I absolutely love Fantasmic! so I would love to see your entire rendition of it! I know it'll be incredible!Eh, why not? I have to memorize an entire restaurant menu by Saturday, but here's Fantasmic!
It was a little hard writing this, given so much of the show is based around silent scenes beneath music... I suppose you'll have to let your imagination do a lot of the work when reading this.
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FANTASMIC!
Narrator: Welcome to Fantasmic! Tonight, our friend and host, Mickey Mouse, will use his vivid imagination to create magical imagery for all to enjoy. Nothing is more wonderful than the imagination - for in a moment, you can experience a beautiful fantasy or an exciting adventure! But beware... Nothing is more powerful than the imagination - for it can also expand your greatest fears into an overwhelming nightmare. Are the powers of Mickey's incredible imagination strong and bright enough to withstand the evil forces that invade Mickey's dream? You are about to find out. For now we invite you to join Mickey and experience Fantasmic! - a journey beyond your wildest imagination...
(As the Rivers of the Frontier come to a blackout, we hear a dim musical cord lingering on the horizon, gradually growing louder and closer as a cloud of pixie dust dances among the shadows. As the music comes to an exhilarating crescendo, a spotlight blasts to the night sky, triumphantly fired in an epic fanfare.)
Chorus: Imagination! (Imagination!)
(Twirling spotlights and color rapidly engulf the stage, all in time with a frantic array of building musical notes.)
Chorus: Dream a fantastic dream!
(With a second fanfare, MICKEY MOUSE appears, audibly amazed by his dream-like surroundings.)
Chorus: Use your imagination!
(With a chuckle, MICKEY conducts the riverfront into a technicolor whirl of dancing fountains and pyrotechnics, all to the inspired theme of "Imagination" - the main theme of the classic Fantasmic! At the conclusion of his "dance," MICKEY treks to the highest point of the island, points one finger in either direction, and blasts a stream of golden sparks from either fingertip. With one final chuckle, MICKEY vanishes, replaced by a mist-screen depiction of the classic "Sorcerer's Apprentice" segment of Fantasia. To a dramatic chorus and thunderous orchestra, Sorcerer Mickey gives commands to a marching slew of living broomsticks. As the broomsticks practically drown the riverfront with water-buckets, Sorcerer Mickey ends the nonsense with an ear-splitting CRACK!, gradually calming his dream into a field of stars, marked by a shooting star passing overhead. Twinkling constellations and comets soar across the mist-screens as an unseen voice sings)
Woman: See it in your mind,
And you can find
In your imagination
(At this moment, WALL-E and EVE soar past among the stars on the mist-screens, a hint of "Define Dancing" playing beneath the classic lyrics)
Woman: Mysteries and magic,
Visions fantastic,
Leading to strange and wondrous dreams.
(WALL-E and EVE soar out of sight, followed by MICKEY, also afloat in space. The relaxed orchestration beneath continues.)
MICKEY: Hey'ya! Wait up, guys!
(MICKEY comes to a halt, amazed to have stumbled upon a field of glowing ice crystals. He scoops the crystals into his hand, bewildered. The glistening crystals float about with the lush instrumental, forming into the shape of Minnie. MICKEY bows to the constellation, offering a dance. The two waltz for only a moment, interrupted by a dramatic change in music - "Minnie" scatters into a "fleeing" field of crystals.)
MICKEY: Where are ya goin'?
(Unwittingly, MICKEY has backed into the sun but - amazingly - is unscathed. Turning around, the sun has suddenly transformed into the iconic opening sunrise of The Lion King. The silhouette of MICKEY looks to the sunrise. Intrigued, he walks toward it.)
MAN: Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba
CHORUS: Sithi uhm ingonyama
(The sunrise - and the mist-screens - parts as the music grows mysterious and exotic, almost as if we have ventured into a dark jungle... Towering trees and tropical flora begin to engulf the stage as tribal drums fill the air...)
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I'll start it off at that. Would this be something you guys would be interested in seeing finished? Does it make any sense? I want to know before I continue on with it haha.
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I want moreEh, why not? I have to memorize an entire restaurant menu by Saturday, but here's Fantasmic!
It was a little hard writing this, given so much of the show is based around silent scenes beneath music... I suppose you'll have to let your imagination do a lot of the work when reading this.
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FANTASMIC!
Narrator: Welcome to Fantasmic! Tonight, our friend and host, Mickey Mouse, will use his vivid imagination to create magical imagery for all to enjoy. Nothing is more wonderful than the imagination - for in a moment, you can experience a beautiful fantasy or an exciting adventure! But beware... Nothing is more powerful than the imagination - for it can also expand your greatest fears into an overwhelming nightmare. Are the powers of Mickey's incredible imagination strong and bright enough to withstand the evil forces that invade Mickey's dream? You are about to find out. For now we invite you to join Mickey and experience Fantasmic! - a journey beyond your wildest imagination...
