Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom kicked off the holidays this evening with a new castle show, 'Frozen Holiday Surprise.'
The new 9-minute show is a reboot of 'A Frozen Holiday Wish,' which used 200,000 LED lights along with projections and on-stage performers.
The new show, unfortunately, drops the LEDs, at least for this year, and begins when Olaf and over 100 of his snowgie siblings add garlands, ornaments, wreaths, and more to Cinderella Castle via projected-mapped images.
Next, Anna, Elsa and Kristoff physically appear as Elsa adds the finishing touches with her ice magic, transforming Cinderella Castle into a shimmering crystallized palace.
Although missing the LED dream lights, the new show makes great use of the full castle lighting package, including lasers, spotlights, snow effects, and several pyro blasts. You can watch the full opening night performance below. (4K YouTube)
'Frozen Holiday Surprise' takes place at Cinderella Castle each night at 6:15 pm, and again at 8:15 pm during Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party.
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