A look at the new Main Street U.S.A. projections added to Magic Kingdom's Happily Ever After firework spectacular

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Posted: Thursday March 16, 2023 9:00am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Happily Ever After makes its long-awaited return to Magic Kingdom on April 3, 2023, and new this year is the addition of projections along the length of Main Street U.S.A.

Happily Ever After Main Street U.S.A. projections

The projectors were installed for Walt Disney World's 50th celebration as part of Disney Enchantment.

Happily Ever After Main Street U.S.A. projections

Apart from the projections on Main Street U.S.A., the returning Happily Ever After is nearly identical to the original 2017 version, including the full firework load in place of the cutback versions which appeared over the years.

Happily Ever After Main Street U.S.A. projections

Watch the video below to see more of Happily Ever After from its recent preview performance. 'Happily Ever After' will return at 9pm on April 3, 2023.

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TheCoasterNerd3 hours ago

Ok so I saw the Happily Ever After dessert party at Tomorrowland Terrace the other day and it was amazing. Cannot reccomend it enough. Not sure what it actually costs as we got it for free but if you can afford to do it, do it. The food was delicious, the cast members were great, and the show looked incredible from that vantage point. Just figured I'd leave a review here. 10/10 would do again

Disone6 hours ago

It was one great big live sing along! Loved the return.

Vinnie Mac7 hours ago

What a great day that was

jrhwdw8 hours ago

Happy 2nd Anniversary of HEA's Return!!! :) :) :)

gerarar10 days ago

From @disneyparks official

jrhwdw10 days ago

DisoneFeb 28, 2025

100% true but to great effect.

gerararFeb 27, 2025

It wasn't really HEA tho. I believe this was their NYE fireworks which they actually played Wishes. The OP just overplayed the video with HEA's music.

jrhwdwFeb 27, 2025

Why can't MK do THAT?!?!?! No Excuse that MK can't figure out how to do the old 180!! We all know DLP doesn't have the best Fireworks Conditions but the nights High Pyro is allowed. DLP Knows How!!!!!! This is right up there with Wishes NYE during the 30th! Was it the whole HEA I wonder????

TTA94Feb 27, 2025

Wow.

peter11435Feb 02, 2025

They’ve run MSEP and SpectroMagic at park closing countless times. Operationally night parades should always run Main Street to Frontierland.

DisoneFeb 02, 2025

Oh they've definitely been times where they had a second parade at 11:00 but also closed at 11:00. And no it's a disaster when you run that parade from frontierland to main Street. Massive bottleneck of crowds to get onto the ferry boats and monorails. There's nothing left open in the park so everyone literally follows the parade which blocks the exit of the park so there's no one leaving until the parade finally ends on main Street and then it's just a sea of humanity. Very poor crowd management. They absolutely should run it in the other direction so when the parade ends on Town square the Town square people start to leave while it continues on then it ends on main Street proper and they start to leave and then it ends on the hub and then the hub crowds start to leave and then it ends in Liberty square and they start to leave and so on instead of everybody being behind the parade and leaving all at once.

DisoneFeb 02, 2025

There might not be time even with midnight closings, and they rarely do that anymore. Even though the parades themselves are not 45 minutes long from a single vantage point.... They typically are from step off in frontierland to the final bow taken by the firehouse on main Street USA. Example... When FoF starts in Frontierland, it's typically ending between 3:30 and 3:45 at the other end.. Now let's say due to the new starlight parade they do go back to midnight closings during the summer. That will mean the first parade will be at 9:00 the fireworks will be at 10:00, And The encore performance of starlight will be at 11:00. During the summer the 9:00 p.m. showing would be mostly dark but there's some sun light on the horizon.

TTA94Feb 01, 2025

From what I remember the last parade was at 11 and they closed at 12. I don’t remember them ever closing the same time as the last parade. Off topic from this thread but I’m thinking if they do plan to close at 11 then more than likely Starlight will be running from Frontierland to Main Street. At least the 11pm performance.