Originally Posted By iamgoofy I recently spent many wonderful days at DL and during that time I saw Fantasmic 3 times. The last time I saw Fantasmic was in the summer of 2001. If memory serves me correctly the show has changed quite a bit. Has the show changed a lot since its beginning?
Originally Posted By AGKoolAid Not really. Effects get cleaned up occassionally. Some props (Ursula) have been removed. Storywise, nothing has changed. Most changes have been for the better (cleaning/replacing of effects).
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x Fantasmic is about 20 minutes long. If you watch the first show on a night when there's fireworks, you can stay along the ROA and watch the fireworks, so you're there almost 45 minutes. The VIP seating is nice if you don't want to find a good spot an hour to two hours before the show. You can get there at a reasonable time and enjoy other attractions while everyone else is sitting on their tooshies waiting.
Originally Posted By blueberry Thanks Pirate Princess...I had no idea Fantasmic was only 20 minutes!!...the fireworks you referred to, is this the Holiday Magic fireworks (the one with the snow at the end)? I heard tinkerbell makes an appearance??
Originally Posted By SuzieQ Fireworks go year-round. Basically, if it's a Fantasmic night, it's a fireworks night. During the holidays, they also have the snowfall in the Fantasmic viewing areas. Yes, Tinkerbell flies as part of the fireworks.
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x Yes, Tink flies, but you barely see her if you're in the Fantasmic area. 8
Originally Posted By dl1956 A note, Tink flies (usually, sometimes is canceled) during the Remember fireworks, but not during the Xmas holiday fireworks. There's supposed to be a new holiday version this year, so who knows. But it's gotta be awfully cold flying around up there in December.
Originally Posted By familyguy Just a small correction to the above statement that if it's a fantasmic night it's a fireworks night. Actually the week of November 12-15 there is Fantasmic every night and no fireworks. I'm sure this is the exception and not the rule, but still...
Originally Posted By SuzieQ ^ Yep. That's why I said "basically". It's a rule of thumb, not an absolute.
