Center barge arrives in World Showcase Lagoon, completing the new hardware for Luminous - The Symphony of Us

Dec 04, 2023 in "Luminous the Symphony of Us"

Luminous the Symphony of Us center barge - December 4 2023
Posted: Monday December 4, 2023 4:!5pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The team working on EPCOT's new nighttime spectacular Luminous reached another milestone recently as the final piece of hardware for the new show made it out to World Showcase Lagoon.


 

The center barge fits in the center of the hexagon, surrounded by the six large barges we have seen over the last few months. It contains more lighting and pyro technic platforms and will be featured in the show's finale.

The center barge construction began very late in the process and has only been part of rehearsals for a handful of test runs.

This morning, crews were still working on the center barge ahead of a final run-through after-hours this evening, ahead of tomorrow's, December 5, debut of Luminous - The Symphony of Us.

Unlike Harmonious, all of the Luminous barges will be taken backstage each night and brought back into the lagoon in the late afternoon for the evening performance.

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TheEPCOTHistorian5 minutes ago

Get Dinner at Beaches and Cream and watch the show from the Yacht and Beach lighthouse dock. Awesome spot with the fireworks reflecting on the lake.

Tom Morrow4 hours ago

Well I'm 3 for 3 for seeing this show and it making me teary-eyed. I guess I'm a fan. I feel bad for badmouthing it when it debuted and I hadn't seen it yet, but Harmonious really left a bad taste in my mouth.

ToTBellHop18 hours ago

We can all agree that the best finale music in Epcot history was “A Whole New World,” obviously.

Starship82418 hours ago

Well, to be specific the original ones made for the show although One Little Spark is great.

Touchdown18 hours ago

One Little Spark is better.

Starship82418 hours ago

Can we all agree that "One Heartbeat" is the better post show song?

gerarar21 hours ago

You don't get to see the fountains much, but fireworks and lights are visible. Music is piped in too.

Starship8241 day ago

I don't think they pipe in the music around the Epcot resorts (although they should) but you can also look up the soundtrack on YouTube and try to sync it up. this video I edited together is perfectly in sync with the actual show you just have to start it about a minute before the show actually starts because it has the last preshow song that transitions into the show.

TheCoasterNerd1 day ago

Does that have a decent view?

Brian1 day ago

I think it does. Good thinking! I was limiting my thinking to the Crescent Lake area.

SoFloMagic1 day ago

Doesn't the restaurant on top of riviera pipe it in?

Brian1 day ago

I don't think so. IIRC there's no speakers on the bridge. But the music is sufficiently loud from the park that you should be able to hear it. EPCOT fireworks aren't meant to be viewed from outside the park, unlike Magic Kingdom's.

TheCoasterNerd1 day ago

Ohh, ok. I was hoping for a restaurant I could eat at since we get in pretty late anyways. Do they at least pipe in the music on the bridge?