IllumiNations was a fireworks show at Epcot. It debuted in 1988, replacing Laserphonic Fantasy, and ran until 1996, when it was replaced by IllumiNations 25, which in turn was succeeded by IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth. Counting all versions put together, the legacy of IllumiNations lasted for 31 years, with the conclusion of Reflections of Earth coming on September 30, 2019.
Program[]
The score to IllumiNations consisted of selections of classical music from around the world arranged by Steve Skorija and performed by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Opening[]
- "The Festival of Festivals" - Original theme by Don Dorsey
First Movement[]
- Symphony #5, Movement #1 - Ludwig van Beethoven
- Flight of the Bumblebee, from "Tale of the Tsar Sultan" - Nicholas Rimsky-Korsakov
- Zampa Overture, First Theme - Louis Joseph Ferdinand Herold
- Italian Concerto, Movement #3, First Theme - Johann Sebastian Bach
- William Tell Overture, Second Theme - Giachhino Rossini
Second Movement[]
The second movement takes a trip around World Showcase with a song highlighting each pavilion with them lighting up as their song played. Morocco was omitted due to respect for the pavilion's religious architecture.
- Scheherezade - Nicholas Rimsky-Korsakov (Russia)
- La Vie Parisienne - Jacques Offenbach (France)
- Days of Emancipation - Zhu Jian'er (China)
- Rule Britannia - Thomas Augustine Arne (United Kingdom)
- Tales of the Vienna Woods - Johann Strauss (Germany)
- Sakura - Unknown (Japan)
- Espana Cani - Marquina (Mexico)
- French Canadian Jig - Traditional (Canada)
- Funiculi, Funicula - Luigi Denza (Italy)
- Rhapsody in Blue - George Gershwin (United States)
Third Movement[]
- Carnival Overture, Opus 92, First Theme - Antonin Dvorak
- March of the Toreadors, from the opera "Carmen," Prelude to Act 1 - Georges Bizet
- Alla Hornpipe, from the Water Music Suite, Movement #13 - George Fredrick Handel
- Titan Symphony, Symphony #1 in D Major, Movement #1 - Gustav Mahler
- Symphony #9 "Choral," Movement #4, "Ode to Joy" - Ludwig van Beethoven
- Prelude to Act 3, "Lohengrin" - Richard Wagner
- Firebird Suite, finale - Igor Stravinsky
- Great Gate of Kiev, from "Pictures at an Exhibition" - Modest Mussorgsky
- Promenade, from "Pictures at an Exhibition" - Modest Mussorgsky
- 1812 Festival Overture, Second Theme - Pyotr Ilyich Tschaikovsky
Technical statistic[]
The hardware utilized to perform the show consisted of
- 25 computers
- 13 special effects projectors
- 6 lasers
- 11 searchlights
- 12 huge wire mesh screens to project effects onto
- 108 fountains
- 783 pyrotechnic pieces
- 550 theatrical lights
- 680 strobe lights
- 5 miles of building outlining lights
- 50,000 light bulbs[1]
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