Overall, a great parade. However, I have another suggestion, based on the select scenes in the show...
There was an image that showed the name "SpectroMagic: Our Colors Combined". So how about that, only with "our" dropped, so that it now reads "SpectroMagic: Colors Combined"?
Wonderful idea! Sure does sound better than "SpectroMagic 2.0".
I noticed a significant lack of any mention of the Fab Six, except for Mickey and Pluto. You said that the music scene is the same as in the original show. Does that mean that Goofy is there, too? I'm guessing that he is, but I just wanted to clarify.
Goofy is still in the scene.
As I said before you did not mention anything about the rest of the Fab Six. Maybe instead of just Pluto on board, what if you had the rest of the Fab Six on this float? Goofy is already in the music section earlier in the show, so he won't be here, but there could still be Minnie, Donald and Daisy, as well as Pluto. Also, instead of Pluto at the controls, it should be Donald, especially given his sailor attire and that it is a boat after all. It would be like the riverboat in the finale of Tokyo's Dreamlights parade, which Donald also steers.
Good idea! I've just updated the post to include your ideas.
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And now, at last, we come to the final piece to close out the Magic Kingdom: Wishes: A Magical Gathering of Disney Dreams. This epic fireworks display weaves a tale of the power of dreams, as told by Jiminy Cricket. Originally, I had no intention to update this show...but then, I saw Disneyland Forever on YouTube. Upon seeing Disneyland Forever, I plan to update Wishes to bring it up to par with Disneyland Forever. To do this, I plan to use projections on the castle, and set up various effects all around the Hub--water screens, water fountains, and various other things.
So, let's not waste another second. Let us take in the spectacle of...
Night has settled all across the Magic Kingdom. The murmur of guests rings down Main Street U.S.A., as you approach the center of the hub, by the Partners Statue, to find a good location to view the fireworks for their opening night debut. Cinderella Castle is illuminated in a dark blue hue, as the light of the moon reflects down onto the hub. After watching SpectroMagic: Colors Combined, you find yourself anticipating what lies in store next. The trees down Main Street U.S.A., and the trees in the middle of the Hub, twinkle with pixel lights, enchanting the street making everything seem magical. The smell of popcorn settles into the hub, as families quickly rush to get some ice cream and their spots to see the fireworks. Anticipation rises.
Introduction: A World of Wishes
Then, a rich, low chord is struck, as all of Main Street U.S.A. and Cinderella Castle black out, enveloping the entire entrance of the park and the hub in complete darkness. Then, the chord builds higher and higher, crescendoing into the iconic opening fanfare. From this point, the show is largely the same as it is before. But, after Aladdin's voice is heard saying "Genie, I wish for your freedom" and the choir sings "Wishes", that's where the changes start.
Scene One: Dreams Take Flight
JIMINY CRICKET: All it takes is a simple wish to let all of your dreams take flight!
Peter Pan suddenly emerges from one of the balconies of Cinderella Castle. Peter Pan emerges off of the balcony and appears to fly across the front of the castle.
PETER PAN: Hey there, everyone! Now, think of the happiest things, it's the same as having wings! All you need is faith and trust. Oh, and one thing I forgot, dust! Tinker Bell!
Suddenly, the entire castle becomes illuminated in a darker golden color. Golden streams fireworks fall around the castle.
Come on, everybody! Here we go! Off to Neverland!
In that instance, suddenly, Peter Pan flies around the castle. With the use of projections, the castle appears to be shrinking smaller and smaller. Wait, we're flying! Clouds soon cover the castle, as six different water screens surround the castle emerge, projected with fanciful clouds, making it seem as though the entire hub is floating in the middle of the sky. As this is happening, the tune of "You Can Fly!" is heard, as Peter flies through the clouds, before the segments ends with an arch of firework streams rising from behind the castle, illuminating it with a white light.
Scene Two: Be Our Guest
Then, a drum roll sounds, as the entire castle is illuminated in a dark red hue. The windows of the castle are illuminated with bright yellow lights. Lumiere appears from behind a curtain and welcomes the guests to the magical night that is yet to be seen. The entire hub then explodes in a celebration of color! Fireworks from behind the castle then are perfectly choreographed to "Be Our Guest" as the castle is illuminated in a rainbow of lights.
