Fantasmic Reopening Watch

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jrhwdw

Well-Known Member
gerarar said:
Fantasmic had a big technical mishap last night! The steamboat didn't come out AND no characters came out on stage.

Usually if they know that the steamboat's down for whatever reason, they prepare for the B-mode finale where all the characters come out on stage to perform the ribbon dance.

But that didn't happen last night. My best guess is that all the CMs were already on the steamboat, but the steamboat failed last second and didn't move, hence no characters at all on stage. Instead guests got some pretty lights, fountains, and eventually pyro. Do note that the pinwheels on the barges didn't activate either, so that's another miss for the night.

Here's a video from last night's show:


The only time I ever saw something similar happen was when the dragon got stuck on stage, and the steamboat was down for refurbishment. It's a rare sight!

Found another clip on Twitter. Even the boat lighting got activated, but quickly shut off lol

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Interesting Finale for sure!!!!!! Although, DHS may get a point for not canceling the show at the start of the Finale?
 
gerarar

gerarar

Premium Member
First show (12/2 7:30pm):
  • Still no pyro before flower segment. I fear this is now a permanent cut..
  • Dragon B-mode fire breath.
  • Steamboat pyro pinwheels were a hit and miss.
  • Still no pyro pinwheels on water barges. Been missing for about a a week+.
  • Full show, middle two sections reserved for dining packages.
Second show (12/2 9pm):
  • No flower pyro.
  • Snake headlights glitched out.
  • No green flames when Malificient rises on her lift.
  • Dragon B-mode fire breath.
  • Steamboat pyro pinwheels hit and miss.
  • No pinwheels on barges.
  • Leftmost section was still being filled as the show started on time.
  • Middle two sections reserved for dining packages.
 
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Movielover

Movielover

Well-Known Member
gerarar said:
First show (12/2 7:30pm):
  • Still no pyro before flower segment. I fear this is now a permanent cut..
  • Dragon B-mode fire breath.
  • Steamboat pyro pinwheels were a hit and miss.
  • Still no pyro pinwheels on water barges. Been missing for about a a week+.
  • Full show, middle two sections reserved for dining packages.
Second show (12/2 9pm):
  • No flower pyro.
  • Snake headlights glitched out.
  • No green flames when Malificient rises on her lift.
  • Dragon B-mode fire breath.
  • Steamboat pyro pinwheels hit and miss.
  • No pinwheels on barges.
  • Leftmost section was still being filled as the show started on time.
  • Middle two sections reserved for dining packages.
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Doing the Lord's work as always, thanks for the updates!
 
gerarar

gerarar

Premium Member
First show (12/3 7:30pm):
  • No livestream available.
Second show (12/3 9pm):
  • No flower pyro.
  • No green flames when Malificient rises.
  • Dragon B-mode fire breath.
  • Steamboat pyro pinwheels spun but one.
  • No pinwheels on barges (9 days and counting).
  • Two leftmost sections empty
  • Middle two sections reserved for dining packages.
 
gerarar

gerarar

Premium Member
First show (12/4 7:30pm):
  • No flower pyro.
  • Green flames when Malificient rises returned tonight after a day of downtime.
  • Dragon B-mode fire breath.
  • Steamboat pyro pinwheels were perfect.
  • No pinwheels on barges (10 days and counting).
  • Dragon was stuck through steamboat finale. Fixed before Sorceror Mickey appeared.
  • Light towers didn't turn on when Tuxedo Mickey disappeared before the final loud pyro flash.
  • Full show tonight.
Second show (12/4 9pm):
  • No flower pyro.
  • Snake eyes glitched out.
  • Dragon B-mode fire breath.
  • Steamboat pyro pinwheels half didn't spin.
  • No barge pinwheels.
  • Two sections on left and right side were empty at show start.
  • Steady stream of guests were still being loaded through right-side exit up to hero segment. Eventually the two empty sections on right side were filled.

Side note, kinda sad how Wonderful World of Animation has its complete pyro package and Fantasmic! doesn't. I also noticed some newer pyro on WWoA, so there's that...
 
gerarar

gerarar

Premium Member
First show (12/6 7:30pm):
  • No flower pyro.
  • Snake headlights glitched.
  • Dragon B-mode fire breath.
  • Steamboat pyro pinwheels all but two spun.
  • No pinwheels on barges (12 days and counting).
  • Full show tonight.
Second show (12/6 9pm):
  • No flower pyro.
  • Snake headlights glitched, again.
  • Dragon B-mode fire breath.
  • Steamboat pyro pinwheels few didn't spin.
  • No barge pinwheels.
  • One sections on left and one on right were empty at show start.
  • Rightmost section was still actively being filled during as show started.
  • Postshow F! music now loops?
Livestream for tonight!
 
gerarar

gerarar

Premium Member
First show (12/10 7:30pm):
  • No flower pyro.
  • Snake headlights glitched.
  • Dragon B-mode fire breath.
  • Steamboat pyro pinwheels perfect!
  • Pinwheels on barges finally returned tonight! (Been missing for around 12+ days).
  • Full show tonight.
Second show (12/10 9pm):
  • No livestream available tonight.
Livestream for tonight!
 