(As the Rivers of the Frontier come to a blackout, we hear a dim musical cord lingering on the horizon, gradually growing louder and closer as a cloud of pixie dust dances among the shadows. As the music comes to an exhilarating crescendo, a spotlight blasts to the night sky, triumphantly fired in an epic fanfare.)
Chorus: Imagination! (Imagination!)
(Twirling spotlights and color rapidly engulf the stage, all in time with a frantic array of building musical notes.)
Chorus: Dream a fantastic dream!
(With a second fanfare, MICKEY MOUSE appears, audibly amazed by his dream-like surroundings.)
Chorus: Use your imagination!
(With a chuckle, MICKEY conducts the riverfront into a technicolor whirl of dancing fountains and pyrotechnics, all to the inspired theme of "Imagination" - the main theme of the classic Fantasmic! At the conclusion of his "dance," MICKEY treks to the highest point of the island, points one finger in either direction, and blasts a stream of golden sparks from either fingertip. With one final chuckle, MICKEY vanishes, replaced by a mist-screen depiction of the classic "Sorcerer's Apprentice" segment of Fantasia. To a dramatic chorus and thunderous orchestra, Sorcerer Mickey gives commands to a marching slew of living broomsticks. As the broomsticks practically drown the riverfront with water-buckets, Sorcerer Mickey ends the nonsense with an ear-splitting CRACK!, gradually calming his dream into a field of stars, marked by a shooting star passing overhead. Twinkling constellations and comets soar across the mist-screens as an unseen voice sings)
Woman: See it in your mind,
And you can find
In your imagination
(At this moment, WALL-E and EVE soar past among the stars on the mist-screens, a hint of "Define Dancing" playing beneath the classic lyrics)
Woman: Mysteries and magic,
Visions fantastic,
Leading to strange and wondrous dreams.
(WALL-E and EVE soar out of sight, followed by MICKEY, also afloat in space. The relaxed orchestration beneath continues.)
MICKEY: Hey'ya! Wait up, guys!
(MICKEY comes to a halt, amazed to have stumbled upon a field of glowing ice crystals. He scoops the crystals into his hand, bewildered. The glistening crystals float about with the lush instrumental, forming into the shape of Minnie. MICKEY bows to the constellation, offering a dance. The two waltz for only a moment, interrupted by a dramatic change in music - "Minnie" scatters into a "fleeing" field of crystals.)
MICKEY: Where are ya goin'?
(Unwittingly, MICKEY has backed into the sun but - amazingly - is unscathed. Turning around, the sun has suddenly transformed into the iconic opening sunrise of The Lion King. The silhouette of MICKEY looks to the sunrise. Intrigued, he walks toward it.)
MAN: Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba
CHORUS: Sithi uhm ingonyama
(The sunrise - and the mist-screens - parts as the music grows mysterious and exotic, almost as if we have ventured into a dark jungle... Towering trees and tropical flora begin to engulf the stage as tribal drums fill the air...)
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I'll start it off at that. Would this be something you guys would be interested in seeing finished? Does it make any sense? I want to know before I continue on with it haha.
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Honestly, once I'm finished training in a week or two, my availability will be MUCH better for armchair Imagineering.
Thoughts so far?
Fantasmic!
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(The wild jazz of Westernland's French Quarter is our sole entertainment as we look toward the darkened, empty Rivers of the Frontier. The majestic Lewis & Clark Riverboat has since disappeared from sight. Having been queued for just an hour before - the result of a handy-dandy FastPass kiosk - our front row seat to this evening's performance of "Fantasmic!' will truly be an evening for the books. The only thing between ourselves and the river is a wrought iron railing of the real world French Quarter, a la Disneyland's own Rivers of America. Suddenly, the warm voice of our female narrator quiets the Dixieland jazz.)
Narrator: Welcome to Fantasmic! Tonight, our friend and host, Mickey Mouse, uses his vivid imagination to create magical imagery for all to enjoy. Nothing is more wonderful than the imagination - for in a moment, you can experience a beautiful fantasy or an exciting adventure! But beware... Nothing is more powerful than the imagination - for it can also expand your greatest fears into an overwhelming nightmare. (As the Rivers of the Frontier come to a blackout, a dim musical cord begins to linger on the horizon, gradually growing louder and closer.) Are the powers of Mickey's incredible imagination strong enough and bright enough to withstand the evil forces that invade Mickey's dream? You are about to find out. For now we invite you to join Mickey and experience Fantasmic! - a journey beyond your wildest imagination...
(As the musical cord grows into an exhilarating crescendo, pixie dust begins to materialize among the shadows, briefly illuminating parts of the barren stage. With a triumphant fanfare, a single spotlight blasts to the night sky, the stage now awash in a technicolor glow. Over the following CHORUS, twirling searchlights and colored lights swirl about the arena, all in time with a frenzied build of musical notes.)
Chorus: Imagination! (Imagination!)
Dream a fantastic dream!
(A second fanfare. MICKEY MOUSE appears front and center, audibly amazed by his fantastic surroundings.)
