11/7/2023 0 Comments Illuminations epcot tracks![]() We reserved a private pontoon boat with a captain for a group of 9 people to watch IllumiNations. Not worth the $50/person charge and we will likely not attend this party again. They no longer had the fresh donuts, special ice creams, ice cream treats, fruit or cheese trays. They also had cookies, rice crispie treats, baklava, a bread pudding, popcorn flavored gelato, and a few other random options that weren't particularly memorable. Many of the desserts were cold like they'd just come out of the fridge or hadn't fully defrosted yet (cupcake and baklava), or overcooked like the incredibly tough churros. (The line started forming for check in around 7pm, check in started an hour before Illuminations at 8pm, and Illuminations wasn't until 9pm, so that's a lot of standing around at the end of an already tiring day walking around Epcot.) The party had fewer dessert options than our previous visit and what they did have was very underwhelming. Many guests chose to sit on the ground after standing so long for the check in and party time. The party has tables set up but no seating. This was our second time attending the party and we were not impressed the second time around. This review is focused specifically on the Illuminations Sparkling Dessert Party aspect. My phone still has the pictures on it from that trip, since I didn’t know if I’d ever see it in person again and wanted to savor every moment.Īlthough like many others I can’t wait to see what the Mouse and his magical friends cook up next, it is bittersweet to say goodbye to a show that has brought me so much joy after so many long hours, and has inspired hope and tears of sentiment when I thought I was too tired to feel either.Illuminations is a great fireworks show. This show has extra special sweetness for me because the last time I saw it in person was in August, when I made a spur-of-the-moment girls’ trip with my two best friends, and we got FastPass for Illuminations, something I had never done before. I remember fighting to work in the International Gateway so I could be closer and see more of the fireworks than just what peeked over Spaceship Earth, and so I could see when the countries began to dance during the show (my favorite part!) Also from there you can see the top of whatever fireworks happened to be going off in Hollywood Studios-double the magic! ![]() I have sweet memories of tired nights when my cheeks were numb from smiling, cold hands inside fluffy Tigger or Stitch paws, doling our high-fives to satisfies children with stars still in their eyes from that wonderful show. I saw/heard Illuminations: Reflections of Earth well over a hundred times when I worked in WDW as a College Program Intern. We took a trip to Disney with him about a year ago, and it was a blast! Katye on Apat 11:45 am Two years later, my sister did meet her Mr. I knew then she was going to be all right. My greatest memory is looking over at my sister in the middle of Illuminations and seeing the biggest smile on her face. Well, let me say, Disney handled the sudden change like pros and the revamped “family celebration” was spectacular. She said she wanted to go ahead with all the plans and still celebrate family, but when the actual activities happened, would she be okay? One of the planned events was a private dessert/wine party viewing of Illuminations right after what should have been the ceremony. Since our family was already there, we went ahead with the activities planned as a celebration of our family. (The groom was not very nice to my sister, so in the long run this was for the best). Looking forward to the new show though! Kassandra on Apat 3:48 pmĪ few years ago, my sister was supposed to get married at Disney and the wedding was called off as we were all arriving. We haven’t been there since that trip, and we won’t be back until early October, so I’m sad that we won’t get to see this show again. It was almost better than the show itself seeing these employees just letting loose and having fun during the show, and it was one of our favorite moments of the entire trip. A couple of ladies in another country, I can’t for the life of me remember which, were dancing. One guy in America was acting like he was conducting an orchestra. Not only did we get to see it from different angles, but we got to see cast members having the time of their lives toward the end of their work day. We walked through the entire thing so we could be in Mexico by the end. We were back around Japan when the show started, so I got to experience the show in a way I never had before. ![]() We were supposed to meet my sister and her husband in Mexico at the end of IllumiNations to leave the park together, but Justin and I were having so muh fun exploring that we lost track of time. I’ve been going to Disney World my entire life, but my husband Justin’s first trip ever was in 2015.
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