Disney World 50th Anniv Celebrations to be 18 Month Long

Walt Disney World Resort recently announced details of the theme park’s 50th anniversary celebration, which will begin on October 1, 2021. The event will last a full 18 months and carry into

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Published - Tuesday, 23 Feb, 2021

Disney World 50th Anniv Celebrations to be 18 Month Long

Walt Disney World Resort recently announced details of the theme park’s 50th anniversary celebration, which will begin on October 1, 2021. The event will last a full 18 months and carry into 2023. EPCOT has already announced that Spaceship Earth have an entirely new, permanent lighting package that will dazzle Guests. Furthermore, in the World Showcase, Disney is set to release what they have deemed to be the biggest nighttime spectacular yet, HarmonioUS. That being said, we have yet to receive an opening date on the show from Disney. At the moment, no nighttime shows — with the exception of the Electrical Water Pageant — are running at any Disney Park due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. However, with vaccinations rolling out worldwide, and HarmonioUS having viewing areas around the entire World Showcase lagoon to allow for social distancing, an October 1 debut does seem both safe and possible. Now that the 50th anniversary celebration has been officially announced with a timeline, it seems that EPCOT is really kicking the construction and prep for HarmonioUS into gear. New construction barge can be seen in the World Showcase Lagoon. Disney was also testing the arms on the barges today, which, according to what we have seen in the Epcot Experience showroom, will act as a light beam projector. Next to that barge also sits a second construction barge, which has seemingly been added to the lagoon so that more work can be done to the show barges. EPCOT not only has a new show incoming, but new lands and attractions. EPCOT’s entrance is riddled in construction walls as Future World gets a big makeover. However, the World Showcase does not have too much construction ongoing. One project that is under construction, but almost complete, is the France Pavilion expansion! This expansion will of course include an all-new attraction, Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, which will be the main hub of the expansion.