Dragon at Disneyland's Fantasmic! destroyed by massive fire

Parteecia3 days ago

https://www.latimes.com/travel/story/2024-05-22/fantasmic-disneyland-returns-after-fire-no-dragon ..." 'Maleficent is still going to be spectacular,” Longo says. “She’s on the stage longer than she used to be. We’ve added new pyro effects, with really cool projections and lasers. The river is still going to light on fire. ... As much as we miss the dragon right now, it’s still going to be a spectacular scene.' ”... ..."Longo, currently the show director for “Fantasmic!,” says the team began workshopping the new scenes in mid-December, meaning she’s been on an overnight work schedule for the last five months. ... ..."And while the dragon may be missed, Longo offers a hint that we haven’t seen the last of Maleficent in her fire-breathing form. “ 'We’re excited for something to come back, and we’re in the works and working on it,' Longo says. 'But I think what I’ve done with that scene — that good versus evil and that battle between Maleficent and Mickey — is so spectacular. We all loved the dragon, and we’ll keep working on things, but there’s not much I can say about it.' ”

chadwpalm3 days ago

Starship8243 days ago

Your friends got a nice camera (edit, it's Dylan Pix, makes sense)

TheCoasterNerd3 days ago

Video my friend took last night of the double mickey

jrhwdw4 days ago

WOW!!!!!!! Hopefully there weren't questions......

Disney Analyst4 days ago

Woah. Never seen that happen before.

MisterPenguin4 days ago

TEMPORAL PARADOX!! QUICK! KILL ONE!!!!

𝕴𝖒𝖆𝖌𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖊𝖗974 days ago

Interesting glimpse at the contingency plan if something goes awry!

waltography4 days ago

Some imagination, huh?

Squishy4 days ago

Tonight's 9pm show had two Mickeys in the finale on the stage.

chadwpalm5 days ago

I did the Rancho del Zocalo dining package on Saturday which was like $37 after tax and I sat at this red dot: And we got to sit through the show, not stand. I thought it was a mistake because it was so close to center, but no, that's where they seated us. It was the 2nd show at 10:30pm. I watched the fireworks in Galaxy's Edge then walked over to the spot around 10:00pm and still got a good spot near the front because the Rancho seating area is so big. I personally got the carne asada meal and it filled me up. Came with dessert too.

Disneyson5 days ago

Thanks so much for the replies! We did one-park per day tickets. There are a lot of really interesting options at Red Rose and, weirdly, Galactic Grill. I think that’s where we’ll do an on-the-run breakfast now that I consider it. A hop into Tiki Room/Tropical Hideaway should be sufficient. I like the idea of Carnation for lunch and BB for dinner. I also think they’re the some of the best veggie options in the park aside from Star Wars, but I can do that in WDW. I saw Rancho Del Zocalo on the list, and the potato tacos are right up our alley! I wonder if it makes more sense to do Blue Bayou lunch (no dining package) and then doing dinner at Ranchero? But, I don’t know, if I’m going to do Fantasmic I may as well get the best spots, yeah? My partner isn’t such an early person, so I’m not too concerned about the early entry guests. But that’s a good thing to keep in mind. Part of the reason I chose the parks the way I did was to end off on a positive note, you know? The best for last. And, to be honest, the D23 days at DCA looks like at least half of the events will be focused on the Disney Junior celebration… which, well. I’m not too sad to miss. I’m already primed to be missing things this trip as I wasn’t able to grab studio or parks panel tickets, and I imagine the thing that will be most interesting to me will end up being at Disneyland anyhow. Agreed that he knows I love Fantasmic, and I’ve told him that it’s different now. But I think he’ll be into sitting and watching it anyhow. I just hope it isn’t as anticlimactic in person. Oh NO! Mickey’s Mix Magic is almost universally panned! Ah well. I wonder how it fares against Dragonless Fantasmic. To remain on topic… it’s just. Such a difficult decision to determine if the magic is going to still be there at Fantasmic, and if it’s worth the price….

ajrwdwgirl5 days ago

Blue Bayou isn't the only Fantasmic dining package, River Belle Terrace and Rancho del Zocalo have packages. I think the the Rancho one is about $35 (maybe a bit more) and I remember seeing a vegetarian option on the menu. Do you have one park per day tickets? Just wondering if you are rope droppers because your DCA day is a early entry day for resort guests and your DL day is early entry for resort guests. Since I don't stay on site I try to avoid early entry days so I'm not "behind" everyone. I saw the D23 is having a special D23 at Disneyland on Aug 8th but it also said that there would be events at both parks so if you have a park hopper you could enjoy the special events at both parks.

PiratesMansion5 days ago

I don't think most people posting in this thread have actually seen the new iteration of the show in person yet, unfortunately. If you're eating at Blue Bayou anyway, I'd say you might as well just do the dining package. It's not a tremendous difference in cost, so why not make the viewing experience less complicated? IF you've talked to your partner a lot about what is important to you, and knows that Fantasmic is one of your most important things, it might seem weird to him that you WOULDN'T be doing Fantasmic. Unless you specifically mentioned the dragon to him in the past, he might well enjoy it anyway without it. If I only had one day at Disneyland, I wouldn't personally do a table service breakfast. Mornings at DLR are typically cool and moderate temperature wise (and it is also, by far, the best time of the day to do attractions efficiently), so he may not even need the break yet at that point in the day. If he does, you could potentially do an emergency Tiki Room showing or something like that instead. I wouldn't do Cafe Orleans and Blue Bayou on the same day unless you are certain you will need table service for every meal and lack other options. If I had to do TS meals all day, I would skip breakfast in the parks (or do something counter service), then do Carnation for Lunch, followed by BB for dinner. As for Fireworks, they actually put a calendar out early in the year and I'm almost 100% positive that Mickey's Mix Magic will be the show playing.