Fantasmic Reopening Watch

[Rhinocerous]

Moana dropped the Heart of Te Fiti during her segment. Thought this was a pretty cool fail as the manual followspot stayed on her as she backtracked to pick up the prop.

Interesting thing to note are the followspots are on a timer, rather than controlled by the tech operating it, since it turned off before the CM could finish their run across the stage. The static lights still ran as normal even though no one was there on cue.

I have no knowledge of how the Fantasmic lights are set up. In modern theatrical lighting design, follow spots will typically be tied into specific light cues, the same as any other lighting instrument. The Fantasmic lights may very well be synchronized to the musical score, which would result in the light “timing off” when the cue changed.

 

[DCBaker]

Beginning March 10, Fantasmic! moves to an 8:30pm showtime through April 23.

For the week of March 10 (except March 13 due to an After Hours event), the second showing of Fantasmic! is scheduled for 10pm.

 

[Squishy]

Moana dropped the Heart of Te Fiti during her segment. Thought this was a pretty cool fail as the manual followspot stayed on her as she backtracked to pick up the prop.

Interesting thing to note are the followspots are on a timer, rather than controlled by the tech operating it, since it turned off before the CM could finish their run across the stage. The static lights still ran as normal even though no one was there on cue.

I believe they're using blacktrax to track the performer, not manual tracking.

 

[gerarar]

I believe they're using blacktrax to track the performer, not manual tracking.

I'm pretty sure they use the manual spots that are on those scissor lifts in the back and on top of the control booth, which are used during the intro, princess medley, Aladdin, etc.

For Moana, I believe they use a combo of manual spots and lights on the overhead rigs that are time coded.

Can see in this screenshot that one manual spot operated by a tech in the back stays on Moana through her run across the stage and until the "I Am Moana" lyric.

Blacktrax would be interesting and nice, but they don't even use those in the stage shows at DL and WDW afaik.

 

[Squishy]

I'm pretty sure they use the manual spots that are on those scissor lifts in the back and on top of the control booth, which are used during the intro, princess medley, Aladdin, etc.

For Moana, I believe they use a combo of manual spots and lights on the overhead rigs that are time coded.

Can see in this screenshot that one manual spot operated by a tech in the back stays on Moana through her run across the stage and until the "I Am Moana" lyric.
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Blacktrax would be interesting and nice, but they don't even use those in the stage shows at DL and WDW afaik.

The DCA frozen show was using blacktrax I think.

 

[Disney Maddux]

Well...

I saw the second-to-last Fantasmic right before covid shut everything down.

After waiting for 3 years (no longer a passholder), I was finally going to see Fantasmic again at the end of a long-planned Hollywood Studios day with friends (that was also supposed to happen before covid). Got the dining package, and... Show cancelled because of a storm.

Now today, after a fun day mostly at Epcot for a friend's birthday, we decided to end it by headed to DHS and seeing Fantasmic, as they had never seen it before. Got front row seats, and all I can say is: Just as, if not more beautiful than the day I last saw it.

Absolutely loved the new scenes, the fountains actually being used well now throughout the entire show, and that new lighting??? Phenomenal.

Well worth the wait.