Preparations begin at Disney Springs for new 'Disney Dreams That Soar' drone show

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Posted: Wednesday April 17, 2024 12:37pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

With just over a month to go until the debut of Walt Disney World's new 'Disney Dreams That Soar' drone show at Disney Springs, crews on the ground are preparing the staging area to serve as the launch site for the drones.

A large section of the Strawberry Parking lot has been closed behind Cirque du Soleil adjacent to the lake, and a perimeter fence is being installed around the site.


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

While we don't yet have specific details of the new show, we can expect hundreds of drones to be part of 'Disney Dreams That Soar.' 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. That 5-minute show featured 300 drones, intricately choreographed in 3D space over the Disney Springs lake and synchronized to holiday music.

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Squishy4 hours ago

Someone will definitely count them then

Coaster Lover5 hours ago

I'm sure if Disney's is <600, you'll never hear exactly how many drones the Disney show has.

jrhwdw7 hours ago

Big Question is...How many Drones did Dronisos start out with? USF took 600, DS took..................

Starship8247 hours ago

Interesting, both should be great shows!

wdwmagic7 hours ago

I believe both are using Dronisos

MisterPenguin8 hours ago

Let this thing evolve in this discussion, and you'll propel 'er to new heights.

ToTBellHop10 hours ago

Look at y’all droning on and on and on…

jrhwdw10 hours ago

Did not know that... thanks! I know we talked about 1 Company on here....don't remember the thread........

Starship82410 hours ago

Just doing a quick Google search and it seems there's a lot of different ones. I'm assuming Disney is using the same one from Disneyland Paris but I wonder what Uni is using.

jrhwdw10 hours ago

I think there's only one Orlando Drone Company?

Starship82411 hours ago

I'm guessing 500 since I believe that's the count for Electrical Sky Parade. Also, what drone company is doing Universal and and which one is doing Disney Springs.

Brian11 hours ago

There hasn't been rain in weeks. Maybe over a month at this rate. Hardly any cloud cover either.

wdwmagic11 hours ago

Lack of rain for a a few weeks.

jrhwdw11 hours ago

Saw that on X, is WDW in a Drought?