Rivers of Light

{{Short description|Former show at Disney's Animal Kingdom}} {{italic title}} {{use American English|date=February 2017}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2017}} {{Infobox attraction  | name = ''Rivers of Light'' | image = File:Rivers of Light - Soft Opening - February 12, 2017 (32869396115).jpg | caption =  | altname = ''Rivers of Light: We Are One'' (2019–2020) | location = Disney's Animal Kingdom | section = Asia | coordinates = | status = Removed | cost = | soft_opened = {{start date|2017|02|10}} <ref name=Test1>{{cite web|title=Soft Opening for Rivers of Light Happening Tonight!|url=http://www.wdwinfo.com/news-stories/soft-opening-for-rivers-of-light-happening-tonight/|accessdate=February 11, 2017|date=February 10, 2017|archive-date=February 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211235234/http://www.wdwinfo.com/news-stories/soft-opening-for-rivers-of-light-happening-tonight/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Test2>{{cite web|title=Rivers of Light News|url=http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/rivers-of-light/news/10feb2017-rivers-of-light-to-soft-open-tonight.htm|website=www.wdwmagic.com|accessdate=February 11, 2017|archive-date=February 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211040645/http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/rivers-of-light/news/10feb2017-rivers-of-light-to-soft-open-tonight.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Test3>{{cite web|title=Just In! Rivers of Light at Animal Kingdom, Soft Opening! See the Show Below! #RiversOfLight|url=http://www.themainstreetmouse.com/2017/02/10/just-rivers-light-animal-kingdom-soft-opening-see-show-riversoflight/|website=The Main Street Mouse|accessdate=February 11, 2017|date=February 10, 2017|archive-date=February 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211160619/http://www.themainstreetmouse.com/2017/02/10/just-rivers-light-animal-kingdom-soft-opening-see-show-riversoflight/|url-status=live}}</ref> | opened = {{start date|2017|02|17}} (original)<br>{{start date|2019|05|24}} (''We Are One'') | closed = {{end date|2019|05|23}} (original) <br> {{end date|2020|03|15}} (''We Are One'') | previousattraction = ''The Jungle Book: Alive with Magic'' | replacement = ''Disney KiteTails''  | type = Live hydrotechnic show | manufacturer =  | designer = Walt Disney Creative Entertainment | model = | theme = Natural world | music = Don L. Harper, Mark Mancina, and Dave Metzger | speed_mph =  | speed_km/h =  | sitearea_sqft =  | sitearea_sqm =  | capacity =  | audience_capacity = 5,000<ref name="Motley Fool"/> | duration = | restriction_ft =  | restriction_in =  | restriction_cm =   | single_rider =  | pay_per_use =  | custom_label_1 = | custom_value_1 = | virtual_queue_name = FastPass+ | virtual_queue_image = Fastpass+ Logo.svg | virtual_queue_status= was available | accessible = yes | transfer_accessible = | assistive_listening = | cc = | small =  }}

'''''Rivers of Light''''' was a nighttime show at Disney's Animal Kingdom in the Walt Disney World Resort. Located in the park's Discovery River lagoon between Discovery Island and Expedition Everest,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mauney|first1=Matt|title=Not just Avatar taking shape behind walls of Animal Kingdom|url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/the-daily-disney/os-avatar-disney-animal-kingdom-construction-story.html|accessdate=August 16, 2015|work=Orlando Sentinel|date=August 16, 2015|archive-date=August 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150812030707/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/the-daily-disney/os-avatar-disney-animal-kingdom-construction-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> the show featured water fountains, mist screens, floating lanterns, fire effects, lasers, lights, fog, projection mapping, and until September 2018, live performers.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Fickley-Baker|first1=Jennifer|title=New Details Released on 'Rivers of Light,' Sunset Kilimanjaro Safaris at Disney's Animal Kingdom|url=http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2015/08/new-details-released-on-rivers-of-light-sunset-kilimanjaro-safaris-at-disneys-animal-kingdom/|access-date=August 16, 2015|work=Disney Parks Blog|date=August 16, 2015|archive-date=August 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150817135430/http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2015/08/new-details-released-on-rivers-of-light-sunset-kilimanjaro-safaris-at-disneys-animal-kingdom/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Lakeside seating areas were able to accommodate 5,000 guests.<ref name="Motley Fool">{{cite web|url=http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2016/03/12/is-disney-world-making-a-5000-seat-mistake.aspx|title=Is Disney World Making a 5,000-Seat Mistake?|last=Munarriz|first=Rick|date=March 12, 2016|work=The Motley Fool|access-date=March 16, 2016|archive-date=March 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316153205/http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2016/03/12/is-disney-world-making-a-5000-seat-mistake.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>

