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live entertainment is a big part of the
disney experience at the walt disney
world theme parks from main street to
africa it's around every corner in
addition to the small scale performances
the parks also offer many larger scale
shows in a variety of forms the carousel
of progress a show that relies
exclusively on audio animatronics is
claimed to have more performances than
any other stage show in the history of
american theater now this all might be
true but today's video is going to focus
on the large-scale live shows at the
theme parks since that's one topic that
hasn't really been discussed on this
channel most of these shows include live
vocalists your favorite disney
characters and some might just end with
a bang so here are tpm's picks of the
top 7 best stage shows at walt disney
world
number 7
voyage of the little mermaid starting
the list off at disney's hollywood
studios voyage of the little mermaid
opened on january 7th 1992 the show is
over 25 years old and it's practically
remained unchanged since it opened
although at some point it does seem like
ariel received a new rock and finn
the show does have one major downfall in
that it tries to cram the entire movie
into a 17 minute performance which makes
the story feel very rushed it does
however feature some really cool black
light puppetry with over a hundred
puppets performing the classic song
under the sea
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now all of ariel's vocals and voyage of
the little mermaid are live which is a
big reason why this show even made the
list since live vocals add a lot more
depth to any stage show
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now the show is long overdue for an
update and could really use some new
digital animation in the projections but
if you're a fan of the little mermaid
movie then you'll definitely enjoy the
show
number six indiana jones epic stunt
spectacular
just around the corner at hollywood
studios is echo lake where it's home to
the indiana jones epic stunt spectacular
the show opened on august 25th 1989 back
when the park was still mgm studios
the 25-minute stunt show modeled after
raiders of the lost ark gives you a
behind-the-scenes look at what it would
be like to be on the set of an indiana
jones film
hollywood studios is rapidly changing
and has definitely moved away from the
behind the scenes aspect of hollywood so
this stunt show is probably one of the
last attractions left that references
this idea now with that said even though
the show is almost 30 years old it's
held up really well and is still very
entertaining i mean it never really gets
old seeing indiana jones running away
from the 400 pound rubber boulder or the
impressive finale sequence
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there's no way this show's gonna be
around forever so definitely enjoy it
while it's still at the park and try to
get there a bit early because these
shows still fill up really quickly
number five mickey's royal friendship
fair
even though magic kingdom is the
flagship park at walt disney world
there's only one major stage show where
you can see mickey mouse
mickey's royal friendship fair opened on
june 16th 2016 and is performed multiple
times per day on the castle stage looks
like everybody's ready mickey minnie
donald goofy and daisy are all joined by
characters from the princess and the
frog tangled and frozen
it's a fun 22-minute show filled with
songs from your favorite disney films
and also has a catchy new theme song
just for the show
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at one point in the 90s there were three
places to see mickey mouse live on stage
at magic kingdom the extinct galaxy
place theater in tomorrowland the
theater in mickey's starland and of
course the castle stage but now sadly
there's just one mickey's royal
friendship fair might not be the most
technical show and it can get very hot
standing out in the sun for 22 minutes
but if you want to see the mouse this is
the place to be
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number four
beauty and the beast live on stage
theater of the stars at hollywood
studios is home to beauty and the beast
live on stage the show opened in the
original theater of the stars off
hollywood boulevard on november 21st
1991 the same day the animated beauty
and the beast film was released in
theaters it was used as a way to market
the new film allowing audiences to
become familiar with the music and the
story of beauty and the beast
unlike voyage of the little mermaid
beauty and the beast has a running time
of 25 minutes which allows for much more
cohesive storytelling it includes eight
songs from the animated film with belle
and gaston both being live vocalists at
every show
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aside from some updates in 2001 that
added the prologue and bell's reprise
along with rearranging the order of some
of the other songs the show was
practically the exact same after 27
years
does beauty and the beast live on stage
show that it was conceived and designed
in the early 90s sure could it be time
to upgrade or close the show to make way
for something new i mean it's probably
on its way but while it's around it's
still a fun and entertaining tale as old
as time
number three festival of the lion king
the harambe theatre at animal kingdom is
home to the festival of the lion king
the show originally opened in camp
minnie mickey on april 22nd 1998 and was
an opening day attraction at the park it
relocated to the harambe theater in june
of 2014.
