Well by then they might have to be retired because they’re ‘obsolete technology’…
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News 'Disney Enchantment' coming to Magic Kingdom October 1 2021
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Well by then they might have to be retired because they’re ‘obsolete technology’…
James Alucobond
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I'm able to find blogs that claim permanence or speculate about its permanence, but I can't seem to find a press release to that effect. I may be missing it, though. I wouldn't be surprised to see the additional gilding, darker gray bricks, and new roof color stay, but the pink seems specifically tinted to play against the pink end of the iridescent elements. Without the bunting to offset it on the bottom half of the castle, it looks fairly wonky to me.
Our insiders have suggested that it was intended to be permanent, but, given pushback from a sizable number of guests, might not be so permanent after all.
Besides, this is Disney. What they think about what the castle should look like can be very different in the course of three or four years.
ToTBellHop
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Even if the Dreamlights from 2019 are safely stored in Tupperware boxes in Iger’s attic, they’d need a full replacement in 2023.
Will Iger even let Chapek into his house to check?
Will Iger even let Chapek into his house to check?
cslafferty
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I felt more emotion in those 3 minutes than in the whole DE - by far!
JohnD
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Here’s a metric for Chapek. Comparing previous and current shows, is it appointment watching for repeat visitors almost every time you are in a Disney park? I would say Wishes, HEA, and Illuminations qualify as “Yes”. Those two new shows, even if you think DE is not that bad, are “no.” I suspect there are a lot of “Nos” to this question.
For me, I almost always stopped by to watch the prior fireworks shows, schedule permitting. Now, I’ll use the time for lower wait times at attractions.
Disney Glimpses
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The necessity to stay at the Magic Kingdom until after fireworks has diminished greatly. Guests would hype Happily Ever After up to friends/family who were visiting for the first time who were confused why so many would wait around "for fireworks." And then blown away at what they witnessed and felt.
Now when you finish your dinner, maybe it is easier to just get on the monorail with no crowds and get back to the resort early or maybe even go to another park. The pressure to stay until close is relieved. That's my experience, anyways.
If that holds true for most, HEA will return.
Disney Glimpses
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When we had big groups go to the parks, half of us would want to wait the 45 minutes for the best spot in the hub for HEA and the half who hadn't seen it yet would complain.
And then the park lights went out and the spot lights turned on and the orchestra started. And there wasn't a single one of us that wanted to be anywhere else.
And then the park lights went out and the spot lights turned on and the orchestra started. And there wasn't a single one of us that wanted to be anywhere else.
ToTBellHop
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It uses 2 perimeter launch sites. I want to say the holiday party shows use 4.
gerarar
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DE uses the 2 adjacent launch sites to the main one.
I’ve labeled them 2 and 3, with 1 being the main launch site.
wtyy21
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Perimeter fireworks are more deserved for special and hard ticketed firework shows such as 4th of July, NYE FITS, MWCT, and Disney Not-so-spooky spectacular.
Crazydisneyfanluke
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The show has 3 launch sites behind the magic kingdom. I thought they would further out, like Celebrate America! It would have felt bigger than it is now.
DznyGrlSD
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So....just like everything else that didn't happen on 10/1 Disney just doesn't care
DznyGrlSD
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That's not what I meant. I meant the full perimeter fireworks. You'd think 10/1 would have been considered a "special occasion" but meh.
gerarar
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Ah my bad. Yeah, definitely hoped they went full perimeter, even just for one night…
I mean, they did full perimeters for the 40th anniversary for Wishes….
ToTBellHop
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Definitely. I think they’ve abandoned use of full perimeters. There were definitely options to make 10/1 more special, regardless.
You think that when they're doing two different shows come Mickey's Merriest that they'll use some launch sites for one show and reserve the other for the other show, or, just re-set everything?
Disney Glimpses
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The additional 2 sites are a nice touch and hopefully permanent even if HEA returns. DE actually uses less shells than HEA did when it launched back in 2017 (and slightly more now after the final modifications to HEA when it returned this past summer).
So while we're not really getting more pyro, the large shells being spread out more is nice.
So while we're not really getting more pyro, the large shells being spread out more is nice.