Fantasmic! RETURNS To Disneyland! | NEW Peter Pan And Maleficent Finale - First Show [2024]

Come along with us on a magical adventure as we join Mickey Mouse for a nighttime spectacular featuring fireworks, lasers, music, projections, characters, princesses, live actors, and animatronics!
After a 13-month hiatus Fantasmic! has returned to the Rivers of America at Disneyland! Returning after the tragic loss of the Maleficent dragon (aka Murphy), Fantasmic! is back with the return of Peter Pan on the Sailing Ship Columbia, new scenes, enhancements, and an all-new final battle between Mickey Mouse and Maleficent!
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Fantasmic! originated at Disneyland in 1992 after Walt Disney Creative Entertainment was asked to create a nighttime spectacular involving water and fireworks to reinvigorate the space in front of the Rivers of America. The area was reworked, including terracing the walkways to accommodate viewing and modifying part of Tom Sawyer Island to allow the show's staged live action segments. The producers employed the resources of Walt Disney Feature Animation and Walt Disney Imagineering.
The original Disneyland Fantasmic! soft opening and press premiere were scheduled to begin Wednesday, April 29, 1992 and continue through the weekend. By late afternoon, rioting began in Los Angeles following the acquittal of the Los Angeles police officers involved in the Rodney King beating. Promotional materials with the catchphrase "Be Here When the Night Ignites" were quickly pulled from public circulation.
Disneyland's Fantasmic! has undergone several technical refreshes aimed at reducing escalating maintenance costs and keeping the show looking fresh. A new sound system debuted in the summer of 2007, along with new show barges featuring LED lighting arrays. A complete overhaul of the lighting system debuted in the spring of 2008. Refurbished pyrotechnic barges were given new technologies derived from Disneyland's Air-Launch Firework (ALF) system. Reworked pyrotechnics emitted less smoke than the previous iteration, reducing pollution and improving visibility of the stage, most notably in the finale. This is possible due to there only being a burst charge, eliminating the lift charge. Also in 2008, the three original 70mm projectors were replaced with high definition (HD) digital projectors and the animation also received a new digital transfer.
In 2009 a new audio-animatronic dragon was built to replace the previous dragon which had been a mechanical dragon's head on a JLG cherry picker. The new dragon was designed to be a full-bodied replica of Maleficent's final form in Sleeping Beauty, standing at 45 feet tall. The Mark Twain finale sequence featuring Disney characters doing a streamer dance was also re-choreographed, and the timing of the fireworks in the finale was tweaked.
During the short after-holiday refurbishment period beginning on January 7, 2014, the show's original stationary fountains were replaced by new World of Color-esque dancing fountains with individual LED lighting, and could now be articulated to match the movements of performers onstage, effectively dancing with the music. These new fountains made their Fantasmic! debut when the show returned on February 14, 2014. However, the fountains were found to be unreliable, causing many synchronization problems and often falling behind other special effects during the show. Disneyland quietly removed the dancing fountains in 2015. They were brought back in 2017
On January 11, 2016, Disneyland's Fantasmic! closed for approximately a year-along with other Rivers of America attractions, including the Disneyland Railroad, Mark Twain Riverboat, Sailing Ship Columbia, Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer Island, and Davy Crockett Explorer Canoes-to permit the construction of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge to the north of Frontierland.
On April 17, 2017, it was announced that new scenes based on Aladdin, The Lion King, Tangled, and Pirates of the Caribbean would be added to Fantasmic! It was also announced that Mickey Mouse would be appearing in more scenes throughout the show. Fantasmic! officially reopened on July 17, 2017.
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[@jacksonthemovieman6426]

So happy it's back.

[@johnmarkfrederick8245]

We still want the dragon it’s on the projection

[@johnmarkfrederick8245]

Fantasmic 4.O return of the dragon

[@notsure5163]

Not the same without the dragon. Sigh.

[@joeysunko3373]

Like part 24:24