Dozens of pilings now installed in World Showcase lagoon as preparations continue for new EPCOT nighttime spectacular

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World Showcase Lagoon firework platform construction - July 4 2023

Posted: Wednesday July 5, 2023 2:03pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Crews are continuing to install pilings in the center of World Showcase lagoon to support the infrastructure of EPCOT's new nighttime show.

World Showcase Lagoon firework platform construction - July 4 2023

So far, more than two dozen pilings are in position, with more on the way. Note that the pilings will be cut below the water level, and will not be visible.

World Showcase Lagoon firework platform construction - July 4 2023

Disney has remained very tight-lipped about the new nighttime spectacular, with only a single piece of concept art released so far. Disney has said the new show will debut later this year and will be the replacement for the now-closed Harmoinous show. EPCOT Forever will continue to play in the interim until the new show is ready.

New 2023 EPCOT firework show concept art

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Chef idea Mickey`=2 hours ago

This may of been a recent filming but I notice like some color changes like from beginning I see blues and reds wheras to me all older vids was more like the same purple palette colors like used in Heartbeat Symphony which I prefer now.

TheMaxRebo15 hours ago

As someone who didn't care for Luminous it brought down that whole special to me 😂

Bocabear15 hours ago

That filming was gorgeous...and the show looks amazing! Wow!!

Epcot82Guy16 hours ago

The little details in this show are really great. Not quite I:ROE symbolism, but absolutely cut from a similar cloth. Watching the color swaps and combos in You'll be in my Heart. The fountain motion and shapes in many scenes. The luminary fountains in Remember Me. There's a lot to really like here if you pay attention to it.

osian16 hours ago

Wonderful, thank you for posting that. Still stunned as to how clever Beating of our Hearts is. So many tricks, completly synchronised to the music and the lyrics, the pyro etc are a visual interpretation of the song. Love the syncopation in the two choruses where it goes "feel it in the beat ".

Chef idea Mickey`=1 day ago

Awesome! Thank You Great timing haha .. Aside from Cliffix this is stellar I'm hooked!

Sthebest1 day ago

Someone is doing a premiere of a video edit of the show in a min if anyone is interested. He films a lot of the nighttime shows really well.

gerarar2 days ago

There was a complete failure of the center barge a couple months ago. First time and only recorded one I have seen thus far. But it is rare. The tech crews absolutely deserve everything for how they work hard everyday to put on the show come nighttime.

Vinnie Mac2 days ago

Given how impressive and new that effect in the center barge is im shocked at how long it took to not function for a show. Maintenance crews must work really hard

Epcot82Guy3 days ago

It was in B mode (no perimeter launches) tonight and felt a little sparse. But mostly what is expected in that mode. So I hope that was a one-off.

Starship8243 days ago

That's unfortunate, hopefully it was just a one off and doesn't become common.

Brian3 days ago

Shameful. The show should not have gone on in that condition.

gerarar3 days ago

Luminous had some major technical issues the other night. Besides the planned B-mode for the lagoon perimeters, only 2 of the 6 big barges were working. Majority of the pyro was missing/cut either due to tech issues during the show A lot of the big shells shoot off from the 6 big barges, so if some of them are offline, it's easy to notice the gaps in the various pyro sequences. The center barge was also only partially working too, which made for a weird effect as seen here: Hard to track down when this happened, but my best guess is this past Sunday night (7/21).