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{{Template:Infobox Disney ride || image=Philharmagic4.jpg| caption='''The entrance to Mickey's PhilharMagic.'''| land=Fantasyland| opened= October 3, 2003| type= 3D show| park= Magic Kingdom| duration=12 | audio-animatronics=1|custom_label_2= Disney Genie +|custom_value_2= Yes}}Mickey's PhilharMagic is an attraction located in [[Fantasyland]]==Attraction History==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>. While the two divisions had previously worked together to create Fantasmic! for [[Disney's Hollywood Studios]] (and Disneyland), 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:
{{Quotation| “Music is an important element. Our goal was to convey the storyline through music and not have to rely on dialog, thus making the production more universal in scope}}[[Image:Devlop.jpg|400px|thumb|George Scribner explaining the attraction's storyline to its two stars. ]]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 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= Attraction Development "cgw"/>, while Nik Ranieri, the supervising animator of Lumiere in Beauty and Historythe Beast, re-rendered the candelabra <ref name= "cgw"/>. Disney also tried to use the 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>. When discussing the choice of Donald Duck as the attraction's main character, Scribner noted that Donald was chosen because he showed his emotional extremes quickly <ref name="cgw"/>.
On October 11, 2021, Mickey's 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>. On November 12, 2021, the new Coco section made it debut in the attraction <ref> https://wdwnt.com/2021/11/photos-video-new-coco-scene-debuts-in-mickeys-philharmagic-at-magic-kingdom/ </ref>. The new scene features a score by Germaine Franco, who was one of the original Coco composers, and a full orchestra performing Un Poco Loco <ref> https://wdwnt.com/2021/07/disney-reveals-behind-the-scenes-look-at-the-making-of-the-new-coco-scene-in-mickeys-philharmagic/ </ref>.
==Attraction Plot==
[[Image:philharmagictheater.jpg|400px|thumb|Inside the Fantasyland Concert Hall| alt= Fantasyland Concert Hall Mickey's Philharmagic. ]]
Mickey's PhilharMagic is a 4D show, which follows Donald Duck in his quest to recover Mickey's Sorcerer Hat.
===Queue===
According to the attraction's backstory, Mickey Mouse is going to be performing with his PhilharMagic Orchestra at 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 and staffs, 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 pun. The posters showcase:
*'''Hades sings Torch Songs'''- Hades appeared in the Disney movie "Hercules", as the god of the underworld who has a fiery temper.
* An Evening with Weezy, which the poster notes is '''Wolf Gang Trio performing "Now in Sticks, Stones and Bricks in it's final squeak!B flat". Weezy '''- 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, Weezy would 1932 Silly Symphony "squeakThe Three Little Pigs".
*'''Ariel's Coral Group- A Must Sea'''- Ariel was the main character in the Disney film "The Little Mermaid". The young mermaid sings (obviously) lives under the sea, thus the poster's pun.
* 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 it's sequelsthe [[Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros]] in [[Epcot]].
* '''“I Pagliacci” 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 cartoon about an opera singing whale was included in the 1946 Disney film "Make Mine Music".
===Main Show===
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, "It's show time...don't forget the orchestra, and don't touch my hat!” Donald then wakes up in a panic and scrambles to get 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 instead begins to play 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 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.
{{Quotation|"Bonjour, it is with deepest pride and greatest pleasure, that we welcome you tonight. And now, the dining room proudly presents...Your's dinner!"}}
[[Image:Lumire.jpg|400px|thumb|Lumiere performing Be Our Guest in Mickey's Philharmagic]]
Lumiere 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 finale, he stands atop a pile of food as champagne bottles pop around him. 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.
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 the hat back, he is distracted by her singing. During the song, Ariel shows the audience her treasure, which seems to be floating right in front of them. After briefly dancing with Ariel, Donald begins to chase after her. He then mistakenly kisses an electric eel, which begins to chase him. As both Ariel and Donald swim towards the surface, the camera focuses on the sun, and the scene shifts once again.