Disneyland Forever

Disneyland Forever
Disneyland
StatusRemoved
Cost$80,000
Soft opening dateMay 21, 2015 (2015-05-21) (Original)
April 20, 2022 (2022-04-20) (Second reopening)[1]
Opening dateMay 22, 2015 (2015-05-22) (Original)
June 7, 2019 (2019-06-07) (First reopening)
April 22, 2022 (2022-04-22) (Second reopening)
Closing dateSeptember 6, 2016 (2016-09-06) (Original)
September 3, 2019 (2019-09-03) (First reopening)
September 2, 2022 (2022-09-02) (Second reopening)
ReplacedThe Magic, the Memories and You (2012)
Magical: Disney's New Nighttime Spectacular of Magical Celebrations (2014)
Fantasy in the Sky (2015)
Replaced byFantasy in the Sky (2016)[2]
Remember... Dreams Come True
Wondrous Journeys (2023)
Ride statistics
Attraction typeMultimedia and pyrotechnic show
DesignerDisney Live Entertainment
MusicLive the Magic
Kiss Goodnight
Various Disney Soundtracks
Duration14:52 (22:44 minutes if including two exit musics (Kiss Goodnight and Live the Magic (ballad version)), cut into 18:35 minutes after removal of Kiss Goodnight in 2019)
Disabled access Wheelchair accessible
Closed captioning available

Disneyland Forever was a nighttime spectacular[3] at Disneyland that premiered alongside the Paint the Night parade and World of Color—Celebrate! on May 21, 2015[4] as part of the park's 60th anniversary celebration.[5] The show was produced by Disney Live Entertainment, under direction of Steve Davison.[6] Disneyland Forever incorporates fireworks, projection mapping, fire, lasers, and searchlights to depict scenes from Disney films. The show's original run ended on September 5, 2016, upon conclusion of the Diamond Celebration.[7] The shows exit song, "A Kiss Goodnight", would be later be released on CD with a book bearing the song's name.[8]

A second run for Disneyland Forever began on June 7, 2019, marking the first time the show has been presented since the end of the Diamond Celebration.[9] Many enhanced elements that were developed for Mickey's Mix Magic were incorporated into the show. On August 2, 2019, it was confirmed on a livestream of the first performance of the Main Street Electrical Parade[10] that the show would have its final 2019 performance on September 2, 2019. Disneyland Forever closed at Disneyland again on September 2, 2019, to prepare for the return of Halloween Screams for public showing for the first time since opening year on September 6, 2019.

  1. ^ "VIDEO: 'Disneyland Forever' Fireworks Return to the Skies Above Disneyland". WDW News Today. April 20, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "Welcome Back Favorite Entertainment Spectaculars at Disneyland Resort This Fall". Disney Parks Blog. Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  3. ^ "'Disneyland Forever' Fireworks Spectacular Announced for Disneyland Resort Diamond Celebration". disneyparks.disney.go.com. Disney. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  4. ^ "Watch Premiere Performances of 'Paint the Night' Parade and 'Disneyland Forever' Fireworks and Disneyland Resort 24-Hour Event LIVE on Disney Parks Blog". Disney Parks Blog. Archived from the original on May 26, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  5. ^ "Disneyland's 60th anniversary party to start with 24-hour bash". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  6. ^ Barkas, Sherry (January 29, 2015). "New parade, fireworks planned for Disneyland's 60th". The Desert Sun. Gannett. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  7. ^ "Disney Parks Blog: "Paint the Night Parade" Livestream". Disney Parks Blog. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  8. ^ "Richard Sherman's new book & CD "A Kiss Goodnight" spotlights never-ending connection between Walt Disney and fireworks".
  9. ^ "There's Still Time to 'Get Your Ears On' at Disneyland Resort". Archived from the original on April 24, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  10. ^ "#DisneyParksLIVE: Main Street Electrical Parade". YouTube. August 15, 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2019.