Archive for August 10th, 2009

#3 The Lights of Winter

Yet another of those lovely things that bring us back to Walt Disney World year after year – the beautiful Lights of Winter in EPCOT.  During the late fall, we watch the arches go up over the walkway between Future World and the World Showcase; the bare white structures giving little hint of the dazzling show that awaits.  Just after Thanksgiving, the parks and resorts seem suddenly to burst forth in holiday dress. Now, each evening, the modest archway transforms, becoming a brilliant canopy of color.  It’s an ever-changing tapestry as continuous patterns compose and fade away, twinkling and pulsating in harmony with a holiday musical score.

We love the charming ceremony that takes place at nightfall, when characters arrive for the lighting of the EPCOT tree.  As the lights on the tree begin to twinkle, the magic moves to the archway, and it comes alive for the first show of the night.

Lights of Winter

EPCOT

Nightly throughout the holiday season

Park admission required