Believe... In Holiday Magic

Believe... In Holiday Magic is a holiday fireworks show at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. The show runs for much of the Disneyland Resort's holiday season, which typically runs from the third weekend of November to the first weekend of the following January.

History

In 2000, Disneyland premiered a fireworks show called Believe... There's Magic in the Stars to celebrate its 45th anniversary. The show was so successful in its first couple of months that the Disney decided to premiere a holiday version the following holiday season. This version fused together music from various classic Christmas songs in order to create a thirteen-minute fireworks spectacular. The holiday version was very popular, especially the finale which culminated in "snow" falling in various areas of the park.

Believe... In Holiday Magic has run every holiday season since 2000, with the exception of the 2005 and 2015 holiday seasons, when Disney opted to continue performing Remember... Dreams Come True in observance of the Disneyland Resort's 50th anniversary leaving the White Christmas snow finale from Believe... In Holiday Magic intact (with comments and holiday greetings from Julie Andrews) and Disneyland Forever in observance of the Disneyland Resort 60th Diamond Celebration with snow featured in the Frozen sequence (which was regular for Disneyland Forever). When the show returned for the 2006 holiday season, Disney updated it to include some of the pyrotechnic effects presented in Remember... Dreams Come True which wrapped up in November 2014 after nine years. And as an added feature starting in 2016; incorporated the projection mapping images used in Disneyland Forever which wrapped up with the Diamond Celebration in September 2016. Most notable is the increased amount of pyrotechnics launched from Sleeping Beauty Castle. On November 16, 2007, Sleeping Beauty Winter Castle made its debut and new special effects were added to Sleeping Beauty Castle to be seen in Believe... In Holiday Magic. As of 2016, Sleeping Beauty Winter Castle has been and continues to be a holiday staple at Disneyland except in 2015 when Disney opted to keep the Diamond Celebration decorations on the castle in place with just a subtle Christmas wreath with the 60th emblem in the middle of it. Believe... In Holiday Magic remains Disneyland's oldest, longest-running, and only Christmas-themed fireworks show in the history of the Holidays at the Disneyland Resort. It is also Disneyland's second-oldest and longest-running fireworks show (now in its 15th year and not including in 2005 and 2015) behind Fantasy In The Sky (which debuted in 1956, ended in 1999, briefly returned in 2004 as "Imagine... A Fantasy In The Sky" with a slightly new soundtrack, ended again in 2005 when Remember... Dreams Come True debuted, briefly returned with the original soundtrack after the 2014 holiday season and before the Diamond Celebration in 2015, and returned again in September 2016).

Believe... in Holiday Magic returned for the 2016 Holiday season and began using the castle projections that were installed for Disneyland Forever

Show Facts

• Show Name: Believe... In Holiday Magic
• Grand Opening: November 17, 2000
• Show Length: 13:27
• Show Cost: $19,000 per showing
• Shows that run throughout the year:
  • Believe... In Holiday Magic (2nd week of November - 1st week of January)
  • Halloween Screams (4th week of September - 1st week of November) [Mickey's Halloween Party only]
  • Disney's Celebrate America: A 4th of July Concert in the Sky (1st week of July)
  • Fantasy in the Sky (December 31 New Year's Eve)

The Show

Opening

The show begins with a young woman (as of the 2007 Christmas season and beyond) encouraging everyone to remember and believe in holiday magic:
"Does your heart hold the magic of the holidays? Is it filled with warm memories just waiting to be discovered again? Now is the time to open your heart, believe in that magic, and remember those treasured moments...they're still there, deep within you, waiting to touch you once more. So come along as the magic of the seasons leads the way."

• AS of the 2007 season, the narrator was changed from an old woman's voice to a new younger voice which is believed to be Kellie Coffey.
• There has been a change in some of the narration, The new voice does not include "Well now is the time to open your heart.."

or "Oh.. They're still there.."

Can You Remember

The song "Can You Remember", performed by country singer Kellie Coffey, begins after the woman finishes her speech. The lyrics are a Christmas version of the song "Remember the Magic", the theme song from Walt Disney World's 25th anniversary celebration performed by Brian McKnight.

Traditional Holiday Music

Following "Can You Remember" is the fanfare from the Mickey Mouse Club March, then instrumental excerpts from various Christmas carols and a Hanukkah song, including:

• "March of the Wooden Soldiers"
• "Toyland, Toyland"
• "I Have a Little Dreidel"
• "All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth"
• "I'll Be Home for Christmas"
• "O Holy Night"
• "We Three Kings"
• "Joy to the World"
• "Silent Night"
• "Carol of the Bells"
• "Russian Dance (Nutcracker Suite)"
• "Arabian Dance (Nutcracker Suite)"
• "The Christmas Song"

Pyrotechnics Conclusion

After the excerpt from "The Christmas Song" is the conclusion to "Can You Remember", now sung by a chorus led by the female vocalist.

A short excerpt from "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" accompanies the final line of "Can You Remember." The woman's voice then says, "Cherish the holidays forever, and always believe", and concludes the pyrotechnics portion of the show.

White Christmas and Conclusion

The lights then return to normal and "magic snow" falls on guests on Main Street, USA, Small World Mall, and the Fantasmic! viewing area while a rendition of "White Christmas" plays. This rendition is performed by Kellie Coffey. The show concludes with the end of "White Christmas."

In 2007, Disney added over 80,000 LEDs onto Sleeping Beauty Castle to make it look like the castle has snow. In addition to that three snowfalls happen each night, one at the lighting of the castle, another after the nighttime parade, and the final one during the White Christmas segment of Believe... In Holiday Magic. Each Snowfall can be seen on Main Street, USA, Small World Mall, and the Fantasmic! viewing area.

Soundtrack

There was an officially released CD for the soundtrack to "Believe... In Holiday Magic". The Album is called Holiday Magic. The CD also included two other tracks. One for the holiday themed version of It's A Small World entitled "it's a small world" Holiday and Disney's LuminAria which was a low-level fireworks show on Paradise Bay at Disney California Adventure Park in Anaheim, California.

Track Listing
1. "Believe... In Holiday Magic" Fireworks Spectacular (13:26)
2. "it's a small world" Holiday (15:10)
3. Disney's LuminAria (16:26)

Production

Album Compiled by: Randy Thornton
Production Assistant: Sarah Harris
Album Art Direction: Jordan Foley

Special Thanks to Jeannie Adams, Alan Bardsley, Carmen Bauza, Susan Borgeson, Ken Bubonics, Carl Cedar, Julie Enzer, Jim Eskew, Beth Glenday, Connie Gohata, David Goodman, Joyce Gray, Janice Hayen, Dave Hotmaker, Bruce Healey, Jonathan Heely, Rob Hershenson, Charmaine Jefferson, Wendy Leitman, David Ludwig, Sheri Lundberg, Doug McIntyre, Gary Oda, Dave Owens, Caryn Rasmussen, John Rosenberg, Susan Ryan, Bret Simmons, Dasha Smith, Larry Stein, Rori Wells, Erika Wunch, Chaz Yost, Walt Disney Imagineering Sound Dept., Disney Entertainment Technical Development Dept.

Barcode: 050086006076
ISBN 0-7634-1863-3
Label: Buena Vista Records
© Disney
℗ 2001 Buena Vista Records
Burbank, CA 91521
Printed in U.S.A.