Disneyland Fantasmic Dragon Engulfed in Flames

[Disney Irish]

Not having the dragon is bad… but that abysmal state the show is in right now is an embarrassment to Disney. Totally inexcusable.

Ok? I don't believe I've ever said the show was in good shape currently. So I'm sorry if you got the wrong impression from my post thinking that I think the rest of the show is fine minus the missing animatronic.

 

[Purduevian]

I hope the lack of maintenance/upkeep isn’t a sign they’ve decided to repurpose the DL ROA area also. F! used to be one of the resorts premier events, seeing it in this state has me worried its days are numbered, especially considering DL has eliminated nearly every show requiring live actors over the last several years.

I think DLR can't really fully get rid of the ROA without a ton of work because of the dark water system.

 

[lazyboy97o]

I think DLR can't really fully get rid of the ROA without a ton of work because of the dark water system.

The dark water system is just a centralized water circulation system. It doesn’t have to maintain a certain volume of water and already makes use of pipes.

 

[IMDREW]

I saw that concept art of an Epic mickey show, presumably for a DHS Fantasmic replacement. Maybe it’s time..

 

[PiratesMansion]

I hope the lack of maintenance/upkeep isn’t a sign they’ve decided to repurpose the DL ROA area also. F! used to be one of the resorts premier events, seeing it in this state has me worried its days are numbered, especially considering DL has eliminated nearly every show requiring live actors over the last several years.

I don't think they've lost interest in Fantasmic or the river, I think it's just a situation where the following has happened:
1.) There are a LOT of Disneyland refurb projects going on at the moment, and
2.) They anticipate that a new dragon will be coming and there will already be downtime coming eventually as a result of that. So they are reluctant to take the show down now when they anticipate in the near future that they will need to do that anyway.

I don't want to pretend this is set in stone or I have a source; it is simply what makes the most sense to me.