“Fantasmic!,” Disney’s popular and longest-running nighttime spectacular, returns to the Rivers of America at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, Calif., on May 24, 2024. “Fantasmic!” is an emotional extravaganza of colorful Disney animated film images, choreographed to an exciting musical score. In this treasured show, fantastic events and images from Disney stories come to life through soaring music, dozens of live performers, character appearances and state-of-the-art projections. (Richard Harbaugh/Disneyland Resort)
“Fantasmic!,” Disney’s popular and longest-running nighttime spectacular, returns to the Rivers of America at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, Calif., on May 24, 2024. “Fantasmic!” is an emotional extravaganza of colorful Disney animated film images, choreographed to an exciting musical score. In this treasured show, the iconic Peter Pan scene returns as The Lost Boys join Peter Pan and Wendy to battle Captain Hook aboard a pirate ship. (Richard Harbaugh/Disneyland Resort)
“Fantasmic!,” Disney’s popular and longest-running nighttime spectacular, returns to the Rivers of America at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, Calif., on May 24, 2024. “Fantasmic!” is an emotional extravaganza of colorful Disney animated film images, choreographed to an exciting musical score. In this treasured show, fantastic events and images from Disney stories come to life through soaring music, dozens of live performers, character appearances and state-of-the-art projections. (Richard Harbaugh/Disneyland Resort)
(Richard Harbaugh/Disneyland Resort)
The show will return with a newly reimagined battle scene between Sorcerer Mickey and Maleficent during the finale.
During the scene, Maleficent dons her dark gown and wields her scepter to ascend to a height of 35 feet as she appears to ignite the River of America in flames.
The iconic “Peter Pan” scene is also returning to Fantasmic! and will feature The Lost Boys for the first time.
It was removed in 2017 when Disneyland added a Pirates of the Caribbean scene to the show.
The 25-minute show has two nightly viewings in Disneyland Park.
In 2023 a fire broke out during the show’s finale, sparking first from the “Maleficent” dragon prop’s face before spreading to the rest of its body, photos and video from the scene showed.
This photo courtesy of Shawna Bell shows a fire during the “Fantasmic!” show in the Tom Sawyer Island section of Disneyland resort in Anaheim, Calif., on Saturday, April 22, 2023. (Courtesy Shawna Bell via AP)
A fire broke out during a nighttime show at Disneyland Park on April 22, 2023. (Brenda Coutiño)
A fire broke out during a nighttime show at Disneyland Park on April 22, 2023. (Brenda Coutiño)
Videos and photos showed cast members evacuating the packed crowd from the waterfront viewing area and nearby attractions as firefighters worked to extinguish the flames.
Following the fire, Disneyland officials previously told KTLA they would be “temporarily suspending fire effects similar to those used at Disneyland park’s ‘Fantasmic’ at select shows and entertainment experiences globally” as a precautionary measure.
During the show’s hiatus, the theme park launched a new nighttime entertainment show near the Rivers of America at Disneyland. The Jambalaya Jazz Band and special guest Queenie perform lively tunes as they float down the Rivers of America on a New Orleans-inspired raft.
