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| name                = ''Fantasmic!''
| logo                = Fantasmic! Logo.svg
| logo_width          = 250px
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| location            = Disneyland
| location2           = Disney's Hollywood Studios
| location3           = Tokyo DisneySea
| section             = [[Frontierland]]
| section2            = Sunset Boulevard
| section3            = [[Mediterranean Harbor (Tokyo DisneySea)|Mediterranean Harbor]]
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| coordinates2        = {{coord|28.3612559|-81.558249|display=inline}}
| coordinates3        = {{coord|35.626199| 139.886346|display=inline}}
| status              = Operating
| status2             = Operating
| status3             = Closed
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| opened              = May 13, 1992
| opened2             = October 15, 1998
| opened3             = April 28, 2011<ref name="laughingplace.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.laughingplace.com/News-ID10041760.asp |title=OLC Announces Tokyo DisneySea to Reopen on April 28th - LaughingPlace.com: Disney World, Disneyland and More |publisher=LaughingPlace.com |access-date=September 21, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110426024925/http://www.laughingplace.com/News-ID10041760.asp |archive-date=April 26, 2011 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>
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| closed3             = February 29, 2020
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| previousattraction3 = ''[[BraviSEAmo!]]''
| replacement3        = ''Believe! Sea of Dreams''
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| type                = Live show
| designer            = [[Disney Live Entertainment]]
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| theme               = [[Disney]] Films 
| music               = Bruce Healey<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/7435788-Bruce-Healey-Fantasmic|title=Bruce Healey – Fantasmic! (2008, CD)|website=Discogs|access-date=December 28, 2021}}</ref><br>[[Don L. Harper]] (Tokyo DisneySea version)
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| duration            = 22–30 minutes<ref>{{cite web|url=https://disneyland.disney.go.com/entertainment/disneyland/fantasmic/|title=Fantasmic!|work=Disneyland|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201223717/https://disneyland.disney.go.com/entertainment/disneyland/fantasmic//|archive-date=February 1, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/entertainment/hollywood-studios/fantasmic/|title=Fantasmic Show and Fireworks - Walt Disney World Resort|work=Walt Disney World|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701214520/https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/entertainment/hollywood-studios/fantasmic/|archive-date=July 1, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
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| custom_label_1      = [[Audio-animatronics]]
| custom_label_2      = Sponsor
| custom_value_2      = [[Pandora (jewelry)|PANDORA]] (California; 2024–present)
| custom_label_3      = Host
| custom_value_3      = [[Mickey Mouse]]
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'''''Fantasmic!''''' is a nighttime show at [[Disneyland]] and [[Disney's Hollywood Studios]]. The show formerly operated at [[Tokyo DisneySea]]. It features [[fireworks]], characters, live actors, water effects, [[pyrotechnics]], lasers, music, [[Audio-Animatronics|audio-animatronics]], searchlights, decorated boat floats, and mist screen projections. The narrative of ''Fantasmic!'' is a voyage through [[Mickey Mouse]]'s imagination that culminates in a battle against the [[Disney Villains]].

''Fantasmic!'' originated at Disneyland in 1992 after [[Walt Disney Creative Entertainment]] was asked to create a nighttime spectacular involving water and fireworks to reinvigorate the space in front of the [[Rivers of America (Disney)|Rivers of America]]. The area was reworked, including terracing the walkways to accommodate viewing and modifying part of [[Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer Island|Tom Sawyer Island]] to allow the show's staged live action segments. The producers employed the resources of [[Walt Disney Imagineering]] and [[Walt Disney Animation Studios]].

A second version featuring new scenes opened at [[Disney's Hollywood Studios]] in 1998, and a third version premiered at [[Tokyo DisneySea]] in 2011, replacing ''[[BraviSEAmo!]]''. An updated version of Disneyland's ''Fantasmic!'' debuted in 2017, featuring a re-recorded soundtrack in addition to new scenes, lighting, choreography and costumes. A third version premiered at Disneyland in 2022 with new clouded lasers and searchlights in the viewing area. A revamped version premiered at Disney's Hollywood Studios in 2022 with new scenes and special effects. After a fire destroyed the animatronic dragon in April 2023, a fourth version premiered at Disneyland in May 2024 with a new Maleficent and Sorcerer Mickey battle sequence.

==Disneyland version==
''Fantasmic!'' takes place on the waters of the [[Rivers of America (Disney)|Rivers of America]] at [[Disneyland]] and on a stage across the waterway on [[Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer Island|Tom Sawyer Island]].

