Why is Disney stopping fireworks?

The government determined that Disney is polluting the air too much and fireworks are a leading cause. Because of this, they are requiring Disneyland to ban all fireworks. This applies to full fireworks shows. It also applies to the few fireworks shot off during Fantasmic and World of Color.



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While assumed to return after the Walt Disney World 50th Celebration, an announcement was made that the show would be permantely retired. Most speculated that this was due to a high volume of songs from the production getting reused for EPCOT's Harmonious.

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Disney announced that “Wondrous Journeys,” the current fireworks show that takes place at Disneyland, will have its final show of the year on August 31st, 2023. This is just to make room for the “Halloween Screams” show that will start after that date.

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Per recent reports, Walt Disney World spends an incredible amount of $40,000 on fireworks a night. Annually, this adds up to an enormous $50 million on average. The tradition of fireworks is one that dates back to 1956 and is one we have the founder, Walt Disney himself, to thank for.

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Fireworks are seasonal throughout the year and typically are only shown daily during peak seasons due to the proximity of the Disneyland Resort to the neighbors/businesses in Anaheim. During off-peak days, fireworks are Friday through Sunday. For the rest of the week, projections and music are only shown.

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Walt Disney World will celebrate July 4 with nighttime spectaculars at EPCOT and Magic Kingdom. Here is a run-down of all the details for both parks. Note that there will not be fireworks shows at Disney's Hollywood Studios, Disney's Animal Kingdom, or Disney Springs.

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Since then, the show has happened once per night (though the time varies depending on the park hours), but for a limited time, it looks like that is changing! Enchantment currently has two showtimes listed on the Disney World website. You can catch it at 9:20PM (its usually scheduled time) and again at 11PM.

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Meanwhile, guests of Deluxe Resorts and Deluxe Villas can take advantage of Extended Evening Hours on select dates at select parks. In 2024, Disney will introduce new good-to-go days that will allow Disney annual passholders and cast members to visit the theme parks without a theme park reservation.

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The worst times to visit Disney World in 2023 are: March 17 – April 16 (Spring Break & Easter) May 26 – August 13. November 17-26 (Avoid Thanksgiving Week) December 15 -31 (Avoid Christmas and New Year's Weeks)

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This makes the September/October 2023 a good time to visit. Even once Moana is open, we're actually expecting Walt Disney World to be relatively stable until “late 2024” when Tiana's Bayou Adventure opens. We expect TRON to keeps its virtual queue at least through the end of 2023.

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While these rules seem extreme, they're put in place for a reason: to keep things as magical as possible for guests. The pay is awesome. It's rumored that Tink gets paid around $500 per flight across the Magic Kingdom's sky, which isn't bad for 30 seconds of work, if you ask us.

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