News Fantasmic!, Festival of Fantasy Parade and Mickey's Royal Friendship Faire to return to Walt Disney World

[gerarar]

Anyone hear of this?

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WDW has been refurbishing their pyro barges the past month, so doubt it.

Probably conflicted with the DL incidient recently.

 

[DCBaker]

Disney has added showtimes for Festival of Fantasy through February 1:

January 1 through 13: 12pm and 3pm
January 14 through Feb 1: 3pm

 

[Starship824]

I saw an update in this thread and thought it meant it was brought back to it's former glory. Silly me, should've known that wasn't gonna happen, especially since it's only 11:30 AM and the parade hasn't even happened yet today lol

 

[jrhwdw]

I saw an update in this thread and thought it meant it was brought back to it's former glory. Silly me, should've known that wasn't gonna happen, especially since it's only 11:30 AM and the parade hasn't even happened yet today lol

Not Yet! I wouldn't expect New Years Day either! Maybe MKwill think about it by Summer???? Honestly!

 

[Starship824]

Not Yet! I wouldn't expect New Years Day either! My Mk will think about it by Summer???? Honestly!

I think the best bet if they ever bring it back to a full cast would be summer with Starlight but I'm doubtful anything will happen.

 

[bmr1591]

I think they are perfectly content with its current state. Diehards are frustrated, but the vast majority of visitors enjoy the parade and think it's great. I wouldn't expect much changes or upgrades to it until it's retired at the end of the decade when Villains Land opens.

 

[DCBaker]

According to the Walt Disney World website, Disney has added an additional performance of Fantasmic! at 6pm on January 2 and 3, for a total of 3 showings: 6pm, 8pm and 9:30pm:

 

[Disone]

According to the Walt Disney World website, Disney has added an additional performance of Fantasmic! at 6pm on January 2 and 3, for a total of 3 showings: 6pm, 8pm and 9:30pm:

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Wow.... Been awhile since I've seen a " three a day " for WDW.

I did notice three monorails running on the Epcot line 2 days ago. That was neat. What next. All three steam engines running on the Walt Disney World railroad? .

 

[jrhwdw]

According to the Walt Disney World website, Disney has added an additional performance of Fantasmic! at 6pm on January 2 and 3, for a total of 3 showings: 6pm, 8pm and 9:30pm:

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That's odd. That's after NYE....

 

[Starship824]

According to the Walt Disney World website, Disney has added an additional performance of Fantasmic! at 6pm on January 2 and 3, for a total of 3 showings: 6pm, 8pm and 9:30pm:

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Have they ever done that before?

 

[jrhwdw]

Have they ever done that before?

Usually before NYE.

 

[gerarar]

Have they ever done that before?

Not since its come back in 2022.

Actually there was like a one-off night when they did the normal 2 night showings plus an additional AP-exclusive showing during the week it came back in November 2022.

 

[Andrew25]

That's odd. That's after NYE....

Post-NYE crowds have become ridicoulous the past few years. Sandwiched between the holidays and the RunDisney events. While people expect the parks to "die down" after NYE, crowds stick around for a while (especially when APs are unblocked next week).