Preparations begin at Disney Springs for new 'Disney Dreams That Soar' drone show

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Posted: Wednesday April 17, 2024 12:37pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

With just over a month to go until the debut of Walt Disney World's new 'Disney Dreams That Soar' drone show at Disney Springs, crews on the ground are preparing the staging area to serve as the launch site for the drones.

A large section of the Strawberry Parking lot has been closed behind Cirque du Soleil adjacent to the lake, and a perimeter fence is being installed around the site.


"Disney Dreams That Soar" is a summertime experience that will be a late-night perk for visitors. Taking place over the Disney Springs lake, it will showcase Disney stories celebrating the joy of flight with state-of-the-art drones choreographed to create designs in the sky, paired with a "soaring" musical score and memorable movie quotes. Disney Dreams That Soar will run nightly from May 24 through September 2, 2024.

While we don't yet have specific details of the new show, we can expect hundreds of drones to be part of 'Disney Dreams That Soar.' Walt Disney World has previously hosted a limited-time drone show, Starbright Holidays, at Disney Springs for the 2016 holiday season in association with Intel and its Shooting Star drone product. That 5-minute show featured 300 drones, intricately choreographed in 3D space over the Disney Springs lake and synchronized to holiday music.

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monothingie3 hours ago

1. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

ToTBellHop3 hours ago

You and I both know you have the time.

monothingie3 hours ago

So now I have to count the number of cars in each park's and hotel's parking lot, AND spend my evenings at Disney Springs counting drones?

ToTBellHop4 hours ago

Someone on these boards. And then they’ll count them every subsequent night and note any decreases as budget cuts. Then Iger will get blamed and the next proxy fight will begin. Then the missing drone will return the next night.

Starship8244 hours ago

This one will probably have a lot more if I had to guess.

OvertheHorizon4 hours ago

The Starbright Holiday show in 2016 had 300 drones.

Squishy12 hours ago

Someone will definitely count them then

Coaster Lover12 hours ago

I'm sure if Disney's is <600, you'll never hear exactly how many drones the Disney show has.

jrhwdw14 hours ago

Big Question is...How many Drones did Dronisos start out with? USF took 600, DS took..................

Starship82415 hours ago

Interesting, both should be great shows!

wdwmagic15 hours ago

I believe both are using Dronisos

MisterPenguin16 hours ago

Let this thing evolve in this discussion, and you'll propel 'er to new heights.

ToTBellHop17 hours ago

Look at y’all droning on and on and on…

jrhwdw18 hours ago

Did not know that... thanks! I know we talked about 1 Company on here....don't remember the thread........