''Rivers of Light'' was initially developed as a nighttime parade by Steve Davison, but due to the need of infrastructural changes to Discovery Island to necessitate better viewing that would diminish the horticultural character of the area, this version of the project was cancelled in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2008/03/24/monday-mouse-watch-it-s-lights-out-for-dak-s-rivers-of-light-parade-while-beastly-kingdomme-makes-a-character-based-comeback.aspx|title=Monday Mouse Watch : It's lights out for DAK's "Rivers of Light" parade, while Beastly Kingdomme makes a character-based comeback|last1=Hill|first1=Jim|date=March 23, 2008|language=en|access-date=February 8, 2018|archive-date=February 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209063814/http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2008/03/24/monday-mouse-watch-it-s-lights-out-for-dak-s-rivers-of-light-parade-while-beastly-kingdomme-makes-a-character-based-comeback.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> Following the debut of ''World of Color'', the concept for ''Rivers of Light'' was revisited and took on the form of a nighttime lagoon show; it first announced in October 2013 as part of the park's expansion plans, which included Pandora–The World of ''Avatar'' and a nocturnal version of Kilimanjaro Safaris.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/blog/tourism-central/os-disney-details-avatar-land-for-animal-kingdom-20131012,0,2613343.post|title=Disney details "Avatar" land for Animal Kingdom|last=Garcia|first=Jason|date=October 12, 2013|newspaper=Orlando Sentinel|accessdate=October 12, 2013|author2=Dewayne Bevil|archive-date=October 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012144217/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/blog/tourism-central/os-disney-details-avatar-land-for-animal-kingdom-20131012,0,2613343.post|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Disney Parks Blog">{{cite web|url=http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2014/05/rivers-of-light-nighttime-spectacular-coming-to-disneys-animal-kingdom/|title="Rivers of Light" Nighttime Spectacular Coming to Disney's Animal Kingdom|last=Slater|first=Shawn|date=May 2, 2014|access-date=July 10, 2014|archive-date=July 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715225736/http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2014/05/rivers-of-light-nighttime-spectacular-coming-to-disneys-animal-kingdom/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Construction began in 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2015/08/star-wars-lands-disneyland-walt-disney-world-d23-1201499864/|title=Star Wars Land Coming To Disney Parks, 4 Star Wars Attractions Detailed, And More – D23|last1=Lowe|first1=Kinsey|date=August 15, 2015|work=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=August 16, 2015|archive-date=August 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150816055312/http://deadline.com/2015/08/star-wars-lands-disneyland-walt-disney-world-d23-1201499864/|url-status=live}}</ref> Walt Disney Imagineering and Walt Disney Creative Entertainment designed the show along with longtime collaborators Michael Curry, Don L. Harper and Mark Mancina.<ref name="Rivers of Light Composers & Designers">{{cite web|url=http://attractionsmagazine.com/rivers-light-debuts-april-22-disneys-animal-kingdom-video-gives-peek/|title=Rivers of Light debuts April 22 at Disney's Animal Kingdom|website=Attractions Magazine|date=March 2, 2016|language=en-US|accessdate=April 9, 2016|archive-date=April 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409223241/http://attractionsmagazine.com/rivers-light-debuts-april-22-disneys-animal-kingdom-video-gives-peek/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The show was originally set to premiere on April 22, 2016, Earth Day and the park's 18th anniversary.<ref>{{cite web|first=Jennifer|last=Fickley-Baker|url=https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2016/03/first-look-rivers-of-light-to-debut-april-22-at-disneys-animal-kingdom/?CMP=SOC-TWITTER20160302171838|title=First Look: 'Rivers of Light' To Debut April 22 at Disney's Animal Kingdom|work=Disney Parks Blog|access-date=March 2, 2016|archive-date=March 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306211129/https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2016/03/first-look-rivers-of-light-to-debut-april-22-at-disneys-animal-kingdom/?CMP=SOC-TWITTER20160302171838|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Ian|last=Ferrell|url=http://ridevine.io/2016/03/10/source-confirms-rivers-of-light-soft-opening-more-details/|title=Source Confirms Rivers of Light Soft Opening & More Details - Ride Vine|work=Ride Vine|date=March 10, 2016|access-date=March 10, 2016|archive-date=March 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313083106/http://ridevine.io/2016/03/10/source-confirms-rivers-of-light-soft-opening-more-details|url-status=live}}</ref> However, on April 5, 2016, it was announced that the show had been delayed and would not be able to meet the April 22 premiere date.