In September of 1991, Disneyland started construction on a new type of show that would change the west side of the park forever.  Once the place to enjoy a quiet evening along the river, the addition of Fantasmic! replaced the crickets with state-of-the-art water screens, fireworks, and the villain of Snow White, Maleficent, who sets fire to the Rivers of America.  The technical wizardry behind Fantasmic is just as impressive as the show itself.  Surround sound envelopes the senses, light towers rise out of the ground and a tightly choreographed cast of characters race around the island to take on multiple roles in the show.  Fantasmic! opened in the summer of 1992, and is still going strong today.

I wanted to dedicate space on Bear-ytales.net to showcase the construction process of this amazing show.  Living close to Disneyland gave me the opportunity to document this process long before digital cameras and websites made something like this commonplace.  Even though this has nothing to do with Knott's Berry Farm, I think it is interesting enough to share with the online world.  Sit back and enjoy this Bear-ytales.net exclusive, and see how Mickey's imagination came to life.

-Bob