Epcot Forever and unnamed show about "inspiring Disney music" will replace Illuminations

Ugh... that sounds an awful lot like a jukebox show for 2020. If it is, I'll be super pissed. I can deal with retiring Illuminations, but what made it special all of these years was that it was an extraordinary composition.

The original show, the 1993 show, and the current show all had great and original scores. The music tie-ins to the rest of the Millennium Celebration really made the current show stand out because of how it pulled together all the different parts of the theme. It's still surprising how well the show has aged.

"Epcot Forever" sounds like a decent way to bridge the gap between Reflections of Earth and the next permanent show. I'm actually disappointed that I probably won't make it down to see it. I really, really hope the 2020 show is more than just a jukebox with pretty lights. The original music is one of the things that has always set Illuminations apart from the other shows.

“Epcot Forever” will begin with a spark of imagination

So... it's a Figment/Eric Idle based show?

Tastes like chicken!

UGH. It sounds like yet another creative Disney attraction is being replaced by something from their cartoons. I know these parks were founded on cartoons, but its nice to have other experiences in the parks.

super7* said:

I know these parks were founded on cartoons, but its nice to have other experiences in the parks.

If you've not seen Rivers of Light yet, you might enjoy it.

Temporary show will have classic epcot music, sound like the temporary show may be better than the new one.

I'm ready to jam out to some Food Rocks

I love Disney and I love Disney characters, but appreciated the way Epcot was the "anti Disney" in Orlando. I suppose that began to change when Nemo was added to the Living Seas (or even Figment?) but it's getting worse and worse.

I was working at Epcot on the 30th anniversary on 10/1/2012. After Illuminations, rather than the usual "good night" music loop, they played music from past attractions and "old Epcot" - it was such a fun blast from the past.

They've been playing the "Parade of Nations" music for years now after the show, though in the last year or two they've carried it into the Future World areas, whereas it used to only be around World Showcase.