What has been rumored now for a bit today is confirmed, that is Siemens ending Sponsorship with Disney parks. Siemens has been a corporate sponsor within the Disney parks since 2007, sponsoring Spaceship Earth and Illuminations: Reflections of Earth in Epcot and It’s a Small World in Disneyland Park and in the past sponsored the Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights via Sylvania (a Siemens company).
The news broke today from @lielder3 on Twitter:
Well just got the official word, Siemens will end its sponsorship with Disney. ?
— Lisha (@lielder3) June 29, 2017
This news that Siemens chose not to renew their contract isn’t coming as a huge shock, as this was rumored to be the probable outcome. What will happen to Spaceship Earth and Illuminations: Reflections of Earth? This news goes in line with the rumors we’ve been hearing about a change to the Spaceship Earth attraction and a replacement fireworks show for Illuminations: Reflections of Earth. Especially the later now seems inevitable, and in fact was one of my Top Rumored Announcements for the D23 Expo coming up July 14-16.
I guess we’ll have to stay tuned to see what the fate will be of these two beloved Epcot attractions…
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