by Beth Keating
Theme Park Life
DisneyBizJournal.com
June 28, 2024
If you’ll be lucky enough to be in Disney World’s Magic Kingdom for the Fourth of July, you’ll get to experience a unique fireworks show that only happens for two nights a year.
“Disney’s Celebrate America! A Fourth of July Concert in the Sky” happens on July 3rd and July 4th, 2024, at 9:20 p.m. The soundtrack accompanying the show overhead is, as you’d guess, a very patriotic one, and the castle will be lit up in red, white and blue finery as well. A DJ will be on the castle forecourt during various points in the evening, and the atmosphere is high-energy.
The fireworks seem even more over the top than the normal “Happily Ever After” shows (which will not take place on those evenings), and if you find yourself staying at one of the monorail loop hotels (Contemporary, Grand Floridian, and Polynesian), you can usually catch the fireworks from your hotel as well. If you aren’t staying there, be aware that the security at the hotels on those evenings is especially tight, and only hotel guests with reservations are generally permitted on those beaches to catch the show.
Over at EPCOT, a special nighttime spectacular will also take place on July 4th at 9 p.m. Immediately after EPCOT’s nightly show, “Luminous,” a special holiday tribute fireworks display called “The Heartbeat of Freedom” will wow guests. And you get two shows back-to-back! On your way out of the park, you’ll also have a chance to view Spaceship Earth and the surrounding gardens sparkling in red, white and blue lighting.
During the day at EPCOT, drop in to the American Adventure pavilion to listen to the music of the “Voices of Liberty.” They are phenomenal, and one of our favorite things about visiting World Showcase. In the rotunda of the American Adventure, you can also see the newly installed portraits of servicemen and women done by President George Bush. The paintings, “Portraits of Courage: A Commander in Chief’s Tribute to America’s Warriors,” are on loan to Disney for a limited time.
If you don’t plan on sticking around at the parks during the nighttime shows, be sure to keep an eye out during the day for Mickey and the gang, dressed in their patriotic “Spirit of ‘76” costumes!
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Beth Keating is a theme parks, restaurant and entertainment reporter for DisneyBizJournal.
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