Programming hardware for 'Luminous The Symphony of Us' arrives in World Showcase at EPCOT

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Luminous the Symphony of Us programming tent setup

Posted: Tuesday October 17, 2023 10:00am Et by WDWMAGIC Staff

The design team for Luminous is now setup in World Showcase to begin final programming and testing of EPCOT's upcoming nighttime spectacular.

Luminous the Symphony of Us programming tent setup

Several tents are in position in World Showcase plaza, full of hardware to control all of the audio, lighting, pyro, and fountains on the lagoon's movable barges.

Luminous the Symphony of Us programming tent setup

The team has just under two months to prepare before the December 5, 2023 debut of 'Luminous The Symphony of Us.'

Luminous the Symphony of Us logo

Meanwhile, out on the lagoon, crews continue to move barges in and out of position, testing the components of what will ultimately be more than 30 barges when fully deployed.

Luminous the Symphony of Us programming tent setup

We expect to see some small-scale testing in the coming weeks, with full rehearsals after park hours closer to the opening date.

Luminous the Symphony of Us logo

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TheCoasterNerd2 days ago

The fantasmic changes are temporary. Everything that was and more will return. They just wanted the show back at all. In addition, we have 4 viewing areas for our fireworks each with different show elements such as lighting, projections, and now even a second soundtrack. You have... one? two? viewing areas. Also yes you were just unlucky. That's not normal hours.

ToTBellHop2 days ago

Last time I went, both parks were 10-8. Guess I was unlucky! I wasn’t at all impressed with DL’s nighttime offerings but that’s a matter of preference. They keep making their Fantasmic! worse.

TheCoasterNerd2 days ago

Fireworks are on weekends most of the year, but that's just because of a legal issue with daily fireworks, not Disney themselves. They offer WoC (usually twice) every single night at DCA as well. They have two parades, Fantasmic, fireworks, and on nights without fireworks, still a stunning projection show. The projections (unless the projectors are under their occasional maintenance) are every night. Still, longer hours. Also when does it open at 10? I've never seen that. On a Thursday in November (November 17 2023) it was still 8-12 and 8-10. Even in January, it's still 8-10, which is an hour longer than WDW.

jrhwdw2 days ago

Very Fair

ToTBellHop2 days ago

To be fair, DL closes early with no fireworks and opens at 10 am on weekdays for most of the year. WDW deserves much criticism by they should be lauded for offering nighttime spectaculars in 3 parks 365 nights a year. It took DL a year to bring F! back with Maleficent in B-mode…

jrhwdw2 days ago

And F! hasn't changed their Schedule since the early 90s since DL went down to 2 a night. Also, every time MSEP returns, it falls back into the old Schedule....

jrhwdw2 days ago

Ah........ We'll see what MK comes up with......

TheCoasterNerd2 days ago

I've always thought MKs hours were dumb. 9am-10pm? Yet another reason I prefer Land, where hours are 8-midnight usually. So nice to be able to do hours of rides afterwards with minimal waits (after the families have gone home post-fireworks). I find it ironic that Disneyland's SECOND GATE is open an hour longer than all of Magic Kingdom