We don’t have any other new rumors to report on the replacement for IllumiNations. It’s unclear whether that’s still the case and an interim show is planned, or if changes have occurred to the scope of the new show and no transition period will be necessary. Hence the plan of having a scaled-back, interim show between the two. Previously, we had heard that Epcot will not transition directly from IllumiNations to the new nighttime spectacular, as infrastructure work will need to be done between the two shows. ( UPDATE: Missed the line from the press release that the new show will “debut immediately following the conclusion of “IllumiNations’.”) This is interesting in that it means Epcot could be without any nighttime spectacular for several months. Now, it appears that there won’t be an interim show, with IllumiNations being retired at the end of the slow for Epcot summer season. It’s no secret that Epcot attendance has been lagging during the park’s “Diet Epcot” months, and this would give it a needed boost. In that scenario, Epcot would get three ‘surges’ of guests: longtime fans of IllumiNations would come to bid the show adieu (I used it right this time!), again to see the interim show, and finally to see the new show. This was based upon reports of physical work already being done around World Showcase Lagoon and in other areas of Live Entertainment, which created the impression that this project had been fast-tracked and part of the goal was to give Epcot a shot in the arm. It was our belief then that the retirement of IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth would be announced at the end of that week (in June), with the interim show debuting by this holiday season, and the permanent show coming in Late 2019. (That post contains a lot of pertinent/valid info, so if you’re new to this news/rumor, you might want to read that first.)Īs of the time of that rumor, land was being cleared behind the Japan pavilion, which was widely speculated as being a staging area for drones that would be used in the new show. We do have some additional info about the new show, albeit in rumor form…Ī couple of months ago, we reported on a rumor that a show tentatively dubbed IllumiNations: Windows on the World would be the ultimate replacement for Reflections of Earth, with an interim show debuting in the near future prior to then. Basically, this announcement was just a heads-up so people can plan their goodbyes for IllumiNations. For all we know, it could be a three-hour show called “A Salute to All Nations, but Mostly America” featuring dolls from it’s a small world firing off canons. Walt Disney World’s announcement provided zero details about the new nighttime spectacular, other than it’ll debut “debut immediately following the conclusion of ‘IllumiNations’.” Other than that, we don’t know what it will be called or what it’ll entail. And the all-new nighttime fireworks spectacular coming to Epcot’s World Showcase Lagoon will be part of the park’s exciting evolution.” (Emphasis added.) Disney has said this before, but it’s good to hear this being repeated…hopefully it’s not just hollow marketing-speak. Per the Disney Parks Blog, Walt Disney World will be “celebrating this classic show, so you still have plenty of time to experience it again and again, as excitement builds for what’s next” during the coming year.Īnother thing from the announcement that I thought was interesting is the statement that Disney has “big plans for our multi-year transformation of Epcot, with new experiences that will ‘Wow!’ guests while keeping true to the original vision of the park. Walt Disney World just announced that IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth will be retired at the end of Summer 2019, to be replaced by a new fireworks show at Epcot as part of the park’s multi-year transformation.
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