<ref name="April 22 Cancelled">{{cite web|first=Thomas|last=Smith|url=https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2016/04/update-on-nighttime-experiences-at-disneys-animal-kingdom/|title=Update on Nighttime Experiences at Disney's Animal Kingdom|work=Disney Parks Blog|access-date=April 5, 2016|archive-date=April 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405193043/https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2016/04/update-on-nighttime-experiences-at-disneys-animal-kingdom/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Bevil|first1=Dewayne|title=Disney: 'Rivers of Light,' other Animal Kingdom attractions delayed|url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/theme-park-rangers-blog/os-disney-animal-kingdom-rivers-of-light-delayed-20160405-story.html|website=OrlandoSentinel.com|accessdate=April 5, 2016|archive-date=April 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406034909/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/theme-park-rangers-blog/os-disney-animal-kingdom-rivers-of-light-delayed-20160405-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Rivers of Light and nighttime attractions delayed|url=http://attractionsmagazine.com/rivers-light-nighttime-attractions-disneys-animal-kingdom-delayed/|website=Attractions Magazine|date=April 5, 2016|accessdate=April 5, 2016|language=en-US|archive-date=April 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417111024/http://attractionsmagazine.com/rivers-light-nighttime-attractions-disneys-animal-kingdom-delayed/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Fernandez|first1=Surya|title=Opening date delayed for Rivers of Light, nighttime experiences at Disney's Animal Kingdom|url=http://www.insidethemagic.net/2016/04/opening-date-delayed-for-rivers-of-light-nighttime-experiences-at-disneys-animal-kingdom/|website=Inside the Magic|date=April 5, 2016|accessdate=April 5, 2016|language=en-US|archive-date=April 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407015720/http://www.insidethemagic.net/2016/04/opening-date-delayed-for-rivers-of-light-nighttime-experiences-at-disneys-animal-kingdom/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Busdeker|first1=Jon|title=Rivers of Light opening at Disney's Animal Kingdom postponed|url=http://www.wesh.com/orlandomyway/orlando-theme-parks/rivers-of-light-opening-at-disneys-animal-kingdom-postponed/38875168|website=WESH|date=April 5, 2016|accessdate=April 5, 2016|archive-date=April 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408063654/http://www.wesh.com/orlandomyway/orlando-theme-parks/rivers-of-light-opening-at-disneys-animal-kingdom-postponed/38875168|url-status=live}}</ref> A portion of the show was previewed to media on April 19, 2016, when it was also announced that ''The Jungle Book: Alive with Magic'', a limited-engagement show based on the 2016 live-action film, would fill the space of the delayed ''Rivers of Light'' night-time show.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bevil|first1=Dewayne|title=Disney previews 'Rivers of Light,' announces 'Jungle Book' show|url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/theme-park-rangers-blog/os-disney-rivers-of-light-jungle-book-20160419-story.html|website=OrlandoSentinel.com|accessdate=April 20, 2016|archive-date=August 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813143001/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/theme-park-rangers-blog/os-disney-rivers-of-light-jungle-book-20160419-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Fickley-Baker|first1=Jennifer|title=Disney's Animal Kingdom Awakens at Night With New 'Jungle Book' Show, Parties & Attractions Starting Memorial Day Weekend|url=https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2016/04/disneys-animal-kingdom-awakens-at-night-with-new-jungle-book-show-parties-attractions-starting-memorial-day-weekend/|website=Disney Parks Blog|access-date=April 20, 2016|language=en-us|archive-date=April 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428033541/https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2016/04/disneys-animal-kingdom-awakens-at-night-with-new-jungle-book-show-parties-attractions-starting-memorial-day-weekend/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The show ran until September 5, 2016.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Pedicini|first1=Sandra|title=Disney's Animal Kingdom nights get shorter as Rivers of Light faces delays|url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/the-daily-disney/os-animal-kingdom-nighttime-problems-20160816-story.html|accessdate=August 17, 2016|work=Orlando Sentinel|date=August 16, 2016|archive-date=August 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817124354/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/the-daily-disney/os-animal-kingdom-nighttime-problems-20160816-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On February 9, 2017, it was announced that Rivers of Light would open on February 17, 2017.<ref name="Feb 17">{{cite web|last1=Fickley-Baker|first1=Jennifer|title='Rivers of Light' Officially Opens February 17 at Disney's Animal Kingdom|url=https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2017/02/rivers-of-light-officially-opens-february-17-at-disneys-animal-kingdom/|website=Disney Parks Blog|access-date=February 9, 2017|language=en-us|archive-date=February 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211082626/https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2017/02/rivers-of-light-officially-opens-february-17-at-disneys-animal-kingdom/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The show began previews on February 10, 2017.<ref name="Test1" /><ref name="Test2" /><ref name="Test3" />

