Originally Posted By TDLFAN Well, just got home from my evening visit to WDW. I wanted to see the MK fireworks once again since this year's show appeared to be one of the biggest perimeter shows they've done in a while. The 4th of July show over MK and Seven Seas lagoon started 10 minutes late but it was worth every minute we waited for it. However, the show was identical as the one presented last night. It was a lovely evening over Central FL, and we witnessed a lovely sunset over the western horizons, and the pool and beach area in the Poly was pretty crowded. OVER at EPCOT... Reflections on Earth started on time at 10pm. We were treated to the usual nightly show, then had a 3 minute extra special finale. This show went the classical way...with music from several famous American composers such as Gershwin. The special finale was OK. The fanning effect over American Adventure was the highlight of the show. While they have always shot pyro around the perimeter of the World Showcase lagoon, I do not remember if they have done the swaying fan effect over the American Adventure building before. It reminded me of HKDL's Disney in the Stars, which features a similar sequence. Very pretty. The final moments were very loud and brought the house down. My opinion on this... while the EPCOT show did deliver big time.. I have seen better shows here before during the 4th and also over new year's eve. So, this year, I felt the MK show was much more impressive. Photos from my cellphone will be up in a few moments. Check back shortly.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Pics are up now... Again, these are cellphone shots and low in quality. But they come captioned. Enjoy. <a href="http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=4334673&a=32231896&f=" target="_blank">http://albums.photo.epson.com/ j/AlbumIndex?u=4334673&a=32231896&f=</a>
Originally Posted By -em You seem to have had a better spot for Illuminations than I did... I came from Studios and didnt make it much over the bridge before it started but I will agree that MK had the best show this year I saw all 3 and while I really liked Studios 4 mins is a pretty short firework show... -em
Originally Posted By Labuda "However, the show was identical as the one presented last night." Was this a surprise to you? I thought Disney announced in advance that the fireworks tonight would be the same as last night...
Originally Posted By Labuda Ok, just saw the pics now - WOW - that finale for Illuminations looks IMPRESSIVE!
Originally Posted By pheneix Hey TDLFAN, where did you see Illuminations from? That's an awesome vantage point for just walking in after MK's show. You've gotta show me how you run between parks on the 4th sometime... I saw MGM's show from Epcot. It looked fairly lame. I would have felt gipped if I had stayed at MGM like I had planned...
Originally Posted By FerretAfros "Red, White and Blue to Gershwin's music to that "Meat is what's for dinner" tv commercial..." Actually, that song is called Rodeo, and it's by Aaron Copeland. (Prounounced like Rodeo Drive, not like the event with the clowns) Great pictures, as always!!
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Well...thanks for that Ferretafros since I am clueless about classical american music. Gershwin was the only name I caught during the finale intro so I assumed. >>You seem to have had a better spot for Illuminations than I did...<< I got to EPCOT at 9:40pm and walked right up to the center area just mere feet from the garden in the dead center of the lagoon, between the two gift shops. If this had been Xmas, I would have had the Xmas tree right behind me. Better yet, I managed to get pass some people who were sitting on the floor and standing with lots of room around, so it wasn't difficult getting a good point. By sheer luck, I stood behind someone's stroller, which provided a great view of the revolving World TV monitor and most of the action around the lagoon. Better yet, the winds blew to the right of my location, so those guests standing around the UK and canada area may have gotten smoked out. BTW.. I stood next to a group of off-duty CMs. I could tell they were Cms by their manerism and Mickey tees and clean cut personality. College program kids maybe. Funny how I can spot CMs a mile away the same way I can spot fellow gay and lesbian family in a crowd. >>Was this a surprise to you?<< That it was the same show tonight? NO. But I anticipated someone asking me sooner or later so I had hoped this would kill that chance. But you had to ask Labuda.. tisk tisk.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>You've gotta show me how you run between parks on the 4th sometime...<< Very simple. Teleportation. Ok ok.. seriously, I saw the MK fireworks from the Poly beach. That show ended at 9:20pm. Then I Walked to TTC. Hopped on the Mono to EPCOT, and arrived there quickly. It took about 18 mins total. Got lucky the Epcot monorail had just arrived at TTC when I got to the boarding platform.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 Glad you were able to catch both shows. I enjoyed the MK show a lot, but thought the Epcot show tonight was even better. Just phenomenal show. I think what I enjoyed most was seeing the whole Illuminations show and then the added Fourth part. The last 60 second were just like being inside a pyro factory as it went up (I know, not the best analogy but ...). I also liked that they kept the barge on for at least an hour after the show and played patriotic music until at least 11 p.m. Great show! The MK show just didn't strike me as much as Epcot's -- but it was pretty terrific too. Maybe it's a show best seen from the beach at the Poly and not the middle of Main Street USA!
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 Just to the right of the bridge to Mexico, closer to the Odyssey complex. Good location.
Originally Posted By Crazy4WDW Great photos. Thanks so much for sharing. Makes me wish I was there . . . sigh.
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 TDLFAN great photos thank you for sharing them. I'm looking forward to seeing the New Years fireworks, we'll be in MK that night.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Good luck. New Year's eve is the crowdest day at the MK. If I were you, I would see the show from the Poly Beach.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>Just to the right of the bridge to Mexico, closer to the Odyssey complex. Good location.<< OMG, so close, yet so far... Otherwise I would had come over and say hello. That was a good location and one I concidered breifly until I settle in the dead center area. The winds blew away so that helped.
Originally Posted By -em >>The winds blew away so that helped. << Yeah they were blowing back towards France/UK... -em
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<OMG, so close, yet so far... Otherwise I would had come over and say hello. That was a good location and one I concidered breifly until I settle in the dead center area. The winds blew away so that helped.>> It's really a good place to watch the show. I don't understand why people were staking out spots hours ahead of time when you can show up 15 minutes before, stand in a good space and not miss anything.
