Gentlemen, behold! For my 2000th post, I’m going to post the summary for
Fantasmic. In this version, I’m also including Palpatine in addition to the other villains. Running time I’d say would be about 36 minutes. Some of my ideas came from this huge music video of the Disneyland version up at YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q_AeeU7i3E&search=fantasmic
Opening
Same as usual with the light towers rising from the island and Mickey appearing on stage.
Sorcerer Mickey
Same water screen scenes as usual
Flowers
In addition to the big flower on stage, the water screens would feature the Spring Sprite and stuff from the Nutcracker Suite
Jungle
Similar to the Lion King version at Florida, but with some Tarzan elements as well, with powerful drumbeats segueing into Pink Elephants
Pink Elephants
Just like the Disneyland version with blacklight pink elephants similar to Animagic appear on the stage.
Pinocchio
Like the Disneyland scene but with better puppets
Monstro
Same as usual with Jiminy trapped in the bubble before Monstro lunges towards the audience, leading into the Sorcerer’s Apprentice flood and into the Pirates sequence
Pirates of the Caribbean
We hear the voice of Davy Jones, who’s seeking Jack Sparrow’s soul, before the Jolly Roger, now the Black Pearl in show, comes into the scene with Jack and his crew, with Will and Elizabeth in tow, fighting off Davy Jones’ sea phantom pirates. At the conclusion with the sea pirates defeated, Will and Elizabeth are safe and hopefully can keep together through any further trouble leading into love montage.
Love Montage
Essentially the same as the WDW version with some new additions to the water screens
Wicked Queen
Same as usual with the Wicked Queen transforming into the Witch to set her plans in motion.
The Witch’s Legion of Doom
The Witch calls upon the Disney villains Ursula, Oogie Boogie, Hades, Scar, the Phantom, and Jafar, who sends Mickey into the Cave of Wonders
The Cave of Wonders/Mickey versus Jafar
Same as Florida’s with Jafar in snake form going after Mickey before he ends up finding the lamp, wishing Jafar inside.
Space Battle
Upon Jafar’s defeat, Emperor Palpatine and Zurg are both plotting against Mickey and both decide to send their forces out after him together in an attempt to crush him. Mickey himself is now caught in a fierce space dogfight before landing in a very dark place where Ansem is seen and taunts Mickey by speaking of the nature of darkness, leading into Night on Bald Mountain.
Night on Bald Mountain
Besides Chernabog releasing those evil spirits, much more villainy is seen within from the main villains as well as the Firebird and the Headless Horseman with Chernabog raising his arms to end the scene.
Maleficent and Mickey
Again business as usual with Malificent calling on the powers of “her imagination” and transforming into the dragon form.
Taunting Villains
Usual stuff here, with additions of the new villains and a better laugh for Chernabog, sounding more like Makuta’s laugh.
Dragon battle
As the waterscreen scene ends, we see the Spring Sprite again within the now burning forest as well as scenes from the forest fire in Bambi before the scene zooms in to Mickey facing the dragon, as fire begins to engulf the river. The dragon makes her main shot, fully engulfing the river. Mickey declares “This is my dream!” as usual, leading to Maleficent’s downfall. The villains are destroyed in this order: Chernabog, Palpatine, Zurg, Hades, Jafar, Scar, The Phantom, Oogie Boogie, Ursula, Ansem(instead of screaming in pain, just asking “But why?”), The Witch/Wicked Queen, and finally Maleficent.
One Little Spark
After the villains’ defeat, within the dark, we see the Spring Sprite in ash form. Figment flies in singing one of the deleted verses of One Little Spark as if to encourage her to go on.
“One little spark,
One flight of fancy,
Shines up the dark,
So that we can see,
When things look grim,
And nothings going right,
One little spark,
Clicks on the light”
After this, the Spring Sprite takes to the sky as if to now restore things. Then Tinkerbelle comes in with her Pixie Dust, leading into the finale.
Finale
As the Steamboat comes in, though the lights are dark, Mickey’s whistling from Steamboat Willie can be heard as the music builds. As the Finale Music kicks in, Mickey and Steamboat Willie filled with the Disney characters are illuminated by spotlights. As the boat comes out of view, one last waterscreen scene with a montage of happy endings(with many of the characters, such as those on the boat and throughout the show) comes in as the large color flares blast out, leading to Sorcerer Mickey appearing up on top of the island, commanding huge fireworks blasts into the sky. After this, we end with Mickey going “Some imagination huh?”
I might tweak things, but I think it's okay otherwise. The One Little Spark bit with the Sprite, Figment AND Tink might be a bit too crowded.