Originally Posted By BriGuy85 What are some things that have changed over the past years? I heard there was only 2 water screens when the show first opened. Is this true? Some obvious changes are the dismiss of the Ursula float, the strobe lighting effects on the island and the "upgraded" finale recently. Anything else thats been changed since it's opening?
Originally Posted By oc_dean Since it's 1992 opening .. really .. very little has changed. Any enhancements have been subtle. btw - It's always been 3 mist screens. Left, Front, Right Ursula's float is the most noticeable change. And I noticed the lighting effects for the 3 barges used for Snow White, Ariel, and Belle use new technology .... ....that have me all excited for possible changes to the Electrical Parade (!!!!)
Originally Posted By Hista98 did you know fantasmic was orignally gong to be a temporary show only running for a few years, they never imagined it would take off like it did... some imagination huh?? ;-)
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Last year or the year before they updated the lighting to an LED-based system, so all the lights (including the princess barges) are brighter. They're still using the original projectors, so they look a little dark in comparison, but they should be updating those in the spring. Also, in the last refurb, they changed the pyro a little when Mickey appears on top of the building near the end. He still does the YMCA-pointing-dance when the fireworks shoot off one by one around him, but instead of after each cycle of that a bunch of fireworks shooting off, they now flash the lights. They also added the green flash at the end when they made those changes. I don't remember it, but I heard that the first year they had the show (the temporary idea, remember), there was no seating for it. The walkways were just like any other area in the park, so they had people climbing over the fence to sit on the grass each night, so they could keep the paths clear for people passing through. As soon as they closed the show at the end of the season, they started work on putting in the terraced walkways that we now have in that area.
Originally Posted By BriGuy85 Is it true the original idea for the show was to be done in front of the castle? With an inflatable dragon that comes up from behind the castle? I think that would have been soooo cool to see!
Originally Posted By Hista98 cool to see but no space. TDL does a similar show now in front of their castle but im not sure what it's called, also they will be getting a new more photogenic dragon for DL this spring too.
Originally Posted By dldhistory Here is some historical information about Fantasmic <a href="http://www.dldhistory.com/link2us.asp?ID=1594" target="_blank">http://www.dldhistory.com/link...?ID=1594</a> --Richard The Most Unique Disneyland History Site http:www.DLDHistory.com
Originally Posted By dsny1mom I don't remember it, but I heard that the first year they had the show (the temporary idea, remember), there was no seating for it. The walkways were just like any other area in the park, so they had people climbing over the fence to sit on the grass each night, so they could keep the paths clear for people passing through. As soon as they closed the show at the end of the season, they started work on putting in the terraced walkways that we now have in that area. Yep, you are 100% correct. Also the first year you could watch it from the balcony in the Gallery for free, you just had to line up in the courtyard and be in the first 20 or so there. The balcony was then closed to the public for a year and it was used for special guests and the press. Soon after that it was turned into the pay for the experience that was then stopped when the Gallery was turned into the Dream Suite. I don't recall when the reserved seating on the ground was added but it was years after F! started. dsny1mom