A retooled version of the show featuring animated characters, titled '''''Rivers of Light: We Are One''''', debuted on Memorial Day Weekend 2019.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Slater |first1=Shawn |title=Updated 'Rivers of Light: We Are One' Show Debuts This Summer at Disney's Animal Kingdom |url=https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2019/04/rivers-of-light-we-are-one-debuts-this-summer-at-disneys-animal-kingdom/ |website=Disney Parks Blog |date=April 22, 2019 |access-date=April 22, 2019 |archive-date=April 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422174713/https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2019/04/rivers-of-light-we-are-one-debuts-this-summer-at-disneys-animal-kingdom/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The show was suspended in March 2020 owing to the COVID-19 pandemic and in July 2020, park officials confirmed rumors that the show would be retired.<ref>{{cite web|last=Tuttle|first=Brittani|title=Disney World permanently closes of Rivers of Light, Primeval Whirl, Stitch's Great Escape|url=https://attractionsmagazine.com/disney-world-permanently-closes-rivers-light-primeval-whirl-stitchs-great-escape/|website=Attractions Magazine|accessdate=2020-07-16|date=2020-07-16|df=mdy-all|archive-date=July 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717000618/https://attractionsmagazine.com/disney-world-permanently-closes-rivers-light-primeval-whirl-stitchs-great-escape/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Show summary== ===Act I: Gifts of Light=== Before the show begins, four lotus floats gradually drift onto the Discovery River Lagoon while fireflies awaken and the shadows of the four Animal Spirit Guides can be seen moving through the trees. The fireflies function as a visual element throughout the show, seemingly illuminating barges and occasionally accenting visual elements projected on water screens.

