History Awesome / DisneyThemeParks

%%* The premise of the WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb meet and greet at Hollywood Studios. See footage [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCTDqhb94i4 here]].

%%* The new 2015 [[https://youtu.be/l4OIgV7eRF0 "Harold, the Yeti"]] from ''Matterhorn Bobsleds''.
%%* ''Expedition Everest'' at Animal Kingdom.
%%* ''Test Track''. Enough said.

* The premise of the WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb meet and greet at Hollywood Studios. See footage [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCTDqhb94i4 here]].

* The new 2015 [[https://youtu.be/l4OIgV7eRF0 "Harold, the Yeti"]] from ''Matterhorn Bobsleds''.
* ''Expedition Everest'' at Animal Kingdom.
* ''Test Track''. Enough said.

* Say what you want about ''Film/{{Avatar}}'', but you can't help but admit that it's going to be awesome at Animal Kingdom. Especially with the "Floating Mountains" effect replicated in real life!

** That would be Disney Youtuber Brian Hull, who first began his ascent by doing [[WesternAnimation/Frozen2013 Let It Go]] with Disney characters. He has a full playlist of him doing these Disney voice impressions [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj_AiOHoKBbZi2Q84e-gy_FPb41pBRkXB here]] (Including some at other parks). According to Hull, [[https://youtu.be/OZLDI6ouX3A his interaction with Tiana as Ray the Firefly]] is one of his most loved videos he did on the playlist.

[[Creator/WaltDisney Walter Eilas Disney]] once dreamed of a place where all can play together. The results were not only just as expected, but also beyond them. Even today, the parks never fail to impress! Here are some of the most amazing spectacles the Disney Parks can offer...

Walter Eilas Disney once dreamed of a place where all can play together. The results were not only just as expected, but also beyond them. Even today, the parks never fail to impress! Here are some of the most amazing spectacles the Disney Parks can offer...

** That would be Disney Youtuber Brian Hull, who first began his ascent by doing [[WesternAnimation/{{Frozen}} Let It Go]] with Disney characters. He has a full playlist of him doing these Disney voice impressions [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj_AiOHoKBbZi2Q84e-gy_FPb41pBRkXB here]] (Including some at other parks). According to Hull, [[https://youtu.be/OZLDI6ouX3A his interaction with Tiana as Ray the Firefly]] is one of his most loved videos he did on the playlist.

** And later, they also added [[SignatureScene the scene of]] [[SignatureSong "Let It Go"]] from WesternAnimation/{{Frozen}}. [[CrowdSong There is]] ''[[CrowdSong always]]'' [[CrowdSong at least a few people singing along]].

* The ''entire'' WesternAnimation/{{Frozen}} Summer Fun celebration at Hollywood Studios in the summer of 2014. With a procession, sing-alongs, snowman-making, ice-skating, a concert, and fireworks, it's amazing and a refresher in the summer heat. Also of an awesome note is that it was initially going to be at Magic Kingdom before it switched, so Hollywood Studios had only about ''two weeks'' to put it all together.

* The ''Celebrate the Magic!'' show has a ''Disney/WreckItRalph'' segment done completely in 8-bit. During the show's first night, that segment was met with the loudest applause from the whole show.
** And later, they also added [[SignatureScene the scene of]] [[SignatureSong "Let It Go"]] from Disney/{{Frozen}}. [[CrowdSong There is]] ''[[CrowdSong always]]'' [[CrowdSong at least a few people singing along]].

* The ''entire'' Disney/{{Frozen}} Summer Fun celebration at Hollywood Studios in the summer of 2014. With a procession, sing-alongs, snowman-making, ice-skating, a concert, and fireworks, it's amazing and a refresher in the summer heat. Also of an awesome note is that it was initially going to be at Magic Kingdom before it switched, so Hollywood Studios had only about ''two weeks'' to put it all together.

