EPCOT's retired Harmonious sees lagoon dock removal as part of plans for new spectacular

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Posted: Wednesday June 14, 2023 7:00am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Crews are staging a major effort in World Showcase Lagoon to remove the main infrastructure that provided docking and power for the massive Harmonious show platforms.

Harmonious barge dock demolition

The demolition crew is using the recently staged Poseidon barges to facilitate the removal effort.

Harmonious barge dock demolition

Crews are cutting the pilings supporting the docks and using a barge-mounted crane to lift them out of the water.

Harmonious barge dock demolition

The work is being done with an eye toward the future, with EPCOT's new show expected to launch later this year.

Disney has revealed very little about the new nighttime spectacular. Still, WDWMAGIC sources suggest that the show will be far less complex than Harmonious and will be capable of being removed from the lagoon after each show in a similar way to Reflections of Earth.

Removing the docks indicates that there will be all new mooring points for the fireworks barges, and very little of the existing support infrastructure will be used going forward.

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The Colonel2 hours ago

This is the view from in front of Yacht Club. They do not pipe in music. https://photos.smugmug.com/2023-12-28-Disney-BCV/i-5v5pFv8/0/FXJ6c3pCw8NLfn98NVXKfF77GVv5KDj7pVZ2QW8n6/L/DSC_9023-Edit-L.jpg

TTA942 hours ago

Only person that might know that answer is our dear friend @wdwmagic lol.

Starship8242 hours ago

I'm willing to bet it was in the show originally and then was cut for some reason and that there's a full non-acoustic version of it out there. I don't know if it was the original finally song but it definitely seems like it was in the show at some point and then was cut so they decided to put it in the post show.

SoFloMagic2 hours ago

It must have been the original finale song, right? There must be a non-acoustic version on a hard drive somewhere. I wish we could hear it

ToTBellHop5 hours ago

I know…damn near 20 years they went on…and on…and on…like, we get it! Why don’t you go on, now, and leave! Ironically, it was followed by Epcot Forever. Epcot’s nighttime spectacular crew seems obsessed with permanence.

mikejs786 hours ago

I don't know. Circle of Life was pretty good back in the day. Both both were much better than that generic and uninspiring "We Go On" crap. Because IP.

Disone7 hours ago

I applaud you for being honest enough with yourself and with this group to self-correct in an open forum. There's not enough of that on this site and I appreciate it so much when I see it.

TheCoasterNerd7 hours ago

Do you need a reservation for Beaches and Cream? Also, I'm gonna move this to a trip planning thread. Want me to @ you?

TheEPCOTHistorian10 hours ago

It’s hit or miss but sometimes. Boardwalk does not iirc bc of their live performers.

Starship82410 hours ago

Do they play the music over there?

TheEPCOTHistorian10 hours 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 Morrow14 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.