Disney offers more details on upcoming Fantasmic! relaunch at Disney's Hollywood Studios

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Posted: Wednesday May 4, 2022 8:15am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

In a new press release today, Disney has provided a few more details on what we can expect from the Fantasmic! relaunch at Walt Disney World.

Disney says, "The iconic “Fantasmic!” at Disney’s Hollywood Studios will make its much-anticipated return later in 2022 with a new show sequence featuring Disney characters – Mulan, Elsa, Aladdin, Pocahontas and Moana – in heroic moments, as well as new technical enhancements. Guests won’t want to miss this spectacle set on a canvas of water where the forces of good and evil battle it out in Mickey’s dream. The extravagant, open-air nighttime musical boasts more than 50 live performers, massive sets, stunning effects, rousing music and dazzling pyrotechnics."

The new scene will replace the existing Pocahontas segment.

Fantasmic! overview

Work has been underway on refurbishing almost all areas of the Hollywood Hills Amphitheater, which includes new lighting system, new fountains, and a rebuild of Steamboat Mickey.

Aerial view of Fantasmic at the Hollywood Hills Amphitheater

Disney has stopped short of offering an opening date, but our latest information suggests that we will see Fantasmic! this summer, possibly in July 2022.

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ToTBellHop1 day ago

They’d have Mickey and Minnie played by one person at the same time if they could like

TTA941 day ago

Something I’m sure they are not dieing to go back to and giving cast more hours and hiring new ones lol.

jrhwdw1 day ago

Makes more sense, Thanks!!

SpectroBro1 day ago

It wasn’t straight through. They’d leave after the 12pm show and come back at 7:30pm

jrhwdw1 day ago

Trolley and DEP? That's a long shift! Plus the Train Station Welcome......

SpectroBro2 days ago

Some did Trolley split to DEP, some did FoF, PM MiSi , DEP. some did DEP only. Some did FoF, Hoedown, DEP. Some did other meet and greets into DEP. There were also significantly more people trained in parade roles back then.

Squishy2 days ago

I'm wondering if its some sensitive wind checklist that got added after the DL fire because WOC seems to have a similar thing with the big flame thrower where it gets disabled with the slightest of gusts. It was windy today.

jrhwdw2 days ago

No Fire tonight on F!s Lagoon, I think it's Broke.........

ToTBellHop2 days ago

2 casts, I’d guess.

jrhwdw2 days ago

What did MK do pre 2016??? 1 FOF, 3 MISI, 1-2 MSEPs? Why did FOF go only to once per day a couple of weeks ago? FOF was Twice a day for months with Adv. Friends and the Hoedown.

ToTBellHop2 days ago

So I guess with a light parade, they’d go back to one afternoon parade at 3 pm, maybe a single cavalcade (or not…) and then the light parade at 9 pm. Another cast would be required to show it again at 11 pm it seems.

SpectroBro2 days ago

Half of the cast perform in Frontierland Hoedown Happening and half perform in Adventure Friends. And all of that has to fit into an 8 hour shift with an hour lunch. And account for rest time in between performances

TTA942 days ago

Does anyone know the reason why they can not run FoF after 3pm? The only logical reason I can think of is it has something to do with cast schedules and the union? But when there’s a night parade again they will need to adjust cast schedules.