Illuminations

[Neapolitan Ice Cream]

Now that it has gone, are DISers missing it? I know I am, badly

 

[OKW8297]

I miss the old rendition the Most where the American Adventure lit up to Rhapsody in Blue

 

[slo]

I thought I would miss it when we went to WDW in November, but I fell in love with Harmonious, so I’m good with Illuminations being retired.

For those that remember the Tapestry of Nations parade before Illuminations - I miss that very much. I would love to see that return someday. I still listen to the music from that parade and reminisce about my DD23 when she was 2 & 3 years old watching in awe as those large figures passed her by.

I can’t say I feel the same way about the fireworks at the MK. I would love to see a new fireworks show to the music from Wishes.

 

[Disney.Dreamin.Dee]

I've been missing it since the moment they announced it would end.
I've seen both EPCOT Forever and Harmonious and do not care for them and will not bother waiting to watch the nighttime show at EPCOT any longer.
Maybe its better that way as I don't have to find a spot to stand and wait. Instead I can go on a ride or just pack it in early.

 

[luvnwdwgal]

Yes, I do. I don’t care for Harmonious at all. It’s ugly to look at during the day and the night time show isn’t good either. What a waste of money!

 

[fla4fun]

I miss it. I haven’t seen Harmonious in person yet, only via live stream, but I don’t like some of the music choices as much, or the transitions between tunes. Hopefully I will like it more when I see it live.

I loved the music from Illuminations, as it didn’t bring up any thoughts of anything else. Even though I liked most of the music in Epcot Forever, it still took me outside of the show. I would get distracted remembering the attractions and shows they came from instead of being immersed in the fireworks show. I never had that issue with Illuminations. The only thing that comes to mind when I listen to that soundtrack is the show itself, and especially the lovely finale.

 

[brockash]

Now that it has gone, are DISers missing it? I know I am, badly

So so much.

 

[bobbiwoz]

I miss Illuminations very much!

 

[Meriweather]

I miss Illuminations, but I liked Harmonious.
I do miss Tapestry of Nations a lot.

 

[BrianL]

I mena, I do miss it, but they also have to move forward. HarmonioUS is a great show too. It's all good.

 

[Neapolitan Ice Cream]

I do miss Spectromagic more though!

 

[Moliphino]

I miss it, though I haven't been back to Disney since they resumed nighttime shows. I saw the second to last showing in person and cried. I listen to the full audio on YouTube sometimes.

 

[nycdisneygal]

miss it a lot. Did not really care for Harmonious

 

[ccbloom]

Definitely not a fan of Harmonious and miss the feeling of hearing the Illuminations pre-show music. Those atrocities in the middle of World Showcase basically say it all. In the past Disney took the time to hide this stuff and would put the work to bring it out each day. Now, they don’t. And there’s so many other examples of this around the parks these days.

 

[JennaDeeDooDah]

I enjoyed Illuminations and was sad to see it go, but was excited to see what they came up with when they put together Epcot Forever. While I didn't enjoy that as much as Illuminations, I did think it was cute and fun and I enjoyed it. So this past week, I was very excited to check out Harmonious and see what they came up with after all this time. I walked out on it. I didn't care for it one bit. And the stupid things in the water all day really take away from the beauty that once was World Showcase Lagoon. I miss Illuminations, but I'd be willing to put up with having absolutely no nighttime show if it meant getting rid of Harmonious and what they did to the lagoon.