* Disneyland's 60th Anniversary in 2015 is being commemorated with three spectacular nighttime shows. First is an American export of Hong Kong Disneyland's [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs trippy]], LED light-using "Paint The Night" parade, which was already being met with great reception in HKDL, and also uses as its score [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlMbDckAVOo (at least the demo)]] a medley of Music/OwlCity's [[Disney/WreckItRalph "When Can I See You Again"]] and Jean-Jacques Perrey and Gershon Kingsley's "Baroque Hoedown", [[CallBack aka the old Main Street Electrical Parade tune]]. (At one point guests can even interact with the LED lights!) There's also [[http://parksandresorts.wdpromedia.com/media/disneyparks/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/mermer268991.jpg "Disneyland Forever"]], a fireworks show combined with projections similar to "The Magic, The Memories And You" except that the projections actually stretch around Main Street and other areas in the park, and a special version of ''Ride/WorldOfColor'' with the subtitle [[http://static1.squarespace.com/static/52574fb2e4b018d27332fbce/54cab8dde4b061615ced4448/54cab8ffe4b0e49eee0fd7b2/1422571775801/World+of+Color+Celebrate!+Concept+Art+2.png "Celebrate! The Wonderful World of Walt Disney".]] With all of this it's pretty easy to tell that summer 2015 in Disneyland is going to be a scorcher.

** The Forest unit features not only characters from ''Disney/{{Pocahontas}}'' and ''Winnie the Pooh'', but also Brer Rabbit and friends from ''Film/SongOfTheSouth'' and the Spring Sprite from ''Fantasia 2000''!
** There's also the Jubilation parade's replacement, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yvq0XOXW5fs "Happiness is Here"]] parade.The soundtrack [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAIEPNJxe10 is so happy]], and vibrant as the parade itself. Which features colorful floats for each Disney film like ''Disney/TheAristocats'', ''Disney/AliceInWonderland'', and ''Disney/LiloAndStitch''.

* Most people had an idea about the Film/HocusPocus Villains Spectacular show for 2015's Not-So-Scary Halloween, but were still excited when the show started. It starts out with Creator/JasonMarsden reprising his role as Thackery Binx to introduce the show. When the Sanderson sisters make their first appearance, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9ioyydleSY the crowd goes WILD.]] Major props to the actresses playing the Sanderson sisters. They have the character's down to a 't' from their hand gestures, their voices, and their facial expressions. Highlights include Sarah hypnotizing the stagehands by singing "Come Little Children" and Winnie leading a crowd of Disney villains - and the audience - in a performance of "I Put a Spell On You". A few other Disney villains [[labelnote:spoiler]]especially [[Disney/ThePrincessAndTheFrog Dr. Facillier]], [[WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas Oogie Boogie]], and [[Disney/SleepingBeauty Maleficent]][[/labelnote]] also receive some awesome moments, with some of the baddies effortlessly scaring the sisters.

** ''Disney/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'' starts off with Tiana singing about her dream restaurant...then develops into an [[https://secure.cdn2.wdpromedia.com/resize/mwImage/1/630/354/90/wdpromedia.disney.go.com/media/wdpro-hkdl-assets/prod/en-intl/system/images/hkdl-ent-wondrous-book-hero-00.jpg art-deco]] ''masterpiece'' as flappers and waiters dance all around her.
** [[Disney/TheLittleMermaid Ariel]], [[Disney/{{Tangled}} Rapunzel]] and ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Brave}} Merida]]'' singing together at once!

* For the [[MilestoneCelebration 25th anniversary]] of ''Disneyland Paris'', the park held a special character cavalcade. The catch? Not only did they use all of the characters you'd expect to see like Mickey and the gang, [[Franchise/DisneyPrincess the princesses]], and some popular Pixar characters, they also went far enough to use some popular and rare characters too. WesternAnimation/TheThreeLittlePigs, [[Film/BedknobsAndBroomsticks King Leonidas]], Disney/TheRescuers, [[Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit Roger and Jessica Rabbit]], WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck, [[Disney/TheEmperorsNewGroove Kuzco]], [[Disney/{{Aladdin}} The Sultan of Agrabah]], [[Disney/ChickenLittle Chicken Little and Abby]], WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb (who currently aren't available to meet), [[Disney/AtlantisTheLostEmpire Milo Thatch and Kida Nedakh]], [[Franchise/LiloAndStitch Pleakley, Stitch's]] [[Characters/LiloAndStitchExperiments cousins]],[[note]]specifically Felix, Sparky, Sample, Angel [-(his girlfriend, not a "cousin" to him)-], Reuben, and 627[[/note]] [[Disney/AliceInWonderland The Cheshire Cat]], you name it. They were all there!

