Electrical Water Pageant on the SEVEN SEAS LAGOON & BAY LAKE- Wilderness Lodge Disney World

[@wsmith4]

I haven’t been to Disney world in 9 years now but I can still feel the warm breeze coming in off the lagoon as I sit on the shore at the Wilderness Lodge after a long, wonderful day at the parks, taking in this beautiful pageant every night before heading off to bed. Truly one of my favorite things about all of Disney World.

[@troostan2776]

I remember sitting on the balcony in the contemporary resort and hearing this starting and having no idea what was going on. For the next week of our trip I would wait outside every night for it to start and watch it in full. Just a perfect example of how much work and effort Disney puts into making every detail in their parks truly magical.

[@michaelpenc7355]

By far, the greatest water pageant

[@Momon143]

This was one of my favorite things about working at Fort Wilderness. You could hear the music from most places on the entire campground, even in the big employees-only area close to the entrance to the site. It was nice to see that something so long-standing was still going on every night. I love the music, which was either composed by Jean-Jacque Perrey or inspired by his Electrical Parade music.

[@Jermont86]

We were at the campground and had no idea why the song was playing. After the 3rd day we found out. This song gives me amazing memories!

[@MissMaddieWren]

It seems like this hasn’t changed since I was a little girl! I’m almost 40 now! I’m glad 😃 and I love ❤️ it !

[@kevintoboz4929]

It hasn’t changed. It’s the longest running “show” at WDW

[@magpie8931]

I don’t remember when I first saw this show, but I’ve been to Disney a few times over the years and I make it my goal to see this at least once, if not more. It has a special place in my heart, and I still find it incredibly exciting and magical even now that I’m older.

[@owenhunter3269]

It really did surprised me when I will little

[@disneydanny2]

GREAT video! I LOVE videos that capture the WHOLE soundtrack.

[@helterskelter-]

I remember saying at the fort wilderness, in a tent, and waking up to this every night because how how loud it was lol

[@AviationMushy737]

as a big MSEP fan from California, I was very happy to see the Water Pageant for the first time in July. It was awesome!!!

[@PrimeStone]

So beautiful, so much colors

[@sweetridespei4816]

Awesome! Man I remember in the late 70’s and early 80’s walking back to our campsite, listening to the concluding music in the distance as the pageant sailed away for the night. Part of Handel’s music for the royal fireworks. Pure magic, our way lit by those little yellow keychain Fort Wilderness flashlights. One of the few old-timey Disney things that remains, now if we could just bottle up that Ft. Wilderness smell… man. Thanks for the video and the nostalgia!

[@Bandrik]

I know that exact smell. It's mostly pine trees, some dried leaves, with a hint of campfire smoke from time to time. And once in a while, a whiff of diesel exhaust as one of the yellow, orange, or purple loop busses make their rounds. There's a few more nuances, like camping food, smores, maybe vinyl from an RV awning or a musty camping chair that was kept in storage. Otherwise... That's Walt Disney world's Fort Wilderness in a bottle. :)

[@fervidGOOBY]

@@Bandrik I think you nailed it! I love all of it. Even the bus exhaust smell. Nowadays you’d have to add In the smell of 5000 golf carts! Whatever that may be. 😅

[@Bandrik]

@@fervidGOOBY haha thanks! Oh! Yeah I forgot about all the golf carts. My family never used those, instead we either biked, walked, or bussed.

[@fervidGOOBY]

@@Bandrik yeah, us too. Unfortunately Disney has seen a lucrative rental market in those carts. Maybe the same people who rent the scooters at EPCOT? (Think WALL-E)

[@Bandrik]

@@fervidGOOBY hahaha ok that mental image was on point. Especially if their sponsor Coca-Cola has their way lol

[@borisnetwork]

the soundfont for the music sounds like from Super Mario Kart

[@revgurley]

My father used to put on meetings at the Contemporary in the 80s, and I'd love to watch this every night. Makes me sad - the original King Neptune at the end used to be Handel's Water Music.

[@sasha9920]

This was my childhood....