Fountains to the sides of the castle dance to the melody of the music. In the final segment of the show, Lumiere appears on the castle, which is adorned with numerous colorful spotlights, dancing plates and silverware, as they proceed into the final segment of the show. As the song segues into its' final fanfare, an array of colorful fireworks explode behind the castle, as the fountains dance higher and higher. At the speed of the music picks up, more and more fireworks blast off. It's like a mini-finale and the show has only just begun! In the final chord of the number, a big blast of fireworks erupts completely surrounding the hub, before the hub fades back into the darkness.
Scene Three: Wishes To Be Shared
JIMINY CRICKET: Wishes can be very special, especially when you share them with friends...
Suddenly, we see the iconic sunrise from
The Lion King projected onto the castle, complete with the iconic opening chant. What follows is a beautiful segment inspired by "Circle of Life". The water screens project animals walking towards the castle, which has turned into Pride Rock. As the song ends, a gigantic firework explodes in time to the bass drum hit that ends the song as the projections black out.
Then, projected at the base of the castle, Timon and Pumbaa appear, welcoming the audience to their care-free, no worries lifestyle. An instrumental of "Hakuna Matata" plays, as the castle is soon covered with bugs and grubs, covering all over the castle. Firework explosions in the shapes of types of bugs emerge in the sky, along with other fireworks choreographed to the music. Leaves are projected all along the base of the castle. The fountains at the base of the castle simulate green leaves, to create a dense-jungle like appearance. During the segment, guests can hear Timon and Pumbaa talking about all of the delicious grubs crawling across the castle.
In the midst of the song, a flash of blue appears across the castle, as blue sparkles drape around the castle. The Genie from
Aladdin appears!
GENIE: Whoa! 10,000 years can give you such a crick in the neck! Hello, people, up here! Come on, we've got some wishes to grant!
This leads into an instrumental of "Friend Like Me", where the Genie uses his magic powers to warp and change the castle. In this number Genie's magical powers are choreographed to the fireworks, as he uses his magic to transfigure the castle, the sparks on the castle are choreographed with real fireworks. At the end of the number, the Genie has multiplied all over the castle and finishes off the number, as a string of blue fireworks shoot into the sky.
At the conclusion of the "Friend Like Me" segment, the water screens re-emerge around the hub, as Aladdin and Jasmine appear, singing "A Whole New World". The two fly around the hub via the water screens, floating along the Magic Carpet, amidst a starry night. The Sultan's Palace from Agrabah is projected onto Cinderella Castle. Water fountains dance in arching formations. Shimmery fireworks blast off into the sky in golden colors. The silvery, starry fireworks descend down over the hub. Beautiful, steams of fireworks shoot up from behind the castle, quiet, not to disturb the beauty of the scene. At the end of the segment, Aladdin and Jasmines descend and the Sultan's Palace fades, leaving the castle twinkling in an array of blinking stars.
Scene Four: Underwater Dreams
As the next sequence begins, the stars fade away and the area is shrouded in complete darkness. Suddenly, we hear the voices of Marlin and Dory from
Finding Nemo.
MARLIN: Dory, do you see anything?
DORY: Ahh! Something's got me!
MARLIN: That was me. I'm sorry.
DORY: Who's that?
MARLIN: Who's that? Who else would it be? It's me!
DORY: Are... are you my conscience?
MARLIN: (sighs) Yes, I'm your conscience. We haven't spoken for a while. How are you?
DORY: Eh, can't complain.
MARLIN: Good. Now, Dory, do you see anything?
A giant white light appears at the top of the castle's tallest spire.
DORY: Yes, I see... a light. Hey, conscience, am I dead?
MARLIN: No, I see it too.
Marlin and Dory then appear on the castle, seemingly coming out of the darkness and towards the light.
DORY: It's so...pretty.
MARLIN: I'm feeling...happy. Which is a big deal for me.
