Wishes: A Magical Gathering of Disney Dreams

Wishes: A Magical Gathering of Disney Dreams is a fireworks spectacular at the Magic Kingdom theme park in Florida and at Disneyland Park in Paris. The show debuted at the Magic Kingdom on October 9, 2003, and was developed by Walt Disney Creative Entertainment, who were assigned to create a replacement for the 32-year-old Fantasy in the Sky fireworks. In September and October, during “Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party”, the show is replaced with Happy HalloWishes, and in late November and December, Holiday Wishes during “Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party”. In 2007, the Magic Kingdom presented a new separate admission (a/k/a “hard ticket”) event called “Disney’s Pirate and Princess Party” with its own fireworks program titled Magic, Music and Mayhem. The French version of Wishes premiered on July 16, 2005, with the only similarity to the American version being the music and storyline.

The regular show is hosted by Jiminy Cricket and the Blue Fairy, and revolves around the wishes of famed Disney characters - good and bad. Cinderella Castle is illuminated for the most part of the show in a bright, glowing blue, imitating the Blue Fairy, but is lit in angry reds and oranges for the Villainous Wishes sector of the show. Wishes is the largest fireworks show ever presented at the Magic Kingdom. The show begins with the theme song of the show synchronized to very simple shells, after which Jiminy Cricket begins his narration. Disney characters say their wishes, and then Disney villains say theirs. The show ends in a massive display of pyrotechnics and shells.

Happy HalloWishes: A Grim Grinning Ghost Spooktacular in the Sky

HalloWishes debuted in 2005 and is performed at the separate-admission (“hard ticket”) event Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at the Magic Kingdom in lieu of the regular Wishes show. Taking its name from the theme song for the classic attraction Haunted Mansion, the show features fireworks synchronized to classic Disney Villain themes and other Halloween music.

Holiday Wishes: Celebrate The Spirit of the Season

Holiday Wishes: Celebrate the Spirit of the Season replaces Wishes during Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, and during the park’s regular operating days near Christmas Day (often December 21-31). The show features dazzling fireworks performed to remixed classic Christmas songs and an appearance by Tinker Bell. For the show’s finale, the music and fireworks stop temporarily and machines on the roof of Main Street, U.S.A. create artificial snow, creating an emotional climax similar to the Believe... In Holiday Magic holiday show at Disneyland. Its soundtrack is available on CD.

Magic, Music, and Mayhem

This fireworks show replaces Wishes at Disney’s Pirate and Princess Party, and features music from the Disney Princess library of animated movies and the Pirates of the Caribbean movie franchise.