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Disneyland Fantasmic Dragon Engulfed in Flames
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Disney Irish
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VJ
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somehow i don't believe that 2025 disney would spend 2 million dollars (3 million in 2025 dollars) on one figure that shoots flames out of its mouth and fireworks out of its head nightly
...and that's what i've been saying this entire time! only to be met with "trust the process they're building it in secret it's coming for the 70th" and then "no it's coming for 2026, i swear" which will turn into "nope, delayed, 2027" and we'll still be stuck with the half-baked show being put on for millions of guests paying upwards of $100 per person to see
disneyland's fantasmic is my favorite show disney has ever put on and seeing it in this state with the promise of "it'll be fixed soon!" and then soon never coming feels kinda like stabbing the wound all over again
Disney Irish
Premium Member
In all fairness I'm sure that they are looking to see if its feasible, as they know its a fan favorite effect and part of the show. I think it just they are trying defray the costs by either delaying it or by trying to get both coasts to cover it and upgrade both dragons. Because why build one when you can build two and twice the price. At least that is my hope.
VJ
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i genuinely hope so!
Disney Vault
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A dragon would cost more than 2 or 3 million
PeopleRemover
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VJ
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if i remember correctly, 2 million was what the 2009 dragon cost so that's what i was going off of - but that proves my point even more
Disgruntled Walt
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Saw the WDW Fantasmic on Sunday! What a great show! There was a DRAGON!
Ice Gator
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kind of wild that dragon on a stick outlived Disneyland’s and Tokyo’s dragons
tbh I kind of wish they’d just use Tokyo’s design for both coasts. it’s just a massive head like dragon on a stick, but has the advanced features of Disneyland’s model and looks way more like Maleficent does in the film.
Ice Gator
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Here’s something that’s been bugging me ever since I was a kid in the early 2000s. A lot of the early promotional material made for Fantasmic was used in park marketing, travel guides, etc. I found a few images/screenshots from early commercials that show off an alternate dragon design.
my question is- does anyone know where these came from? like the first image appears to be a model/toy, but the second two screenshots i added came from a commercial. it appears to be someone in a costume/puppet hybrid judging by how the hands move in the ad. im curious if theres any documentation online of the production of these promos and what became of these early Maleficent stand-ins.
i’ve always remembered them because the first time i saw WDW’s F! as a kid, i was confused why the dragon looked so different from what was being shown in the images used to promote the show around the parks.
ad links: (doesn’t that dragon look almost uncanny with how smooth it moves?)
my question is- does anyone know where these came from? like the first image appears to be a model/toy, but the second two screenshots i added came from a commercial. it appears to be someone in a costume/puppet hybrid judging by how the hands move in the ad. im curious if theres any documentation online of the production of these promos and what became of these early Maleficent stand-ins.
i’ve always remembered them because the first time i saw WDW’s F! as a kid, i was confused why the dragon looked so different from what was being shown in the images used to promote the show around the parks.
ad links: (doesn’t that dragon look almost uncanny with how smooth it moves?)
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Disgruntled Walt
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I've been wondering the same thing for years! I hope someone can answer this.
