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{{quote|''Nothing is more wonderful than the imagination. For in a moment, you could experience a beautiful fantasy, or an exiting adventure. But beware, nothing is more powerful than the imagination. For it could also expand your greatest fears into an overwhelming nightmare.''|'''Introduction'''}}
{{quote|''Nothing is more wonderful than the imagination. For in a moment, you could experience a beautiful fantasy, or an exiting adventure. But beware, nothing is more powerful than the imagination. For it could also expand your greatest fears into an overwhelming nightmare.''|'''Introduction'''}}


A nighttime show presented at the [[Disney Theme Parks]], specifically Disneyland Park, the Disney Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World, and Tokyo DisneySea. It starts with [[Mickey Mouse]] having dreams inspired by such pieces of the [[Disney Animated Canon]] as ''[[Dumbo (Disney)|Dumbo]]'' and ''[[Peter Pan (Disney)|Peter Pan]]''. Eventually, the villains take over, and Mickey has to battle them in the center of his mind. What exactly Mickey dreams about, and how many villains he faces, differ depending on which theme park viewers watch the show at.
A nighttime show presented at the [[Disney Theme Parks]], specifically Disneyland Park, the Disney Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World, and Tokyo DisneySea. It starts with [[Mickey Mouse]] having dreams inspired by such pieces of the [[Disney Animated Canon]] as ''[[Dumbo]]'' and ''[[Peter Pan (Disney film)|Peter Pan]]''. Eventually, the villains take over, and Mickey has to battle them in the center of his mind. What exactly Mickey dreams about, and how many villains he faces, differ depending on which theme park viewers watch the show at.


The show tells its story with help from people in Disney character suits, pyrotechnics, movie clips, and animatronics. The use of mist screens for projecting the clips felt especially innovative during the 1992 premiere at Disneyland. Only outranked by the Main Street Electrical Parade in fame, it still stands as one of the Disney Parks' most popular and beloved shows.
The show tells its story with help from people in Disney character suits, pyrotechnics, movie clips, and animatronics. The use of mist screens for projecting the clips felt especially innovative during the 1992 premiere at Disneyland. Only outranked by the Main Street Electrical Parade in fame, it still stands as one of the Disney Parks' most popular and beloved shows.
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=== This show contains examples of: ===
=== This show contains examples of: ===
* [[The Artifact]]: The elaborate ''[[Pocahontas]]'' sequence in the Florida version. Ironically, the original California version, which has a ''[[Peter Pan (Disney)|Peter Pan]]'' sequence, seems much less dated.
* [[The Artifact]]: The elaborate ''[[Pocahontas]]'' sequence in the Florida version. Ironically, the original California version, which has a ''[[Peter Pan (Disney film)|Peter Pan]]'' sequence, seems much less dated.
* [[Award Bait Song]]: The Tokyo DisneySea version of "Imagination".
* [[Award Bait Song]]: The Tokyo DisneySea version of "Imagination".
* [[Back for The Finale]]: Belle, Ariel, and Snow White.
* [[Back for the Finale]]: Belle, Ariel, and Snow White.
* [[Badass Boast]]: "You may think you're so powerful? Well, uh, this is ''my'' dream!"
* [[Badass Boast]]: "You may think you're so powerful? Well, uh, this is ''my'' dream!"
* [[Battle in The Center of The Mind]]: The last parts of the night show.
* [[Battle in the Center of the Mind]]: The last parts of the night show.
* [[Big No]]: When Peter Pan and Hook are fighting aboard Hook's ship --
* [[Big No]]: When Peter Pan and Hook are fighting aboard Hook's ship --
{{quote| '''[[Peter Pan]]:''' ''(referring to the Crocodile's ticking noise)'' Say, Captain, do you hear something?<br />
{{quote| '''[[Peter Pan]]:''' ''(referring to the Crocodile's ticking noise)'' Say, Captain, do you hear something?<br />
'''Hook:''' No! NOOOOOOOOOOOOO! }}
'''Hook:''' No! NOOOOOOOOOOOOO! }}
* [[Disney Acid Sequence]]: Particularly when Mickey dreams about [[Fantasia (Disney)|The Sorcerer's Apprentice]], [[Dumbo (Disney)|Pink Elephants On Parade]], and [[Pinocchio (Disney)|giant puppets.]] Chernabog's entrance also contains a Disney Acid Sequence.