===Synopsis (since 2024)===
The show begins with [[Mickey Mouse]] being transported into his [[dream]]. He dances and orchestrates various water fountain, pyrotechnic, projection, laser and lighting effects to the show's theme. Mist screens rise from the water, acting as projection surfaces for various scenes from Disney movies. The show then transitions into a jungle scene from ''[[The Jungle Book (1967 film)|The Jungle Book]]'', featuring a {{convert|100|ft|m|adj=mid|-long}} puppet of [[Kaa (Disney)|Kaa]] and three floating barges carrying [[King Louie]] and [[Black light|black-lit]] monkeys (that debuted in the Tokyo version) across the river stage. The song transitions into "[[Hakuna Matata (song)|Hakuna Matata]]". The music then segues into a [[dubstep]] rendition of "[[Pink Elephants on Parade]]" from ''[[Dumbo]]'', as animated pink elephants appear onscreen and in the form of performers on the island. The scene then transitions to "[[Friend Like Me]]" from [[Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|''Aladdin'']]. Sorcerer Mickey watches the [[Genie (Disney)|Genie]] perform tricks. Then they go under the sea as they head into the world of [[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|''The Little Mermaid'']] and ''[[Finding Nemo]]''. A bubble floats by and [[Jiminy Cricket]] appears onscreen, searching underwater for [[Pinocchio (Disney character)|Pinocchio]]. An animated [[Monstro]] appears suddenly, accompanied by a heavy musical score as he crashes through water. The sea morphs into the "Sorcerer's Apprentice" flood scene. As Mickey looks around in the dark and asks "What's going on?", a ship caught in a storm appears.
[[File:The Sailing Ship Columbia during the Pirates of the Caribbean scene of Fantasmic.jpg|thumb|The [[Sailing Ship Columbia|Sailing Ship ''Columbia'']] during the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' scene in 2017 incarnation.]]
A cannon is fired from [[Sailing Ship Columbia|Sailing Ship ''Columbia'']], portraying itself as the Jolly Roger. The [[Lost Boys (Peter Pan)|Lost Boys]] and the [[Pirates in the arts and popular culture|pirates]] participate in a stunt sequence with [[Peter Pan]], [[Wendy Darling]], [[Captain Hook]] and [[Mr. Smee]] and it ends with the fountains that projecting the [[crocodile]] chasing Hook away. As the scene concludes, [[Tinker Bell (Disney character)|Tinker Bell]] draws the moon, with projections of [[The Princess and the Frog#Voice cast|Prince Naveen]], [[Tiana (The Princess and the Frog)|Tiana]], [[Sleeping Beauty (1959 film)|Prince Philip]], [[Aurora (Disney character)|Aurora]], [[Snow White (Disney character)|Snow White]] and the [[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)#Voice cast|prince]]. The projections turn to clouds as [[Aladdin (Disney character)|Aladdin]] and [[Jasmine (Aladdin)|Jasmine]] are on the stage while a rendition of "[[A Whole New World]]" plays. Then three small barges arrive carrying [[Belle (Disney character)|Belle]] and the [[Beast (Disney character)|Beast]], [[Ariel (The Little Mermaid)|Ariel]] and [[Prince Eric (The Little Mermaid)|Prince Eric]], and [[Rapunzel (Tangled)|Rapunzel]] and [[Flynn Rider]], with the accompanying signature melody from each film — "[[Beauty and the Beast (Disney song)|Beauty and the Beast]]", "[[Part of Your World]]", and "[[I See the Light]]".
[[File:Fantasmic 2.0 Dragon Scene.jpg|thumb|Mickey Mouse faces against Maleficent in her dragon form in 2017 incarnation.]]
Mickey's dream takes a turn for the worse. The [[Magic Mirror (Snow White)|magic mirror]] appears onscreen and tempts Mickey to enter the darker realms of his imagination. When asked if he has the courage, Mickey accepts the challenge, and the mirror traps Mickey inside. The [[Evil Queen (Disney)|Evil Queen]] calls all the [[Disney Villains|villains]] to partake in Mickey's nightmare, invoking a riled [[Ursula (The Little Mermaid)|Ursula]] who joins the Queen's plot to destroy Mickey. Ursula calls upon [[Chernabog]], who summons deceased spirits. Chernabog then summons [[Maleficent]], who threatens Sorcerer Mickey as she rises from the pillar. Onstage, Maleficent sets the waters ablaze, summoning fire onto the river. Mickey defeats Maleficent, destroying the villains in the process.

Tink reappears with the [[Mark Twain Riverboat|''Mark Twain'' Riverboat]] approaching with fireworks, and a black-and-white Mickey from ''[[Steamboat Willie]]'' appears. Mickey then appears again to conduct a final set of fireworks and water fountains before leaving in a bright blast of [[fireworks]].

