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[KaTinkerbell]

Fort Wilderness Resort 50th Anniversary Merchandise

I want!!! We stayed in a cabin & just loved it there! Love the S’Mores shirt.

 

[HokieRaven5]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1443266732433498124

Edit: Removed Live Stream.

 

[HokieRaven5]

Watch Special LIVE Performance of ‘Harmonious’ Nighttime Spectacular at EPCOT Tonight at 9 p.m. ET

 

[soniam]

Im concerned the boat won’t be operating early enough. Parking today told me they will open by 6 at the latest. My thought on the Uber is they might not let us “park” but we still have to circle back around to leave and I could just hop out there.

I wouldn't rely upon the Ft Wilderness boat being there early enough either. They usually only leave 30-45 minutes before park opening. Isn't that a pretty far walk from the MK toll booth to the TTC? Maybe it would be shorter to get dropped off at the Poly or GF gate. I don't know if Contempo will allow drop offs. Plus, they might bar people from walking from Contempo if they are not staying there. Are you staying offsite? I wonder what time the buses will start. You could possibly do the a resort bus, which will drop you off at the entrance, instead of the TTC. Good luck.

 

[LSUmiss]

Do you still have to upgrade park tickets to APs in-person?

 

[rangerxenos]

This one gets me super excited. I know we can debate its "fit" in Epcot, but I'm betting the ride itself will be fantastic. Now the million dollar question of WHEN?

I'm thinking Autumn of 2022.

 

[Carol Jackson]

OMG HarmonioUS!!!

 

[mickey916]

Do you still have to upgrade park tickets to APs in-person?

I was able to upgrade my tix purchased for May 2022 to an AP over the phone.

 

[HokieRaven5]

Spaceship Earth new lighting design with points of light

 

[storey13]

OMG HarmonioUS!!!

I may be in the minority, but I thought it was underwhelming. Maybe I will like in more in person.

 

[SealedSeven]

Harmonious had a great Soundtrack. Princess and the Frog felt out of place tho since it didn't change languages, but happy it was there.

Felt like it fit as a World Showcase piece, but it did transition weirdly / not enough fireworks compared to the screen show, which will disappoint those off on the sides of the lagoon.

 

[HokieRaven5]

Glowing Monorails Debut for Walt Disney World’s 50th Anniversary

 

[circus4u]

I may be in the minority, but I thought it was underwhelming. Maybe I will like in more in person.

Wife and I were both underwhelmed too. We both thought the soundtrack distracted since Disney has pretty much trained us to hear the songs in a certain way and they were too "different" in this presentation. Most of them, we did not recognize until further into the presentation. Also, thought the moving arms moved in several sequences just to show that they could move. In other areas they contributed to the show, but we found them distracting at other times. On the plus side, I can appreciate all the sequencing that went into this show. The timings were right on, even with the fire works -- quite impressive. (Have been doing this type of sequencing myself since 2005, so very impressed.)

 

[Pens Fan]

I may be in the minority, but I thought it was underwhelming. Maybe I will like in more in person.

If you're in the minority, so are we. We thought visually it was beautiful - we are suckers for a good pyro show. But this is the first time I've ever watched a Disney fireworks show and not shed a tear. I'm such a sap. What can I say? Just the other night my son put on a youtube video of Illuminations and the tears were flowing even though I've seen it over and over. I sat there watching Harmonious and felt ..... nothing. Nothing at all. That's never happened to me - ever!!. My son mentioned after it was over that he was bored and watching the clock to see when it would end. It's a bunch of Disney songs sung in various languages with no cohesive theme or message. This is Epcot for crying out loud. It's the replacement for Illuminations. It felt lazy. Visually it was great, and the tech had so much promise. But the storyline was nonexistent.

 

[FredQc]

And HDDR news!!

Could you elaborate? I didn't find any news about Hoop Dee Doo Revue. Is your statement a wish or an actual news?

 

[1lilspark]

I may be in the minority, but I thought it was underwhelming. Maybe I will like in more in person.

Not in the minority I follow one journalist who saw it live and another person from the Disney fan community who saw the stream and both said it didn’t give off an Epcot aesthetic and felt off compared to illuminations & even Epcot forever….. between this and the various tweets I saw after the media performance of kitetales I really hope enchantment doesn’t go 3 for 3 as being underwhelming

 

[snikki]

Could you elaborate? I didn't find any news about Hoop Dee Doo Revue. Is your statement a wish or an actual news?

A wish.

 

[DianaMB333]

Do you recall seeing this glass-like on the bridge from Contemporary to Bay Lake? It seems new to me, that they are blocking the view to MK from it..

maybe safety to avoid crowds standing here? But crowds had been here before so..

 

[HokieRaven5]

Sassagoula River Cruise to reopen October 1

 

[easyas123]

Sassagoula River Cruise to reopen October 1

I know a lot of folks who will be happy to read this! Me included!