Use your imagination!
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(With a chuckle, MICKEY discovers that - this being his dream - he can control not just the water, but the lights and air around him. To the inspired theme of "Imagination" - the iconic theme of the original "Fantasmic!," MICKEY transforms the entire riverfront into a technicolor whirl of dancing fountains and soaring pyrotechnics, all while colorful designs and figures engulf the stage. As a "grand finale" to the act, MICKEY points one finger in either direction, blasting a stream of golden sparks from either fingertip. With one last chuckle and a shooting star, MICKEY vanishes, replaced by the traditional mist-screens of "Fantasmic!"
SORCERER MICKEY continues the dream-like fantasy, conducting an array of swirling lights, colored fountains and - of course - the marching broomsticks, all to the theme of "The Sorcerer's Apprentice." As they do in "Fantasia," the broomsticks become carried away, tossing their water-buckets into the river and subsequently "flooding" Mickey's dream. With a burst of power and shower of stars, SORCERER MICKEY halts the chaos, calming the music into a relaxed refrain... The dream transforms into an interstellar field of stars, marked by a shooting star passing overhead. Twinkling constellations and comets soar past on both the mist-screens and the island.)
Female Soloist: See it in your mind,
And you can find
In your imagination
(WALL-E and EVE soar past, fire-extinguisher at hand, carelessly waltzing among the stars. A hint of "Define Dancing" plays underneath.)
Mysteries and magic,
Visions fantastic,
Leading to strange and wondrous dreams.
(WALL-E and EVE soar out of sight, followed by SORCERER MICKEY, also afloat in space. The relaxed orchestration continues as an amazed MICKEY discovers a field of jewel-like ice crystals. The glistening crystals float about in time with the music, forming into the silhouette of MINNIE. MICKEY bows, offering a dance. The two waltz among the stars for only a moment, interrupted by a sudden change in music. MINNIE scatters and vanishes. MICKEY turns, facing the sun. As MICKEY transforms into a black silhouette, the sun itself has transformed into the iconic opening sunrise of "The Lion King." An intrigued MICKEY walks toward the horizon.)
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MALE VOCALIST: Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba!
(The sunrise fades into the image of BABY SIMBA held aloft by RAFIKI, a kaleidoscope of African designs and animals marching past.
CHORUS: Sithi uhm ingonyama!
(The CHORUS continues the usual "Circle of Life" chant before the music takes a sudden turn for the mysterious... The mist-screens shutter, subsequently revealing the giant figure of KAA of "The Jungle Book" slithering about the island. Towering trees and exotic flora have taken over the stage as the rampant pace of tribal drums fills the air, accommodated by an eerie flute. With an adventurous fanfare, KAA's eyes blast light into the AUDIENCE. The drums grow wilder as a quartet of barges 'cross the water. Tribal designs overwhelm the stage.
Peculiar, muti-patterned MONKEYS perform an exhilarating dance from each barge, each barge portraying a giant, inflatable character: BALOO, SIMBA, PUMBAA, and KING LOUIE. The tribal drums fade in favor of a jazzy, almost Dixieland medley of "I Just Can't Wait to be King," "I Wan'na Be Like You" and lastly, "Hakuna Matata." As PINK ELEPHANTS blare their trunks as trumpets, the island is transformed into a thundering, jungle waterfall where TIMON, PUMBAA, SIMBA and SORCERER MICKEY cross the iconic log-bridge of "Hakuna Matata." Of course, they don't see the dancing PINK ELEPHANTS in close pursuit... Multi-patterned PINK ELEPHANTS appear on the mist-screens as the CHORUS continues...)
CHORUS: Hakuna! Matata!
Hakuna! Matata!
Hakuna! Matata!
Hakuna! Matata!
Whoaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!
(Heavy metal overwhelms the score as Mickey's dream is taken over by not just PINK ELEPHANTS but HEFFALUMPS & WOOZLES. An electric guitar, bass and drums plunk out the familiar, albeit ominous melody of "Pink Elephants on Parade" mixed with "Heffalumps & Woozles." Frightening, psychedelic imagery of invasive creatures is shown on the mist-screens.)
ROCK VOCALIST: They're black, they're brown, they're up!
They're down, they're in, they're out, they're all about!
They're far, they're near, they're gone, they're here!
They're quick, they're slick, they're insincere!
(The nightmarish imagery continues. SORCERER MICKEY can be seen among the elephants and weasels.)
ROCK CHORUS: Look out!
Look out!
Pachyderm!
They're extra-ordinary, so better be-wary!
Because they come in every shape and size -
Size! Size! Size!
(The nightmare comes to a conclusion with SORCERER MICKEY being hoisted into the air by HEFFALUMP hot-air balloons.)
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ROCK VOCALIST: They're here! They're there!
Oh no! Look out!
They're everywhere!