====Development====
The original Disneyland soft opening and press premiere were scheduled to begin on Wednesday, April 29, 1992, and continue through the weekend. By late afternoon, [[1992 Los Angeles riots|rioting began in Los Angeles]] following the acquittal of the Los Angeles police officers involved in the [[Rodney King]] beating. Promotional materials with the catchphrase "Be There When the Night Ignites" were quickly pulled from public circulation.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bates|first1=James|title=Bad Timing Awards|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-05-11-fi-1317-story.html|access-date=23 August 2015|work=Los Angeles Times|date=May 11, 1992|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151204030951/http://articles.latimes.com/1992-05-11/business/fi-1317_1_american-express|archive-date=December 4, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

====Refurbishments====
Disneyland's ''Fantasmic!'' has undergone several technical refreshes. A new sound system debuted in the summer of 2007, along with new show barges featuring LED lighting arrays. A complete overhaul of the lighting system debuted in the spring of 2008. The three mainland lighting towers, which rise hydraulically from pits in the ground prior to the show, were rebuilt with pull-out slides for the new [[Clay Paky]] Alpha Spots and Washes and redesigned for the new Strong Gladiator IV followspots. The footlights on the mainland side at water level were replaced with LED fixtures. Refurbished pyrotechnic barges were given new technologies derived from Disneyland's Air-Launch Firework (ALF) system.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://corporate.disney.go.com/media/environmentality/enviroports/enviroport_2004_web.pdf |title=Disney's Enviroport - 2004 Annual Environmental Report |publisher=Corporate.disney.go.com |access-date=September 22, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120813024042/http://corporate.disney.go.com/media/environmentality/enviroports/enviroport_2004_web.pdf |archive-date=August 13, 2012 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

In 2008, the three original 70mm projectors were replaced with high definition (HD) digital projectors. A new audio-animatronic dragon (nicknamed Murphy by fans, after [[Murphy's law]], when the dragon experienced multiple delays in 2009) was built to replace the previous dragon which had been a mechanical dragon's head mounted to the top of a Genie boom lift where the man basket used to go and two wing assemblies that were raised up and were flapped manually with poles. The new dragon was designed to be a full-bodied replica of Maleficent's final form in ''Sleeping Beauty'', standing at 45 feet tall.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ocresort.freedomblogging.com/2009/07/15/disneys-dragon-still-under-repair-for-fantasmic-show/11627/|title=Disney's Dragon still under repair for Fantasmic show|work=The Orange County Register}}</ref>

In early February 2010, the entire [[Rivers of America (Disney)|Rivers of America]] were drained. Both the ''Mark Twain'' and the Sailing Ship ''Columbia'' were refurbished, and the track along which the ships travel was replaced. The show's underwater effects underwent maintenance as well, and the laser effects for the finale were upgraded. On August 28, the second-generation dragon broke again, partly collapsing during a performance.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-disney-dragon-20100831,0,3787283.story | work=Los Angeles Times | first=Paloma | last=Esquivel | date=August 31, 2010 | title=The case of the missing dragon | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170725173739/http://articles.latimes.com/2010/aug/31/local/la-me-disney-dragon-20100831 | archive-date=2017-07-25 | url-status=dead}}</ref> It was restored to the show on November 12.

''Fantasmic!'' and other attractions were closed on January 11, 2016, due to the construction of [[Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge|''Star Wars'': Galaxy's Edge]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lenker|first1=Margaret|title=Disneyland's 'Star Wars' Addition Prompts Ride Closures|url=https://variety.com/2015/legit/news/disneyland-star-wars-land-ride-closures-1201602788/|access-date=November 6, 2015|work=Variety|date=September 25, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151101050239/http://variety.com/2015/legit/news/disneyland-star-wars-land-ride-closures-1201602788/|archive-date=November 1, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lamag.com/askchris/58-places-at-disneyland-being-moved-aside-for-star-wars-land/|title=58 Ways Star Wars Land Is Changing Disneyland|work=Los Angeles Magazine|date=November 5, 2015|author=Chris Nichols|access-date=November 6, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151107221126/http://www.lamag.com/askchris/58-places-at-disneyland-being-moved-aside-for-star-wars-land/|archive-date=November 7, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> It reopened on July 15, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|last=Glover|first=Erin|title=Classics Come Back to Disneyland Park this Summer with the Return of 'Fantasmic!', Rivers of America and Disneyland Railroad|url=https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2017/06/classics-come-back-to-disneyland-park-this-summer-with-the-return-of-fantasmic-rivers-of-america-and-disneyland-railroad/|publisher=Disney Parks Blog|access-date=June 15, 2017|date=June 15, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170619010604/https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2017/06/classics-come-back-to-disneyland-park-this-summer-with-the-return-of-fantasmic-rivers-of-america-and-disneyland-railroad/|archive-date=June 19, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref> This version features some scenes that are inspired by the defunct Tokyo DisneySea version of ''Fantasmic!'', along with the "Imagination" song as part of the post-show. The show was remastered, featuring a new sequence with segments from ''Aladdin'', ''The Lion King'' and ''Tangled''.