The show begins with the arrival of two teams of mystical storytellers on their respective lantern sailboats, playing a musical fanfare accompanied by the cries of animals. On the Asia side of the lagoon are Shaman Aditya (whose instrument is a horn) and Acolyte Ketu. On the Dinoland side of the lagoon are Shaman Aseema (whose instrument is a flute) and her Acolyte Ambu. These characters are silent and communicate only through pantomime, dance, shadow puppetry, and music; leaving a narrator to explain what we are about to see. These performers were removed on September 29, 2018, as the result of budget cuts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wdwnt.com/2018/09/all-live-actors-are-being-cut-from-animal-kingdoms-rivers-of-light-nighttime-show/|title=All Live Actors Are Being Cut from Animal Kingdom's Rivers of...|date=September 21, 2018|publisher=WDWNT|access-date=October 30, 2018|archive-date=October 31, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031052353/https://wdwnt.com/2018/09/all-live-actors-are-being-cut-from-animal-kingdoms-rivers-of-light-nighttime-show/|url-status=live}}</ref>

{{blockquote|Of all the gleaming planets in our vast universe, it is only here on Earth that water and light harmoniously unite to create the wonder of life. We most graciously welcome you to a timeless celebration of water and light with roots as far reaching as time itself. Here, where the forces of nature meet in harmony, the spirits of the animals are free to dance together in the night sky creating Rivers of Light. We are united in this special place to celebrate the magnificence and wonder of all living creatures, for in life we are all one.}}

===Act II: Parade of the Animal Spirits=== As the narration ends, the storytellers introduce us to the four Animal Spirit guides, each representing one of the four elements.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Fickley-Baker|first1=Jennifer|title=All in the Details: Learn About The 'Rivers of Light' Animal Spirit Guides|url=https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2017/02/all-in-the-details-learn-about-the-rivers-of-light-animal-spirit-guides/|website=Disney Parks Blog|language=en-us|access-date=August 13, 2017|archive-date=August 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813230738/https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2017/02/all-in-the-details-learn-about-the-rivers-of-light-animal-spirit-guides/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Taking the form of large sculpted lantern barges, they consist of a Bengal Tiger (representing Fire), an African Bush Elephant and her calf (representing Earth), a Sea Turtle and its child (representing Water), and a Great Horned Owl with her owlets (representing Air). Moving across the lagoon and changing colour to the music, the Animal Spirits begin to leave their lanterns one by one and take to the sky in an astral form, bringing the lotuses to life and heralding the arrival of the Temple Lotus.

===Act III: Dance of the Lotus=== After the animal spirits have left their lanterns, the lotuses take center stage, flanking the central Temple Lotus barge. Aseema conducts the lotuses in their fountain ballet and has the shadow puppet-like figures of the turtle and owls dance amongst them on the water while the storytellers provide percussion.

===Act IV: We Are One=== After the Dance of the Lotus ends, Aditya plays his horn to call the Tiger spirit into action, who proceeds to leapfrog across the lotuses and begin a journey through the different realms of the Animal Spirits. Accompanied by the original song "We Are One" and utilizing footage taken from the Disneynature documentary series, we travel through the Tiger's South Asian jungles, the Sea Turtle's ocean, and the African savannah of the Elephant. The song is interrupted by a scene taken from ''African Cats'', where an African lion chases after a mother cheetah on his territory, who manages to make a narrow escape and get her cubs to safety. Aseema and her boat reappear and she sends the Owl up from her boat to take us to the snowy regions of Alaska seen in ''Bears'' and the song resumes with a montage of animal families, ending on a flock of flamingos and the sounds of Aseema and Aditya's instruments as the two boats go back to center stage.

===Act V: Rivers of Light=== In a scene inspired visually and musically by the "Transformation" sequence in ''Brother Bear'', the storytellers call upon the aurora borealis (the titular "Rivers of Light"), which starts to appear over the lagoon. Spirits of countless animals begin rushing and marching through the lights as the storytellers bask in the beautiful glow. The aurora fades on an image of a humpback whale breach and gives way to the night sky and animals in the constellations. As the Animal Spirit Guides return to their lantern barges, the narrator returns for concluding remarks.

{{blockquote|Within each of us is a light. A light that shines in all living things. Here where fire and water bridge the earth and sky, our light rises on the wind to join the stars. As we journey on this great earth, may we remember the light we share? May we celebrate our bond with the natural world and the wonders that flow on Rivers of Light.}}

The Temple Lotus opens up to reveal a tower of fire that blasts to the beat of a grand finale reprise of We Are One. The animals return and the fireflies emerge from the Tree of Life in the form of spotlights.

