'Disney Dreams That Soar' Drone show coming to Walt Disney World this summer

Mar 21, 2024 in "Disney Dreams that Soar"

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Posted: Thursday March 21, 2024 12:02pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney has announced today that a new drone show is coming to Disney Springs at Walt Disney World in the summer of 2024.

Disney Dreams that Soar

"Disney Dreams That Soar" is a summertime experience that will be a late-night perk for visitors. Taking place over the Disney Springs lake, "Disney Dreams That Soar," will showcase Disney stories celebrating the joy of flight with state-of-the-art drones choreographed to create designs in the sky and paired with a "soaring" musical score and memorable movie quotes. "Disney Dreams That Soar" will run nightly from May 24 through September 2, 2024.

Disney began testing drones at Disney Springs earlier this year, following their popularity in Disneyland Paris with recent offerings, including "Disney Electrical Sky Parade," which uses 500 drones to recreate moments from the classic Disney Main Street Electrical Parade.

Drone test flight over Disney Springs

Watch the video below to see the Disney Springs Drone test from last month.

Disney has long been developing drones for shows in the parks, with both EPCOT and Magic Kingdom strongly linked with their use. News of Disney developing drone technology for use in nighttime spectaculars surfaced in late 2014 with the filing of various patents relating to their Flixel system that used drones to carry a projection surface.

Walt Disney World has previously hosted a limited-time drone show, Starbright Holidays, at Disney Springs for the 2016 holiday season in association with Intel and its Shooting Star drone product. The 5-minute show featured 300 drones, intricately choreographed in 3D space over the Disney Springs lake and synchronized to holiday music.

Starbright Holidays overview

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jrhwdw16 hours ago

McMickeyWorld1 day ago

jrhwdw2 days ago

Hmmmm......which could include Elliot.....

TTA942 days ago

I did think of a soundtrack that could work for this show that is no longer being used. A prior awesome daytime parade soundtrack from TDL.

jrhwdw2 days ago

True but Elliot could Soar....... The Snail can't of course. That Pic caught me off guard! LOL!!!!!

TTA942 days ago

I doubt that is real. If it was I think this show would have a different name.

jrhwdw2 days ago

Yep........

TTA942 days ago

You referring to the one that looks similar to another current drone show?

jrhwdw2 days ago

So....Apparently there was a Drone Teat last night at Springs???? Found it on FB, not going to Post the Link because IDK if the Pic is real or just Concept Art.....

Starship8242 days ago

We're officially a month away now. I feel like we should be getting some showtimes and other information about the show now, right?

DisneyFanatic124 days ago

Depends on where you live… we used to love the outlets and Downtown Disney/Disney Springs because there weren’t any interesting stores within two hours of us. Really depends on where you live. Also, it’s nice if you need to pick something up that you forgot, and it always felt “magical” to me as a kid. If I used to live in a city or more industrialized area, though, I’d probably feel the same as you.

DonaldDuck Family4 days ago

Lego used to have a set for sale that I believe was only available at Disney Springs that was of the sea monster in the lagoon out in front of the store. I would love for that to be re-released and for Lego to have other similar unique sets.

TTA944 days ago

Maybe they could reuse Shanghai’s Light Inside You from Illuminate that they cut from the post show and was rumored to be used for something else in the future. It doesn’t have anything to do with “soaring” but it is obvious about “lights”, so I suppose it could work 🤷‍♂️ Though it would be hated by many on here lol that song might work in a new “upbeat” light parade like Paint The Night with the theme of “Light Inside Of You”.

ToTBellHop4 days ago

The only thing more frightening than moppets are children moppets. They finish recording a ‘90s Disney theme song and then head across the studio lot to a New Line horror movie set where they eat their parents’ souls.