Earlier this year Disneyland’s fire-breathing Maleficent dragon got a little too real during a performance of Fantasmic when the massive animatronic caught fire and was completely destroyed. We already knew that we were going to have to survive the whole summer without Fantasmic (aka one of the best attractions at Disneyland) but now it looks like the show will be gone for a full year or more. And when it returns, it will be with significant changes, as there will be no direct replacement for the animatronics.
A statement from Disneyland Resort (via Theme Park Insider) states that Fantasmic is now set to be closed until Spring, 2024, which at best means the show will be down for 11 months considering the fire took place in April this year. But beyond that, while Fantasmic will still include a battle between Sorcerer Mickey and Maleficent, the fight will change somehow as the animatronic dragon will not be rebuilt, so the fight will be handled in some other way.
