While visiting EPCOT earlier today, we noticed that crews were testing what appeared to be a multi-color lighting package on the two Harmonious barges sitting on World Showcase Lagoon.

As a reminder, we previously saw a single blue light on the “Canada” barge last month, but it wasn’t changing colors and we really didn’t think too much of it at the time.

As it turns out, this is part of a lighting package for the arm of the barge and we were able to get a closer look at the testing today! Of course, with the testing occurring in broad daylight, we aren’t going to see dramatic color shifts, but we were able to see Disney work through a range of colors as you’ll see in the photos and video below.

Earlier this week, we got a closer look at the arm that will project lights and lasers into the night sky for EPCOT’s new nighttime spectacular.

“Harmonious” will bring to World Showcase Lagoon an innovative toolkit of massive floating set pieces that house a variety of show effects, including custom-built LED panels, choreographed moving fountains, colorful lights, lasers, pyrotechnics and more. 

The collective of the barges is referred to as the “compass”, with the center having a “great gravity screen” that is surrounded by four other barges that have giant LED screens as seen in the concept art below.

The show promises to be a beautifully crafted nighttime dreamscape of Disney music and images, reimagined by diverse cultural musicians and artists from around the world. It’s a transformative experience, where we can discover how Disney music has the power to inspire and unite us all. You can catch an early glimpse of concepts for the show now by visiting Walt Disney Imagineering Presents the Epcot Experience, located in the Odyssey Events Pavilion.

Harmonious will debut October 1, 2021 at EPCOT.

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