Harmonious end date????

[figment do the bart123]

Has Disney announce the closing of Harmonious and do you think it will be still at Epcot on September 1st?

 

[erionm]

Has Disney announce the closing of Harmonious and do you think it will be still at Epcot on September 1st?

Reportedly ending when the 50th Anniversary Celebration ends which is 3/31/2023. New show to debut in late 2023.

 

[zebrastreyepz]

IIRC, speculation is that it will end March 2023 and Epcot Forever will fill in until the new show in late 2023.

 

[hes122]

I really liked Epcot Forever so I won't be disappointed if that's what's showing when I'm there in April.

 

[HopperFan]

Has Disney announce the closing of Harmonious and do you think it will be still at Epcot on September 1st?

Reportedly ending when the 50th Anniversary Celebration ends which is 3/31/2023. New show to debut in late 2023.

IIRC, speculation is that it will end March 2023 and Epcot Forever will fill in until the new show in late 2023.

I really liked Epcot Forever so I won't be disappointed if that's what's showing when I'm there in April.

Per Disney Parks ...

And as we shared at D23 Expo in September, an all-new nighttime spectacular is planned to debut at EPCOT later this year. Before the new show launches, we will bring back “EPCOT Forever” as an interim show over the skies of World Showcase Lagoon starting April 3. Similar to how it appeared in 2021, “EPCOT Forever” is the perfect offering while our Entertainment team preps the Lagoon, including a phased removal of fireworks platforms following the final “Harmonious” performance on April 2. A limited-time spectacle of lasers, lighting, special effects, and fireworks, “EPCOT Forever” returns with a collection of songs that offer both a trip down memory lane and a look toward the future.

And the best part of the news ...
is "removal of fireworks platforms"!!!

 

[kwdw]

Thank goodness! Good riddance to those barges. Whoever approved those things ought to be fired. Oh wait....

 

[georgina]

Just saw Harmonious last month for the first time. I liked it. Never got to see Epcot Forever, the one time I was there to watch it it was unexpectedly delayed, I gave up and left after half an hour delay. We don't usually watch the Epcot shows every trip.

 

[HopperFan]

Just saw Harmonious last month for the first time. I liked it. Never got to see Epcot Forever, the one time I was there to watch it it was unexpectedly delayed, I gave up and left after half an hour delay. We don't usually watch the Epcot shows every trip.

I went in with bad attitude to Harmonious because I thought Epcot Forever was cheap cheezy thrown together waste of time. But I was very surprised I liked it, like the graphics instead of actually film, like the stylizing of the music, like the connection to the countries in Epcot. It is a must do. I'll skip Epcot Forever and hope the next go round is high quality without destroying the lagoon.

 

[gharter]

Not sad to see Harmonious go, but bringing back EPCOT Forever as an intermediate show is almost worse. Other than the kites, I thought it was terrible. Hoping they do better next time around.

 

[scrappinginontario]

I enjoyed Harmonious but will not be sad to see the barges go.

 

[Takket]

Didn't like the show and hated staring at these big ugly barges ALL DAY so they could put on a 20 minute show at closing. That's crazy. Give us our line of sight back! Very happy with this.

 

[elvispursley]

Saw Harmonious when they showed it on Disney+ and hated it so much that we skipped it when we were there this summer. Glad to see the ”star gate” go and have a nice view across the lagoon again!

 

[disneydreamer781]

The last show will be on April 2. I never did see Harmonious since I would have to stand in a crowd of people to actually view it so I decided to pass. I'm excited to see Epcot Forever come back for a limited time though because I'm one of those Epcot guests of the 1980s and it really brings back memories for me and I can view it from just about anywhere in World Showcase. I'm very curious and excited about what Disney has in store without those ugly STINKING BARGES that never did end up being fountains during the day. I really wish they would have a show where they would light up the countries again. I used to love that! Yeah, and bring back some of the Illuminations music again, Disney!