering a daytime show but no further information has been forthcoming. Some Disney fans feel these are eyesores that disrupt the view of World Showcase.

The black structures used for the show are so large that they stay visible on floating barges in the lagoon throughout the day. This twenty-three minute show utilizes pyrotechnics, choreographed water fountains, water curtains, lasers, searchlights and LED screens. Harmonious debuted at Epcot on Octoas a nighttime spectacular on the World Showcase Lagoon to celebrate the cultures and stories of the world that have inspired various Disney films and music.

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