(The music abruptly changes to the score of a sweeping western film: "Jessie's in Trouble" of "Toy Story 2" mixed with a hint of "The Magnificent Seven." The stage has since become the western town of "Woody's Round-Up," presented in black-and-white. Black-and-white COWBOY MICKEY stands center, looking around.)
ANNOUNCER: Cowboy Crunchies, the only cereal that's sugar-frosted and dipped in chocolate proudly presents: "Mickey's Finest Hour!"
MICKEY: Well, gosh. That's me!
(Black-and-white WOODY and BULLSEYE run onstage from opposite ends, meeting center.)
WOODY: What is it, Bullseye? What's wrong? (BULLSEYE whinnies and neighs. MICKEY and WOODY watch in horror.) What's that? Jessie and Prospector are trapped in the old abandoned mine?
MICKEY: And Prospector just lit a stick of dynamite thinking it was a candle, and now they're about to be blown to smithereens? (BULLSEYE nods.) Ride like the wind, Bullseye!
(The sweeping score continues as the mist-screens show WOODY galloping atop BULLSEYE, COWBOY MICKEY - also presented in CGI - riding at the rear. BULLSEYE leaps over the Grand Canyon in a stunning display. The mist-screens fade and the stage returns to color. MICKEY, WOODY and BULLSEYE approach the "old abandoned mine," where JESSIE and STINKY PETE appeared bound and tied to a lit barrel of dynamite. MR. POTATO HEAD, aka "ONE-EYED BART" stands atop the island's highest peak.)
MICKEY & WOODY: One-Eyed Bart!
WOODY: You got a date with justice, One-Eyed Bart!
JESSIE: Woody! Mickey! Save us!
POTATO HEAD: Heh-heh-heh! What're you looking at ya hockey puck?
MICKEY: We're looking at you! You've reached the end of the line, Bart!
POTATO HEAD: I always wanted to go out with a bang!
(POTATO HEAD pushes a button, igniting the lit barrel of dynamite into an explosion of water and pyrotechnics. WOODY, MICKEY, STINKY PETE, JESSIE, BULLSEYE and POTATO HEAD all fall in a field of ash and smoke on the mist-screens, clearly disoriented. Our focus returns to MICKEY, now a sorcerer again, who falls with a splash into the foreground of Atlantica. MICKEY swims alongside ARIEL toward the icon of KING TRITON's castle. ARIEL's legendary "Ah-ah-ahs" fill the air as Atlantica fades into the Drop-off of "Finding Nemo." MR. RAY, NEMO, DORY and MARLIN swim past as an instrumental of "Part of Your World" subdues into "Nemo Egg" of Thomas Newman's incredible score. An entire school of manta-rays soar past.
The calm music trickles into the familiar intro of "Under the Sea." SEBASTIAN appears, singing to a delighted SORCERER MICKEY. Colorful fish and sea life dance around with MICKEY on the island and mist-screens.)
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SEBASTIAN: Hey-hey!
The seaweed is always greener
In somebody else's lake.
You dream about going up there
But that is a big mistake!
Just look at the world around you
Right here on the ocean floor
Such wonderful things around you
What more is you lookin' for?
(GENIE suddenly appears, picking SEBASTIAN up by the shell. Various animated bits of "Friend Like Me" occur over the following as a now-onstage SORCERER MICKEY watches.)
GENIE: Thank you! (GENIE tosses SEBASTIAN aside) I don't think you quite realize whatchu got here. So why don't you just ruminate whilst I illuminate the possibilities? Can your friends do this? (GENIE turns into DONALD)
MICKEY: Well, uh -
GENIE: Can your friends do that? (He turns into GOOFY)
MICKEY: Well look at that!
GENIE: Can your friends pull this? (GENIE pulls his arm and spins into a pinwheel.)
Out their little hat? (The stage is transformed into the neon outline of Agrabah, complete with dancing MONKEYS, CAMELS and ELEPHANTS.)
Can your friends go poof?
Well looky here! (Belly dancers join the dancing creatures. MICKEY does a baffled chuckle.)
Can your friends go abracadabra, let her rip,
And then make the sucker disappear?
You ain't never had a friend like me! Yeah!
(LUMIERE suddenly interrupts from the mist-screen. With a tip of his "hat," he begins a rousing chorus of "Be Our Guest." SORCERER MICKEY, also on the mist-screen, sits in place of BELLE at the table. Throughout, dancing dishware and such are shown in a variety of patterns on the island as the fountains continue to "dance.")
LUMIERE: Ma chere Mickey Mouse, it is with deepest pride
And greatest pleasure that we welcome you tonight, so please -
Be our guest, be our guest
Put our service to the test
Tie your napkin 'round your neck, Mickey,
And we provide the rest -
(The music quickly jumps to the song's finale. This is the most spectacular imagery we've seen yet!)
CHORUS: Course by course, one by one
'Til you shout, "enough I'm done!"
Then we'll sing you off to sleep as you digest
Tonight you'll prop your feet up
But for now, let's eat up
Be our guest
Be our guest
Be our guest
Please, be our guest!
