New aerial photo shows the first Harmonious barge being broken apart backstage at EPCOT

Apr 14, 2023 in "Harmonious"

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Harmonious barge dismantling - Germany barge removed - April 11 2023

Posted: Friday April 14, 2023 1:27pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

New aerial imagery from @bioreconstruct on Twitter show a backstage look from EPCOT at the Harmonious barge disassembly process.

In the photo below we can see the first of the four large video screen "taco" shaped barges that was removed from the lagoon earlier this week.

A lot of the lighting equipment was removed from the platform on-stage in the lagoon after the final performance of the show earlier this month, and work backstage is focussed on breaking up the barge. Crews are using the same area that was prepared to initially build the Harmonious barges for most of 2020.

Harmonious barge dismantling - April 5 2023

There are three more of the "taco" barges in the lagoon, and the central ring "icon" barge which is made up of three separate sections. They are expected to be brought backstage over the next month.

Six barges currently remain the World Showcase Lagoon at EPCOT

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TheCoasterNerd3 days ago

The fantasmic changes are temporary. Everything that was and more will return. They just wanted the show back at all. In addition, we have 4 viewing areas for our fireworks each with different show elements such as lighting, projections, and now even a second soundtrack. You have... one? two? viewing areas. Also yes you were just unlucky. That's not normal hours.

ToTBellHop3 days ago

Last time I went, both parks were 10-8. Guess I was unlucky! I wasn’t at all impressed with DL’s nighttime offerings but that’s a matter of preference. They keep making their Fantasmic! worse.

TheCoasterNerd3 days ago

Fireworks are on weekends most of the year, but that's just because of a legal issue with daily fireworks, not Disney themselves. They offer WoC (usually twice) every single night at DCA as well. They have two parades, Fantasmic, fireworks, and on nights without fireworks, still a stunning projection show. The projections (unless the projectors are under their occasional maintenance) are every night. Still, longer hours. Also when does it open at 10? I've never seen that. On a Thursday in November (November 17 2023) it was still 8-12 and 8-10. Even in January, it's still 8-10, which is an hour longer than WDW.

jrhwdw3 days ago

Very Fair

ToTBellHop3 days ago

To be fair, DL closes early with no fireworks and opens at 10 am on weekdays for most of the year. WDW deserves much criticism by they should be lauded for offering nighttime spectaculars in 3 parks 365 nights a year. It took DL a year to bring F! back with Maleficent in B-mode…

jrhwdw3 days ago

And F! hasn't changed their Schedule since the early 90s since DL went down to 2 a night. Also, every time MSEP returns, it falls back into the old Schedule....

jrhwdw3 days ago

Ah........ We'll see what MK comes up with......

TheCoasterNerd3 days ago

I've always thought MKs hours were dumb. 9am-10pm? Yet another reason I prefer Land, where hours are 8-midnight usually. So nice to be able to do hours of rides afterwards with minimal waits (after the families have gone home post-fireworks). I find it ironic that Disneyland's SECOND GATE is open an hour longer than all of Magic Kingdom