In this week’s episode, Kelli explains the Duffy Phenomenon with Disney parks in Asia (and why we should all love this bear), and Chris discusses the pros and cons of the new nighttime spectacular at EPCOT, Luminous: The Symphony of Us.
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Show Notes:
Duffy the Disney Bear:
https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2024/03/disney-eats-foodie-guide-to-easter-treats-2024/
https://sites.disney.com/waltdisneyimagineering/duffy-the-disney-bear/
- Main Street
- Today’s Topic(s)
- Drone Show Coming to Disney Springs
At Disney Springs, drones take to the skies above Lake Buena Vista with “Disney Dreams That Soar,” a summertime experience that will be a late-night perk for visitors. “You can fly” takes on a whole new meaning as we showcase Disney stories celebrating the joy of flight with state-of-the-art drones choreographed to create designs in the sky and paired with a “soaring” musical score (see what I did there?) and memorable movie quotes. After spending a day delighting in shopping, discovering fun activities and savoring diverse flavors at Disney Springs, turn your eyes to the skies above the West Side with a show amongst the stars. “Disney Dreams That Soar” will run nightly from May 24 through Sept. 2!
- Communicore Hall and Character Meet/Greets opens this June 10.
- https://blogmickey.com/2024/03/communicore-hall-communicore-plaza-and-mickey-friends-meet-and-greet-opens-june-10th-at-epcot/
- https://blogmickey.com/2024/03/breaking-encanto-show-coming-to-comunicore-plaza-at-epcot-this-summer/
- Everyone will be talking about Bruno from June 10-Sept. 6 because a new summer sing-along featuring the beloved songs and story of “Encanto” is in development now. This new limited-time show, “¡Celebración Encanto!” runs several times throughout the day and will not only invite you and your family to sing along with some of your favorite songs, but you’ll also spot Mirabel and Bruno on the newly opened CommuniCore Plaza stage.
- World Showcase
- Luminous – The Symphony of US
- The Apparatus is GINORMOUS
- But it does move in and out.
- It was fully in place by 6:30, but was not started at 1:30.
- Let’s be clear… it’s a gorgeous spectacle.
I’ve been hard on itafter watching the Youtube videos, but in person, it was great.
Had this been the replacement for Reflections of Earth I’d been blown away.
- Elements
Fireworks
Fountains – beautifully colorful fountains
Colorful spotlights
LED lighhting on the barge.
I’ve never seen World of Color in California, except on Youtube, but it felt like parts of this show were directly influenced by that show.
- Complaints – however nitpicky
- Dead spots… there was a strange moment in the show where the music slows down and the “color” falls off. Not sure what’s really supposed to be happening there.
- The music… there just isn’t enough of the music we’ve grown to love from Disney movies.
- Harmonious was uber focused on Disney greats, and augmented by a great original theme song.
- This felt the opposite where Disney music augmented the original score.
- SO if you look at the track list, you might not think that’s the case
But – Can you feel the love tonight is very brief, I see the light is described online as a “fragment” right before the original closing song (Beating of our Hearts)
By comparison, Harmonious featured 19 Disney great songs… some brief, but most get a full treatment despite being just 3 minutes longer.
- Cheers
- This is a BROAD show… seemingly covering the entire World Showcase lagoon.
- It’s the most accessible show EPCOT has had, maybe the most accessible show in WDW history.
- Don’t have to be on the rail because there’s no globe in the middle of the lagoon.
- Don’t have to be in certain spots to get perfectly aligned with the circle in the middle ie Harmonious
- You can enjoy this show truly from anywhere around the World Showcase promenade.
- As such, the whole park feels more relaxed around showtime. No fighting over saved spots. No rush after dinner to get to your favorite location.
- It’s just comfortable
- The proud Corazon segment is cute because the fireworks form little hearts.
Transcript: Coming Soon!