(An army of teapots and teacups blow the tea from their "noses," once again bringing us beneath the surface where JIMINY CRICKET swims in search of PINOCCHIO. A calm instrumental of "When You Wish Upon a Star" plays underneath. PINOCCHIO is briefly seen before swimming out of sight.)
JIMINY: Pinocchio! We're down here! (Floating past in a bubble, JIMINY uses his umbrella to catch his astray hat from a different bubble.) Wha? Ho, there! (His bubble fills with water and pops. A school of fish scurry past with the voice of the krill from "Finding Nemo.")
FISH: Swim away!
(The music grows suspenseful as MONSTRO the WHALE awakens, frightening JIMINY. The threatening music is almost "JAWS"-like as MONSTRO gives chase, splashing the water and launching with an open-mouth toward us. Just before he can bite, the screens fade to a terrified SORCERER MICKEY caught in a swirling vortex of water.)
MICKEY: Help! Whoaaaaaaaaaaaa! (The darkness consumes MICKEY, showing only his bright eyes engulfed in shadow. He looks around.) Hey, uh - what's goin' on? Uh-oh!
(The music grows louder and more suspenseful as thunder and lightning engulf the stage and screens. A battered ship appears amid the stormy sea, tossed among the waves. In an abrupt silence, a cannon fires. The familiar theme of "Peter Pan" rings out. As if by magic, The Jolly Roger has been transported to the Rivers of the Frontier, rounding a bend in the river.)
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LOOKOUT: Peter Pan ahoy!
(PAN crows as an EPIC action sequence occurs aboard the deck and masts of the Jolly Roger over the following. PIRATES cheer on HOOK as he engages in combat with PAN, up close and personal. WENDY watches in horror from below, shouting out encouragement. As expected, the GIANT TICK-TOCK CROC follows the boat in close pursuit, ticking the night away with his glowing, yellow eyes.)
HOOK: Swoggle me eyes, it is Pan! Look alive, you swabs!
SMEE: All hands on deck!
WENDY: Oh Peter, do be careful.
HOOK: Come down, boy, if you've a taste for cold steel! (THEY spar. PAN laughs and swings down to the deck.) Blast this hook!
PETER: Whoa, haha!
HOOK: Scurvy brat! (The PIRATES corner-in on PETER)
PIRATES: Going somewhere? Let's string him up! I'm gonna make you walk the plank! I'll feed you to the sharks! Ha-ha!
HOOK: Double the powder and shorten the fuse!
SMEE: Shorten the powder, and double the fuse. (Cannon fires again, causing HOOK to fall with a scream from the ship's rigging.)
WENDY: Oh, how dreadful!
PETER: Watch this, Wendy!
SMEE: Cap'n! Cap'n! (SMEE misses his mark, NOT catching HOOK from his fall. SMEE falls to his knees in sadness. Regardless, HOOK recovers to his feet.)
HOOK: Get up, you idiot!
SMEE: Aye-aye, sir!
HOOK: I'll get you for this, Pan, if it's the last thing I do! (The PIRATES corner-in on PAN once more, this time behind his back.)
WENDY: Fly, Peter! (PAN launches back to the upper rigging. HOOK is furious.)
HOOK: Oh, you blithering blockheads! That cursed Peter Pan!
PETER: I say, Captain, do you hear something? (Both PAN and HOOK notice the CROCODILE swimming in the ship's wake. Frightened, HOOK falls from the back of the ship, suspended by a loose rope.)
HOOK: No! Nooooooo!
PETER: Mr. Crocodile, do you like codfish? You do? (Laughs)
HOOK: Save me, Smee! Save me! Please!
SMEE: I'll save you, Cap'n! (HOOK screams, swinging out of sight) Oh, dear.
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This has taken me three hours almost, so we'll return to the rest of the show another day.
Incredible!! Fantastic is always a hit and I think this one would put it over the top! I think it'd be a great replacement for the one currently at DHS too!Fantasmic!
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(The wild jazz of Westernland's French Quarter is our sole entertainment as we look toward the darkened, empty Rivers of the Frontier. The majestic Lewis & Clark Riverboat has since disappeared from sight. Having been queued for just an hour before - the result of a handy-dandy FastPass kiosk - our front row seat to this evening's performance of "Fantasmic!' will truly be an evening for the books. The only thing between ourselves and the river is a wrought iron railing of the real world French Quarter, a la Disneyland's own Rivers of America. Suddenly, the warm voice of our female narrator quiets the Dixieland jazz.)
Narrator: Welcome to Fantasmic! Tonight, our friend and host, Mickey Mouse, uses his vivid imagination to create magical imagery for all to enjoy. Nothing is more wonderful than the imagination - for in a moment, you can experience a beautiful fantasy or an exciting adventure! But beware... Nothing is more powerful than the imagination - for it can also expand your greatest fears into an overwhelming nightmare. (As the Rivers of the Frontier come to a blackout, a dim musical cord begins to linger on the horizon, gradually growing louder and closer.) Are the powers of Mickey's incredible imagination strong enough and bright enough to withstand the evil forces that invade Mickey's dream? You are about to find out. For now we invite you to join Mickey and experience Fantasmic! - a journey beyond your wildest imagination...
(As the musical cord grows into an exhilarating crescendo, pixie dust begins to materialize among the shadows, briefly illuminating parts of the barren stage. With a triumphant fanfare, a single spotlight blasts to the night sky, the stage now awash in a technicolor glow. Over the following CHORUS, twirling searchlights and colored lights swirl about the arena, all in time with a frenzied build of musical notes.)
Chorus: Imagination! (Imagination!)
Dream a fantastic dream!
(A second fanfare. MICKEY MOUSE appears front and center, audibly amazed by his fantastic surroundings.)
Use your imagination!
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(With a chuckle, MICKEY discovers that - this being his dream - he can control not just the water, but the lights and air around him. To the inspired theme of "Imagination" - the iconic theme of the original "Fantasmic!," MICKEY transforms the entire riverfront into a technicolor whirl of dancing fountains and soaring pyrotechnics, all while colorful designs and figures engulf the stage. As a "grand finale" to the act, MICKEY points one finger in either direction, blasting a stream of golden sparks from either fingertip. With one last chuckle and a shooting star, MICKEY vanishes, replaced by the traditional mist-screens of "Fantasmic!"
SORCERER MICKEY continues the dream-like fantasy, conducting an array of swirling lights, colored fountains and - of course - the marching broomsticks, all to the theme of "The Sorcerer's Apprentice." As they do in "Fantasia," the broomsticks become carried away, tossing their water-buckets into the river and subsequently "flooding" Mickey's dream. With a burst of power and shower of stars, SORCERER MICKEY halts the chaos, calming the music into a relaxed refrain... The dream transforms into an interstellar field of stars, marked by a shooting star passing overhead. Twinkling constellations and comets soar past on both the mist-screens and the island.)
Female Soloist: See it in your mind,
And you can find
In your imagination
(WALL-E and EVE soar past, fire-extinguisher at hand, carelessly waltzing among the stars. A hint of "Define Dancing" plays underneath.)
Mysteries and magic,
Visions fantastic,
Leading to strange and wondrous dreams.
(WALL-E and EVE soar out of sight, followed by SORCERER MICKEY, also afloat in space. The relaxed orchestration continues as an amazed MICKEY discovers a field of jewel-like ice crystals. The glistening crystals float about in time with the music, forming into the silhouette of MINNIE. MICKEY bows, offering a dance. The two waltz among the stars for only a moment, interrupted by a sudden change in music. MINNIE scatters and vanishes. MICKEY turns, facing the sun. As MICKEY transforms into a black silhouette, the sun itself has transformed into the iconic opening sunrise of "The Lion King." An intrigued MICKEY walks toward the horizon.)
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MALE VOCALIST: Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba!
(The sunrise fades into the image of BABY SIMBA held aloft by RAFIKI, a kaleidoscope of African designs and animals marching past.
CHORUS: Sithi uhm ingonyama!
(The CHORUS continues the usual "Circle of Life" chant before the music takes a sudden turn for the mysterious... The mist-screens shutter, subsequently revealing the giant figure of KAA of "The Jungle Book" slithering about the island. Towering trees and exotic flora have taken over the stage as the rampant pace of tribal drums fills the air, accommodated by an eerie flute. With an adventurous fanfare, KAA's eyes blast light into the AUDIENCE. The drums grow wilder as a quartet of barges 'cross the water. Tribal designs overwhelm the stage.
Peculiar, muti-patterned MONKEYS perform an exhilarating dance from each barge, each barge portraying a giant, inflatable character: BALOO, SIMBA, PUMBAA, and KING LOUIE. The tribal drums fade in favor of a jazzy, almost Dixieland medley of "I Just Can't Wait to be King," "I Wan'na Be Like You" and lastly, "Hakuna Matata." As PINK ELEPHANTS blare their trunks as trumpets, the island is transformed into a thundering, jungle waterfall where TIMON, PUMBAA, SIMBA and SORCERER MICKEY cross the iconic log-bridge of "Hakuna Matata." Of course, they don't see the dancing PINK ELEPHANTS in close pursuit... Multi-patterned PINK ELEPHANTS appear on the mist-screens as the CHORUS continues...)
CHORUS: Hakuna! Matata!
Hakuna! Matata!
Hakuna! Matata!
Hakuna! Matata!
Whoaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!
(Heavy metal overwhelms the score as Mickey's dream is taken over by not just PINK ELEPHANTS but HEFFALUMPS & WOOZLES. An electric guitar, bass and drums plunk out the familiar, albeit ominous melody of "Pink Elephants on Parade" mixed with "Heffalumps & Woozles." Frightening, psychedelic imagery of invasive creatures is shown on the mist-screens.)
