Getting up early for the Festival of the Arts could help you conquer some of the food booths with smaller lines, but if you don’t also stay in EPCOT until it gets dark, you’ll be missing out!

There are lots of things to do and see at the Festival throughout the day — including animation lessons, chalk art, and scavenger hunts — but once the sun sets, things get even more interesting!

As part of the 50th Anniversary, all of the park icons got special nighttime looks, but EPCOT’s is a permanent light addition that’ll be sticking around for good! During past Festivals, we’ve seen the light show that is done on Spaceship Earth get customized to fit the theme of the particular Festival. And now…it’s happened again!

We’ve got an all-new Spaceship Earth Beacon of Light show tonight! ✨ pic.twitter.com/udEltTV7fv

— Disney Food Blog (@DisneyFoodBlog) January 13, 2023

In 2022, the show was themed to the Muppets’ “Rainbow Connection” — appropriate for a Festival full of rainbows and colors! In 2023, a new Beacon of Magic celebrating Figment has debuted. “This technicolor tribute features music that is bound to spark your imagination, along with a spectacle of dazzling light.” The Figment-themed show features polka-dots all over Spaceship Earth…

…a bright rainbow…

…and even the old EPCOT logo! The show features the “One Little Spark” song, which is the theme song to the Journey into Imagination attraction.

Pretty incredible right?! Make sure you stay until it starts to get dark so you don’t miss out on this special experience.

Planning your trip to the 2023 Festival of the Arts and not sure where to start? You’ve come to the right place! Click here to see the FULL menus for all of the food booths this year, click here to see a list of all of the NEW items at the Festival, and click here to see the items you can get to complete the Festival of the Arts Food CHALLENGE.

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We’ll be sharing FULL reviews of all of the booths at the Festival and all of the other information you need to know, so check back with us for all the latest Festival of the Arts news!

 What do you think about this light effect? Tell us in the comments!