* [[Disney Acid Sequence]]: Particularly when Mickey dreams about [[Fantasia|The Sorcerer's Apprentice]], [[Dumbo|Pink Elephants On Parade]], and [[Pinocchio (Disney film)|giant puppets.]] Chernabog's entrance also contains a Disney Acid Sequence.
** The version at Disney World replaces the pink elephants and puppets with floating bubbles containing various movie clips.
** The version at Disney World replaces the pink elephants and puppets with floating bubbles containing various movie clips.
** The Tokyo DisneySea version has animals from ''[[The Jungle Book (Disney)|The Jungle Book]]'' and ''[[The Lion King]]'' sail around to the accompaniment of "Hakuna Matata" and "Circle of Life", [[Lilo and Stitch|Stitch]] assume control of lasers and fountains for a while, and [[Aladdin (Disney)|Genie]] appearing in giant crystal balls.
** The Tokyo DisneySea version has animals from ''[[The Jungle Book (Disney film)|The Jungle Book]]'' and ''[[The Lion King]]'' sail around to the accompaniment of "Hakuna Matata" and "Circle of Life", [[Lilo and Stitch|Stitch]] assume control of lasers and fountains for a while, and [[Aladdin (Disney film)|Genie]] appearing in giant crystal balls.
* [[Everything's Better With Princesses]]: One of Mickey's dreams in the Disneyland and Disney World versions features [[Beauty and The Beast (Disney)|Belle]], [[The Little Mermaid (Disney)|Ariel]], and [[Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs (Disney)|Snow White]] dancing with their respective princes. Tokyo DisneySea has clips of Disney Princesses appear inside giant crystal balls.
* [[Everything's Better with Princesses]]: One of Mickey's dreams in the Disneyland and Disney World versions features [[Beauty and the Beast|Belle]], [[The Little Mermaid|Ariel]], and [[Snow White (Disney film)|Snow White]] dancing with their respective princes. Tokyo DisneySea has clips of Disney Princesses appear inside giant crystal balls.
* [[Everything's Better With Sparkles]]: What else to expect from a Disney show?
* [[Everything's Better with Sparkles]]: What else to expect from a Disney show?
* [[Frickin' Laser Beams]]: As the gratuitous fireworks in Disneyland's old finale caused huge clouds of smoke to drift out into the audience, today's incarnation relies much more heavily on lights, fountains, and of course, lasers.
* [[Frickin' Laser Beams]]: As the gratuitous fireworks in Disneyland's old finale caused huge clouds of smoke to drift out into the audience, today's incarnation relies much more heavily on lights, fountains, and of course, lasers.
* [[Fluffy the Terrible]]: Bucky and Murphy, the two incarnations of Disneyland's dragon.
* [[Fluffy the Terrible]]: Bucky and Murphy, the two incarnations of Disneyland's dragon.
* [[Instant Awesome, Just Add Dragons]]
* [[Instant Awesome, Just Add Dragons]]
* [[Intercontinuity Crossover]]
* [[Intercontinuity Crossover]]
* [[Legion of Doom]]: Key part of ''Fantasmic'', especially in the Florida version. The only villains (Besides the Evil Queen) who actually do anything are Ursula (In the Disneyland and Tokyo Disney versions), Jafar (Hollywood Studios), and Maleficent (All versions). Though the inclusion of [[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney)|Frollo]] into a group including demons, witches and pagan gods is rather confusing...
