Epcot Forever

Epcot Forever
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Epcot
Area	World Showcase (World Showcase Lagoon)
Status	Operating
Opening date	October 1, 2019 (2019-10-01)
Replaced	IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth
Replaced by	HarmonioUS
General statistics
Attraction type	Fireworks, laser, light show
Designer	Walt Disney Creative Entertainment
Theme	Epcot (past, present, and future)

Epcot Forever is a nighttime show performed nightly at Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida. The show utilizes fireworks, pyrotechnics, kites, lasers, and searchlights to create a visual production on the park's World Showcase Lagoon. The theme of the show is the past, present and future of Epcot, through its music.

Show summary

The music from the show includes several covers of iconic Epcot attraction soundtracks. The soundtrack also features narration from Walt Disney talking about Epcot and children reciting famous lines from Epcot attractions. The segments are separated by narration from the children.

Introduction

The introduction begins with children singing "One Little Spark" mixed with narration from Walt Disney describing the acronym EPCOT: Experimental Prototype Community Of Tomorrow. The section includes these songs:

• "One Little Spark" from Journey into Imagination
• "We've Just Begun to Dream"

"Welcome to the future, or should I say your future"

A child saying the line "Welcome to the future, or should I say your future" from Spaceship Earth begins the next section. The rest of the segment is followed by the following compilation of songs:

• "New Horizons" from Horizons
• "Universe of Energy" from Universe of Energy
• "Listen to the Land" from Living with the Land

"Soarin' to tower, we are ready for take-off"

The next section begins with a child reciting the line "Soarin' to tower, we are ready for take-off" from Soarin'. This section is the first to utilize the illuminated kites, which circle the world showcase lagoon. The songs in this section include:

• "Legacy" from Future World
• "Soarin'" from Soarin'
• "Magic Journeys" from Magic Journeys
• "Tomorrow's Child" from Spaceship Earth

"And so as you can plainly see, Imagination works best when it's set free!"

A child saying the line "And so as you can plainly see, Imagination works best when it's set free!" from Journey into Imagination with Figment begins the next segment. The songs used in this section include:

• "One Little Spark" from Journey into Imagination
• "Makin' Memories" from Magic Journeys (Pre-show)
• "Veggie, Veggie, Fruit, Fruit" from Kitchen Kabaret
• "It's Fun to Be Free" from World of Motion

"May peace go with you forever and ever, as you celebrate the future, hand in hand"

The next section begins with a line from Epcot's Millennium Celebration. The next section utilizes the torches surrounding World Showcase lagoon, which were previously used in IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth (which debuted during the Millennium Celebration). The songs used in this section include:

• "Tapestry of Nations" from Tapestry of Nations
• "Golden Dream" from The American Adventure
• "Celebrate the Future Hand in Hand" from Epcot's Millennium Celebration

Finale

The final section begins with a verse of "One Little Spark" specifically written for the show, and continues into the song "A Whole New World". Before the final part of the finale, narration of Walt Disney stating "Epcot will never cease to be a blue-print for the future" is played. The song used for the final section include:

• "One Little Spark" from Journey into Imagination
• "A Whole New World" from Aladdin

External links

• Video of Epcot Forever

Category:Walt Disney Parks and Resorts fireworks Category:Epcot Category:World Showcase Category:2019 establishments in Florida

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