Fantasmic!, Festival of Fantasy Parade and Mickey's Royal Friendship Faire to return to Walt Disney World

Nov 20, 2021 in "Fantasmic!"

Posted: Saturday November 20, 2021 10:32am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Walt Disney World will welcome back major entertainment in 2022 at Magic Kingdom and Disney's Hollywood Studios.


At Disney's Hollywoods Studios, Fantasmic! will make its return following extensive refurbishments to the theater.

Festival of Fantasy parade will return to Magic Kingdom, along with a 50th anniversary edition of Mickey's Royal Friendship Faire on the castle stage.

No specific dates beyond 2022 have been announced, although our sources suggest some will return early in the new year.

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    Squishy14 days ago

    and missing again tonight.

    jrhwdw17 days ago

    The Dragon was back in F! Last night! :)

    Ayla20 days ago

    Oops, my mistake. 👍 Thanks for the correction.

    Squishy20 days ago

    Fantasmic not Festival of Fantasy

    Ayla20 days ago

    Didn't they take it out when it started on fire? Or was it put back, and then taken out again? I honestly don't know, as I don't keep up on the parade.

    Squishy20 days ago

    It seems to be on and off for a few months now.

    ToTBellHop20 days ago

    She was there last month so it’s nothing continuous.

    Squishy20 days ago

    There must be something going on with it for a while even in the summer quite a few times when I went to see Fantasmic the dragon would be missing.

    ednamodedarling20 days ago

    Looks like it has been out for a few weeks ...

    jrhwdw20 days ago

    I don't know if I missed something on here but how long has the Dragon been missing from F!???

    Andrew25Dec 30, 2024

    Post-NYE crowds have become ridicoulous the past few years. Sandwiched between the holidays and the RunDisney events. While people expect the parks to "die down" after NYE, crowds stick around for a while (especially when APs are unblocked next week).

    gerararDec 30, 2024

    Not since its come back in 2022. Actually there was like a one-off night when they did the normal 2 night showings plus an additional AP-exclusive showing during the week it came back in November 2022.

    jrhwdwDec 30, 2024

    Usually before NYE.

    Starship824Dec 30, 2024

    Have they ever done that before?