In December 2023, Disneyland announced that the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' segment would revert to the ''Peter Pan'' segment.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-27 |title=Disneyland swaps Peter Pan for Jack Sparrow when 'Fantasmic' returns |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2024/03/27/disneyland-swaps-peter-pan-for-jack-sparrow-when-fantasmic-returns/ |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=Orange County Register |language=en-US}}</ref>

===2023 fire incident===
{{See also|List of incidents at Disneyland Resort}}
On April 22, 2023, during the performance of the show, the audio-animatronic Maleficent dragon caught fire. It became engulfed in flames which resulted in its destruction. The [[Frontierland]] area was evacuated, with no injuries being reported according to the [[Anaheim Fire & Rescue|Anaheim Fire Department]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://abc7.com/disneyland-tom-sawyer-island/13172788/ |title=Disneyland's Tom Sawyer Island catches fire |date=April 22, 2023 |publisher=[[KABC-TV]] |access-date=April 22, 2023}}</ref> The show returned in 2024 without the audio-animatronic dragon.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/amusement-parks/disneyland-permanently-removes-maleficent-dragon-fantasmic-return-date/ |title=Disneyland permanently removes Maleficent dragon after fire, sets Fantasmic return for 2024 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |first=Joey |last=Nolfi |date=July 26, 2023 |access-date=July 26, 2023}}</ref>

==Disney's Hollywood Studios version==
===Synopsis (since 2022)===
[[File:Mickywand.JPG|thumb|Mickey defeats the villains.]]
[[File:HollywoodStudiosFantasmicShip.jpg|thumb|''Steamboat Willie'' finale]]
[[File:Fan wdw.webm|left|thumb|Transition into ''The Lion King'']]
The Florida version of the event and show takes place at the Hollywood Hills Amphitheater, with a rocky mountain and a façade of trees serving as the setting. The narrative of the Walt Disney World version is fairly similar to that of Disneyland's original version and defunct Tokyo DisneySea version, with the show's introduction and conclusion nearly identical. However, there are some notable differences throughout the rest of the show.
* The ''Fantasia'' sequence at the beginning of the show transitions into a scene from  ''[[The Lion King]]'' only. 
* The ''Dumbo'', ''Aladdin'', ''Little Mermaid'', and ''Finding Nemo'' sequences are replaced with a segment containing a bubble montage of Disney animated films being presented on the mist screens that includes ''[[The Lion King]]'', ''[[The Jungle Book (1967 film)|The Jungle Book]]'', ''[[Dumbo]]'', ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]'', ''[[Alice in Wonderland (1951 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'', ''[[Hercules (1997 film)|Hercules]]'', ''[[Pinocchio (1940 film)|Pinocchio]]'', ''[[Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|Aladdin]]'', ''[[Mulan (1998 film)|Mulan]]'', ''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|Cinderella]]'', ''[[Lady and the Tramp]]'', ''Fantasia'', ''[[Tangled]]'', ''[[The Princess and the Frog]]'', ''[[Bambi]]'', ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'', ''[[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid]]'', and ''[[Frozen (franchise)|Frozen]]''.
* The ''Peter Pan'' segment is replaced with a medley of Disney heroes and heroines, featuring onstage appearances of [[Pocahontas (character)|Pocahontas]], [[Mulan (Disney character)|Mulan]], [[Aladdin (Disney character)|Aladdin]], [[Elsa (Frozen)|Elsa]], and [[Moana (character)|Moana]]. From 1998 to 2020, the original show instead featured an onstage battle scene from ''[[Pocahontas (1995 film)|Pocahontas]]'' during the entirety of this act.
* [[Snow White (Disney character)|Snow White]] and the Prince still appear in the princess segment, dancing to "[[Someday My Prince Will Come]]", instead of Rapunzel and Flynn.
* Scenes of [[Evil Queen (Disney)|Evil Queen]] that summons the Magic Mirror and her transformation as Old Hag, which appeared in the original Disneyland version, is retained in the Florida version.
* The climax features more villains than in the Disneyland version. In addition to the Evil Queen, [[Ursula (The Little Mermaid)|Ursula]], [[Chernabog]], and [[Maleficent]], [[Cruella de Vil]] from ''[[One Hundred and One Dalmatians]]'', [[Scar (The Lion King)|Scar]] from ''The Lion King'', [[Claude Frollo (Disney character)|Frollo]] from ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'', [[Jafar (Aladdin)|Jafar]] from [[Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|''Aladdin'']] and [[Hades (Disney)|Hades]] from [[Hercules (1997 film)|''Hercules'']] also appear. 
* The battle between Mickey and the villains, as well as their subsequent defeat, is longer in the Florida version.
* Mickey appears in his ''Brave Little Tailor'' attire and uses the sword to defeat [[Maleficent]], in her dragon form.
* Instead of the ''Mark Twain'' Riverboat, the characters appear on board the ''[[Steamboat Willie]]'' during the finale.

