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The creation of Mickey's PhilharMagic began in the early 2000s when Walt Disney Imagineering and the Walt Disney Feature Animation Division teamed up to create a new attraction <ref> http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/guides/magickingdom/fan-philharmagic.htm </ref>, when Walt Disney Imagineering and . While the Walt Disney Feature Animation Division teamed up to create a new attraction. The two divisions had previously worked together to create Fantasmic! for [[Disney's Hollywood Studios ]] (and Disneyland. This ), this time, the attraction that the partnership created was a 4D musical show for Fantasyland titled Mickey’s PhilharMagic. Walt Disney Imagineering created the attraction's storyline and chose the featured characters, before turning the project over to Walt Disney Feature Animation.<ref name= "cgw"> http://www.cgw.com/Publications/CGW/2006/Volume-29-Issue-8-Aug-2006-/Thrill-Rides.aspx </ref>. According to director George Scribner, the characters were chosen so that that they would represent of mixture of classic Disney animation, as well as the films of the Disney Renaissance in the late 1980s and early 1990s <ref name= "cgw"/>. Scribner also noted:

The film for Mickey’s PhilharMagic took over three years to complete, . This was largely due to the fact that many characters had to be re-rendered in 3D. In fact, 3000 3D elements had to be molded, painted and animated in order to create the show <ref name= "cgw"/>.Due to the partnership between Imagineering and Feature Animation, many of the artists who worked on the characters in their original movies films contributed to both the storyline and animation process of Philharmagic. For instance, Disney animator Glen Keane returned to render Ariel in 3D<ref name= "cgw"/>, while Nik Ranieri , the supervising animator of Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast, re-rendered the candelabra <ref name= "cgw"/>. Disney also tried to use the characters character's original voice actors as much as possible (either through re-recording or archival recordings), although some characters required new voice actors to be brought in. Perhaps most significantly, archival recordings of Clarence Nash (the original voice of Donald Duck) were used in the new film <ref> https://books.google.com/books?id=nEGaj75GhXcC&pg=PT224&lpg=PT224&dq=Clarence+Nash+Mickey%27s+Philharmagic&source=bl&ots=Dq7dKDoaVd&sig=mGc87khrSLrv2ZFUtHzV2r552mg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjEvOC4pv_JAhVMq4MKHSGOAM0Q6AEISjAI#v=onepage&q=Clarence%20Nash%20Mickey's%20Philharmagic&f=false </ref>. According to George Scribner (When discussing the animation director choice of Mickey's PhilharMagic) Donald Duck was chosen as the films attraction's main character , Scribner noted that Donald was chosen because he showed his emotional extremes quickly <ref name="cgw"/>.

Disney announced the creation of PhilharMagic in a press release issued on January 31, 2002 <ref> [[ImageMickey's PhilharMagic Press Release]] </ref>. The show replaced the Legend of the Lion King in the Fantasyland Theater, which had closed on February 23, 2002 <ref> https:Devlop//www.jpg|300px|thumb|George Scribner explaining mouseplanet.com/guide/681/Walt-Disney-World/Magic-Kingdom/Fantasyland/Mickeys-PhilharMagic </ref>. Construction on the new attractionbegan in March 2002 <ref> http://www.wdwhistory.com/wiki/Mickey's_PhilharMagic </ref> and On October 3, 2003 Mickey's storyline to its two starsPhilharMagic officially opened <ref> http://www.florida-project.com/walt-disney-world-photos/magic-kingdom/fantasyland/mickeys-philharmagic </ref>. From 2002 <ref> http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/apnews/stories/052802/D7JPTH400.html </ref> until 2012 Mickey's Philharmagic was sponsored by Kodak<Ref> http://www.wdwinfo.com/news/Theme_Parks_Attractions/Kodak_and_Disney_to_end_partnership.htm </ref>. ]]

Click below to read Disney announced the creation of PhilharMagic in a 's press release issued on January 31, 2002 <ref> [[Mickey's PhilharMagic Press Release]] </ref>. The show replaced the Legend of the Lion King in the Fantasyland Theater (the theater located next to [[Peter Pan's Flight]]) which had closed on February 23, 2002 <ref> https://www.mouseplanet.com/guide/681/Walt-Disney-World/Magic-Kingdom/Fantasyland/Mickeys-PhilharMagic </ref>, and construction began in March 2002 <ref> http://www.wdwhistory.com/wiki/Mickey's_PhilharMagic </ref>. On October 3, 2003 announcing Mickey's PhilharMagic officially opened <ref> http://www.florida-project.com/walt-disney-world-photos/magic-kingdom/fantasyland/mickeys-philharmagic </ref>. Since its opening, the show has not experienced any significant changes.

