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September 21, 1996 to May 18, 1997

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Guests hear these announcements while they are waiting for the show to begin.

Male Announcer: Ladies and Gentlemen, in 15 minutes Epcot and GE will celebrate IllumiNations 25. At GE, we bring good things to life. The show can be experienced all around the World Showcase Lagoon. Because of lower light levels around the lagoon, please watch your step and take small children by the hand during the show. Get ready, because tonight's celebration, IllumiNations 25, will begin in 15 minutes. Thank you.

Male Announcer: Ladies and Gentlemen, in just 10 minutes the Epcot family and GE will celebrate Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary with IllumiNations 25. At GE, we bring good things to life. There are still lots of great places to watch the show all around the lagoon. Because of fireworks and lower light levels during the show, for your safety, we ask that you remain on the promenade side of all railings. During the show, please watch your step and take small children by the hand. Find a good spot because IllumiNations 25 will begin in just 10 minutes. Thank you.

Male Announcer: Ladies and Gentlemen, in just 5 minutes the Epcot family and GE will celebrate Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary with IllumiNations 25. At GE, we bring good things to life. There are still lots of great places to watch the show all around the lagoon. Because of fireworks and lower light levels during the show, for your safety, we ask that you remain on the promenade side of all railings. During the show, please watch your step and take small children by the hand. Find a good spot because IllumiNations 25 will begin in just 5 minutes. Thank you.

Things are fairly quiet around the lagoon with the exception of people talking and a boat zipping by doing last minute checks. Then the pavilion lights are turned off, the lights along the walkways fade, and the show begins.

Male Announcer: Good evening ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to IllumiNations 25 - a celebration of the magic that you, our 25th Anniversary Guests of Honor, have brought to Walt Disney World for 25 magical years. Join us now as the countries of World Showcase welcome all of you to our worldwide family.

"Remember the Magic" - World Showcase Salute
(Based on the WDW 25th Anniversary song "Remember the Magic")

Lyricist:	Cheryl Berman
Composer:	Ira Antelis
Arranger & Orchestrator:	Gregory Smith

Chorus: Remember the Magic!

To open the show, cast members from the World Showcase pavilions welcome guests from their countries/regions. Special Thanks to the World Showcase Cast Members for helping me with the translations and Joerg Schmidt for the German translation.

Canada - Male: From my country, please welcome our Guests of Honor from Canada.

Italy - Female: And from Europe, diamo il benvenuto a membri de la nostra famiglia Italiana. ("We welcome the members of our Italian family.")

France - Female: From the land of my birth, veuillez accueillir nos familles francaises. ("Please welcome our French family.")

Germany - Female: And from my homeland, begruessen wir unsere familienmitglieder aus Deutschland recht herzlich. ("We sincerely welcome our family members from Germany.")

United Kingdom - Male (Paul): From the British Isles, please also welcome our family from the United Kingdom. (Paul is a bartender at the Rose and Crown Pub at this pavilion.)

Norway - Male: And from my home in Scandanavia, huer vennlig a ønske vare Norske gjester vellkomen! ("Be kind and welcome our Norwegian guests.")

Morocco - Female: And from Africa, . ("We want to welcome the guests of honor from Morocco." [Read Arabic from right to left.])

China - Female: From the land of the Orient, . ("Welcome to the Chinese from all over the world.")

Japan - Male: From the land of the Rising Sun, Nippon no minasama yókoso okoshi kudasaimashita. ("Welcome Japanese tourists/guests." The same thing written with Japanese characters is this: .)

Mexico - Male: And from my wonderful land, acompañeme en darles la bienvenida a nuestra familia de Mexico. ("Join with me in welcoming our family from Mexico.")

USA - Female: And to all of our family members who have traveled here from around the United States, Welcome.

Male Announcer: Now it's time to all come together for a sparkling celebration of Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary - IllumiNations 25.

One solid minute of fireworks go off and then the music begins.

ACT I

"A Worldwide Celebration"
Composer & Orchestrator: Gregory Smith

Part I: "Mascleta" (calypso)
Composer & Orchestrator: Gregory Smith

Male Announcer: Join us as we celebrate the richness of world cultures.