==Music== {{Infobox album | name = The Music from Rivers of Light{{nbsp}}& Tree of Life Awakenings Shows at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park | type = soundtrack | artist = Various Artists | cover = | alt = | released = {{Start date|2017|06|02}} | recorded = | venue = | studio = {{flat list| * Abbey Road Studios * Capitol Studios (vocals)}} | genre = | length = {{duration|m=37|s=51}} | label = Walt Disney | producer = {{flat list| * Matt Walker * Dan Stamper}} | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = }}

===Soundtrack=== The music for ''River of Light'' was composed by Don Harper, Mark Mancina, and Dave Metzger, with lyrics by Miriam Stockley and Mancina. The entire soundtrack for the show, as well as that of ''Tree of Life: Awakenings,'' was released in a combined soundtrack album by Walt Disney Records on June 2, 2017.

====Track listing==== {{Track listing | headline = ''Rivers of Light'' (Tracks 1-7), ''Tree of Life Awakenings'' (Tracks 8-11) | all_writing = | title1 = The Awakening | note1 = chants by Miriam Stockley | writer1 = Don Harper | length1 = 2:06 | title2 = Act 1: Prologue | writer2 = Mark Mancina, Dave Metzger | length2 = 1:27 | title3 = Act 2: Parade of the Animal Spirit Guides | note3 = chants by Miriam Stockley | writer3 = Don Harper | length3 = 2:42 | title4 = Act 3: Dance of the Lotus | writer4 = Don Harper | length4 = 2:32 | title5 = Act 4: We Are One | writer5 = Mark Mancina, Don Harper | note5 = chants by Miriam Stockley | length5 = 4:31 | title6 = Act 5: Rivers of Light | writer6 = Mark Mancina, Don Harper, Dave Metzger | note6 = chants by Miriam Stockley | length6 = 3:45 | title7 = Afterglow | writer7 =Mark Mancina | note7 = chants by Miriam Stockley | length7 = 3:11 | title8 = Rendezvous | writer8 = Andrew Lockington | length8 = 4:09 | title9 = Journey | writer9 =Andrew Lockington | length9 = 3:53 | title10 = Gift Giver | writer10 =Andrew Lockington | length10 = 4:38 | title11 = Disney Medley | writer11 =Andrew Lockington{{ref|1|1}} | length11 = 4:57 | total_length = 37:51

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====Notes==== {{refbegin}} # {{note|1}} Includes "Steady as the Beating Drum" by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz, "Love Is a Song", "Little April Shower" by Frank Churchill and Larry Morey, "Epilogue" by James Newton Howard, "Two Worlds" by Phil Collins, "First Day", "Nemo Egg" by Thomas Newman, "Jake's First Flight" by James Horner, "I Wan'na Be Like You (The Monkey Song)" by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, "Circle of Life" by Elton John and Tim Rice. {{refend}}

==Show Barges== Rivers of Light consisted of 11 show barges that are all computer controlled. Each barge consists of 4 thrusters in a square configuration with the exception of the two lantern sailboat barges, which previously carried the show's live cast, two pairs of Shaman storytellers and their apprentices, representing different elements.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/the-daily-disney/os-disney-rivers-light-costumes-story.html|title=A look at the costumes of Disney's 'Rivers of Light' show|first=Matt|last=Mauney|newspaper=Orlando Sentinel|access-date=February 19, 2017|archive-date=February 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220094224/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/the-daily-disney/os-disney-rivers-light-costumes-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> * Tiger * Owl * Turtle * Elephant * Lotus 1 * Lotus 2 * Lotus 3 * Lotus 4 * Temple Lotus * Fire Lantern Sailboat (featuring Shaman Aditya and Acolyte Ketu) * Water Lantern Sailboat (featuring Shaman Aseema and Acolyte Ambu)

==See also== * ''World of Color'' * ''Fantasmic!'' * ''Epcot Forever'' * ''Luminous: The Symphony of Us''

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