To read Disney's press release announcing [[Mickey's PhilharMagic click below:Press Release]]

[[On October 11, 2021, Mickey's PhilharMagic Press Release]]Philharmagic closed for refurbishment. During this closure, a new scene featuring characters from the Disney-Pixar film Coco is expected to be added to the attraction <ref> https://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/mickeys-philharmagic/news/21sep2021-mickeys-philharmagic-to-close-for-month-long-refurbishment.htm </ref>.

According to *'''Genie sings the attractionblues's backstory, Mickey Mouse is going to be performing with his PhilharMagic Orchestra at ''- Genie appeared in the Fantasyland Concert Hall. As guests enter the concert hall, classic Disney music can be heard overhead. Painted along the right wall, are large musical notes movie “Aladdin” and staffsits sequels, as well as signs advertising Mickey's concert. As guests continue along, they can see posters for various other acts that have performed (or will be performing) at the concert hall. These posters feature various Disney characters, and they usually include some sort of punhe is colored blue. The posters showcase:

* “An Evening with Wheezy”'''Wolf Gang Trio performing "Sticks, which the poster notes is "Now in Stones and Bricks in its final squeak!B flat" Wheezy '''- The Wolf Gang Trio is a toy penguin musical group made up of the Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf, who appeared in the Disney-Pixar movie Toy Story. When squeezed, Wheezy would 1932 Silly Symphony "squeakThe Three Little Pigs".

* Genie, who will be singing '''Festival de los Mariachis- "Una Fiesta Festiva"'''- This poster advertises the blues. Genie is colored blueThree Caballeros- Donald Duck, José Carioca, and he Panchito Pistoles. The three appeared in the 1944 Disney movie “Aladdin” (appropriately titled) "The Three Caballeros", as well as the film "Saludos Amigos" and its sequelsthe [[Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros]] in [[Epcot]].

* Hades, who will be performing torch songs. Hades appeared in the Disney movie Hercules, as the god of the underworld.   * Wolf Gang Trio (A band made up of the Big Bad Wolf ===Waiting Area and the Three Little Pig) who appeared in a 1932 Silly Symphony. The Wolf Gang Trio will be performing, "Sticks, Stones and Bricks in B flat".   * A poster showing The Three Caballeros, which reads, "Festiva! Mariachis" and "Nina Fiesta Festiva" (Translated to English this means "Festive! Mariachi!" and "Not Festive Festival"). The Three Caballeros consist of Donald Duck, José Carioca, and Panchito Pistoles. The three appeared in the 1944 Disney movie (appropriately title) "The Three Caballeros".  * “I Pagliaccci” performed by Willy the Whale. Willy the Whale was the star of the Disney short, "The Whale Who Wanted to Sing at the Met". The short (which was included in the 1946 Disney film “Make Mine Music) was about an opera singing whale.Preshow=== [[Image:Posters.jpg|300px400px|thumb|The Genie, Wheezy, and Hades posters, located found in the queue.]] After moving through the queue and seeing the posters, guests pick up their "opera glasses" (which are really 3D glasses) and head into the waiting room. Here Minnie tells guests when the show is about to start, and the theater doors open "magically"open. Upon entering the main theater, Goofy can be heard telling guests to be seated and to move to the end of their rows. As he walks unseen around the room , sound gags can be heard, which includeincluding: Goofy tripping and falling, stepping on a cat, and also getting electrocuted. Just as the show is about to start, Minnie (offstage) tells Mickey that Donald and the orchestra are missing , and it's showtime. Goofy (who apparently only hears that its it's showtime) opens the curtain, despite the fact that Mickey is yelling that they are not yet ready.