festival of the lion king is a 30-minute
show presented in what's known as
theater in the round so there's really
no such thing as a bad seat in the
theater hey what are you doing
a traveling troupe of performers
celebrates the lion king film through a
musical review style show which isn't
anything like the broadway musical this
isn't a retelling of the story but more
of a concert that features your favorite
songs from the movie like circle of life
and can you feel the love tonight and
this is all told through dance
acrobatics fire twirling audience
participation and four live lead
vocalists
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different actors bring something fresh
and new to any live performance and on
any given day there's usually two
different casts that alternate every two
shows so you can experience a slightly
different show with different performers
on the same day the dancers and acrobats
in the show are also some of the most
enthusiastic performers you'll find at
walt disney world although nothing in
the show has really changed since it
opened in 1998 i can't say it's ever
felt outdated or has overstayed its
welcome there's just something about
this show that's fun and entertaining no
matter how many times you've seen it and
no matter how old it gets
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number two phantasmic
continuing the tour around hollywood
studios it's time to take a look at
phantasmic this is one show that's been
brought up a lot on this channel and if
you couldn't tell it's definitely one of
my favorites
fantasmic opened on october 15th 1998
and takes you right into mickey's
imagination the show is commonly
referred to as a nighttime spectacular
and it's definitely just that you get
right in that disney spirit as soon as
you hear
in addition to this great musical score
phantasmic features some amazing pyro
and firework effects water screens
lasers floating barges and lots of
disney magic oh and how can you forget
the dozens of disney characters the show
features a cast of over 40 performers
that brings this 22 minute spectacular
right to life
one little tip is that if you sit in the
first few rows you'll probably get wet
so take that into consideration when
choosing one of the almost 7 thousand
seats in the amphitheater
oh look a magic lamp although fantasmic
is one of my personal favorites it could
really benefit from some updates since
it's the exact same show that opened in
1998. nothing's really changed
nonetheless not only is fantasmic the
perfect stage show to end your day at
hollywood studios it's also a must see
in terms of nighttime entertainment at
the resort
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number one
finding nemo the musical
we're gonna finish this list off at
theater in the wild in animal kingdom
finding nemo the musical officially
opened on january 24th 2007. now this
show is the closest thing you'll find to
a broadway musical at walt disney world
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this 40 minute adaptation of the popular
pixar film uses puppetry music and dance
to tell the story of marlon the
clownfish on his journey to find his son
fabio i mean nemo
hey hey
do i know you yes you're showing me
which way the ball went
no we already did this the show has 14
original songs composed by robert lopez
and kristen anderson lopez who at the
time were tony award winners for best
original score for avenue q they're also
the team responsible for the music in
frozen
if you're a big fan of musical theater
then this is the show for you since the
entire cast including the ensemble sings
live
there's a very talented group of actors
in finding nemo and you actually have
enough time to fully invest in these
characters to go along the journey with
them
nemo's going
i couldn't
i'm going wrong now
now like festival of the lion king on
any given day there's two sets of lead
cast members that split the performances
in half so if you see the first show and
the last show of the day you'll
definitely get to experience different
actors in the roles of marlon dory and
nemo arguably this show alone is worth
the price of admission so you definitely
don't want to miss finding nemo the
musical
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so there you go those are tpm's top 7
stage shows at walt disney world most of
these shows have multiple performances a
day so be sure to check the times guide
for exact show times now in your opinion
what's the best stage show at walt
disney world and in terms of hollywood
studios all those shows are pretty old
so which one do you think is gonna be
the first to close or maybe even receive
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