Ignite the Dream: A Nighttime Spectacular of Magic and Light

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Ignite the Dream: A Nighttime Spectacular of Magic and Light
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Shanghai Disneyland Park
NameIgnite the Dream: A Nighttime Spectacular of Magic and Light
点亮奇梦：夜光幻影秀
StatusRemoved
Soft opening dateMay 13, 2016
Opening dateJune 16, 2016
Closing dateApril 7, 2021
Replaced byIlluminate! A Nighttime Celebration
Ride statistics
Attraction typeMultimedia, water, and pyrotechnic show
Designer Walt Disney Creative Entertainment
Duration20 minutes [1]
Host Mickey Mouse
Languages Mandarin Chinese
English
Sponsor China Pacific Insurance
Wheelchair symbol.svg Wheelchair accessible

Ignite the Dream: A Nighttime Spectacular of Magic and Light [2] was a nighttime spectacular at Shanghai Disneyland Park in the Shanghai Disney Resort. Ignite the Dream unfolds on the park's castle, Enchanted Storybook Castle, similar to other hybrid-nighttime castle shows found at other Disney parks, including: Disney Illuminations at Disneyland Paris for the 25th Anniversary edition. The show features fireworks, water fountains, fire, lasers, projection mapping, and searchlights. The show's story is centered on Mickey Mouse flying through the evening sky after discovering a magical spark that ignites his imagination. [3]

Contents

On July 17, 2020, Shanghai Disneyland reopened after being temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak's impact on China, but the Star Wars and half of the Frozen segments, as well as several other segments, were cut from the show.

Technology

Lighting

“Ignite the Dream” features multiple lighting fixtures located around the park. There are 6 spotlights with the ability to move and 8 Followspot lights located a distance behind the castle, near the “Voyage to the Crystal Grotto” ride. There are also 2 other lighting towers located in front of the castle, each on flanking a side of the stage also located there. Other than spotlights, the show also includes the use of 3 lasers, one located in the castle, and two others located on each lighting tower. Lastly, the show also has an estimated 7 projectors, 6 located around the castle, and one located behind the castle stage, projecting onto the water screen.

Hydrotechnics

“Ignite the Dream” includes the use of several water features, including water screens and fountains. There are 38 fixed water jets, 7 moving water jets, and one water screen. All of the water features use recycled water from the castle moat.

Pyrotechnics

“Ignite the Dream” features the use of fireworks and flame projectors during the show. There are a total of 4 firework launch sites: -One located above the show building housing the “Pinocchio Village Kitchen”, “Fairy Godmother’s Cupboard”, and “Mickey & Minnie’s Mercantile -One located in front of the “Alice in Wonderland Maze” -One located at the back of the park, near North Shendi Road -Several smaller sites located on the roofs of the “Enchanted Storybook Castle”

Below are the sites for the flame projectors. There are 3 sites, two with 8 flame projectors each, and one site on the castle with 4 flame projectors.

-One located above the show building housing the “Pinocchio Village Kitchen”, “Fairy Godmother’s Cupboard”, and “Mickey & Minnie’s Mercantile -One located in front of the “Alice in Wonderland Maze” -One site located above the courtyard of the “Enchanted Storybook Castle”

Changes

“Ignite the Dream” has featured several changes to its lighting and pyrotechnics over the years due to different issues.

2015-2016(original planned show): two fireworks launch sites were used during testing for the large shell fireworks, but were ultimately unused due to problems regarding air pollution. These firework sites, along with 13 other launch sites would only be used for special firework shows, such as the Chinese New Year, Halloween, and New Years shows.

2016 opening day: a special extra tag was added to the end of the show, featuring large scale firework shells

2017: the castle laser was seemingly experiencing technical difficulties, resulting in it not being present from most shows. Notably, the flame throwers were now added, being used for the following scenes: -Pirates of the Caribbean -Aladdin -Star Wars -Show Finale

2018 mid year: due to air pollution, several fireworks were temporarily reduced. Notably, the “fan” fireworks were reduced from 10 shells to 5. The castle laser was also fixed, producing a higher powered laser compared to previous shows.

2019: the launch site at the back of the park was temporarily put out of use, causing the large shell fireworks to be cut. This launch site would be put into use once again for its successor, “Illuminate”.

Show summary

Mickey Mouse unleashed a spark of imagination, allowing him to journey across several Disney films. Mickey is transported to three scenes from The Lion King. Mickey splashes down a waterfall that transports him underwater and into the sea, where he encounters Ariel from The Little Mermaid . The scenery transitions into the Great Barrier Reef from Finding Nemo , where Mickey is swept up into the waves of the East Australian Current. The waves lead him to a sunken pirate ship, where Mickey opens a treasure chest and uncovers a cursed Aztec coin. The disembodied voice from Pirates of the Caribbean is heard and a battle siege led by Jack Sparrow unfolds. Mickey is then taken to the Cave of Wonders from Aladdin, where he upons the Genie, who performs "Friend Like Me". The sequence is followed by a montage of Mulan. The balloons from Up appear across the castle, carrying Mickey high above into the stars as the Millennium Falcon flies across the castle and enters a frenetic space battle from Star Wars . Following that, the show depicts a climactic scene from Frozen with Elsa and Anna. The show then concludes with a finale featuring a montage of scenes from the previously represented Disney films as well as Beauty and the Beast , Sleeping Beauty , Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs , The Princess and the Frog , Cars , Toy Story , Zootopia , Monsters Inc., Tangled , and Big Hero 6.

Soundtrack

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Shanghai Disneyland: Ignite the Dream". Disney.
  2. ↑ ""Ignite the Dream" nighttime spectacular rendering". Archived from the original on 2016-10-22. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  3. ↑ Los Angeles Times (27 January 2016). "Everything you need to know about Shanghai Disneyland". Los Angeles Times .
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