===Hollywood Hills Amphitheater===
[[File:HollywoodHillsAmphitheaterStage.jpg|thumb|Photo shows what Disney's Hollywood Studios' Hollywood Hills Amphitheater stage for ''Fantasmic!'' looks like.]]
[[File:HollywoodHillsAmphitheaterRear.jpg|thumb|Hollywood Hills Amphitheater rear entrance]]

Hollywood Hills Amphitheater is a purpose-built seat riverside amphitheatre at [[Disney's Hollywood Studios]] located at the [[Walt Disney World Resort]], in Florida, that showcases the nighttime spectacular ''Fantasmic!'' It is located off of Sunset Boulevard, between [[The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror|''The Twilight Zone'' Tower of Terror]] and the Theater of the Stars, where the ''Beauty and the Beast'' stage show takes place. The ''Fantasmic!'' stage in Florida is significantly larger than Disneyland's, featuring a man-made, {{convert|50|ft|m|adj=mid|-tall}} mountain on which Sorcerer Mickey stands and from which the dragon emerges. The amphitheater has 6,900 seats, with room for an additional 3,000 people standing.<ref name="WDW Show Press Release">{{cite web|title=Water Animation and Fireworks Combine For Fantasmic! Show at Disney's Hollywood Studios|url=http://wdwnews.com/releases/2006/03/15/water-animation-and-fireworks-combine-for-fantasmic-show-atdisneys-hollywood-studios/|website=wdwnews.com|publisher=Disney Parks|access-date=3 December 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109134124/http://wdwnews.com/releases/2006/03/15/water-animation-and-fireworks-combine-for-fantasmic-show-atdisneys-hollywood-studios/|archive-date=January 9, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The moat around the island itself can hold {{convert|1,900,000|gal|liters|}} of water.<ref name="WDW Show Press Release" />

[[Pop Secret]] became the official sponsor of ''Fantasmic!'' at Disney's Hollywood Studios.<ref name="Pop Secret">{{cite web|last1=Pedicini|first1=Sandra|title=Pop Secret becomes Disney's official popcorn|url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-disney-pop-secret-20150915-story.html|website=orlandosentinel.com|date=15 September 2015 |publisher=Orlando Sentinel|access-date=15 September 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150916171638/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-disney-pop-secret-20150915-story.html|archive-date=September 16, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Prior to this, ''Fantasmic!'' was the only nighttime fireworks show at Walt Disney World without a sponsor, with ''[[Wishes: A Magical Gathering of Disney Dreams|Wishes]]'' gaining sponsorship from [[Pandora (jewelry)|Pandora Jewelry]] in 2014,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Risom Langelund|first1=Jakob|title=PANDORA AND DISNEY ANNOUNCE NEW STRATEGIC ALLIANCE|url=http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/ABEA-4ZFRFB/3659657179x0x775808/c1f4e8d0-a467-4c3c-bbf5-efdb00e6215a/PANDORA_Press%20release_DISNEY_UK.pdf|website=PandoraGroup.com|publisher=Pandora Group|access-date=23 November 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141123055658/http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/ABEA-4ZFRFB/3659657179x0x775808/c1f4e8d0-a467-4c3c-bbf5-efdb00e6215a/PANDORA_Press%20release_DISNEY_UK.pdf|archive-date=23 November 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> while [[IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth]] was sponsored by [[General Electric]] from 1999 to 2003 and sponsored by [[Siemens]] from 2005 until 2017.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sylt|first1=Christian|title=Why Siemens And Disney Make A Magical Team|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/csylt/2014/08/29/why-siemens-and-disney-make-a-magical-team/|website=forbes.com|access-date=28 October 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028175547/http://www.forbes.com/sites/csylt/2014/08/29/why-siemens-and-disney-make-a-magical-team/|archive-date=October 28, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Russon|first1=Gabrielle|title=Siemens will no longer be Disney sponsor|url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/tourism/os-bz-disney-epcot-siemens-20170703-story.html|work=Orlando Sentinel|date=July 3, 2017}}</ref>

