New ‘Epcot Forever’ is a love letter to the Epcot, show director says

The new “Epcot Forever” nighttime spectacular debuting on Oct. 1, 2019 at Disney World is a love letter to the park, Disney Parks Live Entertainment show director Alan Bruun says.

The show will bring World Showcase Lagoon to life with fireworks, lighting, lasers, special effects kites, and music from the past 37 years. “Epcot Forever” replaces “Illuminations” and is a placeholder show until the new show “HarmonioUS” debuts.

“Music is the soul of the show, because music has been the soul of Epcot ever since it began,” Bruun said.

In a new video released by Disney, the team behind the show talks about the importance of the music. While the music is important, Disney didn’t want the show just to be the greatest hits, “but to give them a new fresh spin,” Brunn said.

From “Magic Journeys” and “Tomorrow’s Child” to “Listen to the Land” and “One Little Spark,” “Epcot Forever” features classic Epcot themes produced in fresh new arrangements.

The music was recorded by the legendary London Symphony Orchestra at the world-famous Abbey Road Studios, with vocals performed by a talented choir of singers from across Central Florida.

The vocals, Bruun said, add another kind of fresh context to the music. It not only features mature, adult voices, but children’s voices “Children’s voices really bring the voice of the future,” Brunn said.

The team said they hope that this show will not only bring back the memories people may have of the park, but get them excited about the future.

Here’s the video by Disney.