DORY: I want to touch it.
And with that, they swim up to the spire and watch in awe as the light reveals itself to be a firework. Soon, more fireworks, in shades of blue and green appear to the tune of “In the Big Blue World”, as the undersea environment from
Finding Nemo comes to life on the castle and on the water screens.
Suddenly, we find ourselves rising above the surface. The moon's silver light shines down upon the waves. To underscore this haunting sight, guests can hear the faint score to "Part of Your World", as Ariel wishes to be a part of the human world. Soon the castle becomes engulfed with a wave, as if it was being submerged. The entire area soon feels as though it is underwater. Bubbles descend down upon the area and lasers simulate the wavy surface to the ocean, completely enveloping the hub and Main Street. The water screens open to simulate the undersea environment from
The Little Mermaid.
Fireworks and fountains dance to "Part of Your World", before the hub becomes alive with color, to the tune of "Under the Sea". Sebastian appears on one of the water screens, as the entire hub wraps with all different sorts of undersea-life seen in
The Little Mermaid. The hub becomes alive with an array of colorful fountains. Colorful fireworks blast off into the sky in red, green and blue colors. Arches of fireworks envelop the castle in the tropical, undersea rhythm. Lights envelop the hub, as the song reaches its' climax and blasts of shimmery, twirly fireworks shoot off into the sky.
Scene Five: A Wish to See the World
Projected onto the castle, a series of leaves sweep across, before the instrumental tune of "Colors of the Wind" could be heard. Blue and green fountains rise into the sky, turning into the center, towards the castle. The sky becomes illuminated with different colors of fireworks. Some of the fireworks "sizzle" out, almost as if they are part of the leaves flying across the castle. As the end of the song approaches, the fireworks become more vibrant and larger, until the end of the song, where a series of colorful fireworks arch out from behind the castle.
A silhouette of Hercules onboard Pegasus flies across the castle, as the castle is illuminated in a bright orange color. Huge circular red and orange fireworks blast off to the tune of "Go the Distance" in a grand and bold manner (re-using the same track as that used in the original version of Wishes). The song soon segues into "Out There" from
The Hunchback of Notre Dame, which keeps the same manner as the previous segment, the fireworks launch out in big, bold patterns to the tune of the music. The Cathedral of Notre Dame is projected onto the castle, as huge fireworks explode out from behind it, completely enveloping the entire hub in the bright oranges and reds of the fireworks.
Scene Six: The Ties of Family
A brief reprise of "When You Wish Upon a Star" plays again.
JIMINY CRICKET: If you tell someone about your wish, that doesn't mean that it won't come true, you know. Just like my friend, Pinoke, he and his father both wished on a star...and their wishes came true.
An instrumental of "You'll Be in My Heart" plays, as vines slowly creep up the castle, as blue butterflies fly across the castle. Green fountains shoot up around the castle, as golden streams of fireworks fall during the verse of the song, raining down over the castle, like a canopy. During the refrain of the song, strings of pyrotechnics emerge from the sides of the castle, ending the segment perfectly. The hub soon fades to darkness again, as "Ellie's Theme" from
Up plays, as colorful balloons rise on the castle. Colorful fireworks in red, blue, green, yellow and all sorts of colors illuminate the hub, for the incredibly colorful, yet somber musical segment.
Suddenly, the area takes on a cool, mellow blue tone, as we hear the voice of Timothy Mouse.
TIMOTHY: Come on, Dumbo. You can do it. You don't need a magic feather! You really can fly!
And just like that, Dumbo himself appears flying over Cinderella Castle, flapping his big ears and moving his legs. Blue shells are quietly shot in the background, as Allison Kraus' voice sings "Baby Mine". The music softens and Dumbo makes his exit.
Emerging from the side of the castle, Stitch appears, as Experiment 626. He arrives at a balcony in the castle, where he uses his laser gun weapon to shoot into the audience. As he does so, flares emerge all around the castle and the hub, as lazers emerge into the audience, in a completely 3-D realistic way. Stitch lets out a wicked laugh, before proceeding his onslaught of using his laser gun to spark fireworks from all around the castle. Stitch waves goodbye to the audience, as he climbs down the sides of the castle turrets and plunges into the Cinderella Castle moat towards Tomorrowland. A splash is heard and the water fountains shoot up.