==== Refurbishments ====
In March 2020, this version of ''Fantasmic!'' was temporarily closed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States of America|COVID-19 pandemic]]. Walt Disney World reopened it in July with the lagoon drained. ''Fantasmic!'' reopened a short time later.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogmickey.com/2020/08/fantasmic-drained-at-disneys-hollywood-studios/|title=Fantasmic! Drained at Disney's Hollywood Studios |website=www.blogmickey.com|date=17 August 2020 |access-date=August 17, 2020}}</ref>

The show was later remastered in 2022 featuring a new heroics sequence with segments from ''Pocahontas'', ''[[Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|Aladdin]]'', ''[[Mulan (1998 film)|Mulan]]'', ''[[Moana (2016 film)|Moana]]'' and ''[[Frozen (franchise)|Frozen]]''. The duration is twenty-nine minutes long.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://insidethemagic.net/2021/11/changes-disney-fantasmic-fans-react-kc1/|title=Changes Confirmed For Fantasmic!, Disney Fans React|website=Inside the Magic|first=Kelly|last=Coffey|date=November 21, 2021|access-date=December 1, 2021}}</ref>

===Alternate show: "''Taste of Fantasmic!''"===
The Florida version has a four-minute-long substitute show that plays when inclement weather prohibits the presentation of the regular show.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.laughingplace.com/Guide-Attraction-60.asp |title=Fantasmic!, Walt Disney World – LaughingPlace.com: Disney World, Disneyland and More |publisher=LaughingPlace.com |access-date=September 21, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111029154558/http://www.laughingplace.com/Guide-Attraction-60.asp |archive-date=October 29, 2011 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> The alternative show does not showcase any of the performers, floats, or puppets due to the dangerous conditions that are posed to the performers because of the possibility of rain accumulating on the stage. Instead the ancillary show is a brief summation of the conventional show; including a fountain display synchronized to "[[Little April Shower]]", a sequence integrating the "[[Night on Bald Mountain]]" music, and a finale orchestrated with all of the usual pyrotechnics and musical fanfare from the original show's conclusion.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.villas4all.com/orlando-guides/mgm-fantasmic.php |title=Disney World's MGM Studios – Fantasmic! |publisher=Villas4all.com |access-date=September 21, 2011 |archive-date=July 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717205514/http://www.villas4all.com/orlando-guides/mgm-fantasmic.php |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-Dyx56vEC4|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160729232849/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-Dyx56vEC4|url-status=dead|title=A Taste of Fantasmic - Rain Show|date=July 29, 2009|archive-date=July 29, 2016|access-date=May 17, 2019|via=YouTube}}</ref>

==Tokyo DisneySea version==
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''Fantasmic!'' debuted at Tokyo DisneySea on April 28, 2011, replacing the ''BraviSEAmo!'' show in the Mediterranean Harbor.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Geryak |first1=Cole |title=Extinct Attractions – Tokyo DisneySea's Fantasmic |url=https://www.laughingplace.com/w/blogs/disney-extinct-attractions/2020/04/17/extinct-attractions-tokyo-disneyseas-fantasmic/ |website=The Laughing Place |access-date=17 July 2020 |date=April 17, 2020}}</ref> The show was originally planned to debut on April 23 with the park's 10th Anniversary "Be Magical!" celebration, but was delayed by the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|Great East Japan Earthquake]] in the previous month. Originally, Fantasmic! was planned in 2001 for the park and the story would be themed around Tokyo DisneySea but was scrapped and instead DisneySea Symphony debuted. It is said that of the barges were reused from Tokyo DisneySea's former nighttime Christmas show "Candelight Reflections", but were reimagined. The Christmas tree barge was used for Mickey's sorcerer hat. This barge would also be used for Tokyo DisneySea's former nighttime Christmas show "Colors of Christmas" (2012–2019).

The show's score was recorded by the [[Royal Philharmonic Orchestra]] at [[Abbey Road Studios]], composed by Don L. Harper, featuring Bruce Healey's theme from the original ''Fantasmic!'' at the US parks. The DisneySea version has new scenes and narrative elements, including scenes based on ''Aladdin'', ''Finding Nemo'', and ''Cinderella'', and the original new song  "Imagination". This is the only version of ''Fantasmic!'' to not have a stationary stage, with the show taking place entirely on barges. All of the characters' dialogue and sung parts were recorded in Japanese by the characters' respective Japanese voice artists.

