Disney's EPCOT
2026-07-03
Events
Heartbeat of Freedom Fireworks
Patriotic fireworks finale shown directly after Luminous: The Symphony of Us at EPCOT on July 3, 4, and 5 to celebrate America's 250th anniversary. The show runs all three nights for the first time, completing a full surround of World Showcase Lagoon.
21:15
More infoFriday of the July 4th holiday weekend, with elevated travel and Florida schools already out for summer. EPCOT is between festivals — Flower & Garden closed June 1 and Food & Wine doesn't start until late August — so crowds skew lighter than a typical EPCOT day. Yesterday's actuals ran well below prediction at Busch Gardens Tampa and Universal Studios Florida but above prediction at Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios; today's score is recalibrated accordingly, corroborated by this afternoon's wait-time snapshot. Typical Florida summer heat with afternoon storm chances (30%). The 22:12 UTC wait-time snapshot showed a sharp evening spike (max wait 115 min) as guests staked out World Showcase for the first-time full-surround Heartbeat of Freedom fireworks finale following Luminous.
What Actually Happened
Actual crowd score: 5 · We predicted 6
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