Tonight's Performance of Fantasmic Shut Down Abruptly

[Lehuaann]

As Malificent's lift was going up. Whatever happened, they left the sprays on to conceal it per several CMs. Hoping everything is ok.

 

[Robo]

As Malificent's lift was going up. Whatever happened, they left the sprays on to conceal it per several CMs.

Hoping everything is ok.

Ditto to that!

There have been many times they've had to stop an incomplete show due to tech issues.
I hope that is was just a mechanical glitch.

 

[Fangorn]

My son used to be an Entertainment CM and worked Fantasmic for several years. There are a lot of moving parts (literally and figuratively) to the show, and CM safety is the number 1 concern. Any technical glitch - especially involving pyrotechnics or mechanical aspects of the show will shut it down immediately. It doesn't happen a lot, but it's not uncommon either.

Chances are, whatever the issue was, the show was stopped before anyone was injured.

Steve

 

[Lehuaann]

I should clarify that it happened following the large pyro before Malificent appears and begins her acsent. We never saw Malificent. Mickey was in the cower position with his hands over his head and bam the sprays went up and announcement came on. First, that it was being stopped due to technical difficulties. Then a few minutes later cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. It all happened so quickly. Hopefully the cause was due to the lift not working.

Anyway, this (cancellation) was a new one for us, but pretty much everyone around us expressed concern for the safety of the CMs, especially with the sprays going up. One bright spot was experiencing the smoothest exit ever. Fantasmic without the stampede = surreal.

 

[hiroMYhero]

That's a good explanation of the show being downed because of Maleficent's lift not working. My CM friend is also a Fant performer and Mickey cowers at the exact moment Maleficent appears.

Without her appearance, the show stops because there isn't a contingency plan at that point of the show.

@Lehuaann ~ You probably exited in time for the SW fireworks?

 

[Lehuaann]

That's a good explanation of the show being downed because of Maleficent's lift not working. My CM friend is also a Fant performer and Mickey cowers at the exact moment Maleficent appears.

Without her appearance, the show stops because there isn't a contingency plan at that point of the show.

@Lehuaann ~ You probably exited in time for the SW fireworks?

The SW fireworks timing was pretty close. Many went that way, we did not. After waiting 2 hrs for Fantasmic (the things we do for our fav seat ), we were tired, so hoofed it to a practically empty CSR bus. We sat there for a while, but had to end up departing. At that point the crowds/lines started forming. Another bright spot!

 

[Belle & Ariel]

I read on here or another board that this happened a week or so ago.

 

[Jennasis]

We've seen the show with technical difficulties. One time we watched and Maleficent stayed up on the lift and the dragon never came up (we could see it's head stuck in the base of the mountain). So Mal just sat atop the lift waving her arms and carrying on in its place.