The visage constellation of Mufasa appears across a starry sky reminding us to “remember who are”. Music featured include instrumental selections from Frozen and The Lion King, and " He's a Pirate". When it is over, the castle is left a flaming ruin with gaping holes in its sides. The castle and its surroundings are peppered with explosions as many more climactic scenes are shown. Introduced by the Emperor of China from Mulan, the show becomes aggressive and loud, highlighting the climactic battles and challenges the characters face including epic scenes from The Incredibles, The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, Aladdin, Sleeping Beauty, and Pirates of the Caribbean.
Songs featured are " Love is an Open Door", " Can You Feel the Love Tonight", " You'll Be in My Heart", " A Whole New World", and " I See the Light". The castle turns into a garden with waterfalls and then transitions to show silhouettes of Disney princes and princesses floating lanterns from Tangled are seen covering the castle as Rapunzel and Flynn Rider duet and send their own lanterns to the top of the castle.
Introduced by Olaf, a full moon rises across the castle that leads into romances and acts of love shared by characters from Wall-E, The Lion King, Tarzan, Zootopia, Finding Dory, Up, and Dumbo. Songs featured: "Trashin' the Camp", "Hakuna Matata", " You've Got a Friend in Me", " The Bare Necessities", " I've Got No Strings", " That’s What Friends Are For", and " Friend Like Me". The segment comes full circle with a showstopping performance by the Genie. Introduced by Aladdin, this segment highlights the friendships shared by Disney characters from Tarzan, The Lion King, Toy Story, The Jungle Book, Wreck-It Ralph, Big Hero 6, Zootopia, Inside Out, Monsters Inc., and Aladdin. Songs include: "Touch the Sky" and " How Far I'll Go". Introduced by Merida, characters from Brave, A Bug's Life, Cars, Up, Finding Nemo, and Moana are shown embarking on their adventures. Songs include: "Down in New Orleans (Prologue)", " Part of Your World", and " Out There". Introduced by Tiana, we see various Disney characters longing for their deepest desires – Ariel wishing to be ‘part of our world’, Remy for his own career as a cook in Paris, Rapunzel for freedom from her tower, and Quasimodo for one day to be ‘out there’ from the tower of Notre Dame. Searchlights, lasers (from and towards the castle), and eventually fireworks come into play. Magical pixie dust flows through the keyhole and covers the castle and surrounding turrets in royal red and gold as the Happily Ever After theme song plays. And when we’re brave enough to listen, and bold enough to pursue, that dream will lead us on a journey to discover who we’re meant to be.Īll we have to do is look inside our hearts and unlock the magic within."Ī keyhole appears on Cinderella Castle. And they all lived happily ever after.Įach of us has a dream, a heart’s desire. The show was permanently retired on September 29, 2021, and was succeeded by the new show Disney Enchantment for Walt Disney World's 50th anniversary on October 1, 2021. The show was promised to feature the most technologically advanced projection mapping display in Disney Parks history. The music also included a theme song adapted from Hong Kong Disneyland's 10th anniversary celebration (and its subsequent show Mickey and the Wondrous Book) the song was written by Adam Watts, Melissa Peirce, & Andrew Dodd, and performed by Angie Keilhauer and Jordan Fisher.
The show includes characters and music from a wide array of Disney films. Unlike its predecessor, Wishes: A Magical Gathering of Disney Dreams, the show included projection mapping across Cinderella Castle, lasers, and searchlights, in addition to pyrotechnics. Happily Ever After was a fireworks and projection mapping show which debuted at the Magic Kingdom on May 12, 2017.