Opening A keyhole appears on
Cinderella Castle. Magical pixie dust flows through the keyhole and covers the castle and surrounding turrets in royal red and gold as the
Happily Ever After theme song plays. Searchlights, lasers (from and towards the castle), and eventually fireworks come into play.
Dreams Introduced by
Tiana, various Disney characters are shown in which they express their deepest desires –
Ariel wishing to be 'part of our world',
Remy for his own career as a cook in Paris,
Rapunzel for freedom from her tower, and
Quasimodo for one day to be 'out there' from the tower of
Notre Dame. Songs include:
"Down in New Orleans (Prologue)", "
When You Wish Upon a Star", "
Part of Your World" and "
Out There".
Journey Introduced by
Merida, characters from
Brave, ''
A Bug's Life, Cars, Up, Finding Nemo, and Moana'' are shown embarking on their adventures. Songs include:
"Touch the Sky" and "
How Far I'll Go".
Friendship Introduced by
Aladdin, this segment highlights the friendships shared by Disney characters from
Tarzan,
The Lion King,
Toy Story,
The Jungle Book,
Wreck-It Ralph,
Big Hero 6,
Zootopia,
Inside Out,
Monsters, Inc., and
Aladdin. The segment comes full circle with a showstopping performance by
the Genie. Songs featured:
"Trashin' the Camp",
"Hakuna Matata", "
You've Got a Friend in Me", "
The Bare Necessities", "
I've Got No Strings", "
That’s What Friends Are For" and "
Friend Like Me".
Love Introduced by
Olaf, a full moon rises across the castle that leads into romances and acts of love shared by characters from
WALL-E,
The Lion King,
Tarzan,
Inside Out,
Finding Dory,
Up,
Dumbo,
Zootopia and
The Incredibles. The castle turns into a garden with waterfalls and then transitions to show silhouettes of Disney princes and princesses; floating lanterns from
Tangled are seen covering the castle as Rapunzel and
Flynn Rider duet and send their own lanterns to the top of the castle. Songs featured are "
Love is an Open Door", "
Can You Feel the Love Tonight", "
You'll Be in My Heart" and "
I See the Light".
Adversity Introduced by the
Emperor of China from
Mulan, the show becomes aggressive and loud, highlighting the climactic battles and challenges the characters face including epic scenes from
The Incredibles,
The Little Mermaid,
The Lion King,
Aladdin,
Sleeping Beauty, and
Pirates of the Caribbean. The castle and its surroundings are peppered with explosions as many more climactic scenes are shown. When it is over, the castle is left a flaming ruin with gaping holes in its sides. Music featured include instrumental selections from
Frozen,
The Lion King and
Pirates of the Caribbean.
Triumph The visage constellation of Mufasa appears across a starry sky reminding us to “remember who [we] are”. As an inspirational version of "
Go the Distance" from
Hercules plays, turret by turret, the castle gradually repairs itself while we see the featured characters in their triumphant moments. As the music swells, the structure turns gold with
stained-glass portraits of the characters, all of them accomplishing their 'happily ever after'.
Finale The show ends with the narrator challenging the audience to unlock their own magic and make their dreams come true, just as the characters did. The keyhole reappears and a pixie flies from it, leaving a trail of dust around the central plaza. As the castle restores itself to red and gold, the pixie flies up to the highest spire, where it’s revealed to be
Tinker Bell, making her flight over the park to the familiar refrain of "You Can Fly". The castle and illuminated central plaza change color as multi-color peony fireworks appear in the sky. The keyhole then turns and opens, unleashing a colorful final set of fireworks. ==Notes==