ROCK VOCALIST: They're black, they're brown, they're up!
They're down, they're in, they're out, they're all about!
They're far, they're near, they're gone, they're here!
They're quick, they're slick, they're insincere!
(The nightmarish imagery continues. SORCERER MICKEY can be seen among the elephants and weasels.)
ROCK CHORUS: Look out!
Look out!
Pachyderm!
They're extra-ordinary, so better be-wary!
Because they come in every shape and size -
Size! Size! Size!
(The nightmare comes to a conclusion with SORCERER MICKEY being hoisted into the air by HEFFALUMP hot-air balloons.)
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ROCK VOCALIST: They're here! They're there!
Oh no! Look out!
They're everywhere!
(The music abruptly changes to the score of a sweeping western film: "Jessie's in Trouble" of "Toy Story 2" mixed with a hint of "The Magnificent Seven." The stage has since become the western town of "Woody's Round-Up," presented in black-and-white. Black-and-white COWBOY MICKEY stands center, looking around.)
ANNOUNCER: Cowboy Crunchies, the only cereal that's sugar-frosted and dipped in chocolate proudly presents: "Mickey's Finest Hour!"
MICKEY: Well, gosh. That's me!
(Black-and-white WOODY and BULLSEYE run onstage from opposite ends, meeting center.)
WOODY: What is it, Bullseye? What's wrong? (BULLSEYE whinnies and neighs. MICKEY and WOODY watch in horror.) What's that? Jessie and Prospector are trapped in the old abandoned mine?
MICKEY: And Prospector just lit a stick of dynamite thinking it was a candle, and now they're about to be blown to smithereens? (BULLSEYE nods.) Ride like the wind, Bullseye!
(The sweeping score continues as the mist-screens show WOODY galloping atop BULLSEYE, COWBOY MICKEY - also presented in CGI - riding at the rear. BULLSEYE leaps over the Grand Canyon in a stunning display. The mist-screens fade and the stage returns to color. MICKEY, WOODY and BULLSEYE approach the "old abandoned mine," where JESSIE and STINKY PETE appeared bound and tied to a lit barrel of dynamite. MR. POTATO HEAD, aka "ONE-EYED BART" stands atop the island's highest peak.)
MICKEY & WOODY: One-Eyed Bart!
WOODY: You got a date with justice, One-Eyed Bart!
JESSIE: Woody! Mickey! Save us!
POTATO HEAD: Heh-heh-heh! What're you looking at ya hockey puck?
MICKEY: We're looking at you! You've reached the end of the line, Bart!
POTATO HEAD: I always wanted to go out with a bang!
(POTATO HEAD pushes a button, igniting the lit barrel of dynamite into an explosion of water and pyrotechnics. WOODY, MICKEY, STINKY PETE, JESSIE, BULLSEYE and POTATO HEAD all fall in a field of ash and smoke on the mist-screens, clearly disoriented. Our focus returns to MICKEY, now a sorcerer again, who falls with a splash into the foreground of Atlantica. MICKEY swims alongside ARIEL toward the icon of KING TRITON's castle. ARIEL's legendary "Ah-ah-ahs" fill the air as Atlantica fades into the Drop-off of "Finding Nemo." MR. RAY, NEMO, DORY and MARLIN swim past as an instrumental of "Part of Your World" subdues into "Nemo Egg" of Thomas Newman's incredible score. An entire school of manta-rays soar past.
The calm music trickles into the familiar intro of "Under the Sea." SEBASTIAN appears, singing to a delighted SORCERER MICKEY. Colorful fish and sea life dance around with MICKEY on the island and mist-screens.)
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SEBASTIAN: Hey-hey!
The seaweed is always greener
In somebody else's lake.
You dream about going up there
But that is a big mistake!
Just look at the world around you
Right here on the ocean floor
Such wonderful things around you
What more is you lookin' for?
(GENIE suddenly appears, picking SEBASTIAN up by the shell. Various animated bits of "Friend Like Me" occur over the following as a now-onstage SORCERER MICKEY watches.)
GENIE: Thank you! (GENIE tosses SEBASTIAN aside) I don't think you quite realize whatchu got here. So why don't you just ruminate whilst I illuminate the possibilities? Can your friends do this? (GENIE turns into DONALD)
MICKEY: Well, uh -
GENIE: Can your friends do that? (He turns into GOOFY)
MICKEY: Well look at that!
GENIE: Can your friends pull this? (GENIE pulls his arm and spins into a pinwheel.)
Out their little hat? (The stage is transformed into the neon outline of Agrabah, complete with dancing MONKEYS, CAMELS and ELEPHANTS.)
Can your friends go poof?
Well looky here! (Belly dancers join the dancing creatures. MICKEY does a baffled chuckle.)
Can your friends go abracadabra, let her rip,
And then make the sucker disappear?
You ain't never had a friend like me! Yeah!
