It was in 1992 when Disneyland premiered a new nighttime spectacular that everyone would gather around Rivers of America until today. Fantasmic! has been one of the biggest show and long-running one too. 23 minutes running for 18 years today. It even took months to build an elevation system for the Maleficent dragon. Even the mist screen, fireworks, and fire was outstanding for the guests of Disneyland. The first name they came up for the show was "Imagination" but as they recalled Fantasia and all the wonders of it the storyline was built better and became to what we know today. But they still kept the melodic theme song "Imagination" if you listen to the lyrics closely.
It wasn't really a surprise when the show went national on 1997 as the Disney-MGM Studios (now changed and known today as Disney's Hollywood Studios) announced that they would have their own version of Fantasmic! with new characters, new features, and new technology. This became everyone's favorite show everywhere.
As Fantasmic! got even more famous, the crew and the Imagineers added more features in Anaheim's show including the Mark Twain Riverboat and the Columbia Sailing Ship added and allowing rides for the guests. Last year, they made a new Maleficent dragon that shows a 3-D feature that breathes fire from its mouth. They also added new characters like Ursula's eels and a new looking crocodile for the Hook scene. The crew thought that this show would only last for 5 years. The crew and the Imagineers are back with new people to work on Disneyland's new show, World of Color, but that's is another story(check blog post "Disneyland Trip 20th-22nd/World of Color" and for upcoming posts).
Fantasmic! has officially gone global as the show is going through construction in Tokyo DiseySea at Tokyo Disneyland in Mediterranean Harbor.With the new technology from World of Color, there will be new feature like bigger mist screens and a bigger dragon. More details will come soon or go check the web yourself and find out what's going on with this ongoing show.
This post was based on the Disney twenty-three article, "Visions Fantastic!" by Jeffrey Epstein
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