"Remember" is the best thing Imagineering has done in years

eighteenth street · 10-22-2006, 03:58 PM

I really think so! A large part of Disneyland's appeal to me is the nightly fireworks show, so when I heard that they were working on a really complex, new type of show for the 50th I was very excited. This thread is basically an opportunity to discuss the show and how great it is

Anyway, I'm convinced that this fireworks show is the best thing that Imagineering has done in quite a few years, at least in my lifetime. It manages to be a very emotional show but the majority of it isn't filled with sentimental messages about Disney magic, which is a change from the old show if I remember correctly. That and it really subscribes to Walt's old motto of "show them more than they can take in the first time so they'll come back," which is a real accomplishment for a fireworks show. I mean, the definition of a fireworks show is usually "we put a lot of explosions into this patch of air, and maybe there will be a soundtrack," but this show has the fireworks all around the hub, the castle projections and fireworks, the Matterhorn-as-cannon, the laser, and of course Tinkerbell.

I'm not sure what's happening with the show now, although "Remember... Holiday Dreams Come True" or something similar is on the calendar for December, but I'd still like to appreciate the original show (although I can't imagine they'll change very much for the holiday version). I feel like the show, or at least many of the elements from it, will be around for quite a long time. I can't imagine them really scaling it back to a "regular" show without generating a large amount of complaints.

10-22-2006, 03:58 PM	#1
eighteenth street rainy street Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 21	"Remember" is the best thing Imagineering has done in years I really think so! A large part of Disneyland's appeal to me is the nightly fireworks show, so when I heard that they were working on a really complex, new type of show for the 50th I was very excited. This thread is basically an opportunity to discuss the show and how great it is Anyway, I'm convinced that this fireworks show is the best thing that Imagineering has done in quite a few years, at least in my lifetime. It manages to be a very emotional show but the majority of it isn't filled with sentimental messages about Disney magic, which is a change from the old show if I remember correctly. That and it really subscribes to Walt's old motto of "show them more than they can take in the first time so they'll come back," which is a real accomplishment for a fireworks show. I mean, the definition of a fireworks show is usually "we put a lot of explosions into this patch of air, and maybe there will be a soundtrack," but this show has the fireworks all around the hub, the castle projections and fireworks, the Matterhorn-as-cannon, the laser, and of course Tinkerbell. I'm not sure what's happening with the show now, although "Remember... Holiday Dreams Come True" or something similar is on the calendar for December, but I'd still like to appreciate the original show (although I can't imagine they'll change very much for the holiday version). I feel like the show, or at least many of the elements from it, will be around for quite a long time. I can't imagine them really scaling it back to a "regular" show without generating a large amount of complaints.
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