This version of Fantasmic! was directed by Steven Davidson and because of this, he implemented technologies used in Disney California Adventure's World of Color nighttime spectacular. 5 of the 6 barges were equipped with World of Color-style water fountains. One central, underwater water screen nozzle was installed under the harbor, as well as the 4 moving barges were equipped with water screens as well. This created that large-style water screen used in World of Color. The show itself is a hybrid version of Fantasmic! and World of Color. This concept would later be used in some form for Disneyland's renewal version in 2017 as it drew inspiration from Tokyo DisneySea's version.

This version of ''Fantasmic!'' closed on February 29, 2020. It was originally scheduled to conclude its run on March 25 and then close on March 26,<ref>{{cite press release |title=Exciting Offerings Coming to Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea in Fiscal Year 2019|url=http://www.olc.co.jp/en/news/news_tdr/20180927_01e/main/0/link/20190826_01e.pdf |website=Tokyo Disney Resort |publisher=Oriental Land Company |access-date=12 September 2019 |date=26 August 2019}}</ref> but was moved up due to the extended closure of Tokyo Disney Resort in response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Japan]].

Fantasmic! was replaced by an all-new nighttime spectacular called ''Believe! Sea of Dreams'', debuting on November 11, 2022.

A few months after the end of Fantasmic!, the former hat barge was lifted out of the water and placed on a small area of the original dry dock (behind Soaring A Fantastic Flight show building). The hat itself was dismantled, along with old equipment. The base was then refurbished for its new role in Believe! Sea of Dreams.

=== Future/Potential Paris version ===
In late September 2020, the ''Fantasmic!'' barges were spotted backstage in dry dock at Tokyo DisneySea. While it was thought that they would all be dismantled, in February 2021, it was discovered that Disneyland Paris had purchased a few of the barges for a future version of Fantasmic! or other nighttime show on the future Adventure Bay over at Disney Adventure World. Sometime in late 2020, early 2021, the barges were shipped to Paris. It was confirmed that the 4 main barges that circle the harbor were shipped to Paris and have since then been housed in a backstage parade warehouse until they can be lowered into the backstage marina of Adventure Bay. It has also been confirmed that Tokyo did not sell the magic mirror/dragon barge. Tokyo also did not sell Paris the “Sorcerer Apprentice’s Hat” barge to Paris as they wanted to repurpose the barge base itself for the “Second Star to the Right” barge that is used in Believe! Sea of Dreams.

<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tokyodisneyresort.jp/en/topics/20200228_important.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200311114438/https://www.tokyodisneyresort.jp/en/topics/20200228_important.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 11, 2020|title=Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea Temporary Park Closure Extension and Park Operations (Updated 6:00p.m. March 11, 2020)|date=11 March 2020|website=www.tokyodisneyresort.jp|access-date=2020-03-15}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=March 2021}}

==Soundtrack==
The soundtrack for the original Disneyland show was included in the 2015 release of [[Walt Disney Records: The Legacy Collection#Disneyland|''Walt Disney Records The Legacy Collection: Disneyland'']].<ref>{{cite web|title=Walt Disney Records The Legacy Collection Disneyland Set For Release Exclusively At Disneyland Resort On May 20|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/walt-disney-records-the-legacy-collection-disneyland-set-for-release-exclusively-at-disneyland-resort-on-may-20-300072911.html|publisher=PRNewswire|access-date=January 13, 2021|location=Burbank, California|format=Press release|date=April 28, 2015}}</ref>

