The view from the France/UK bridge was fantastic. Many of the Guests around me got emotional. What a great script and choreography with the lighting and fireworks.
I agree! The pyro was perfectly timed and inventive. The show returns to before we relied on water screens and LED walls to drive the show. This is just pyro, lights and water and I love it! Great work Disney!
This had me sobbing 😭 The part where they covered loss made me think about my grandma who passed a few months ago and broke me. If there's one thing Disney always gets right is hitting you in the feels 🥹
A knockout! This captures the grandeur, beauty, sentiment and wonder of IllumiNations, but with a message we need now more than ever: what unites us is greater than what divides us. Bravo, Disney. Thank you.
I agree, people complain it's to slow cause they are use to seeing fast moving fireworks shows, this one is perfect for epcot, it really gives off emotion
As a hard IRoE fan, Disney finally got it right. Perfect balance between IP and Original music. Amazing Pyro and tech. No projections, no screens. Just a classic Epcot show about people and community. The show feels perfect for Epcot. Harmonious was a good show at the wrong park. The rebirth of Epcot🎉
Thank you Craig! Also nice to hear Molly's thoughts in the background afterwards!! The narration was a little heavy handed, and not sure about the Toy Story inclusion, but an improvement to Harmonious.
The show design is terrific. The narrative and the associated song choices are way more sentimental than what I’d prefer, but it’s extremely well done.
Wow, WOW Disney Entertainment!!! Thank you SO much for such a beautiful show, what a great story, with such emotion, for including cultures from around the world, and for creating an AMAZINGLY colorful and spectacular show. This along with Moana convinced us to choose WDW for a trip this spring. I'm SO glad this didn't have projection with a montage of movie clips like so many of the other shows have. The songs chosen help tell the story and help us on the journey. I love the new music as well. Can't wait to see this in person.
Wonder if Disney realized it debuted on Walt's 122 nd birthday? I think it was better than the last one but Illuminations will always hold a special place in my heart. I was a cast member in spring 2000.
Unlike Harmonious I don’t to Disney songs I made think of Luminous the symphony of us actually put the original music and original songs back in the old days of Epcot
Where was this video shot from? It's been a very long time since I've been to EPCOT, but my senses say it is somewhere near the Japanese pavilion? I am basing it solely on the relationship to Spaceship Earth. I do miss Illuminations, but I have to admit the lighting effects on Spaceship Earth are fantastic!
I agree with the choice to reuse songs being odd, but I think the way some of the songs were done were some of the best versions of themselves (I prefer Into the Unknown here versus Happily Ever After)
@TheDIS, I have a first question, actually two questions Does this soundtrack will be iTunes with the lyrics? And when this soundtrack comes out on iTunes?
Disney never releases soundtrack for their American parks which is really stupid On the other hand Tokyo and Paris release every soundtrack So you're gonna hunt RUclips for the clean soundtrack
Stop it with the IP Disney. Lose the screaming people and bring back a story told in fireworks and music like illuminations that told the story of the Big Bang that at least had something to do with Epcot.
The view from the France/UK bridge was fantastic. Many of the Guests around me got emotional. What a great script and choreography with the lighting and fireworks.
Chefs kiss with Walt saying welcome
This show feels the closest Disney has gotten to Old Epcot feels in a long time! Great show!
I agree! The pyro was perfectly timed and inventive. The show returns to before we relied on water screens and LED walls to drive the show. This is just pyro, lights and water and I love it! Great work Disney!
This had me sobbing 😭 The part where they covered loss made me think about my grandma who passed a few months ago and broke me. If there's one thing Disney always gets right is hitting you in the feels 🥹
Idk why but the part at 15:51 “and your hearts wide open…” gives me the craziest goosebumps!
A knockout! This captures the grandeur, beauty, sentiment and wonder of IllumiNations, but with a message we need now more than ever: what unites us is greater than what divides us. Bravo, Disney. Thank you.
This gave me goosebumps. Way better the the last show. This feels like epcot.
I agree, people complain it's to slow cause they are use to seeing fast moving fireworks shows, this one is perfect for epcot, it really gives off emotion
As a hard IRoE fan, Disney finally got it right. Perfect balance between IP and Original music. Amazing Pyro and tech. No projections, no screens. Just a classic Epcot show about people and community. The show feels perfect for Epcot.
Harmonious was a good show at the wrong park.
The rebirth of Epcot🎉
Nostalgia is still the part of Epcot of putting with Original Planet for Luminous the symphony of us
Luminous the symphony of us has brought Original Planet back to Epcot
ROE and LTSOU are both hero’s of Epcot
You can hear Walt at 1:00 🥺🥹. He says “Welcome”
It’s kind of hard to hear. I had to play it back a couple times.
Thank you! 🥹 I missed that, thanks for calling it out! Can’t wait to see & hear in person.
