Video: EPCOT Heartbeat of Freedom Fourth of July Fireworks

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EPCOT Fourth of July 2026

Posted: Saturday July 4, 2026 7:21am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

We were at EPCOT on July 3 to capture the first night of the 2026 Heartbeat of Freedom fireworks, and you can watch the full show in the video below.

The show runs for three nights this year – July 3, 4, and 5 – which is unusual for EPCOT's Fourth of July fireworks. It follows immediately after Luminous, the park's regular nighttime show, giving you two back-to-back spectaculars if you're staying late.

EPCOT Fireworks post show fountain display in red, white, and blue

The Heartbeat of Freedom uses firework launch sites behind The American Adventure pavilion as well as positions in World Showcase Lagoon, which gives the show a wider spread across the sky than a single-site show would.

Spaceship Earth was lit in red, white, and blue stripes

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rreading2 days ago

Would make sense. Being a Sunday after a holiday- I would expect that many families (including ours) would be heading home

Nunu2 days ago

I was at MK on the 4th. Reported about Epcot being slow (to me) on the 5th.

rreading2 days ago

We didn’t think Epcot was slow on the 4th. We weren’t able to roll any fast passes to Epcot after 11am and the fast pass line for Soarin extended to the standby line at the entrance to the queue where we were there at 2pm. Sure LwtL was 15 minutes but so was spaceship earth at 6:30 pm - and I rarely see that. Not terrible…but not at all slow

Nunu4 days ago

vikescaper4 days ago

After watching the Heartbeat of Freedom tag two days in a row, all it did was make me miss the Peace on Earth tag even more.

Chi844 days ago

It’s nice to see them expanding offerings. So glad they outdid themselves!

jrhwdw4 days ago

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You to TDO's Pyro Teams for What You did the last 3 Nights!!!!!!! You've reached the level you're well known for! We Thank and Appreciate You!!!! We close this Weekend with Starlight starting at TBA! You Showed Up this Weekend TDO!!!!! Thank You!!!! :) :) :) :) :)

Sirwalterraleigh4 days ago

Light attendance is not “an incredible weekend” Because learning is challenging for some Because it’s True

Disone4 days ago

Maybe. I could see where you could connect those dots for sure. But we're not talking about Disney being surprised. We're talking about the annual shock and surprise on this website that 4th of July isn't as busy as it used to be. So sure maybe in the walls of team Disney they really thought America's 250th was really put them in high gear. Or it could be by offering the massive fireworks for three nights at at two of their Parks they spread out those high crowds. Either way we were speaking specifically to this website's tendency to be shocked over something that really shouldn't be shocking anymore. 4th of July crowds not being as big as they used to be.

TrainsOfDisney4 days ago

Disney invested big into this weekend - so it seems fair to think that Disney was a bit surprised as well. People should have planned summer trips around this weekend.