==Voice cast==
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* [[Wayne Allwine]] – [[Mickey Mouse]] (1992 version) / [[Bret Iwan]] – Mickey Mouse (2017/2024 version)
* [[Robin Williams]] – [[Genie (Disney)|Genie]] (archival recordings; 2017/2024 version)
* [[Heather Headley]] – Female Vocalist (Princess Medley; 2017/2024 version)
* [[Chris Mann (singer)|Chris Mann]] – Male Vocalist (Princess Medley; 2017/2024 version)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chrismannmusic.com/media/videos/34721|title=Official Site|last=Wonderful Union|website=Chris Mann|access-date=May 17, 2019|archive-date=May 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517212308/https://chrismannmusic.com/media/videos/34721|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Suzanne Waters – Female Vocalist (Princess Medley; 1992 version)
* Fletcher Sheridan – Male Vocalist (Princess Medley; 1992 version)
* Jared Butler – [[Jack Sparrow]] (voice-over; 2017 version)
* [[Johnny Depp]] – Jack Sparrow (archival footage; 2017 version)
* [[Eliza Schneider]] – [[Elizabeth Swann]] (2017 version)
* [[Geoffrey Rush]] – [[Hector Barbossa]] (archival footage; 2017 version)
* [[Eddie Carroll]] – [[Jiminy Cricket]]
* Christopher Steele - [[Peter Pan]] (1992/2024 version)
* [[Corey Burton]] – [[Magic Mirror (Snow White)#Disney's Snow White franchise|Magic Mirror]] (2017/2024 version), [[Chernabog]], [[Captain Hook (Disney)|Captain Hook]] (1992/2024 version), [[Mr. Smee (Disney)|Mr. Smee]] (1992/2024 version)
* [[Kathryn Beaumont]] – [[Wendy Darling#Animation|Wendy Darling]] (1992/2024 version)
* Louise Chamis – [[Evil Queen (Disney)|Evil Queen/Old Hag]]
* [[Pat Carroll]] – [[Ursula (The Little Mermaid)|Ursula]]
* [[Linda Gary]] – [[Maleficent]], Opening Announcer
* [[Tony Jay]] – [[Magic Mirror (Snow White)#Disney's Snow White franchise|Magic Mirror]] (1992 version)

'''Disney's Hollywood Studios'''
* [[Wayne Allwine]] – [[Mickey Mouse]] (1998 version) / [[Bret Iwan]] – Mickey Mouse (2022 version)
* [[Eddie Carroll]] – [[Jiminy Cricket]]
* Suzanne Waters – Female Vocalist (Princess Medley)
* Fletcher Sheridan – Male Vocalist (Princess Medley)
* Louise Chamis – [[Evil Queen (Disney)|Evil Queen/Old Hag]]
* [[Tony Jay]] – [[Magic Mirror (Snow White)|Magic Mirror]], [[Claude Frollo (Disney character)|Judge Claude Frollo]]
* [[Linda Gary]] – [[Maleficent]], Opening Announcer (archival recordings)
* [[Pat Carroll]] – [[Ursula (The Little Mermaid)|Ursula]]
* [[Susanne Blakeslee]] – [[Cruella de Vil]] 
* [[Jonathan Freeman (actor)|Jonathan Freeman]] – [[Jafar (Aladdin)|Jafar]]
* [[Jim Cummings]] – [[Scar (The Lion King)|Scar]]
* [[James Woods]] – [[Hades (Disney)|Hades]]
* [[Corey Burton]] – [[Chernabog]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=MacDonald|first1=Brady|title=Disney voice-over actors bring theme park rides to life|url=http://www.latimes.com/travel/themeparks/la-trb-disney-voice-over-actors-20150728-story.html|access-date=August 23, 2015|work=Los Angeles Times|date=July 28, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822143306/http://www.latimes.com/travel/themeparks/la-trb-disney-voice-over-actors-20150728-story.html|archive-date=August 22, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
* [[Linda Hunt]] – [[Pocahontas (1995 film)#Cast|Grandmother Willow]] (1998 version)
* [[David Ogden Stiers]] – [[John Ratcliffe (governor)|Governor Ratcliffe]] (1998 version)
* [[Judy Kuhn]] – [[Pocahontas (character)|Pocahontas]] (archival recordings; 2022 version)
* [[Brad Kane]] – [[Aladdin (Disney character)|Aladdin]] (archival recordings; 2022 version)
* [[Idina Menzel]] – [[Elsa (Frozen)|Elsa]] (archival recordings; 2022 version)
* [[Auliʻi Cravalho]] – [[Moana (character)|Moana]] (archival recordings; 2022 version)
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'''Japanese version (Tokyo DisneySea):'''
* [[Takashi Aoyagi]] – [[Mickey Mouse]]
* Kyoko Satomi – [[Evil Queen (Disney)|Evil Queen/Old Hag]]
* [[Tamio Ōki]] – [[Magic Mirror (Snow White)#Disney's Snow White franchise|Magic Mirror]]
* [[Toshiko Sawada]] – [[Maleficent]]
* Kumiko Mori – [[Ursula (The Little Mermaid)|Ursula]]
* [[Koichi Yamadera]] – [[Genie (Disney)|Genie]], [[Stitch (Lilo & Stitch)|Stitch]]
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==See also==
* ''[[World of Color]]''

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://disneyland.disney.go.com/entertainment/disneyland/fantasmic/ Fantasmic! at Disneyland]
* [https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/entertainment/hollywood-studios/fantasmic/ Fantasmic! at Disney's Hollywood Studios]

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