![]() ![]() This is an FAA requirement having to due with the lasers used throughout the show. Orlando International Airport was warned 15 minutes prior to showtime each night by “Mexico Control”.750 individual mortar tubes were used to shoot off the fireworks for each show.The inferno barge weighed 75 tons and was capable of shooting flames up to 60 feet.The Globe was 28 feet in diameter and featured over 15,000 LED clusters.Thank you and goodnight.Ī few more fun facts about Reflections of Earth: We wish you a pleasant evening and a safe journey home. ![]() We hope that your visit to the Walt Disney World Resort has been a truly magical experience for you and yours. Ladies and gentlemen, the entire Epcot family thanks you for having been with us for ‘Illuminations: Reflections of Earth’, presented by Siemens. It may be a pie in the sky idea but the message is still deeply moving. Streams of pyro would launch from all around the perimeter and converging in the center around the single globe…. The highlight of the show was when all the countries around world showcase would light up in unity, the world as one. Let’s take a look at a few more photos from our final viewing. While I do realize the show was due for replacement, I’m still very sad to see the end of an error. A post show stroll around World Showcase was one of my very favorite things to do in all of Walt Disney World! The post show featured the playing of the song “Promise”, followed by the Tapastry of Nations parade soundtrack. We were then treated to one of the best pyro finales in any fireworks show anywhere! Act III – Meaning: The final act begins slowly as the torches around the lagoon are re-lit and the globe in the center opens to reveal a final unity torch, as the song “We Go On” would play.Towards the end we get some firework bursts and lasers as the countries around World Showcase light up in a sign of unity. Act II – Order: This act begins with the aforementioned 5 minutes of spinning globe with little to no pyro.Act I – Chaos: This was a pyro heavy section filled with bursts and flames meant to represent the creation of the planet.The combination of low bursts and turrets / flames on the water made for a jaw dropping spectacle! That being said, the pyro that was in the show was really great. This admittedly also led to those less informed fans who thought they were viewing a fireworks show to be a little confused at times. The fact that there is a 5 minute portion of the show without any pyro at all, yet still held our attention, shows that this show was more than just a fireworks show. The whoosh of the flames being blown out immediately following this still gave me chills every time, right up to the bitter end. We hope you enjoy our story tonight: Reflections of Earth”. And though each of us has our own individual stories to tell, a true adventure emerges when we bring them all together as one. An amazing story as old as time itself, but still being written. We’re gathered here tonight around the fire as people of all lands have gathered for thousands and thousands of years before us… to share the light… and to share a story. On behalf of Walt Disney World, the place where dreams come true, we welcome all of you to Epcot and World Showcase. The show began each night with an introduction from Disney voice acting legend Jim Cummings: The things I will miss most about this show are the music, the atmosphere of the torches being lit around the lagoon and the overall message of the production. While most folks probably referred to Illuminations as a fireworks show, the pyro was always secondary. We will now have the fan service driven “Epcot Forever” (which I am looking forward to) for less than a year followed by the eventual long term, IP filled replacement “Harmonious”. There will never be another show like this created for a Disney park and that’s a bummer. I was super emotional last night as I watched the live stream of the final show. I thought I had made peace with the show ending after that, but I was wrong I guess. ![]() ![]() We saw the show for the last time in late August. The Epcot night time spectacular ended a 20 year run playing to fans who camped out hours to see the production one last time. Last night, we finally had to officially say goodbye to Illuminations: Reflections of Earth. ![]()
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