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Harmonious, EPCOT’s upcoming nighttime show, has been making huge progress lately!
Harmonious Barges
We knew we were getting closer to seeing the show when the first and second barges came out onto World Showcase Lagoon, but now the six-story tall centerpiece barge is on full display. And tonight we noticed something pretty awesome about the barges out on the water!
At this point, we might as well go ahead and hashtag it: #BargeWatch2021. It’s become a near-daily habit of ours to stroll around World Showplace Lagoon in EPCOT, zooming in on our phone cameras to monitor the construction progress on Harmonious, Disney World’s latest and greatest nighttime spectacular!
Harmonious Centerpiece
With each new development on one of the barges in the lagoon, we do a little happy dance! And today, we spotted new arms on the centerpiece barge!
It’s been nearly a year since we were last able to watch a fireworks show at Disney World.
Happily Ever After
When the parks reopened last summer, nighttime spectaculars did not return and continue to be temporarily suspended. Although, we did get a little fireworks surprise around the holidays, and preparations are underway in EPCOT for its upcoming show, Harmonious, normal fireworks shows aren’t taking place. But, that hasn’t stopped Disney from testing fireworks!
Lately, with all of our feverish excitement, we’ve been feeling like groupies for the construction barges at Disney World!
Harmonious Barge
It’s without question that EPCOT’s upcoming nighttime spectacular, Harmonious, is one of our most anticipated attractions in Disney World, which is why we get SUPER psyched any time we see new construction afloat. And continuing this pattern of eager fandom, we spotted another construction barge on World Showcase Lagoon today!
We’re really looking forward to seeing EPCOT’s new nighttime spectacular — Harmonious — in action once it’s all complete and ready to go.
Harmonious Barge
We’ve already seen some of the barges that will be used in the show out on the water in EPCOT, and we’ve even seen some testing of a special grid for some of the technology that will be used in the show. But now we’ve got an amazing look at some of the progress being made on this show that’s a bit more behind the scenes.
We love a good Disney nighttime spectacular. Who doesn’t?
Harmonious in EPCOT
Every time we get to see a new nighttime show in the Disney parks, we tend to be wowed by the technological advancements they’ve implemented. Did you ever imagine you would see Cinderella Castle transform the way it does thanks to projection mapping on Happily Ever After (R.I.P.)? Now, Disney will be lighting up the sky in a NEW way at the end of your park day.
There are quite a few new experiences and attractions coming as part of the EPCOT Transformation, and one of those is the NEW Harmonious nighttime spectacular.
Harmonious Barge at EPCOT
We’ve already seen two barges placed out on the water in preparation for this show, and we’ve seen the arms on these barges being tested. Today, we spotted another update on one of the barges that might point to some of the awesome technology that’ll be used in this show.
We can’t wait for the return of Disney World’s nighttime spectaculars.
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We’re especially excited to get to see the ALL NEW spectacular coming to EPCOT when Harmonious debuts. This show is going to be a pretty massive undertaking as we can tell from the size of the barges we’ve seen. Now, ANOTHER has popped up!
We’ve been waiting for EPCOT’s new nighttime spectacular, Harmonious, for quite some time!
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We’ve been itching to hear more news about the show, and Disney has shared a little bit of information with us, like the fact that the barges for the show are going to form a water feature during the day. We’ve seen some photos of these new platforms backstage, and yesterday the first set piece made its way onto World Showcase Lagoon. Today, we stopped by EPCOT to FINALLY see it for ourselves!
There’s SO MUCH going on over at EPCOT right now!
Construction Walls in EPCOT
With the transformation of the park currently underway, we’re seeing construction walls everywhere! The park will soon be divided into four new neighborhoods, and we’ll get several new attractions like Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind and Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure. Along with these additions, we’re getting a new fireworks show, and today some of the new showpieces were moved into place in EPCOT!
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