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It’s been over a year since we’ve seen fireworks at Disney World, but that is all changing TODAY!
Happily Ever After is BACK!
That’s right — fireworks at BACK in Disney World and we. are. here. for. it! We already brought you the first look at the return of Happily Ever After in Magic Kingdom, and now we’re over at EPCOT to check out EPCOT Forever!
Fireworks are coming back to Walt Disney World soon!
©Disney Happily Ever After
Disney recently announced that starting July 1st, firework shows will return to Magic Kingdom and EPCOT. That’s THIS WEEK, PEOPLE! Fireworks shows have not been shown in Disney World in over a year, so there have been some test runs before the big opening night! We recently spotted Happily Ever After running Magic Kingdom after the park had closed, and last night, we saw something special going on in EPCOT!!
EPCOT is undergoing a LOT of changes.
EPCOT
An expansion at the France Pavilion — including the new Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure attraction — will open on October 1st, and construction continues on Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind and the new Space 220 restaurant. But there’s something else on the way: an all-new nighttime spectacular! And now, we finally know when this new show — Harmonious — will light up the skies.
We haven’t seen an official fireworks show in Walt Disney World in over a YEAR!
Fireworks Testing
There were a few flares around the holidays, as well as some random fireworks testing, but not a full show! Recently we learned that fireworks will be returning to Walt Disney World on July 1st, and now we have official times for the shows! Take a look.
We can’t wait for the return of Disney World’s nighttime spectaculars.
©Disney
We’re especially excited to get to see the ALL NEW spectacular coming to EPCOT when Harmonious debuts. This show is going to be a pretty massive undertaking as we can tell from the size of the barges we’ve seen. Now, ANOTHER has popped up!
We’ve been waiting for EPCOT’s new nighttime spectacular, Harmonious, for quite some time!
©Disney
We’ve been itching to hear more news about the show, and Disney has shared a little bit of information with us, like the fact that the barges for the show are going to form a water feature during the day. We’ve seen some photos of these new platforms backstage, and yesterday the first set piece made its way onto World Showcase Lagoon. Today, we stopped by EPCOT to FINALLY see it for ourselves!
There’s SO MUCH going on over at EPCOT right now!
Construction Walls in EPCOT
With the transformation of the park currently underway, we’re seeing construction walls everywhere! The park will soon be divided into four new neighborhoods, and we’ll get several new attractions like Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind and Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure. Along with these additions, we’re getting a new fireworks show, and today some of the new showpieces were moved into place in EPCOT!
Last year, we bid farewell to one of the MOST beloved nighttime shows at Walt Disney World — EPCOT’s
IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth.
IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth
However, we learned that this long-running show would be replaced with a BRAND NEW nighttime spectacular: Harmonious.
We’ve been keeping a close eye on progress with EPCOT fireworks, especially since the park closures delayed a brand new show!
Harmonious
Harmonious was meant to debut earlier this year but, due to the global health crisis, has been indefinitely postponed. Progress is underway though as testing might have begun and barge work has been ongoing. Now, Walt Disney Imagineering has filed a new permit for work on the EPCOT fireworks barges — and the end date might surprise you.
As you may know, EPCOT is set to receive an all-new fireworks show celebrating the power of music — Harmonious.
Harmonious ©Disney
The show was supposed to initially debut in the spring of 2020 but has seen a delay due to the historic park closures. We haven’t heard a new reopening date, but we’ve been keeping a close eye on EPCOT fireworks’ progress. Now, we have a pretty BIG sign that could be a step in the direction of the return of fireworks in EPCOT and the rest of Disney World.
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