Scene Seven: Wishes of Love
JIMINY CRICKET: A wish is a powerful thing, especially when it comes from the heart...
The darkened hub becomes illuminated to the grand tune of "One Song" from
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, before proceeding into elements of "Someday My Prince Will Come". The Prince's castle from the film is projected onto the castle, as a colorful mix of golden curtain fireworks is contrasted against the deep blue hues of the dancing fountains. Hearts are also projected onto the castle.
Immediately following the refrain from Snow White, "So This Is Love" from
Cinderella sweeps through the hub, the castle takes on a gloss, glassy appearance, not too different from glass slippers, perhaps? Bold blue and white orb fireworks explode in the sky, almost as bright and shimmery as diamonds. Heart fireworks explode in the sky, as blue dancing fountains illuminate the base of the castle.
Following the Cinderella segment, the hub livens up to the tune of "Once Upon a Dream" from
Sleeping Beauty. Cinderella Castle takes the form of King Stephan's castle from the film, as a battle ensues between blue and pink fireworks above. The bright fireworks light up the castle, lighting up the structure in an array of blue and pink lights. Flying across the castle are small red, green and blue orbs; Flora, Fauna and Merryweather. During the segment, guests can hear Flora and Merryweather chanting "Make it pink!" or "Blue"! At the base of the castle, the fountains themselves are battling out between deciding whether to be blue or pink.
As the song slowly fades, a single floating lantern is projected, rising up the castle.
"I See the Light" starts playing throughout the hub, as the water screens surrounding the hub soon become illuminated with several floating lanterns, which also completely illuminate the castle. Rapunzel begins to sing the verse of the song, as golden fountains rise from the base of Cinderella Castle. Golden fireworks explode overhead. It really does feel as though the entire hub is surrounded in floating lanterns. As Flynn joins Rapunzel during the refrain of the song, real floating lanterns float from the base of Cinderella Castle and rise into the sky, out of sight. As the song slowly finishes out its' final chords, the tone of the music turns somewhat darker, dismal. The castle falls into a dark blue/purplish color.
Scene Eight: Dark Forces Ignite
JIMINY CRICKET: Uh oh, now don’t worry. Just remember, always let your conscience be your guide. Let your conscience be your guide…let your conscience be your guide…
Suddenly a flash of light appears across the castle, as a firework makes a gigantic, thunderous noise. In a golden circular frame, the face of the Magic Mirror appears, stating to the guests that dreams can give way to a world of nightmares. Flames burst from within the magic mirror, engulfing the mirror and spreading across the castle. Real jets of fire ignite off of the castle.
THE QUEEN: Slaves in the magic mirror, come from the farthest space. Through wind and darkness, I summon thee. Let me see thy face. A blast of wind, to find my fate. A thunderbolt, to cast my spell. Alas, grant me my wish as well.
Smoke emants from the castle, as green fountains emerge from its' base. Projected green some rises along the castle, before the evil face of Scar from
The Lion King appears from within the green smoke. Suddenly, a rock theme of "Be Prepared" takes hold, as bold green and yellow fireworks illuminate the sky, cackling above. The segment ends with a thundersome crackle, from the fireworks above. The green lights remain on the castle, as a shadowy figure of Dr. Facilier is projected onto the castle, performing "Friends on the Other Side". During the number, the dark shadow uses his "voodoo" powers to create the magical firework displays at hand, in many different shapes. Dark shadowy creatures swarm the castle. This segment is similar to the "Friend Like Me" segment, where in, the animation on the castle, is choreographed with the fireworks.
Suddenly, bursts of flame appear from the castle, as "Hellfire" plays. Huge orbs of red and orange fireworks explode in the sky, painting a haunting picture of a darkened Cinderella Castle in the forefront. It seemingly appears as though the sky is on fire from the mass arrangement of fiery red fireworks. Fiery beams emerge from jets on Cinderella Castle. The segment ends with an explosion of blood red fireworks surrounding the hub.