As the theater curtains rise, a conductor’s podium and Donald Duck appear on screen. Donald is sleeping in a box, as Mickey rushes into the scene. He leaves his Sorcerer’s Hat on the podium and then tells Donald that "It's show time...don't forget the orchestra, and don't touch my hat!” Donald wakes up in a panic, and scrambles to the orchestra in order. The orchestra consists of magical musical instruments, which come to life when Donald puts on Mickey's Sorcerer’s hat (despite being told not to). Although the instruments initially appear to respect Donald's conducting, they quickly get out of hand. Donald is able to momentarily get them back in order, but one flute refuses to listen and begins playing the Mickey Mouse March. Donald, enraged by the flute, throws it and then tries to stomp on it. At this point the rest of the instruments revolt. As they play continue to play the Mickey Mouse March, they attack and drag Donald down into a magical vortex. During this struggle he loses the Sorcerer's Hat, and the entire theater goes dark. As Donald comes to in complete darkness, he asks aloud what happened to his hat. Lumiere (from the Beauty and the Beast), then lights his candle (illuminating the theater) and tells Donald:

Lumiere The theater then begins to sing “Be Our Guest”, his signature song from Beauty and the Beast. As Donald sits at a table, magical dishes of food parade around. One of these dishes has Mickey's hat sitting on it, although despite his best efforts, Donald cannot grab it. At this point, guests can also smell the food as it appears on screen. As dishes dance in 3D, Lumiere continues singing. For the grand finally, he stands atop a pile of food as champagne bottles pop. Their popping shoots guests with a burst of air, and the Sorcerer’s Hat can once again be seen on screen. After the bottles pop, the pile of food and dishes (with Lumiere on top) fall off the table, creating a big mess. The theater then becomes dark and the scene shifts. Donald now finds himself shrunken , and in the world of the Sorcerer's Apprentice. As music from Fantasia plays, the Magic Brooms from the movie come in, and begin to splash water everywhere (cleaning up the mess caused by the last scene). Just as Donald is about to grab the Sorcerer's Hat, a series of Magic Brooms splash both him with water. When Donald gets splashed, so does and the audience (as with water squirts out from in front of them). After being hit by the water, a little Magic Broom comes through. Donald then takes away the broom's bucket and laughs triumphantly. His victory is short lived however, because hearing the little broom's cry, a giant broom comes in and throws its bucket of water (once again hitting the guestswith water), transporting Donald to another movie. [[Image:donaldreach.jpg|300px|thumb|Donald reaching out to guests as he falls into the magical vortex. ]] After being hit by the bucket of water, Donald finds himself under the sea with Ariel, from the Disney movie The Little Mermaid. Ariel picks up the Sorcerer's Hat and begins to sing "Part of Your World". As Donald tries to get his hat back, he is distracted by her singing. During the song, Ariel shows the audience her treasure, which then seems to be floating right in front of the guests. After briefly dancing with Ariel, Donald begins to chase after her. He then mistakenly kisses an electric eel, who then begins to chase him as he too. As both Ariel and Donald swim towards the surface, the camera focuses on the sun, and the scene shifts once again.  The next scene begins in the middle of Simba and Zazu singing, "I Just Can't Wait To Be King" from the Disney transported into another movie “The Lion King”. As a pack of giraffes dance along, one of them can be seen wearing the Sorcerer's Hat. Donald climbs on top the animals, trying to get to his hat, but then Simba instructs them to "look left". When they do this, Donald is sent flying off screen. He is then batted by another group of animals whom Simba tells to "look right". As the scene continues, Donald appears in a spotlight, before Zazu turns it off. He is then trapped as the African animals continue their song and dance. As the song ends, Simba, Donald and the animals fall into a cloud of magic smoke.

Following After being hit by the end bucket of the Lion King scenewater, Tinkerbell then appears on screen, waving the audience over to Big Ben in London. Here Peter Pan can be seen, as Donald (and finds himself under the hat) comes falling onto sea with Ariel from the clockDisney movie "The Little Mermaid". His fall propels both Peter Pan and himself into Ariel picks up the sky, Sorcerer's Hat and Peter then begins to sing "You Can FlyPart of Your World". In order to let As Donald fly tootries to get the hat back, he sprinkles pixie dust on is distracted by her singing. During the ducks tailsong, Ariel shows the audience her treasure, which seems to be floating right in front of them. As After briefly dancing with Ariel, Donaldbegins to chase after her. He then mistakenly kisses an electric eel, Peter which begins to chase him. As both Ariel and Tinkerbell fly off into Donald swim towards the night; surface, the camera rises above to focuses on the cloudssun, once again changing and the sceneshifts once again.

