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.

Festival of Fantasy Parade returns in 2022
Festival of Fantasy Parade returns in 2022

Fantasmic! returns to Disney's Hollywood Studios in 2022
Fantasmic! returns to Disney's Hollywood Studios in 2022

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

Aerial view of Fantasmic at the Hollywood Hills Amphitheater
Aerial view of Fantasmic at the Hollywood Hills Amphitheater

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.

A new castle show for the 50th celebration will open at Magic Kingdom in 2022
A new castle show for the 50th celebration will open at Magic Kingdom in 2022

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

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    jrhwdw8 days ago

    Probably missed it when happened the first time. I didn't know if it just needed more air or if the Balloon needed more intense repair. Also, it was NOT a Good Day for me yesterday, so I worried about it.

    joanna719858 days ago

    Why wouldn't it be?

    jrhwdw9 days ago

    Mickey's Balloon is Back!!! Thank Goodness!!!!! :) :) :) :)

    jrhwdw9 days ago

    Sigh!!! PLEASE none of that this Summer!!!!

    ToTBellHop9 days ago

    Disney loves bursting our bubbles.

    danlb_20009 days ago

    Glad I'm not the only one!

    Squishy9 days ago

    I remember this same issue happening around 2015

    vikescaper9 days ago

    Huh…..I had no idea that was actually a balloon.

    jrhwdw9 days ago

    Sigh!!!! Guess I'm not the only one with the off day today!!! How easy of a Fix is this????

    Brian9 days ago

    TTA9412 days ago

    If the cast are already training or will be soon then the soundtrack must be completed or soon to be. And usually once the cast get involved they start singing like canary’s lol. Although I will say they kept the updated OUACT soundtrack quiet.

    jrhwdw12 days ago

    Hopefully! Also, I don’t mind FOF Cast helping with Starlight. I just hope Starlight's Cast is bigger than FOF!

    TTA9412 days ago

    Are the floats planned to be on site soon? I guess by Easter they might be.

    jrhwdw12 days ago

    When F! Returned. I think the Second show started late every night for like a week.....
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