VIDEO Walt Disney World welcomes back Happily Ever After at Magic Kingdom

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Happily Ever After 2023

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Happily Ever After 2023
Posted: Tuesday April 4, 2023 9:54pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Fan-favorite Happily Ever After made its return to Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom this evening, playing to a packed Main Street U.S.A.

Happily Ever After 2023
Happily Ever After 2023

New for 2023, the nightly fireworks show adds brand-new projections that extend down Main Street U.S.A. to further immerse guests into the stories.

Happily Ever After 2023
Happily Ever After 2023

Happily Ever After 2023
Happily Ever After 2023

The show is almost identical to the version that debuted in 2017, featuring the main theme song by Angie Keilhauer and Jordan Fisher and all the original pyro and laser effects.

Happily Ever After 2023
Happily Ever After 2023

Watch the video below for tonight's opening night performance of Happily Ever After.

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DisneyFanatic125 days ago

Yea, IIRC the projector on one side broke, so they turned off the projector on the other side as well to make it less noticeable. Hopefully it gets brought back eventually, it’s been a while!

wbostic125 days ago

It is interesting though be mode for Disneyland involves low level Pyro and no high-level Pyro, and apparently Magic Kingdom has the opposite policy.

Squishy5 days ago

I wonder what happened to the main street projectors on the 1st half of main street, they've been gone for over a year now, seems like they were removed?

cjkeating5 days ago

I am sure this has been discussed but... I assume the new colour scheme will allow them to go back to the original projections that weren't modified to fit around the 50th medallion on the castle?

TrainsOfDisney6 days ago

Oh maybe - are they cutting castle pyro for construction? There have been a few days where it got cut because of the weather I think. One day last week there was no pyro at all for Luminous

jrhwdw6 days ago

Thanks! I was thinking it was related to the Painting somehow.

TrainsOfDisney6 days ago

Wind is wind!

jrhwdw6 days ago

I get no Castle Pyro but no Fantasyland Pyro?

wtyy216 days ago

A few days ago, HEA was shown without any castle pyro for the first time in many years.

jrhwdwDec 14, 2025

Hopefully, then we won't wonder about HEA.

DCBakerDec 14, 2025

Seems like it might be this: https://www.kulturecity.org/merry-magical/

Disgruntled WaltDec 05, 2025

What can I say, "I make everything happen!"

ToTBellHopDec 05, 2025

And yet, somehow, that became the discussion. Who knows, it could be something really exciting like Jordan Fisher partnering with Joffrey’s to roll out their new Firework Fallout blend so your morning can taste like you decided to watch HEA with the wind headed directly down MSUSA toward you. Yum. Notes of ash, toddler tears, and ruined vacations.

Disgruntled WaltDec 05, 2025

I never thought he actually was! I don't use multiple exclamation points unless I'm being unserious.
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