(LUMIERE suddenly interrupts from the mist-screen. With a tip of his "hat," he begins a rousing chorus of "Be Our Guest." SORCERER MICKEY, also on the mist-screen, sits in place of BELLE at the table. Throughout, dancing dishware and such are shown in a variety of patterns on the island as the fountains continue to "dance.")
LUMIERE: Ma chere Mickey Mouse, it is with deepest pride
And greatest pleasure that we welcome you tonight, so please -
Be our guest, be our guest
Put our service to the test
Tie your napkin 'round your neck, Mickey,
And we provide the rest -
(The music quickly jumps to the song's finale. This is the most spectacular imagery we've seen yet!)
CHORUS: Course by course, one by one
'Til you shout, "enough I'm done!"
Then we'll sing you off to sleep as you digest
Tonight you'll prop your feet up
But for now, let's eat up
Be our guest
Be our guest
Be our guest
Please, be our guest!
(An army of teapots and teacups blow the tea from their "noses," once again bringing us beneath the surface where JIMINY CRICKET swims in search of PINOCCHIO. A calm instrumental of "When You Wish Upon a Star" plays underneath. PINOCCHIO is briefly seen before swimming out of sight.)
JIMINY: Pinocchio! We're down here! (Floating past in a bubble, JIMINY uses his umbrella to catch his astray hat from a different bubble.) Wha? Ho, there! (His bubble fills with water and pops. A school of fish scurry past with the voice of the krill from "Finding Nemo.")
FISH: Swim away!
(The music grows suspenseful as MONSTRO the WHALE awakens, frightening JIMINY. The threatening music is almost "JAWS"-like as MONSTRO gives chase, splashing the water and launching with an open-mouth toward us. Just before he can bite, the screens fade to a terrified SORCERER MICKEY caught in a swirling vortex of water.)
MICKEY: Help! Whoaaaaaaaaaaaa! (The darkness consumes MICKEY, showing only his bright eyes engulfed in shadow. He looks around.) Hey, uh - what's goin' on? Uh-oh!
(The music grows louder and more suspenseful as thunder and lightning engulf the stage and screens. A battered ship appears amid the stormy sea, tossed among the waves. In an abrupt silence, a cannon fires. The familiar theme of "Peter Pan" rings out. As if by magic, The Jolly Roger has been transported to the Rivers of the Frontier, rounding a bend in the river.)
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LOOKOUT: Peter Pan ahoy!
(PAN crows as an EPIC action sequence occurs aboard the deck and masts of the Jolly Roger over the following. PIRATES cheer on HOOK as he engages in combat with PAN, up close and personal. WENDY watches in horror from below, shouting out encouragement. As expected, the GIANT TICK-TOCK CROC follows the boat in close pursuit, ticking the night away with his glowing, yellow eyes.)
HOOK: Swoggle me eyes, it is Pan! Look alive, you swabs!
SMEE: All hands on deck!
WENDY: Oh Peter, do be careful.
HOOK: Come down, boy, if you've a taste for cold steel! (THEY spar. PAN laughs and swings down to the deck.) Blast this hook!
PETER: Whoa, haha!
HOOK: Scurvy brat! (The PIRATES corner-in on PETER)
PIRATES: Going somewhere? Let's string him up! I'm gonna make you walk the plank! I'll feed you to the sharks! Ha-ha!
HOOK: Double the powder and shorten the fuse!
SMEE: Shorten the powder, and double the fuse. (Cannon fires again, causing HOOK to fall with a scream from the ship's rigging.)
WENDY: Oh, how dreadful!
PETER: Watch this, Wendy!
SMEE: Cap'n! Cap'n! (SMEE misses his mark, NOT catching HOOK from his fall. SMEE falls to his knees in sadness. Regardless, HOOK recovers to his feet.)
HOOK: Get up, you idiot!
SMEE: Aye-aye, sir!
HOOK: I'll get you for this, Pan, if it's the last thing I do! (The PIRATES corner-in on PAN once more, this time behind his back.)
WENDY: Fly, Peter! (PAN launches back to the upper rigging. HOOK is furious.)
HOOK: Oh, you blithering blockheads! That cursed Peter Pan!
PETER: I say, Captain, do you hear something? (Both PAN and HOOK notice the CROCODILE swimming in the ship's wake. Frightened, HOOK falls from the back of the ship, suspended by a loose rope.)
HOOK: No! Nooooooo!
PETER: Mr. Crocodile, do you like codfish? You do? (Laughs)
HOOK: Save me, Smee! Save me! Please!
SMEE: I'll save you, Cap'n! (HOOK screams, swinging out of sight) Oh, dear.
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This has taken me three hours almost, so we'll return to the rest of the show another day.
Galaxy's Edge in Disneyland saids hello.
I agree with Space about Tomorrowland being IPless, and I really like how the project is shaping up! I’m excited to see how these lands turn out, I’m sure they’ll be great! If you wouldn’t mind, I would like proposing a BH6 themed attraction for Discoveryland, as it is very future-esque and a big part of it revolves around technology and what it can achieve!
