Disney Enchantment

Disney Enchantment
Magic Kingdom
Area	Cinderella Castle and Main Street, U.S.A.
Status	Operating
Soft opening date	September 30, 2021 (2021-09-30)[1]
Opening date	October 1, 2021 (2021-10-01)
Replaced	Happily Ever After
General statistics
Attraction type	Multimedia and pyrotechnic show
Designer	Walt Disney Creative Entertainment
Music	"You Are the Magic" performed by Kayla Alvarez and Phillip Lawrence
Duration	± 15 minutes
Sponsor	Pandora Jewelry
Narrator	Angela Bassett[2]
Suitable ages	All ages
Wheelchair accessible

Disney Enchantment is a fireworks and projection mapping spectacular that debuted at the Magic Kingdom on October 1, 2021, as part of Walt Disney World's 50th Anniversary celebration.^[3] Like Happily Ever After, the show features fireworks, projection mapping, lasers, and searchlights set to classics and contemporary Disney music that extend from Cinderella Castle down to Main Street, U.S.A. The music also includes a new original song You Are the Magic from Phillip Lawrence (who also co-wrote with Davy Nathan) and Kayla Alvarez.^[4]

Show summary[]

Opening

The show begins with the opening fanfare that including the movement of searchlights across the Cinderella Castle and its hub. Then, as the projection becomes blue, the theme song of the show "You Are the Magic" plays and fireworks eventually come to shot. Scenes of some classic and modern Disney films appeared, including: Aladdin, Peter Pan, Pinocchio, Sleeping Beauty, Onward, Tangled, Frozen/Frozen II, and Cinderella.

As the fireworks ends, the narration from Angela Bassett appeared, and she is spoken will the following word:

"Good evening, tonight we gather in a most enchanted place, one overflowing with the magic of dreams come true.

Those who venture here are filled with hope in search of this magic, feel inspired changed by what they discover.

If you walk on this journey, you too may find what you seek and perhaps something even greater, so long as you believe..."

As fireworks reappears again, it featuring the number of some Disney songs, with scenes from many classics and modern films.

Almost There and Just Around the Riverbend

Scenes of characters from Brave, Hercules, Coco, Aladdin, Tangled, and Onward appeared and seen with projection in the castle.

We Know The Way

Scenes of characters from Raya and the Last Dragon and Zootopia included with spectacular sparkle of fireworks.

Happiness

As the show progressed, the projection extended into the Main Street, U.S.A. with colorful fireworks that accompanied it. Scenes from many characters from following films appeared, including: Alice in Wonderland, Ratatouille, Lilo & Stitch, Finding Nemo/Finding Dory, Luca, Monsters University, Cars, Wreck-It Ralph/Ralph Breaks the Internet, Sleeping Beauty, Lady and the Tramp, The Lion King, Tarzan, Dumbo, Hercules, Big Hero 6, Treasure Planet, WALL-E, and Soul.

Songs featured: Be Our Guest, Under the Sea, You've Got a Friend in Me, The Silly Song, I've Got No Strings, A Whole New World, and You Can Fly.

Into the Unknown

As the variation of Into the Unknown plays, many scenes from Disney films and characters have projected in the castle. Scene of films including Zootopia, Aladdin, Brave, Inside Out, Coco, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Alice in Wonderland, Onward, and Frozen II.

Night on Bald Mountain

As the previous projection ends, a combined rock and instrumental version of Night on Bald Mountain from Fantasia plays, which saw many Disney characters fighting their villains and its associates. Many scenes have appeared from the following films, such as: Beauty and the Beast, Inside Out, Coco, Tangled, Sleeping Beauty, Hercules, Onward, Mulan, Cinderella, Raya and the Last Dragon, and Moana.

I Am Moana

As the fighting scene ends, the slowing scene of the film appeared, and reprise of I Am Moana plays featuring many scenes of joyful Disney characters, with triumphant fireworks finale at the end. Scenes included films from: Onward, Coco, Tangled, Cinderella, Mulan, Hercules, and The Princess and the Frog.

Finale

The show ends with the narrator encourage the audience to remind that the magic of dreams come true lies within their audience, and she stats that the magical kingdom remains a beacon to those with a wish in their heart, gifting every person who walks through these gates this enchantment. The journey builds to a crescendo as Tinker Bell takes flight and spreads shimmering gold pixie dust over the park, empowering everyone to believe in themselves and the magic all around them. The reprise of You Are the Magic plays and ends with beautiful finale of fireworks accompained with powerful narration by Angela Bassett.

"You Are the Magic"

Reception[]

The show received mixed reviews; some praised it for its technological advancements while others criticized it for not being focused on the attractions past and present of Walt Disney World, classic Disney movies, or the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney World, when it debuted.^[5][6] It was also noted for not having much of a "story element."^[7]

The general consensus was that the show was not an improvement over Happily Ever After, with some reviewers calling Disney Enchantment a "bootleg" version and opining that it "fails as a successor."^[8][9]

See also[]

• Remember... Dreams Come True
• Disney's Celebrate America
• Disneyland Forever
• Disney Illuminations
• ILLUMINATE! A Nighttime Celebration

References[]

External links[]

• Official Site