Week the Third: Fantastic + Orgasmic = Fantasmic

Disneyland's Fantasmic show has definitely grown since I saw it a couple years ago. AND I LOVE IT! Not only was I pretty much front row and center, I was sitting down to watch it and nothing obstructed my view. I'm pretty sure I screamed, ooh'd, and ahh'd throughout the whole show.

The lights were used in so many different ways and was coming from all over the place. There were huge structures of lights that were behind the audience, shining onto the "stage" and structures on the stage were shining out toward the audience.

Right from the beginning, all the lamppost and green tree lights shut off abruptly to signify the start of the show, and the structures on stage had white beams shining out into the audience in a magical way. I knew it was a distraction and a tactic to "blind" the audience from the appearance of Mickey on stage. The use of color on the water that spouts from the lake is beautiful and absolutely supports the story. I loved the fireworks being used as Mickey cast spells. There were just too many really creative and amazing ways they used light in this show. And it was one of those times where it was hard for me to watch it from a lighting perspective because I found myself caught up in the magic as an audience member. I will definitely need to go back and examine it again (maybe a few more times).