How To Watch TWO Fireworks Show in One Day at EPCOT for This Week Only

Happy Independence Day and Happy 250th Birthday to America! We’re spending the holiday weekend in Disney World, which means we’re enjoying all the patriotic snacks, as well as the Fourth of July nighttime fireworks shows.

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As you may know, Magic Kingdom has a special fireworks show on the Fourth of July called Disney’s Celebrate America! – A Fourth of July Concert in the Sky. However, you can also catch Fourth of July fireworks in EPCOT, and we’re going to do that right now. So join us as we enjoy this RARE nighttime spectacle in Disney World.

EPCOT’s Fourth of July fireworks show is called Heartbeat of Freedom and happens just after EPCOT’s regular nighttime show, Luminous: The Symphony of Us. These special fireworks usually only run two nights each year for the Fourth of July, but this year, they’re running throughout the entire long holiday weekend on July 3rd, 4th, and 5th.

Fireworks!

Luminous starts at 9 PM, and then Heartbeat of Freedom starts at about 9:15 PM, so you can get back-to-back fireworks shows.

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One of the best parts of fireworks in EPCOT is that they take place in the lagoon in the middle of the park. That means you can be around the entire outside of the water and still see the fireworks show. They play the music throughout the whole park so you can listen to the soundtrack.

It was incredible!

The show is a massive celebration of America! In the music, you can hear “The Stars and Stripes Forever,” “America the Beautiful,” and “Yankee Doodle.” Spaceship Earth also lights up like the American flag.

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This is a great chance to escape the holiday weekend crowds in Magic Kingdom, but still get a chance to see a special fireworks show to mark the occasion. Plus, spending the Fourth of July in EPCOT means you get to see Mickey and his friends in special patriotic outfits at American Adventure Pavilion.

Mickey and Pals on the 4th of July

You’ll also want to pop into Soarin’ Across America, a special version of the Soarin’ ride that will take you on a breathtaking journey across the United States to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary.

Soarin’ Across America

We’ll be covering everything happening in Disney World during the Fourth of July weekend, so stay tuned to DFB for more.

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