EPCOT Forever confirmed to return to Walt Disney World for a third time in April 2023

Jan 10, 2023 in "Epcot Forever"

Posted: Tuesday January 10, 2023 9:06am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney has announced that "EPCOT Forever" will return to Walt Disney World as an interim show on April 3 2023.

Harmonious will have its final performance on April 2 2023.

Originally developed as an interim show to be performed between Reflections of Earth and Harmonious, EPCOT Forever requires little specific hardware in the lagoon, relying primarily on mobile launch platforms that can be brought out into the lagoon each day.

The first version of EPCOT Forever that debuted on October 1 2019 featured fireworks and stunt kites. and played until Walt Disney World's closure in 2020. The show resumed on July 1 2021 as firework shows returned to Walt Disney World after the pandemic shutdown. The second version dropped the stunt kites, but added more fireworks in their place. Its last performance was September 28 2021, making way for Harmonious on September 29.

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Chef idea Mickey`=42 minutes ago

Yesss, I absolutely captured a beautiful clear heart from a simple video I took with my phone from up there!

gerarar1 hour ago

The finale from the Riviera is simply wonderful. You can even still see the heartbeats from that far away. The video linked below even has a "It's a heart" reaction from a guest! 💗 Also tbh, I think the recent soundtrack recordings that have been popping up on YouTube came from this resort, it's lacking the same bass as some of these "source" recordings.

gerarar1 hour ago

It's so nice to have a great nighttime spectacular show in each of the parks again (excluding AK because...reasons). I completely skipped Epcot at night on my recent 5-day trip last October. Because of that I saw HEA on 2 nights (only nights without MNSSHP) and Fantasmic! the other 3 nights (total of 6 times since x2 nightly F! shows). Epcot Forever was just simply skippable after seeing it back in 2019 and no more kites. Now if I were to make a trip, I would have to do all 3 parks at night throughout. Could even do some MK to Epcot or Epcot to HS park hopping to see multiple shows in one night. Makes me so excited as a parks/nighttime spectacular fan lol.

Vinnie Mac1 hour ago

To be honest it grew on me a lot. Went from a D- to a C+ for me

Vinnie Mac1 hour ago

Pumped for that drone show. Like you said we just need a DAK nighttime show and we'll have solid nighttime entertainment for each park (even Disney Springs!)

jrhwdw3 hours ago

Besides the Price, HEA & DE in 1 Night.....I don't see the Problem.

ToTBellHop3 hours ago

Glad its three fans can watch it if they shell out $200…

jrhwdw3 hours ago

Yeah....DE Isn't Complete Trash............

ToTBellHop4 hours ago

Best listen I’ve heard. I could actually understand most of the lyrics in the final song! Looks like about 9:45 of original music in an 18-minute show. Best we could hope for with Iger calling the shots. How far we have come from the 50th, with no Fantasmic and trash at MK and Epcot to the current offerings.

Starship8244 hours ago

Not metion the soon to be drone show at Disney Springs! Also, when are you gonna get a DAK nighttime show? Uhgg

Vinnie Mac13 hours ago

If you're a fan of Disney fireworks this is just an awesome time to visit. The HEA/LSOU lineup rivals the Wishes and Illuminations lineup and i say that as a diehard fan of both shows. Not to mention the updated version of Fantasmic which is just incredible

UK Disney18 hours ago

Wonderful photo that!!

SaucyBoy1 day ago

Absolutely how I feel as well. Nothing will ever top Reflections of Earth, how could it? But given the cards the creative team was dealt, they hit it out of the park and then some. I saw it every night on my December trip (skipping HEA all three nights) and will see it twice this one. I definitely agree it’s the strongest nighttime spectacular being offered right now.

trainplane31 day ago

I'm bummed I won't be seeing it again until December. While I'm not a fan of the all the movie music, it's rivaling RoE for myself and others. It's a spectacle at all points without feeling overwhelming or boring. Probably the best use of pyro in a Epcot show, ever. Maybe in all of WDW (for a nightly show)? (Thanks Eric) It's such a consistent show where even the "boring" parts are still fun to watch. I still have my wish of a version with a full original score but I'll take this as a very comfy middle ground. It just goes to show a near unlimited budget doesn't guarantee a hit show.