* [[Legion of Doom]]: Key part of ''Fantasmic'', especially in the Florida version. The only villains (Besides the Evil Queen) who actually do anything are Ursula (In the Disneyland and Tokyo Disney versions), Jafar (Hollywood Studios), and Maleficent (All versions). Though the inclusion of [[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney film)|Frollo]] into a group including demons, witches and pagan gods is rather confusing...
** ''Fantasmic!'' takes place in Mickey's imagination, remember? Can you blame him for placing someone like [[Complete Monster|Frollo]] among the likes of Chernabog and Maleficent?
** ''Fantasmic!'' takes place in Mickey's imagination, remember? Can you blame him for placing someone like [[Complete Monster|Frollo]] among the likes of Chernabog and Maleficent?
** What's funnier is that once Frollo dies, he yells out "WITCHCRAFT!!!"
** What's funnier is that once Frollo dies, he yells out "WITCHCRAFT!!!"
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* [[No Budget]]: Aside from the fact Imagineering built a whole theater for it, the Disney World version seems cheaper to perform than the others. It relies much more heavily on projections, and its dragon and boats look less elaborate than those at Disneyland. The projections aren't even HD.
* [[No Budget]]: Aside from the fact Imagineering built a whole theater for it, the Disney World version seems cheaper to perform than the others. It relies much more heavily on projections, and its dragon and boats look less elaborate than those at Disneyland. The projections aren't even HD.
* [[Spiritual Successor]]:
* [[Spiritual Successor]]:
** ''[[Kingdom Hearts (Video Game)|Kingdom Hearts]]'' contains scenes of Mickey fighting villains who did not face him in their respective movies.
** ''[[Kingdom Hearts (video game)|Kingdom Hearts]]'' contains scenes of Mickey fighting villains who did not face him in their respective movies.
** ''[[World of Color]]'' features clips projected against mist screens, including clips of Chernabog and Sorcerer Mickey.
** ''[[World of Color]]'' features clips projected against mist screens, including clips of Chernabog and Sorcerer Mickey.
*** Recursively, the Tokyo DisneySea ''Fantasmic!'' seems like a [[Spiritual Successor]] of both Disneyland's ''Fantasmic!'' and ''World of Color'', retelling the basic concept of the former with technology on par with the latter (especially apparent if one tries to compare the fountains).
*** Recursively, the Tokyo DisneySea ''Fantasmic!'' seems like a [[Spiritual Successor]] of both Disneyland's ''Fantasmic!'' and ''World of Color'', retelling the basic concept of the former with technology on par with the latter (especially apparent if one tries to compare the fountains).
* [[This Was Her True Form]]: [[Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs (Disney)|Queen Grimhilde]] transforms from a hag back into her queenly self after Mickey slays the dragon.
* [[This Was Her True Form]]: [[Snow White (Disney film)|Queen Grimhilde]] transforms from a hag back into her queenly self after Mickey slays the dragon.
* [[Throwing Your Sword Always Works]]: Subverted. Mickey does use a sword [[The Sword in The Stone|(pulled from a stone)]] to defeat Maleficent, but instead of throwing it like [[Sleeping Beauty (Disney)|Prince Philip does]], he ''shoots a plume of sparkles'' through it!
* [[Throwing Your Sword Always Works]]: Subverted. Mickey does use a sword [[The Sword in the Stone|(pulled from a stone)]] to defeat Maleficent, but instead of throwing it like [[Sleeping Beauty (Disney film)|Prince Philip does]], he ''shoots a plume of sparkles'' through it!
** [[Justified Trope|Justified]], since in the beginning he displays the power to shoot sparkles from his fingers.
** [[Justified Trope|Justified]], since in the beginning he displays the power to shoot sparkles from his fingers.
* [[Title Drop]]: The hag from ''Snow White'' boasts that she'll turn Mickey's dreams into a "nightmare Fantasmic".
* [[Title Drop]]: The hag from ''Snow White'' boasts that she'll turn Mickey's dreams into a "nightmare Fantasmic".
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