Disney to tour Japan with 1,500 drones, 700 more than Florida
With nearly twice the amount of drones as Disney World’s summer show, a new show produced by Tokyo Disney will tour Japan festivals this summer.
Disney drone show on tour in Japan
“Magic in the Air,” a new nighttime production from Tokyo Disney Resort, will tour the country of Japan “this summer and beyond,” Disney announced today.
The show will utilize 1,500 drones. For those keeping score, that’s 700 more than Walt Disney World’s new drone show (“Disney Dreams That Soar” at Disney Springs) and 900 more than Universal Orlando’s (“CineSational: A Symphonic Spectacular” at Universal Studios Florida).
The first stop of “Magic in the Air” will commence July 20, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. at the Abekawa (Abe River) Fireworks Festival in Shizuoka City, Shizuoka. Thereafter, the production will continue to make stops at additional, to-be-announced festivals. The show will be 15 minutes long.
During “Magic in the Air,” the drones will form the shapes of Mickey Mouse, Belle, Beast, and more Disney friends.
The photo below shows drones in the shape of Ariel and Flounder from “The Little Mermaid.” Notice how the blue drones at the top depict the beams of light Ariel reaches toward from underneath the ocean during the “Part of Your World” scene in the film.
“Magic in the Air” will also spotlight the films represented in Fantasy Springs, Tokyo DisneySea’s recent expansion: “Peter Pan,” “Tangled,” and “Frozen.”
Disney will update this page with more tour stop locations as they are announced.
Summer of drones
Earlier this summer, Tokyo DisneySea hosted a one-time-only drone show as part of the grand opening celebration of Fantasy Springs. Take a look:
Meanwhile in Orlando, Fla., aforementioned nighttime spectaculars featuring drones premiered from both Universal and Disney. Watch them below:
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