PHOTOS - Video display testing on the Canada Harmonious show platform barge

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Harmonious barge testing

Testing of the Harmonious show platform barges is continuing in World Showcase Lagoon at EPCOT this week.

Seen here is the Canada barge displaying a test sequence on one side of its video display.

Each panel that makes up the display is individually labelled with a test code, as crews test the setup ahead of each panel being combined into a single large video screen.

Second Harmonious show barge now in World Showcase Lagoon

Ultimately there will be four of the fin-shaped barges, and one central ring shaped barge.

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Article Posted: Feb 02, 2021 / 10:30am ET

Movielover7 minutes ago

I know I'll get flak for this but Guardians and Rat do not bother me, and Tron really only bothers me from the Fantasyland angle. But these Monstrosities are just bad. Its just so confusing why they wouldn't use the World of Color tech here. Its a big open lagoon, perfect amount of space for the World of Color platforms with plenty of space left over for the firework floats and other movable platforms. It just seems like a perfect fit.

Rose&Crown12 minutes ago

I keep thinking about this and the show at universal where it’s all hidden. Or at least have these things move in and out of the lagoon like reflections did. I’m not as big of a sight line person as others but this really bothers me. I found it funny how people I was with at Disney recently could careless about the guardians building or Rats but were so annoyed by the lagoon barges.

Rose&Crown15 minutes ago

After seeing these massive things in person I really don’t see how fountains are going to hide them at all. That center piece is so tall water spraying from that high is going to be laughable. I get what they’re trying to do but seems pointless to me. Also curious how much noise the fountains are going to create.

MisterPenguin7 hours ago

Good news! They fixed the stargate from being off-centered!!....

Plutoboy868 hours ago

Also. Not sure if anyone noticed in the video of the icon platform being brought out that Disney posted, but these barges are not drivable. They are pushed by tugs. So moving them nightly would not be feasible. Also I’m going to take a wild guess here, but do to the onboard show action, lighting, and fountain equipment, power consumption is quite large. Considering this, the size of genny needed on board would be the size of the barge. So my guess is power, data and water lines come up into the mooring docks they are attached to. The chains seems to be guides to keep the platforms from moving positions.

Plutoboy868 hours ago

They have been switching a lot of their go to brands for outside use to the Proteus. They also recently swapped over both of their Disneyland resort parades routes to LED pars (SL Punchlite 220s) from the decaying Thomas Engineering Pars. They seem to be going more IP65 rated instead of using enclosures.

Plutoboy868 hours ago

I caught that after I typed it and corrected it!

concor8 hours ago

Close but wrong brand, the Proteus Hybrid is made by Elation, not VL.

MisterPenguin8 hours ago

Welcome.

Plutoboy868 hours ago

They are Elation Proteus Hybrids. IP65 rated. Same moving light used around the Castle moat.

rreading9 hours ago

It really is insane. Projection technology is good enough that simply raising screens should have served as a fine backdrop rather than these monster tacos. It works great on Cinderella’s castle - why shouldn’t it here? But I suppose they’re projecting water in front of the screens. @marni1971 - could it be feasible to place tracks in the canal and have the pieces pulled along a rail?