Above The next scene begins in the clouds, Aladdin middle of Simba and Jasmine Zazu singing, "I Just Can't Wait To Be King" from the Disney movie Aladdin are shown flying on a magic carpetThe Lion King. As the two sing "A Whole New World"a pack of giraffes dance along, one of them can be seen wearing the Sorcerer's Hat falls onto their carpet. Donaldclimbs on top the animals, also on a magic carpet begins trying to chase them around Agrabah. At one pointget to the hat, but just then Simba instructs the smell of Jasmine (the flower) fills the airanimals to "look left". As Aladdin and Jasmine finish the songWhen they do this, Donald finally catches up. Just after Jasmine places the hat on Donald's head however, Iago (also from Aladdin) flies by and knocks it is sent flying off, laughing mockinglyscreen. Donald He is then jumps off his carpet (trying to catch the hat) and he once again falls into a magical vortex created batted by the instrumentsanother group of animals whom Simba tells to "look right". As the vortex swirlsscene continues, Mickey’s shadow can be seen trying to grab his hatDonald appears in a spotlight, before Zazu turns it off. He eventually succeedsis then trapped, bringing order back to as the instrumentsAfrican animals continue their song and dance. He then concludes As the Mickey Mouse Marchsong ends, Simba, while Donald is stuck inside and the animals fall into a tubacloud of magic smoke. At the conclusion of the song, [[Image:donaldreach.jpg|400px|thumb|Donald is launched reaching out of the tuba, and sent crashing to guests as he falls into the rear wall magical vortex]]Following the end of the theaterLion King scene, Tinkerbell appears on screen, waving the audience over to Big Ben in London. Guests Here Peter Pan can turn around and his backsidebe seen, as he struggles to get out of Donald and the hat come falling onto the wallclock. Eventually he frees His fall propels both Peter and himselfinto the sky, but in doing so he falls forward and out of guestPeter then begins to sing "You Can Fly". In order to let Donald fly too, Peter sprinkles pixie dust on the duck's sighttail. Goofy then dismisses the audience, saying that he hoped they liked the showAs Donald, Peter and reminding them Tinkerbell fly off into the night; the camera rises above to return their opera glassesthe clouds, once again changing the scene.

Tony Anselmo '''Jason I. Strahs'''- Assistant Production Manager '''Allen Battino'''- Props Designer '''Rick Calabash'''- Storyboard Artist '''Alex Mann'''- Storybook Artist and Writer '''David J. Blumenfield'''- Charachter Techinal Director '''Darrin Butters, Shawn Colbeck, T. Daniel Hofstedt, Glen Keane (the current voice of Donald DuckAriel) also recorded five lines for the attraction., Hal Louis, Mike Merell, Ralf Palmer, Jason Ryan, Nik Ranieri (Lumiere)'''- Animators

* According to Disney, Mickey's Philharmagic features the, "largest cast of classic Disney animated stars who have ever performed together in a single 3-D show." <ref name= "press"/> * The music heard during the Fantasia scene is titled "The Sorcerer's Apprentice". The music is actually a symphonic poem written by Paul Dukas in 1897<ref> http://www.waltdisney.org/blog/fantasia-eight-parts-sorcerers-apprentice </ref>.

* The screen is also the largest purposely created 3D screen<ref> http://www.disneyfanatic.com/10-fabulous-facts-about-disneys-philharmagic-in-magic-kingdom/ </ref>.

* 80 musicians and background singers were brought in perform the music for the film. This included famed composer Alan Menken (who worked on The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin) and lyricist Tim Rice (who wrote lyrics for the Lion King and Aladdin)<ref name= "cgw"/>.

* The large mural found in Mickey's PhilharMagic's queue is titled "Music on Parade" and according to plaque it was donated my by Minnie Mouse<ref> http://www.kippel.com/philip/portfolio.php?cat_id=68 </ref>.

* The mural features imagery from classic Disney cartoons that showcased music including: "Toot, Whistle, Plunk & Boom" (1953), "Melody Time" (1948) and "Fantasia" (1940) <ref name==References=="press"/>

http* Audio of guests entering and exiting the attraction is piped into Mickey's Philharmagic at the beginning and end of each show <ref> https://www.themeparkinsidertwitter.com/reviewsmidnightsky82/walt_disney_world's_magic_kingdomstatus/mickey's_philharmagic685268162326228992 </ref>.

* A brand new interactive lighting systemd developed by Disney for Tokyo DisneySea made its American debut in Mickey’s PhilharMagic <ref name= "press"> http://www.wdwinfowdwnews.com/wdwinforeleases/guides2006/magickingdom03/fan15/technical-philharmagicmagic-brings/#sthash.dFjYVOgY.dpuf </ref>.htm

http://www* Alex Mann came up with the concept of using the Sorcerer's Hat as the shows primary plot device <ref> This information comes from M.cgw.com/Publications/CGW/2006/Volume-29-Issue-8-Aug-2006-Mann </Thrill-Ridesref>.aspx ==References==