gerarar

gerarar

Premium Member
First show (12/11 7:30pm):
  • No flower pyro.
  • Trampoline tumblers choreography during Aladdin hero segment changed a bit.
  • Snake headlights glitched.
  • No green flames when Malificient rises.
  • No dragon fire breath.
  • Full show tonight.
Second show (12/11 9pm):
  • Mickey's gloves didn't shoot sparkles.
  • Trampoline tumblers still had the changed choreography. Interesting to see if this is permanent change now.
  • Snake headlights glitched.
  • No dragon fire breath.
  • Pyro got e-stopped in the finale right after the final barrage starts behind Mickey.
  • No flash pyro for switch from Sorceror Mickey into Tuxedo Mickey at top of mountain, stage pyro worked.
  • Two sections on left empty, one on right empty.
  • CM's were handing out free popcorn to guests while they exited! What a bonus!
Livestream for tonight!
 
gerarar

gerarar

Premium Member
First show (12/13 7:30pm):
  • No livestream available.
Second show (12/13 9pm):
  • No flower pyro
  • Snake headlights glitched.
  • Lamp didn't glow.
  • Steamboat pinwheels were perfect!
  • One dwarf was missing on the steamboat!
  • Leftmost two sectioms were empty.
Livestream for tonight!
 
OwlHouseKing97

OwlHouseKing97

Active Member
In the Parks
No
I’m just waiting for the day that they can stop spacing out the top deck of the steamboat Willie finale like it’s 2020 all over again, so Rapunzel and Flynn can join the show in some form or another(not counting the dated bubble scene), right in between Jasmine & Mary Poppins

I already explained about the comedic Pocahontas raccoon still being there that was supposed to be Mirabel in another post
 
mm52200

mm52200

Well-Known Member
OwlHouseKing97 said:
I’m just waiting for the day that they can stop spacing out the top deck of the steamboat Willie finale like it’s 2020 all over again, so Rapunzel and Flynn can join the show in some form or another(not counting the dated bubble scene), right in between Jasmine & Mary Poppins

I already explained about the comedic Pocahontas raccoon still being there that was supposed to be Mirabel in another post
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They’re only spaced out for choreo purposes and staging…not 2020 reasons…all the characters there are tied to other tracks throughout the whole show so if they didn’t add someone during the closure/refurb; it’s going to be a long while before we see different characters.
 
gerarar

gerarar

Premium Member
The max numbers of characters on the steamboat did decrease by one (36 -> 35), but more importanly, imo, is how many now do the ribbon dance choreography.

(from left to right)
2020 (36):
Bottom row (15):
Tiana
Belle
Beast
Stitch
Donald
Minnie
Pluto
Goofy
Chip
Dale
Pinocchio
Geppetto
Rafiki
Brer Bear
Baloo

Top Row (14):
Moana
Sneezy
Grumpy
Doc
Prince
Snow White
Dopey
Bashful
Sleepy
Happy
Aladdin
Jasmine
Ariel
Eric

Top Deck (7):
Mickey
Meeks
Pocahontas
John Smith
Mary Poppins
Bert
Genie

2022 (35):
Bottom row (16 [+1]):
Belle
Beast
Tiana
Naveen
Pocahontas
Meeko
Minnie
Pluto
Goofy
Chip
Dale
Pinocchio
Geppetto
Rafiki
Stitch

Top Row (14 [+0]):
Moana
Sneezy
Grumpy
Doc
Prince
Snow White
Dopey
Bashful
Sleepy
Happy
Li Shang
Mulan
Ariel
Eric

Top Deck (5 [-2]):
Mickey
Elsa
Aladdin
Jasmine
Mary Poppins

One additional CM was added to the ribbon dance, which is Prince Naveen. There was usually 3 characters at the bottom front, but now there's 4.

Two characters were removed from the top deck, one moved to bottom row and one gone permanently. They can always add another character to the top deck again, like Anna to be paired with Elsa, or perhaps the Genie again.

Regardless, having more characters do the ribbon choreography is a plus for me, especially since it was revamped to where they spin (again) and look up to Mickey!

Would also note that pre-closure, some characters would consistency be missing from the steamboat finale. So while the max was 36, on most nights it was actually 34 or even less. Snow White and Prince are usually the first ones to go, then Rafiki, then the Dwarfs.
Now since its return for the past month? Has consistently remained at 35; would sometimes go down to 34 when Rafiki/Old Hag was out for the night.


Also something I noticed recently - The ribbons now have straps on them so CMs can't let go and accidentally drop the ribbons, for safety. They should implement this at DL because it's so common over there for CMs to accidentally drop their ribbons, especially with the Pixar characters in the back.
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gerarar

gerarar

Premium Member
Lots of technical issues last night (12/14).

No second barge with Ariel/Eric. There were 3 monkey barges, so something must've happened backstage since then.

No dragon, so B-mode with Malificient on lift happened. This is the first time this B-mode played out since the return as far as I can tell. Also no moat fire.

Half the lights on the towers weren't working either.

Video starts at B-mode Malificient scene:
 
ToTBellHop

ToTBellHop

Well-Known Member
gerarar said:
Lots of technical issues last night (12/14).

No second barge with Ariel/Eric. There were 3 monkey barges, so something must've happened backstage since then.

No dragon, so B-mode with Malificient on lift happened. This is the first time this B-mode played out since the return as far as I can tell. Also no moat fire.

Half the lights on the towers weren't working either.

Video starts at B-mode Malificient scene:
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A bit anticlimactic! “Run, Mickey! Mal is waving about maliciously!”
 

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