Originally Posted By 21raven I just want to know whether Fantasmic over at WDW is of the same quality as the one in DL. In other words, is it better in your opinion?
Originally Posted By avro_imagineer DL period, but we need WDW seating at DL Oh and the meal deal at WDW is better than the snack deal and balcony at DL. (If it's still available)
Originally Posted By Westsider The most fun thing to do is go to WDW with a group of Disneyland Cast Members and watch the Fantasmic! at the Studios. We laughed so hard we nearly wet our pants. Fantasmic! at WDW is horrible. Even if WDW would update the audio system, lighting system, stage effects and mist screen projections like Disneyland has over the last five years, it's still embarassingly inferior because it was designed and built very cheaply and very haphazardly. But darn it, the WDW version is still good for a laugh. It's like the difference between the 8 minute long WDW Pirates of the Caribbean and the 15 minute long Disneyland Pirates of the Caribbean. You just feel so badly for all those WDW tourists who don't know any better and think that is all Fantasmic! is capable of being.
Originally Posted By avro_imagineer ^^ Or the people who buy an ES350 not realizing that pretty much every other near luxo-barge has a modicum of handling
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Indeed the WDW Fantasmic is laughably poor compared to DL's. DL is the king of F!
Originally Posted By -em DLR! WDWs is a nice show *if* you dont know DLRs. Same with Wishes. Its a nice show *if* you havent seen Remember
Originally Posted By Tiggirl Disneyland's wins... hands down, no contest. I just can't stand their cardboard steamboat at the finale! How does that thing even stay afloat? LOL! ~Beth
Originally Posted By dshyates OK, I will have to agree that DLRs version is better. Mainly because of the 2 real boats. WDW doesn't have the Peter Pan scene with the Columbia. It is replaced by Pocahontas scene with canoes. And the finale uses a cartoony (cheap looking) steamboat. But the WDW version is still very much a croud pleaser. I would expect them to switch to the digital projectors and upgrade the audio (which is better than DLRs was prior to the recent upgrade) some thime this year. There are some of the stuff at WDW that I like better, like the mist screen classic Disney film montage. And the stadium/ concession stand are FAR superior to the madhouse that is DLRs Fantasmic in terms of crowd control and comfort. Not to mention pre-show entertainment. So I will say that DLRs is superior in most ways, WDWs is still quit enjoyable.
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub When I see the WDW steamboat finale I use my IMAGINATION and see the real Steamboat Willie. I love both versions for their differences!
Originally Posted By leobloom This is a no-brainer. I think I've seen WDW's Fantasmic once, maybe twice, and that was enough for this lifetime. What a magical disappointment after having seen the DL show numerous times years before. Just another reason why MGM (yes, MGM) is the weakest park in the WDW catalogue (for me).
Originally Posted By 21raven wow the consensus seems to be that DL is superior. I am a DLR regular; but I'd like to take my friends to see the WDW version. So i don't think it's worth their time then.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 DL is so far superior to make it laughable. This Fantasmic is so popular in TPFKaTD-MGMS speaks more to the audience and the way it is played up. Sorcery in the Sky, Disney-MGM's former amazing pyro show, was so much better as well. Sadly, it had to die for Fantasmic to be birthed ... well, at least as far as Disney execs were concerned. It isn't that Fantasmic in FLA is awful, just overrated. I went many years without seeing it, but have sat through it at least 3-4 times in the past three years (usually when I am entertaining friends and/or family who aren't there as often). I wonder if Fantasmic would have been a better show had it gone into the MK. That idea was floated, but died pretty quickly in favor of the Studios when ops people pointed to the traffic nightmares that happen nightly at DL when Fantasmic is being shown.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 Pre-show entertainment? Unless you're talking about the wave, I haven't seen any pre-show entertainment in the last several years. The people walking around selling toys and food are not entertaining to me.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 No, years ago, at the earlier show they had dj's from the Disney radio station. I prefered the second showing because it was less crowded, and a shorter wait.
Originally Posted By WC95 I've only been to the WDW version of the show but have seen videos of DLR version. The DLR version seems a little outdated as far as the characters go. The villian scene only include The Evil Queen, Ursala, and Maleficient. All in all I think both are great shows and i love them because they are both different.
Originally Posted By oc_dean I've only seen WDW's Fantasmic in pictures, and video ... Been to DL's more times than I can count!! But I'll say .... the fact DL's uses the bend of the Rivers of America make the show SO INCREDIBLY expansive ... It's CINERAMA x1000 !!! It's as though the show is so organic .. as it rises out of the natural environment that makes up the west side of Disneyland! Not to mention how it's one of few spectacles in Disney theme park history that actually utilizes LARGE scale full attractions - The Mark Twain, and the Columbia. Walt Disney, and even Mr. "Large Scale Spectacle" Busby Berkeley would be so proud! Then you go from this organic amazement with no borders .. as props and elements seem to appear from a distance .. and fade away .. as they pass up the river ....... To this "proscenium arch" format within the CONFINES of a _Stage Auditorium_ in the studios park! I really think designing DL's Fantasmic will go down as one of the most brilliant creative efforts in DL history ... as the show is not confined to a 'stage' ... and seemingly has no limit to how far it can reach in any direction.
