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Mickey's PhilharMagic

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/* Fun Facts and Trivia */
==Fun Facts and Trivia==
 
* Mickey's PhilharMagic marks the first time that Mickey Mouse has ever appeared in 3D <ref> https://www.mouseplanet.com/guide/681/Walt-Disney-World/Magic-Kingdom/Fantasyland/Mickeys-PhilharMagic </ref>.
* 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>.
* At 150 feet long, the 3D screen in Mickey's PhilharMagic is the largest seamless screen in the world <ref> https://www.mouseplanet.com/guide/681/Walt-Disney-World/Magic-Kingdom/Fantasyland/Mickeys-PhilharMagic </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"/>.
* Mickey's PhilharMagic was directed by George Scribner. Scribner is probably best known by Disney fans for directing the 1988 movie Oliver and Company <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>.
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