When the light from the fireworks fade, a very familiar villain appears in a burst of green flame.
MALEFICENT: Behold the power of all evil! This kingdom shall become my dominion of nightmares!
Blasts of green fireworks emerge from behind the castle. Projected thorns begin to cover the castle. The water screens open to reveal a thorn forest surrounding the hub. Jets of fire appear from within the hub, spreading the blaze across the river, seemingly making it seem as though the hub is surrounding by a river of fire! Blasts of green and purple fireworks explode in the sky, creating a haunted scene. The fireworks explode faster and faster, as the fire sears farther. Maleficent's wicked laugh fills the hub. The momentum continues to build and build until…
Sorcerer Yensid appears on the castle and halts the madness by casting forth his hands. Upon doing so, the fountains rise and rush upwards towards the castle. The fire is distinguished and the madness finally subdues, as Maleficent's laughter fades away. The twisted green and purple mash of colors on the castle fades away, illuminating the castle in a light blue glow.
Scene Nine: A Bolt Out of the Blue
Smoke still clears from the previous madness, surrounding the castle, as all falls silent. A slight glimmer of light sparkles across Cinderella Castle. From here on out, the rest of the show plays out just like it did before, starting from Jiminy's line "You know folks, you gotta be careful what you wish for around here, or you'll get yourself in an awful mess."
Finale: A Wish Triumphant
For this new version of Wishes, the finale will be changed a bit. After Jiminy Cricket says "'Cause that, my friends, is where the magic lives", the castle becomes black and white and Walt Disney himself seems to walk through the castle entrance.
WALT DISNEY: To all who come to this happy place...welcome.
Then, as the choirs sing the current finale, the castle projects scenes of Disney characters having their wishes come true. An orchestra of fireworks jet into the sky, of all different colors. They illuminate Cinderella Castle, which grows brighter and brighter. Streams of fireworks shoot from the Castle, towards the sky, crossing in front of one another. The fountains rise higher and higher, as the music builds. On the final note, a burst of golden fireworks surrounding Cinderella Castle and the hub illuminate the Magic Kingdom, before fading away into the dark.
JIMINY CRICKET: See what a little wishing can do?
Cinderella Castle lies, shimmering thoughout the night.
Wishes: A Magical Gathering of Disney Dreams
INTRODUCTION: A WORLD OF WISHES
1) Wishes Theme
-Jiminy Cricket's Introduction-
2) When You Wish Upon a Star
DREAMS TAKE FLIGHT
3) You Can Fly!
BE OUR GUEST
4) Be Our Guest
WISHES TO BE SHARED
5) Circle of Life
6) Hakuna Matata
7) Friend Like Me
8) A Whole New World
UNDERWATER DREAMS
-Marlin and Dory's Interlude-
9) In the Big Blue World
10) Part of Your World
11) Under the Sea
A WISH TO SEE THE WORLD
12) Colors of the Wind
13) Go the Distance
14) Out There
THE TIES OF FAMILY
15) When Your Wish Upon a Star (Reprise)
16) You'll Be in My Heart
17) Ellie's Theme
18) Baby Mine
-Stitch's Interlude-
WISHES OF LOVE
19) One Song/Someday My Prince Will Come
20) So This is Love
21) Once Upon a Dream
22) I See the Light
DARK FORCES IGNITE
-Magic Mirror Interlude-
23) Be Prepared
24) Friends On the Other Side
25) Hellfire
-Maleficent's Takeover Interlude-
A BOLT OUT OF THE BLUE
-Blue Fairy's Interlude-
26) Wishes Theme (Reprise)
FINALE: A WISH TRIUMPHANT
-Walt Disney's Interlude-
27) Finale ("Wishes" Theme/When You Wish Upon a Star)
28) Exit Music (Wishes)
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And with that, our tour of the Magic Kingdom has come to an end. I really hope you enjoyed this post--the second of my "New Generation" threads. The next thread--regarding Disney's Hollywood Studios--will be coming by very soon.