** [[Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame Quasimodo]] gets to reprise "Out There", getting an absolutely stunning spotlight on one of Disney's films often seen as a smaller cult classic. The castle is projected to look as gorgeous as Notre Dame herself.
** Disney/{{Moana}} gets a segment singing "How Far I'll Go". The fireworks take on the shape of the swirl symbol of the Heart of Te Fiti, and [[spoiler: the late Grandma Tala]] puts in a tearjerking appearance as well [[spoiler: in her reincarnated stingray form.]]
** A segment revolving largely around fun Disney moments features a medley of "[[Disney/{{Tarzan}} Trashing the Camp]]" (much like ''Hunchback'', this is another surprising spotlight for a movie that's been underrepresented in Florida for a while), "[[Disney/TheLionKing Hakuna Matata]]", "[[WesternAnimation/ToyStory1 You Got A Friend In Me]]", "[[Disney/TheJungleBook The Bare Necessities]]", bookended by "[[Disney/{{Aladdin}} Friend Like Me]]" which is more of a showstopper than ever.
** A segment depicting the epic battles of Disney starts with an introduction from [[Disney/{{Mulan}} the Emperor of China]], who repeats his iconic wisdom that "the flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all". Cue an attack from the Huns, followed by [[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles Syndrome and the Omnidroid]] and [[Disney/TheLittleMermaid Ursula fighting Eric]]. Then the castle transforms into a war-torn Pride Rock, where Simba and Scar have their BattleAmongstTheFlames set to "To Die For". This piece also accompanies Aladdin vs Jafar and Prince Phillip vs Maleficent. The ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' mini-segment is just as epic as you'd expect given the musical score of Music/HansZimmer is booming.
** The climax of the show starts off quiet, until the spirit of Mufasa appears on the castle. He gives most of his "Remember Who You Are" speech, only this time, it's set to the epic horns of the opening of "[[Disney/{{Hercules}} Go the Distance]]". The combination of the booming voice of Creator/JamesEarlJones echoing around you accompanied by one of the most inspirational Disney songs ''ever'' is nothing short of bone-chilling. Oh, and did we mention that the music is accompanied by glass silhouettes of the many Disney heroes?

** That would be Disney Youtuber Brian Hull, who first began his ascent by doing [[Disney/{{Frozen}} Let It Go]] with Disney characters. He has a full playlist of him doing these Disney voice impressions [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj_AiOHoKBbZi2Q84e-gy_FPb41pBRkXB here]] (Including some at other parks). According to Hull, [[https://youtu.be/OZLDI6ouX3A his interaction with Tiana as Ray the Firefly]] is one of his most loved videos he did on the playlist.

** A segment revolving largely around fun Disney moments features a medley of "[[Disney/{{Tarzan}} Trashing the Camp]]" (much like ''Hunchback'', this is another surprising spotlight for a movie that's been underrepresented in Florida for a while), "[[Disney/TheLionKing Hakuna Matata]]", "[[Franchise/ToyStory You Got A Friend In Me]]", "[[Disney/TheJungleBook The Bare Necessities]]", bookended by "[[Disney/{{Aladdin}} Friend Like Me]]" which is more of a showstopper than ever.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXYd2HhQUoo Sinbad's Storybook Voyage]] is another feat of awesome by Tokyo Disney. Beautiful sets, amazing animatronics, and perhaps one of the only forms of an EarWorm that isn't as annoying as Small World.

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[[caption-width-right:350:[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24IyGNpIhys Reach out and find your Happily Ever After!]]]]

** Not only did he see all those Parks, in the time he set, but he does so with five hours to spare, and in time to see the Paint The Night Parade and have Dinner at Club Thirty-Three!?

** Not to mention that the soundtrack heard during the parade, is extremely catchy

* Tokyo Disney Sea as a whole is widely considered to be one, with the last remaining 20K Leagues ride (excluding the Paris walkthroug) and a whole area dedicated to Verne's works, an Indiana Jones ride and Tower of Terror on par with their American counterparts, and gorgeous SceneryPorn.