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You’re welcome. Someone else told me and I was like “no way” so I had to rewatch it to make sure 😂
illuminations becomes the heart of Epcot
is not about Harmonious it’s a message and the story
illuminations and Luminous
Actually made official Debut at Epcot it’s about music
unlike Harmonious there is no story
I don’t see the fireworks I only see is water and projection
Thank you Craig! Also nice to hear Molly's thoughts in the background afterwards!!
The narration was a little heavy handed, and not sure about the Toy Story inclusion, but an improvement to Harmonious.
Beautiful walking us through life from birth to death while reminding us about humanity and connections we build
my favorite part of finale is Come Together as one
finale is beautiful the message of illuminations is Together as one
The Narration actually brought back illuminations in of beginning and finale
The Narration is our hero
Luminous the symphony of us has the power to bring back illuminations
The great symphony of us actually breaks The Panel and brought back illuminations
The power of illuminations has ended The Panel Master Plan
The Narration and illuminations Globe are Team up together to take down
Luminous the symphony of us and The Panel to the ground
Great job Craig & Ryno! I personally prefer this show over the previous one, it is beautiful with use of lighting especially.
The show design is terrific. The narrative and the associated song choices are way more sentimental than what I’d prefer, but it’s extremely well done.
We attended this last night, what a splendid spectacular display on Christmas Eve!!!
The recording I was waiting for!! The best quality out there on RUclips. Nice job guys. Thank you for doing this for us!
Now THAT is a Disney Fireworks show! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🤩🤩🤩🤩🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
Wow, WOW Disney Entertainment!!! Thank you SO much for such a beautiful show, what a great story, with such emotion, for including cultures from around the world, and for creating an AMAZINGLY colorful and spectacular show. This along with Moana convinced us to choose WDW for a trip this spring.
I'm SO glad this didn't have projection with a montage of movie clips like so many of the other shows have. The songs chosen help tell the story and help us on the journey. I love the new music as well. Can't wait to see this in person.
It's great how they can just use Spaceship Earth as the little globe form Illuminations now. Epcot is all about the lighting now.
Excellent Craig!
Great video Craig and Ryno!
Wonder if Disney realized it debuted on Walt's 122 nd birthday? I think it was better than the last one but Illuminations will always hold a special place in my heart. I was a cast member in spring 2000.
Yes, that’s why Disney chose December 5th to premiere it!!!
Great video, this new nighttime spectacular at EPCOT looks incredible
Unlike Harmonious I don’t to Disney songs I made think of Luminous the symphony of us actually put the original music and original songs back in the old days of Epcot
That makes of illuminations as the original Plant of Epcot this how of Luminous the symphony of us turns back into the old Epcot
Great Job Dis for bringing us this new fireworks 🎇 👍♥️. This fireworks show is 💯 better😊 Thanks for sharing 🤗 Happy Holidays 🎄🎅
I cried a bit watching this!
Thanks for this Craig… I was over in Mexico and it was so crowded, as it should have been.
I LOVE this much better! I like its not spread out but I hope other viewing areas get the best view.
Scott Hoying from Pentatonix wrote the main song Symphony of Us.
Thank you! It is not my favorite of all timebut I think I do like it! It is actually the first time I have ever seen Spaceship Earth be so much in it.
Well here I am crying. As always. Loved this show. I wasn't a fan of Harmonious or Enchantment. Luminous gets it right.
Where was this video shot from? It's been a very long time since I've been to EPCOT, but my senses say it is somewhere near the Japanese pavilion? I am basing it solely on the relationship to Spaceship Earth.
I do miss Illuminations, but I have to admit the lighting effects on Spaceship Earth are fantastic!
YUUUHHH
Wasn’t able to make it out on this, but does the countries light up?
Amazing job guys!!!!
So good craig!!! I agree I knew it was coming but I cried anyway. They could have done it without saying it
I think the selection of Disney songs was a little lacking. It feels like there are too few, and the ones they picked I've heard used so often before.
I agree with the choice to reuse songs being odd, but I think the way some of the songs were done were some of the best versions of themselves (I prefer Into the Unknown here versus Happily Ever After)
@TheDIS, I have a first question, actually two questions
Does this soundtrack will be iTunes with the lyrics?
And when this soundtrack comes out on iTunes?
I’ll take a stab at this; that is going to be Disney’s call as to if it’s going to be released on music streaming platforms and when.
Disney never releases soundtrack for their American parks which is really stupid
On the other hand Tokyo and Paris release every soundtrack
So you're gonna hunt RUclips for the clean soundtrack
Thanks Craig and Ryno.
Same pause at the end and same voice saying “you are the magic” at the MK show, Enchantment
Some of the music choices were good. And its pretty but I just dont think its great. Really wish we could just get a plussed up Illuminations back.
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Stop it with the IP Disney. Lose the screaming people and bring back a story told in fireworks and music like illuminations that told the story of the Big Bang that at least had something to do with Epcot.
Well, that was boring as hell. Come on Disney, come up with some new and innovative beside some moving heads and fireworks. Geez...