“Fantasmic!” returned to Disneyland in May, one year after a fire that destroyed the Maleficent dragon figure, but it has not been smooth sailing for the nighttime spectacular. The show was performed with limited pyrotechnics on Saturday, July 27, following weeks of issues that included Mickey’s finger fireworks misfiring and rogue fireworks.
‘Fantasmic!’ with Reduced Pyrotechnics
Before the show started, we noticed that four of the six fireworks barges on the Rivers of America were gone entirely. Only the two center barges remained. Those removed include the barges that had rogue fireworks going off.
Despite two barges remaining in the water, they weren’t used during the show. Only pyrotechnics launched directly from Tom Sawyer Island and those on the Mark Twain Riverboat were used.
These included Mickey’s classic finger fireworks, which went off without a hitch.
One of the barges used by the monkeys and princesses was missing. We don’t think this is related to the reduced pyrotechnics but made the show even more noticeably pared-down.
Maleficent, on her tower that replaced the dragon, did not send any fire into the water.
The flares that lead into the finale remained.
The Mark Twain still had its sparkler fireworks that make Mickey magically appear.
The firework flares behind Sorcerer Mickey during the finale are the only effects that remain in full.
This lead to Mickey reappearing in his classic tuxedo on the stage below.
Watch the reduced pyrotechnics version of “Fantasmic!” in our video below.
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