Epcot Fireworks Changed

[carlbarry]

I was at Epcot last week, Wed., Feb. 27. There was no globe during the fireworks. I asked a Cast Member, and he said the globe was undergoing repairs, and that was the first night of the new fireworks production, which was supposed to be a big surprise. Indeed, a friends of mine were there the week before for a Siemens conference, and did see the globe.

 

[DOOM1001]

There's been rumors of a new show,but believe me it won't happen by surprise.There will be tons of info and threads about it if they were changing the show,I mean I couldn't begin to imagine Disney fans and passholders not getting word of a new show and on a random night they just decide to start showing the new show and people won't even get a chance to see the current version one last time before it signs off.It will happen,I even heard a name to be rumored for the new show "Illuminations: Skydance",but it won't happen overnight.As far as the globe not being there,as the CM said it must have been getting repaired.

 

[figment1986]

The Globe was in the show on March 1, though it did have a few commuication glitches appearntly but did get fixed and was used in most of the show that night.

strangely... it appeared a bunch of LEDs were repalced before that night as asia didnt have as many blank spots as I remembered from the last time i saw the show a few months back.

 

[carlbarry]

The last time I saw Illuminations before this time was March 2006. I'll have to compare the videotapes; it seemed to me the show I saw this time was different. However, I would assume Disney has a back-up show for times when the globe is not available.

 

[DOOM1001]

About 1-2 years ago they ran the show without the fire barge(where the big fireballs come out) for an extended time.It was probably gone for a couple of months if I recall.Maybe you saw the show without the fire explosions and it looked different this time.

 

[carlbarry]

I reallyhave to check my videotape! There were fireballs, I believe . . . nice and warm where I was standing, near Canada.