What is replacing EPCOT Forever?

At the present time, we know that Luminous: Symphony of Us, the show set to replace EPCOT Forever, will debut on December 5, 2023! It has not been announced if there will be a break between the last performance of EPCOT Forever and the first performance of Luminous: Symphony of Us.



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A new nighttime spectacular called “Luminous The Symphony of Us” will debut at EPCOT on Dec. 5, 2023! “Luminous The Symphony of Us” will feature fireworks, fountains, lasers, lighting effects and music and continue Disney's long tradition of amazing nighttime entertainment at the park.

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After years of EPCOT changes, the construction walls will come down by the end of 2023! Over the past couple of years, we've seen major progress with EPCOT's evolution. France expanded with the addition of Remy's Ratatouille Adventure and Le Cr?perie de Paris in October 2021.

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The final two “taco” barges have been removed from World Showcase Lagoon, signaling the end of Harmonious at EPCOT. Harmonious was originally designed to be a long-term replacement for Illuminations, but the unsightly hardware for the show proved to be its downfall.

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On September 11, 2022, at D23 Expo 2022, it was announced that Harmonious would be replaced with another nighttime spectacular, Luminous: The Symphony of Us in 2023 during Disney's 100th anniversary.

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EPCOT Forever will return to Walt Disney World as an interim show on April 3 2023, following the final performance of Harmonious on April 2. The first version of EPCOT Forever which debuted on October 1 2019 featured fireworks and stunt kites. and played until Walt Disney World's closure in 2020.

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In a post from Disney Imagineer Zach Riddley, he writes that “with the transformation now well under way” they have decided to close the EPCOT Experience and “make way for exciting new activities of the Odyssey pavilion to create a great experience for our guests.”

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EPCOT has always been divided into Future World and World Showcase, but we've said farewell to Future World. EPCOT is now unified with four neighborhoods — World Showcase, World Celebration, World Nature and World Discovery — and each speaks to important aspects of the world and its people.

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Epcot Forever is a temporary show, they run it while they are doing lagoon work so it's short and to the point. It runs at approximately 11 minutes or so each evening, which is perfectly quick for tired families but also may be a bit underwhelming compared to other fireworks spectaculars at Disney.

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Also, this offers ride priorities for Lightning Lanes via Genie+ and not Individual Lightning Lanes (ILL), which are pay-per-ride. At present, the only ILL attraction for EPCOT is Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind.

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Disney announced plans to close Splash Mountain – at Disneyland and Walt Disney World – in 2020 after a petition to change the beloved water ride's theme went viral.

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Disney intended EPCOT to be a real city, and it was planned to feature commercial, residential, industrial and recreational centers, connected by a mass multimodal transportation system, that would, he said, Never cease to be a living blueprint of the future.

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Epcot can be a full day depending on what you want to do. There aren't a lot of rides, but September will have the Food and Wine festival so a lot of food options. It's pretty fun going to each booth and sharing small meals/snacks, then looking for the next food to try.

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Magic Kingdom was the first theme park to open in the complex in 1971, followed by Epcot (1982), Disney's Hollywood Studios (known then as Disney-MGM Studios) (1989), and Disney's Animal Kingdom (1998).

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Before Nemo moved into EPCOT, this corner of the park was home to The Living Seas. This EPCOT pavilion dedicated to the natural wonders of the ocean opened four years after the rest of the park in 1986.

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#1 – The Best Disney Park – Magic Kingdom Coming in at number one is the original 1971 Walt Disney World park, Magic Kingdom! Home to the most magical castle on Earth and some of the most classic attractions in theme parks.

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Magic Kingdom may be the smallest park in terms of acreage, but it's also Disney's most crowded park.

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