New details revealed for 'Disney Enchantment' fireworks show coming to the Magic Kingdom

Aug 20, 2021 in "Disney Enchantment"

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Disney Enchantment overview

Posted: Friday August 20, 2021 3:37pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney has revealed some new details today about the upcoming 'Disney Enchantment' nighttime spectacular coming to Magic Kingdom October 1.

Disney says that this all-new spectacular inspires everyone to believe in magic, with captivating Disney music, enhanced lighting, immersive projection effects that extend for the first time down Main Street, U.S.A., and an emotional original song, entitled “You Are the Magic,” by seven-time GRAMMY-winner Philip Lawrence. And throughout the show, stunning fireworks fill the sky, providing a great experience for guests throughout the park and neighboring resort hotels.

Disney Enchantment overview

"Since opening day in 1971, dazzling fireworks shows have provided that perfect exclamation point at the end of a fantastic day at Magic Kingdom Park," said Mark Renfrow, Show Director, Disney Live Entertainment. "From 'Fantasy in the Sky' and 'Wishes' to holiday spectaculars and 'Happily Ever After,' each new show has raised the bar, and the best is yet to come! I can’t wait for everyone to see what we're creating with 'Disney Enchantment.'"

Disney Enchantment overview

In "Disney Enchantment," we join dreamers like Tiana, Miguel, Rapunzel, and brothers Ian & Barley from "Onward," and we set out on an incredible journey with adventurers such as Moana, Raya, and Judy Hopps. Joe Gardner from Disney and Pixar’s “Soul” takes us into “the zone,” where we discover a whimsical world inspired by the style of legendary Disney artist Mary Blair and filled with beloved characters from classic stories like “Beauty and the Beast” and “Alice in Wonderland” to contemporary tales including “Luca” and “Wreck-It Ralph.” Everything builds to a climactic moment, as Tinker Bell takes flight, spreading shimmering gold pixie dust and empowering us all to believe in ourselves and the magic all around us.

"Disney Enchantment" features characters, moments, and music from dozens of Disney and Pixar animated films. The show takes us beyond the ordinary to a land of magic, where we’re swept up in a world of wonder filled with friendship, love and fun. Through it all, we’ll discover we only have to look within to find the power to believe and make dreams come true, because the magic was inside us all along!

"Disney Enchantment" debuts October 1 at Magic Kingdom Park as part of "The World’s Most Magical Celebration."

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MTBaymaxApr 03, 2023

Apparently, there’s a reason that new addition helped Enchantment out.

Disney AnalystApr 03, 2023

HEA has a better pyro design imo.

RteetzApr 03, 2023

Good Riddance...

jrhwdwApr 03, 2023

And there goes DE!! Along with the 50th with the last Answer The Call in WSL(Harm's Post Show). You did the 50th WDW!!! Bumpy to say the least, but WDW did it!!! THANKS WDW!!!!!!! Also thanks for DE's Theme Song and the Aug Renewal(which we should have had on Oct 1, 2021, I can't lie!!)MK!!!!!

Vinnie MacApr 03, 2023

Was watching the live stream and noticed there was one extra little farewell shell (this is common tradition for retiring shows at Disney). Very very beautiful shell and I'm glad I peeped it amongst the other finale shells.

gerararApr 03, 2023

Having a bunch of flying fish and horsetail shells in the finale is really cheap and boring-looking, but 🤷‍♀️. Also they didn't bother to add long tails on them, another finale-killer. They also cut the one impressive Mulan-flower shell that was left over from HEA. Thank goodness it's at least returning. I will give that having a lot of willows in the finale is pretty cool, but there's...just...so many. No variations. Wishes had the right amount for its finale imo.

gerararApr 03, 2023

Final showing of Disney Enchantment livestreams for tonight:

jrhwdwApr 03, 2023

Must have been very quick between Tink and the final Shot................... Several YT Streams are labeling this the Last Night Ever for DE......... Where have I heard that before??........... Should we be cautious in case MK keeps DE's File???.....

ToTBellHopApr 03, 2023

I had very interesting dreams during my naps during the DE finale.

jrhwdwApr 03, 2023

I don't think anyone hated the Pyro side of DE. Unless it was the last 30 Sec of DE unlike HEA...........

TrainsOfDisneyApr 03, 2023

Compared to HEA!? The pyro seems way more interesting in DE to me.

WorldExplorerApr 02, 2023

As this is the last night where complaining about Enchantment isn't seen as not being able to let something go, I would like to highlight something I've never really seen anyone bring up but that stuck with me as being not well done; its version of the "adversity" portion. Happily Ever After and Enchantment have essentially the same thing; the part that's supposed to be sort of like the low point in the three act structure, followed immediately by the "pick yourself up part". The part where the villain music plays. HEA seems to have much more of an idea for what it's going for. It picks action scenes, and so pairs the fast paced music it with big, dramatic, quicker visuals. It's stuff like the fight between Simba and Scar at the end of that film or Aladdin dodging Jafar as a snake. It makes for a part that feels cohesive and high energy. Enchantment doesn't do that. This one seems to have just picked any moment that was sad in a movie. So while Night on Bald Mountain is playing, you've got stuff like shots of Miguel looking sad or Bing Bong disappearing, mixed in with stuff like the avalanche in Mulan. The end result feels really inconsistent and awkward, because the slow images don't feel like they match the music, and stands out to me as a major example of HEA doing something better. (To say nothing about how HEA devoted the entire castle to specific scenes whereas Enchantment gives a lot of them a little portal to work with.) Not that that's my only problem with Enchantment (or even that segment), but this'll probably be my last chance to bring it up and I've been thinking about it since I first saw the show.

Disney AnalystApr 02, 2023

I found DE underwhelming. The pyro design was a bore, with an insanely weak finale. It felt corporate, and cold. On the other hand, HEA has a ton of heart, interesting pyro design, a strong finale, I love the music used / how they changed up some of the classic tunes, and I find the projection design superior.