* Tokyo Disney Sea as a whole is widely considered to be one, with the last remaining 20K Leagues ride and a whole area dedicated to Verne's works, an Indiana Jones ride and Tower of Terror on par with their American counterparts, and gorgeous SceneryPorn.

* A couple years ago, Disney finally made a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5wC-dBx7-Y real-time talking Mickey Mouse.]] Unfortunately, this was a temporary attraction that happened back in Summer 2010. A year later, Mickey was able to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVXtqPlOcIc talk to visitors outside of his house]]. But that was also another temporary attraction. Talking Mickey Mouse was also [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUPB1ddpfs8 present at the opening of "World of Color" back in Summer 2010.]] Also in 2011, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txgxMg2eaQ4 Talking Mickey was doing a meet and greet at D23 Expo with people who were present for the convention.]] Not only is Mickey Mouse able to talk to guest. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1S9FbUQRXo But, Minnie was able to talk at a show in "Disney's California Adventure" called "Minnie's Fly Girls Charter Airline".]] Hopefully, in the future there might be more Talking character around the park like Donald, Goofy, Chip N Dale, and Daisy. But, we will just have to wait and find out.

* ''[[Series/TheTwilightZone1959 The Twilight Zone]] [[Ride/TheTwilightZoneTowerOfTerror Tower of Terror]]''. The immersion, the storytelling, the build-up, the thrill and the simple fun that comes with plummeting multiple times in an EvilElevator at a HellHotel into AnotherDimension. It's no wonder the ride is on countless "favorite-rides-of-all-time" lists.

** Disney World's version of ''Galaxy's Edge'' also includes an immersive and elaborately themed hotel experience to bring guests even closer to living their own Star Wars adventures. It even comes with a transport system that can take guests between the hotel and the park.

* Mickey Mouse's CrowningMomentOfAwesome is the climax of the ''Fantasmic!'' show at Disneyland, in which he defeats dragon-form Maleficent ''by imagining himself doing so'' (since the plot takes place in his dream sequence). The show as a whole, featuring pyrotechnics, stunts, and movie clips projected onto giant water fans, is a CrowningMomentOfAwesome for the Disney Imagineers.

* A couple years ago, Disney finally made a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5wC-dBx7-Y real-time talking Mickey Mouse.]] Unfortunately, this was a temporary attraction that happened back in Summer 2010. A year later, Mickey was able to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVXtqPlOcIc talk to visitors outside of his house]]. But that was also another temporary attraction. Talking Mickey Mouse was also [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUPB1ddpfs8 present at the opening of "World of Color" back in Summer 2010.]] Also in 2011, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txgxMg2eaQ4 Talking Mickey was doing a meet and greet at D23 Expo with people who were present for the convention.]] Not only is Mickey Mouse able to talk to guest. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1S9FbUQRXo But, Minnie was able to talk at a show in "Disney's California Adventure" called "Minnie's Fly Girls Charter Airline".]] Hopefully, in the future there might be more Talking character around the park like Donald,Goofy,Chip N Dale and Daisy. But, we will just have to wait and find out.

** He then gets to Disneyland Paris, at Hour Twenty-Nine, where he looks at the Maleficent Dragon under the Castle, and the Nautilus Walk Through attraction, before riding; Ratatouille; The Adventure in the Disney Studio Park.

* On that note, "Illuminations" is indisputably the CMOA for the Disney fireworks coordinators and practical effects crew. Dude. ''Inferno barge.'' Don't forget the barge that floats unnoticed during the first "act" in a hidden part of the lake, then drifts serenely to the center. It carries a globe that is actually a spherical [=LCD=] screen and it shows an array of [[TearJerker gorgeous images]] before splitting to reveal a twenty-first torch, representing the new century.

** [[Disney/TheLittleMermaid Ariel]], [[Disney/{{Tangled}} Rapunzel]] and ''[[Disney/{{Brave}} Merida]]'' singing together at once!

* One huge one for Hong Kong Disneyland-''Mystic Manor'' is near-universally regarded as one of the most original and best dark rides ever made, with ''heaping bathtubs'' of VisualEffectsOfAwesome.

