Yes I had heard that as well. We saw it last year and it didn't seem to have as much at the finale then. I also heard they are redoing the film projectors to give it a better quality. Oh and they are adding another float, I think it was Flotsam and Jetsam.
When did you see it last year? I think they made the changes during the closure at the end of last year (from Sept to Nov, I think?). They are doing the projectors, I think in Spring, but I hope they open back up before June.
I just REALLY liked the original pyro ending.
Thanks, pixie, let me know any changes you see.
UPDATE:
I found a vid on YT of a kind person who went in Nov. of last year, following the refurb. This is the show as it runs currently:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8eFRJ1fHyw
It doesn't seem as bad as I anticipated. I haven't seen DL F! since '06 so I can't remember all the details, but it does appear that there is less pyro at the end (not noticeably, though). I think in the original, the barges were just shooting nonstop white fireworks in the last 30 seconds, whereas this is more oriented toward the music. Still plenty of pyro though, so my fears are quelled.
Still, if anyone can report back before they close again, that would be most gracious.