Part II: "International Fantasy"
Composer & Orchestrator: Gregory Smith

• Movements (in order):
• Asian
• African
• South American
• British
• Flamenco
• Eastern European
• Middle Eastern
• Polka

Part III: Back to "Mascleta" (calypso)
Composer & Orchestrator: Gregory Smith

ACT II

Male Announcer: Come with us now as we celebrate the spirit of discovery.

"Discovery Suite"
Based on "We've Just Begun to Dream" the EPCOT fanfare by Steve Skorija, Gregory Smith, and Jack Eskew
Composer & Orchestrator: Gregory Smith

• Theme and Variations (in order):
  • Life
  • Innoventions
  • Imagination
  • Seas
  • Land
  • Energy
  • Motion
  • Communication

Discovery Suite features laser projected images of Future World themes. The first shows a child (Life) spinning through the stars. The child picks up a light bulb (Innoventions). "E=mc²" appears. Out of the lightbulb (Imagination) comes a spinning object and an electron. The fountain spurts blue colored water up half way and the screen is filled with fish (Seas). The child's face appears in the lower left hand corner and watches a shark, whale, octopus, and dolphin swim around. Colored flowers appear next and the child smells them (Land). Comets are followed by dinosaurs (Energy). A car, which has the word "TEST" as in Test Track written on it, is formed next (Motion). The sound of a car engine zooming by is heard. A space satellite (Communication) spins around with a view of earth rotating in the lower right corner. Zooming in closer to earth, birds fly us in to central Florida where a satellite dish receives information. Finally, the child is seen one last time as it spins around and moves off into the distance.

ACT III

Male Announcer: As we come together to celebrate Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary, let us remember not just the past, but the present - this very moment as we stand side by side, young and old, as one. After all, this is really a festival of friendship, a celebration of family, a Circle of Life.

"Circle of Life"

Lyricist:	Tim Rice
Composer:	Elton John
Arrangers:	Gregory Smith & Oliver Wells
Orchestrator:	Gregory Smith
Vocals:	John Madgett & Florida Mass Choir

John Madgett:
From the day we arrive on the planet
And blinking, step into the sun
There's more to see than can ever be seen
More to do than can ever be done

There is far too much to take in here
More to find than can ever be found
But the sun rolling high
Through the sapphire sky
Keeps great and small on the endless round

 

John Madgett:	Florida Mass Choir:
The Circle of Life	The Circle of Life
And it moves us all	And it moves us all
Through despair and hope	Despair and hope
Through faith and love	Faith and love, through faith and love
Till we find our place	Oh, we find our place
(All) On the path unwinding
In the Circle
(All) The Circle of Life

In the Circle	In the Circle
In the Circle	Ahh, Circle
In the Circle	The Circle of Life
The Circle of Life	The Circle of Life
And it moves us all	And it moves us all
Through despair and hope	Through despair and hope
Through faith ...	Faith and love
	Till we find our place
	On the path unwinding
	In the Circle
In the Circle	In the Circle
In the Circle	In the Circle
In the Circle	The Circle of Life
of Life!	Circle of Life! Life! Life!!

Male Announcer: The EPCOT family and G.E. hope all of you from around the world have enjoyed IllumiNations 25. G.E. - we bring good things to life. Thank you and good night.

Total Running Time: 13:49

The Exit Music, which includes pieces of "A Worldwide Celebration," begins and repeats at least 4 times as guests are leaving the park. A giant laser-produced "25" is projected on Spaceship Earth.

Music produced by Steve Skorija
Music supervision by Dan Savant
Vocals recorded by Andy de Ganahl at Starke Lake Studios, Orlando, FL
Mixed by Eric Shilling at Starke Lake Studios, Orlando, FL
The Florida Mass Choir: Under the direction of Arthur Jones, Taz Morosi, and Keith Dyer

IllumiNations Fact Sheet | Original IllumiNations ('88) | Holiday IllumiNations
IllumiNations 25 A | IllumiNations 25 B | IllumiNations ('98-99)
IllumiNations (2000): Reflections of Earth

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