[@kat64470]

I’ve never knew. How cool

[@dorsetandhampshiretrainspo9496]

some nights i would watch this on my balcony from the contemporary Resort. THE MUSIC WAS SO LOUD!!

[@asapluke]

Nostalgia

[@sasha9920]

YES

[@calvery]

I love Disney. Great vids.. Thanks. I bookmarked so I can see all post. Hope you will keep uploading....

[@370H-SSV]

Fina I found a video that shows the inspiration for what became the world famous Main Street electrical parade

[@brianobrien7983]

To be clear, the Electrical Light Parade and the Electric Water Pageant had the same music when they both opened in 1971. They were essentially the same show, only one was on water, with more water themed floats, and the other one was on dry land. But they both featured "Baroque Hoedown" as their main theme. Since that time the Electric Water Pageant has changed over the years. The Electrical Light Parade remains basically the same.

[@vlcruz95]

@@brianobrien7983 Minus all the floats damaged after being moved from Anaheim to Florida over the years. The circus floats broken in transit, same with blue fairy, the organ, parts of snow white too. Which is why the Main Street Electrical Parade is muuuuuuuch shorter.

[@AgentM79]

I looked forward to this water pageant every year when we vacationed at Fort Wilderness. If I remember correctly, it was even visible from the Monorail track. It just doesn’t get any more “magical” than this.

[@sweetridespei4816]

Yeah you could catch a glimpse of it’s daytime home just before the Magic Kingdom as you crossed over the canal that runs beside MK and eventually becomes rivers of America in Frontierland. Magical memories indeed. 😀

[@nitronick1075]

2:32 classic Disney boat horn 😂😂😂

[@mikedecarlo9057]

We got to see it from our balcony at Wilderness Lodge two years ago.

[@JonathanRobichaud2004]

I just got to Disney on that day

[@gpenguin840]

For five years in a row when my dad and I would go watch this Bambi would be on for the campfire movie. *5 years in a row*

[@Msteve-nt5bx]

Poor people dont know about this

[@UltrawaveProductions]

Neat show, -though as someone who stayed at bay lake tower it playing almost every night at 9-10pm got old fast-

[@creativeponyproductions]

I was met the go there is June because I have yearly conference for children’s book writers and illustrators that takes place inside of Disney World. (I’m both a writer and an illustrator.) However thanks to Covid 19 it isn’t happening this year.

[@RDARMORTANKERVET-]

Thanks for the walk down memory lane!

[@hotcurl7613]

4:10

[@TotallyNotFocusRy]

Bro I went to Disney releasely and the second last night I saw THE VERY END I cried because at least I saw it then my last night I go to see it 😯

[@khloewilliams7487]

I was scared of this because it gives me a bad feeling

[@mattbrewster8051]

I much prefer the original soundtrack. At least they haven't "improved" the barges!

[@joshuasJR]

1 minute left goalz

[@dorsetandhampshiretrainspo9496]

has there been any plans to bring this show back soon?

[@jalengadhavi2438]

Funny you mention that because Disney World recently has been testing this show again

[@dorsetandhampshiretrainspo9496]

@@jalengadhavi2438 ya ik i put that comment just before i heard it was testing.

[@kellyoneal9288]

They just announced that it will be returning on December 20!

[@dorsetandhampshiretrainspo9496]

@@kellyoneal9288 ik im so hyped!

[@fela.dan.emi.3131]

5:03 under the sea by a crab 🦀🎶🎶🎶🎵🎼

[@jbjbjbjbjbjb775]

Fever dream

[@cberry6751]

They’ve changed the music 😢. It’s not as wonderful as it was 20 years ago.

[@joshuasJR]

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[@joshuasJR]

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[@tommycochran1019]

They changed the songs!!🤬

[@Sorcerer-SMC]

No they didn’t, it’s always been like this since the 90s update

[@tommycochran1019]

@@Sorcerer-SMCand I remember it from the 80s. So yes they did

[@joshuasJR]

Wooiid doiiwn hmmmmh