Fantasmic!
Fantasmic! is a nighttime show at Disneyland and Disney's Hollywood Studios. The show formerly operated at Tokyo DisneySea. It features fireworks, characters, live actors, water effects, pyrotechnics, lasers, music, audio-animatronics, searchlights, decorated boat floats, and mist screen projections. The narrative of Fantasmic! is a voyage through Mickey Mouse's imagination that culminates in a battle against the Disney Villains.
Fantasmic! | |
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Disneyland | |
Area | Frontierland |
Coordinates | 33.8117216°N 117.921144°W |
Status | Temporarily closed |
Opening date | May 13, 1992 |
Disney's Hollywood Studios | |
Area | Sunset Boulevard |
Coordinates | 28.3612559°N 81.558249°W |
Status | Operating |
Opening date | October 15, 1998 |
Tokyo DisneySea | |
Area | Mediterranean Harbor |
Coordinates | 35.626199°N 139.886346°E |
Status | Removed |
Opening date | April 28, 2011 |
Closing date | February 29, 2020 |
Replaced | BraviSEAmo! |
Replaced by | Believe! Sea of Dreams |
Ride statistics | |
Attraction type | Live show |
Designer | Disney Live Entertainment |
Theme | Disney Films |
Music | Bruce Healey Don L. Harper (Tokyo DisneySea version) |
Duration | 22–30 minutes |
Host | Mickey Mouse |
Fastpass available | |
FastPass+ available | |
Assistive listening available |
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.
A second version featuring new scenes opened at Disney's Hollywood Studios in 1998, and a third version premiered at Tokyo DisneySea in 2011, replacing BraviSEAmo!. An updated version of Disneyland's Fantasmic! debuted in 2017, featuring a re-recorded soundtrack in addition to new scenes, lighting, choreography and costumes. A third version premiered at Disneyland in 2022 with new clouded lasers and searchlights in the viewing area. A revamped version premiered at Disney's Hollywood Studios in 2022 with new scenes and special effects. After a fire destroyed the animatronic dragon in April 2023, a fourth version will premiere at Disneyland in May 24, 2024 with new battle sequence.