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Mickey's PhilharMagic
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INTRODUCTION
Mickey's PhilharMagic is a "Don't Miss" attraction -- a feast for the eyes and ears. Everyone from 3 to 103 will enjoy it. It's fun! It's charming! It's happy! It's Disney animation at its 3D best! The whole experience takes about 12 minutes, but they are some of the best 12 minutes you'll spend at Walt Disney World.
Once the doors open, proceed inside to the theater (which seats 486 guests and has space for 10 wheelchairs) for the show. As you enter the theater, you'll see a beautiful mural on the wall in front of you. Inside you'll see a beautiful gold proscenium stage decorated with musical instruments in relief. Once everyone is seated, you hear Goofy running around backstage. Hmmm, there seems to be a problem. Uh, oh! What's that? You hear Goofy saying that it's time for the show and... "Gawrsh, where is everyone?" The orchestra is missing and Donald is sleeping. The curtains go up anyway and the fun begins!
Mickey's PhilharMagic is a FastPass attraction. When the crowd starts to back up for Mickey's PhilharMagic, folks overflow into the midst of Fantasyland, making walking through this area difficult. Strollers back up into the main traffic flow as well. In the waiting area there are sets of doors opening into the main theater. The doors on the right lead to the back of the theater and the doors on the left lead to the front rows. Go for the left doors and try to get in one of the first five rows if you can. Make sure your view is as unobstructed as possible. Take note of the "architecture" of the theater seats; the posts on the seat backs are carved like fiddle heads. As an aside, the seats are padded and very comfortable with lots of leg room. This is a great attraction to take in when you need a little break from being on your feet.
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AND CHARACTERS
Disney Characters are typically not found near this attraction. Check your daily Times Guide for times and locations of other Meet and Greet opportunities in the Magic Kingdom. Magic
Kingdom Characters at a Glance
Just across
the way is the Pinocchio Village Haus counter service restaurant.
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Kingdom Restaurants at a Glance Donald Duck fans will rejoice when they exit the theater into a whole new shop filled with Donald Duck merchandise. "Mickey's PhilharMagic" features the largest seamless projection screen in the world, representing the most immersive wrap-around image Disney has ever created. The screen measures 150 feet long and 28 feet high. Donald's voice as heard in the show was created out of classic performance from the past by Clarence "Ducky" Nash, the original voice of Donald Duck. Tony Anselmo, the current voice of Donald, added a few lines that were not recorded by Ducky in the past, such as humming the melody to "Be Our Guest." The show features the largest cast of classic Disney animated stars who have ever performed together in a single 3-D show. Animator Nik Ranieri, who brought Lumiére to life for Disney's animated classic "Beauty and the Beast," returned to render him in 3-D for "Mickey's PhilharMagic." Animator Glen Keane, creator of the magical Ariel in "The Little Mermaid," also returned to develop her in 3-D. The entire production of Mickey's PhilharMagic was created totally on computer, representing the first time the featured classic Disney characters were completely modeled and animated by computer. The long
mural that spans the lobby is a composite of imagery from animated classic
Disney movies with musical themes: "Toot, Whistle, Plunk & Boom,"
"Melody Time" and "Fantasia." Some of the songs you'll hear during the show include:
The interactive
lighting system developed by Disney for the Tokyo DisneySea resort
makes its U.S. debut in Mickey's PhilharMagic. The system runs on its
own, with a series of cyber lights, while synchronized with the film through
computerization. Smoke effects enable guests to see the lights, casting
shadow elements that are integrated into the performance.
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Once
you enter through the turnstiles you will find yourself in the dimly lit
waiting area with a series of doors. If you look closely, you'll notice
that the end of the steel railings curve very gracefully inward, like
the ends of a spiraling music staff.
When
the movie begins, you'll meet some of Disney's most loved characters (Flounder,
Ariel, Simba, Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, Aladdin, Jasmine, Iago, Mickey,
and, of course, Donald) and hear some of Disney’s most memorable
songs. The 3D effects are brilliant, but it's the pairing of the 3D with
other effects (scents, vibrations, wind, etc.) that make the whole experience
so fantastic. Somewhere in the middle of the movie you'll suddenly realize
that the proscenium is gone and the movie is being projected on an almost
180-degree screen, one of the widest in the world.
Mickey's
PhilharMagic is truly family entertainment. Our readers sent in some tips
for the youngsters:
