photos of building lit up during illuminations epcot

My grandparents took me to Disney World every year since it opened until I was in my late teens. “Thousand circles ’round the Sun”- it gets me every time. That show is special enough, but being there that night, under those circumstances, and, most importantly, being together, well, it’s a memory that will always be in my heart. We spread one blanket on the stones, and snuggled under the second one. We watched from the short stone wall that skirts the Norway Pavilion. Anyway, we waited to watch the second Illuminations show, since that was timed for midnight. As the night went on, I lost count of how many people asked us where we got the blankets. We went there to get Mexican blankets, as pretty much all the sweatshirts had been snatched up. It was so crowded that they would only let into the Mexican Pavilion the same number of people that came out. Disney handed out “Happy New Year” hats and noisemakers, etc. The park was at capacity, and it was also COLD. My wife and I were in EPCOT for New Year’s Eve, 2000.

Canada’s Le Cellier Steakhouse at Epcot Goes to All-Day Menu.

A Visit to Northwest Mercantile in the Canada Pavilion at Epcot.Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival Brings Perennial Favorites, New Faces From HGTV.Read these posts for more updates from Epcot: What are your favorite memories of the show? Tell us in the “Comments” section below. The most current version of the show, which can be seen at the park nightly, is “Illuminations: Reflections of Earth.” “IllumiNations 25” debuted for the 25th anniversary of Walt Disney World Resort in 1996, while “IllumiNations 2000: Reflections of Earth” launched in 1999 in honor of the upcoming millenium celebration. Over the years, two special versions of the show have been created. The nighttime show originally debuted at the park January 30, 1988, as a replacement for “Laserphonic Fantasy.” (Check out this blast from the past in the photo above).

The 12-minute, three-part show takes place on World Showcase Lagoon and tells the history of our planet through music, fireworks, lighted torches, and more.

Photos of building lit up during illuminations epcot