Originally Posted By Rebekah This topic is for discussion of the 8/13/2003 news item <b><a href="News-ID10017360.asp" target="_blank">LPWire: Dazzling New Fireworks Spectacular Delights Magic Kingdom Guests with Story in the Sky</a></b> Premiering in October, "Wishes" blends classic Disney songs and character voices with pyrotechnic effects never seen before in a Disney theme park, including several new sites for launching fireworks that create moments both breathtaking and intimate.
Originally Posted By Kevin This just sounds fantastic. I can't wait to see it. I hope they soft open this early because it looks like I may be there right before it opens. <<At several times the size of "Fantasy in the Sky," Magic Kingdom's previous fireworks show, "Wishes" is the biggest, boldest pyrotechnic display ever staged in the theme park that celebrates fantasy and the fantastic.>> For an official press release to say it is 'several times' the size...awesome. <<The goal of the show is to move guests in a very special way, to fill them with a magic only Disney can create and, most of all, to give everyone a magical memory to treasure for a lifetime.>> <<The story of "Wishes" blends classic Disney songs and character voices with pyrotechnic effects never seen before in a Disney theme park, including several new sites for launching fireworks that create moments both breathtaking and intimate.>> <<"We'll make people cry, we'll make people laugh," Davison said. "It's a show about emotions, and really what Disney does best.">> I'm so excited they are going after an emotional show full of character voices and a true 'story'. I'm looking forward to this almost more than some of the big rides opening over the next few months.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Sounds like a great addition to the MK. I can't hardly wait. One item thought...I wonder if they will trim the trees around the hub areas as they are quite high right now. That was my only rant about MGM's Sorcery in the Sky, a lovely 'widescreen'-style show that could not be appreciated fully due to the tress and building blocking most of the side views. Actually, in a sense, this is like a "Sorcery" return, due to it's scope. I wish they were able to do the same at TDL.
Originally Posted By Memory This show ... it will be a good show. But when exactly did Disney start confusing emotion with magic? When did cheap sentiment equal a dream come true? Instead of immersive environments and landscapes and places we've never been before we're now to assume that disney magic means making us cry? And that emotion is what disney "does best"?
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>now to assume that disney magic means making us cry?<< Honestly, there have been so many moements that I have teared up while watching some of TDR's shows and parades. "Dreams" Parade is one such example, as the the the "It's Magical" finale. I could go on and on. Emotional finales that move guests because of their beauty or feel have always been a hallmark of the TDR Entertainment. I can honestly relate to what they mean here, and am looking forward to see if they can pull off this. It would be the first time I tear up at WDW (for the right reasons) in a long long long time!