Fantasmic Daily Summer Season Performances End on August 24

Thanks! We are planning to be there Aug 23-27, so hoping we'd get to see Fantasmic and Fireworks, it's still summer in my books, maybe one of the flaws of Halloween time starting earlier this year (then again, look at when I buy Christmas lights, so what do I know, ha!)
 

Thanks! We are planning to be there Aug 23-27, so hoping we'd get to see Fantasmic and Fireworks, it's still summer in my books, maybe one of the flaws of Halloween time starting earlier this year (then again, look at when I buy Christmas lights, so what do I know, ha!)
Fantasmic will be on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays as well as the fireworks.
 
Fantasmic stops its daily summer season run on August 24.
F! will not be showing on August 25th and August 26th.
We are considering a mid-week trip next year and F! and fireworks are a must-do. I was looking at early September but it sounds like they would not be happening mid-week then. Do they usually happen mid-week in early December?
 
We are considering a mid-week trip next year and F! and fireworks are a must-do. I was looking at early September but it sounds like they would not be happening mid-week then. Do they usually happen mid-week in early December?
September F! normally performs on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. December is the same....Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. F! is shown nightly starting around 12/20 to the end of the holiday season in early January,
 
September F! normally performs on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. December is the same....Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. F! is shown nightly starting around 12/20 to the end of the holiday season in early January,
Thank you. We may choose an early weekend in September instead.
 
Aug 23-27, so hoping we'd get to see Fantasmic and Fireworks, it's still summer in my books,
Most kids would agree with you, but the elementary schools in Anaheim start in early August. Once schools are in session, because of an agreement with the city, DL only does fireworks on Friday, Sat and Sunday nights and nightly during school vacation weeks.
 
Most kids would agree with you, but the elementary schools in Anaheim start in early August. Once schools are in session, because of an agreement with the city, DL only does fireworks on Friday, Sat and Sunday nights and nightly during school vacation weeks.
I can't find any agreement related to school holidays. Do you have a link?
 
Most kids would agree with you, but the elementary schools in Anaheim start in early August. Once schools are in session, because of an agreement with the city, DL only does fireworks on Friday, Sat and Sunday nights and nightly during school vacation weeks.

It’s been mentioned on this and other forums for years that DLR has a restrictive agreement with Anaheim regarding fireworks, but I can’t find any evidence such agreement exists.

In 2000, Disneyland did firework shows 200 days a year. At the same time, Knott’s did fireworks 150 days per year. Disney planned a second nightly show at DCA (under construction at the time) and residents complained, claiming the fireworks caused health and property damage. Disney did a study that showed the fireworks caused no heath concerns or property damage… and Anaheim admit they couldn’t stop them from doing a show at DCA.

After 9/11, Disney agreed to sale back the number of nights it performed firework shows. But if you consider that the 200 days was a watermark in 2000… they’ve long surpassed that. So I suspect the agreement with Anaheim is just a myth.

The real reason they cut back on fireworks briefly - and never did them from DCA - is why Knott’s ended fireworks: money. Today’s fireworks are far more health and environmental friendly… but some Disneyland social media personalities claim they’ve heard from higher ups that Disney plans to heavily reduce firework shows going forward, again due to cost. I doubt that as well…

Does the Magic Kingdom do nightly firework shows? When I was a kid, fireworks were only on weekends/ busy periods…. Same as DL. Only Pleasure Island had year round fireworks (every Friday is NYE).
 




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