* For the [[MilestoneCelebration 25th anniversary]] of ''Disneyland Paris'', the park held a special character cavalcade. The catch? Not only did they use all of the characters you'd expect to see like Mickey and the gang, [[Franchise/DisneyPrincess the princesses]], and some popular Pixar characters, they also went far enough to use some popular and rare characters too. WesternAnimation/TheThreeLittlePigs, [[Disney/RobinHood King Leonidas]], Disney/TheRescuers, [[Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit Roger and Jessica Rabbit]], WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck, [[Disney/TheEmperorsNewGroove Kuzco]], [[Disney/{{Aladdin}} The Sultan of Agrabah]], [[Disney/ChickenLittle Chicken Little and Abby]], WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb (who currently aren't available to meet), [[Disney/AtlantisTheLostEmpire Milo Thatch and Kida Nedakh]], [[Franchise/LiloAndStitch Pleakley, Stitch's]] [[Characters/LiloAndStitchExperiments cousins]],[[note]]specifically Felix, Sparky, Sample, Angel [-(his girlfriend, not a "cousin" to him)-], Reuben, and 627[[/note]] [[Disney/AliceInWonderland The Cheshire Cat]], you name it. They were all there!

* Seeing Tinker Bell fly down from Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom or from the Matterhorn at Disneyland. Awesome to see every time. Special mention goes to Disneyland, as Tinker Bell is able to fly a significant time around Sleeping Beauty Castle multiple times. The 2017 version of ''Remember Dreams Come True'' uses special fireworks and projection effects to make Tink appear to cover the castle in pixie dust, as an homage to the opening of the ''Disneyland'' TV series (in which she flew past the castle, and used a shower of pixie dust to make the episode's title card appear). Dumbo (''Magical''), Zero (Halloween shows), and Nemo (''Disneyland Forever'') have also been sighted during the fireworks show.

* For the [[MilestoneCelebration 25th anniversary]] of ''Disneyland Paris'', the park held a special character cavalcade. The catch? Not only did they use all of the characters you'd expect to see like Mickey and the gang, [[Franchise/DisneyPrincess the princesses]], and some popular Pixar characters, they also went far enough to use some popular and rare characters too. The Disney/ThreeLittlePigs, [[Disney/RobinHood King Leonidas]], Disney/TheRescuers, [[Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit Roger and Jessica Rabbit]], WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck, [[Disney/TheEmperorsNewGroove Kuzco]], [[Disney/{{Aladdin}} The Sultan of Agrabah]], [[Disney/ChickenLittle Chicken Little and Abby]], WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb (who currently aren't available to meet), [[Disney/AtlantisTheLostEmpire Milo Thatch and Kida Nedakh]], [[Franchise/LiloAndStitch Pleakley, Stitch's]] [[Characters/LiloAndStitchExperiments cousins]],[[note]]specifically Felix, Sparky, Sample, Angel [-(his girlfriend, not a "cousin" to him)-], Reuben, and 627[[/note]] [[Disney/AliceInWonderland The Cheshire Cat]], you name it. They were all there!

** ''Film/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'' starts off with Tiana singing about her dream restaurant...then develops into an [[https://secure.cdn2.wdpromedia.com/resize/mwImage/1/630/354/90/wdpromedia.disney.go.com/media/wdpro-hkdl-assets/prod/en-intl/system/images/hkdl-ent-wondrous-book-hero-00.jpg art-deco]] ''masterpiece'' as flappers and waiters dance all around her.
** [[Film/TheLittleMermaid Ariel]], [[Film/{{Tangled}} Rapunzel]] and ''[[Film/{{Brave}} Merida]]'' singing together at once!

* The Happily Ever After show is a pure spectacle of epic action, legitimately moving moments, and gorgeous fireworks and projection.

** The climax of the show starts off quiet, until the spirit of Mufasa appears on the castle. He gives most of his "Remember Who You Are" speech, only this time, it's set to the epic horns of the opening of "[[Disney/{{Hercules}} Go the Distance]]". The combination of the booming voice of Creator/JamesEarlJones echoing around you accompanied by one of the most inspirational Disney songs ''ever'' is nothing short of bone-chilling.