Disney has just announced closing dates for the ‘Happily Ever After’ and ‘EPCOT Forever’ fireworks shows at Walt Disney World.
EPCOT Forever is closing permanently on September 28, 2021 and Happily Ever After is closing September 29, 2021.
Recently Disney announced 2 new fireworks shows coming to the Magic Kingdom and EPCOT, ‘Disney Enchantment‘ and ‘Disney Harmonious.’ It was known for sometime that the current show EPCOT Forever was only temporary and Disney Harmonious would be replacing it permanently.
On the other hand, fans were left wondering what the new fireworks show at the Magic Kingdom meant for ‘Happily Ever After.’ Now we know.
Happily Ever Ever is being retired for good and not coming back to park. Once the new fireworks show ‘Disney Enchantment’ starts October 1, it will be the only non-holiday show moving forward.
Both new shows will start October 1, 2021 to kick off The Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary celebration, and will be in the parks for years to come.
Personally, we knew EPCOT Forever wasn’t coming back and it was always a temporary show and it’s not the best show in the world so we are not that upset about losing it.
Happily Ever After however is another story. We were really hoping that ‘Disney Enchantment’ was only a temporary show for the 50th and Happily Ever After would end up coming back at some point in the future.
In our opinion, it’s the second greatest fireworks show Disney has ever put on (behind Illuminations) and it will be hard to replace. This now puts tremendous pressure on the new show ‘Disney Enchantment’ to somehow live up to the high standards of its predecessor.
We are happy fireworks are back at Disney World but we’ll have to see if the new shows are indeed an upgrade or not.
How do you feel about it?
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I want to know what you think about the closing dates for the 2 fireworks shows..
- Which show are you more upset to lose?
- Which new fireworks show are you most excited to see?
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Grumpy
Sunday 25th of July 2021
Lightup drones will be an attempt to save money on fireworks. We'll see ? Seen one fire works show, you seen 'em all. Just another push to promote their brand while fireworks don't.
Projections were the same thing, a distraction to save on fireworks. And drones offers more places to sell exclusive viewing parties for a fee.
What was once for all, is now sold to the highest bidder.
Controlled guests allowed to enter the park by signing up, allows, on- the - fly pricing, aimed at their target guests, the most affluent.
The golden age of Disney, is fading in the rearview mirror. It disappeared long ago, for those who wanted a decent family vacation. Corporate gladhanding is the new trend like at all sporting events and shows.
No doubt, a for fee fanclub, will be rolled out for ticketing to events, if the public buys into it.
The "Dream" moniker, Disney has promoted and sold for years, has become a fable for kids from all walks of life They know mom and dad can never afford to take them there, because they don't fit the economic profile. ( YEAH ! Dream on, kid, you ain't goin' )
C Alken
Saturday 24th of July 2021
Disney just continues to make MAJOR moves of head scratching idiocy. From the horrific "lifetime lottery" slots of praying of getting into Rise of the Resistance on your phone, to now "ending" what is without question, one of the, if not THE, greatest entertainment shows for 20 minutes of ALL TIME!!!!!????????
When Happily Ever After finalizes, and Tinkerbell goes down that wire, it is Literally bone chilling and brings out emotions you didn't know you had.
Chapek is a pure idiot, and letting even bigger idiots make decisions that defy logic to no.end. We get it, it's the 50th Anniversary, there's a special show for a year, BUT bring HEA back afterwards. It couldn't be more simple. Just more sheer idiocy from "management" who clearly has lost touch with reality the last few years of what their end product actually is: The Customer.
Grumpy
Sunday 25th of July 2021
@C Alken,
I share your angst.
Change is inevitable, but pleasing the stockholders of Disney Corp. Is much more important than what a guest likes.
The mega corporation is feeding it's bottom line for all it's divisions. The profitable ones offset the red side of the ledger. You'd get further complaining to a government agency ?
marion
Thursday 22nd of July 2021
No problem saying good bye to the Epcot Fireworks Show. Really liked Happily Ever After was great. Disney just raised the bar for what we will expect in the new one. Hopefully will love it too. Just glad there will be fireworks shows when we visit in Sept.
Fabricio
Wednesday 21st of July 2021
Happily Ever After is great, but oh how I miss Wishes...