The Walt Disney Birthplace is hosting a sweepstakes for a Walt Disney World vacation, planters have been removed from outside of Pirates of the Caribbean, and a Tennessee tourist was arrested and charged with a felony — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Saturday, March 29, 2025. Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom … Read more
The calendar for upcoming performances of Fantasmic! has been updated at Disneyland Park, and the show is now scheduled to add more performances starting at the end of May. Additional Performances of Fantasmic! at Disneyland Park Previously, performances of Fantasmic! at Disneyland Park were reduced to mostly weekends starting in early 2025. This schedule has … Read more
Walt Disney World added an extra performance of “Fantasmic!” at Disney’s Hollywood Studios daily for the rest of Spring Break. Fantasmic! Schedule According to the My Disney Experience app and Fantasmic webpage, the show will perform at 9:30 p.m. in addition to 8:30 p.m. from Wednesday, March 19 through Saturday, March 22. Starting on Sunday, … Read more
The popular nighttime show Fantasmic! will have two full weeks of operation at Disneyland in mid-March. Fantasmic! Schedule According to the Disneyland official website, Fantasmic! will have two full weeks of operation for spring break. Beginning Friday, March 14 through Sunday, March 30, 2025, the nighttime show will offer performances twice nightly at 9:00 p.m. … Read more
Disney has added extra performances of “Fantasmic!” to the schedule at Disney’s Hollywood Studios this week. Extra ‘Fantasmic!’ Shows “Fantasmic!” is performed at 8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. most days. Disney has added 6 p.m. performances on Thursday, January 2, and Friday, January 3, 2025. The extra performance time is likely in anticipation of large … Read more
The “Fantasmic!” finale at Disneyland was a bit empty yesterday, December 26, as the first performance of the night ended without its usual character-filled finale featuring the Mark Twain Riverboat. ‘Fantasmic!’ Finale “C” Mode at Disneyland As the nighttime spectacular nears its close, the Mark Twain Riverboat glides across the Rivers of America, packed with … Read more
Disneyland has cut back on performances of “Fantasmic!” scheduled in the new year. 2025 ‘Fantasmic!’ Schedule This fall, Disney reduced “Fantasmic!” performances to mostly weekends at Disneyland Park. This was the first time the show did not perform seven days a week for the full holiday season — though it will perform every day from … Read more
A new Fantasmic! Dining Package is coming to Café Orleans at Disneyland Park on January 10, 2025, featuring a 3-course dining experience. The meal consists of three courses of the following: Currently, Fantasmic! dining packages at Disneyland Park are available at River Belle Terrace, Blue Bayou Restaurant, and Rancho del Zocalo Restaurante. Depending on the … Read more
Happy Holiday from the Most Magical place on earth! Oops, it’s a spoiler… I hope everybody had a spooky Halloween! We had a Halloween News Tonight at the office. Can you guess my costume? It is not easy to guess… Halloween is now over, and we are fully into Holiday Mode. This is the busiest … Read more
The full suite of pyrotechnics has been restored to “Fantasmic!” at Disneyland after multiple incidents required reduced effects. ‘Fantasmic!’ Pyrotechnics Return Beginning in late July, “Fantasmic!” was performed with limited pyrotechnics after weeks of issues including Mickey’s finger fireworks misfiring and rogue fireworks. The only pyrotechnics utilized since then were shot directly from Tom Sawyer Island and … Read more
A video shared to Instagram by @the.worden.fam, shows the moment that two barges crashed into each other during one of the October 25 performances of “Fantasmic!” at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Two Fantasmic! Barges Crash On October 25, two barges crashed into each other during “Fantasmic!” at Walt Disney World. One barge carried Prince Eric and … Read more
Disneyland Resort has cut back “Fantasmic!” performances to weekends only moving into the holiday season, in a possible response to the unionization of performers. ‘Fantasmic!’ Performances Reduced at Disneyland The nighttime spectacular returned to Disneyland in May following a fire that destroyed the Maleficent dragon animatronic. The nighttime spectacular has been struggling to run smoothly … Read more
Walt Disney World has announced that all nighttime spectaculars have been canceled on Thursday, September 26 due to Hurricane Helene. Nighttime Spectaculars Canceled Walt Disney World has canceled its three scheduled nighttime spectaculars on Thursday, September 26. This means that tonight’s performances of Luminous: The Symphony of Us at EPCOT and Fantasmic! and Wonderful World … Read more
The Fantasmic! Dining Package price increases announced in June have gone into effect, as of August 29, 2024. Fantasmic! Dining Package Price Increases Fantasmic! Dining Package prices have increased for adults at all five of the participating locations at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The price increase is $6 for adults at each location, while prices remain … Read more
Another fight broke out during “Fantasmic!” at Disneyland Park. The nighttime spectacular returned this May, a year after the Maleficent dragon figure burst into flames. The tussle happened during the 10:30 p.m. showing of “Fantasmic!” on August 22, 2024. ‘Fantasmic!’ Fight The fight took place in the reserved seating area for guests who purchased the … Read more
“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 … Read more