Credit: DisneyIn 2019, EPCOT’s fan-favorite fireworks spectacular, IllumiNations, closed down as an all-new, limited-time fireworks show called EPCOT Forever made its debut.
At D23 Expo in 2019, Bob Chapek spoke about HarmonioUS and stated it would be the “largest nighttime spectacular in Disney history.” HarmonioUS will be shown over the World Showcase Lagoon, only this show will be even bigger and more epic than anything we’ve seen before at EPCOT.
Inside the Magic has been keeping you all updated on the construction progress being made for the new nighttime spectacular, and now thanks to our friends @bioreconstruct, we have another update!
Related: Photo Shows HarmonioUS Construction Continuing To Progress
Aerial overview of the HarmonioUS construction site. New EPCOT night time show. Arrow at 3rd barge with semicircular sides (for LED screens). pic.twitter.com/qldrrNbcq5
— bioreconstruct (@bioreconstruct) September 20, 2020
In the tweet above you can see @bioreconstruct point out a 3rd barge has appeared at EPCOT which has semicircular sides for LED screens.
And in the tweet below, you can see more of the LED screens being pointed out, which will be used for light projections within the show.
Aerial look at HarmonioUS construction. Large ring not yet placed on barge at yellow arrow. This is going to be flat LED screens across the ring, rather than a sphere. Note the rotating arms and their mounts at the small barges. pic.twitter.com/3m1KxzcSRA
— bioreconstruct (@bioreconstruct) September 20, 2020
More on HarmonioUS
When discussing the new EPCOT nighttime spectacular, EPCOT’s general manager Melissa Valiquette said, “When you think about the EPCOT World Showcase and the World Showcase Lagoon, it really has to be the largest spectacular we’ve ever created because we’ve got such a beautiful grand venue for it.”
Walt Disney Imagineering Executive Producer Michael Hundgen also spoke out on the subject saying “Think of it as the latest toolkit with the latest and greatest pyro, projections, fountains and lasers. We’re bringing it to that show. It’s sort of all the bells and whistles.”
“We have custom LED screens that we’ll be utilizing for HarmonioUS,” Disney parks live entertainment producer Jeremy Chase said. “We’ll also be bringing back choreographed fountains that will help tell the story. And we’ll have lasers, lighting and, of course, pyrotechnics.
“The overall premise is really how music brings people together,” Chase continued. “How Disney music brings the world together.”
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