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* PandaingToTheAudience: Appearing in a montage of animal parents and children.
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* DisneyAcidSequence
* FourElementEnsemble: The Animal Spirits are meant to represent this. The Tiger is Fire, Turtle is Water, the Elephant is Earth, and the Owl is Sky.

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* FourElementEnsemble:
ClassicalElementsEnsemble: The Animal Spirits are meant to represent this. The as a group make one. Tiger is Fire, Turtle is Water, the Elephant is Earth, and the Owl is Sky. Sky.
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* NamesTheSame: The show's main theme "We Are One", shares a title with a song from ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKingIISimbasPride''.
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* RapunzelHair: Aseema has long braided hair streaming down through her hat
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''Rivers of Light'' is a nighttime lagoon show at [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disney's Animal Kingdom]] at Ride/WaltDisneyWorld. Taking the fountain and water screen technology of previous shows like ''Fantasmic'' and ''Ride/WorldOfColor'' and making them mobile, the show takes the form of an Asian lantern festival pageant on the waters between the Asia area and [=DinoLand=] U.S.A. featuring music by Mark Mancina (''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|1994}}'', ''WesternAnimation/BrotherBear'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}'') and animal footage shot by the Disneynature documentary unit. Initially scheduled for an April 2016 opening, [[TroubledProduction technical problems lead to a long delay]], with it finally debuting in February 2017.

The lantern ceremony is presided over by two shamans with ElementalPowers, Aseema (Water) and Aditya (Light/Fire) and their respective apprentices Ambu and Ketu, representative of the natural/cosmic forces that make life possible. Using pantomime, shadow puppets and magic, the shamans call on the power of four totemic Animal Spirits: A Tiger, a Turtle, an Owl, and an Elephant and five mystical Lotuses that take us on a journey through the natural world, the Aurora Borealis (the titular Rivers of Light), and eventually into the heavens and the animal constellations within.

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''Rivers of Light'' is was a nighttime lagoon show at [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disney's Animal Kingdom]] at in Ride/WaltDisneyWorld. Taking the fountain and water screen technology of previous shows like ''Fantasmic'' and ''Ride/WorldOfColor'' and making them mobile, the show takes took the form of an Asian lantern festival pageant on the waters between the Asia area and [=DinoLand=] U.S.A. featuring music by Mark Mancina (''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|1994}}'', ''WesternAnimation/BrotherBear'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}'') and animal footage shot by the Disneynature documentary unit. Initially scheduled for an April 2016 opening, [[TroubledProduction technical problems lead to a long delay]], with it finally debuting delay]]. It eventually debuted in February 2017.

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The lantern ceremony is was presided over by two shamans with ElementalPowers, Aseema (Water) and Aditya (Light/Fire) and their respective apprentices Ambu and Ketu, representative of the natural/cosmic forces that make life possible. Using pantomime, shadow puppets and magic, the shamans call called on the power of four totemic Animal Spirits: A Tiger, a Turtle, an Owl, and an Elephant and five mystical Lotuses that take took us on a journey through the natural world, the Aurora Borealis (the titular Rivers of Light), and eventually into the heavens and the animal constellations within.



On July 16, 2020, it was reported that the company has sent its staff a memo that the show, along with Primeval Whirl at the nearby [=DinoLand=] U.S.A. area and Ride/StitchsGreatEscape at the Magic Kingdom, would be permanently closed. Creator/{{Disney}} confirmed to ''[[https://attractionsmagazine.com/disney-world-permanently-closes-rivers-light-primeval-whirl-stitchs-great-escape/ Attractions Magazine]]'' over the closures.

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On July 16, 2020, it was reported that the company has sent its staff a memo that the show, along with Primeval Whirl at the nearby [=DinoLand=] U.S.A. area and Ride/StitchsGreatEscape at the Magic Kingdom, would be were permanently closed. closed; Creator/{{Disney}} confirmed to ''[[https://attractionsmagazine.com/disney-world-permanently-closes-rivers-light-primeval-whirl-stitchs-great-escape/ Attractions Magazine]]'' over the closures.
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On July 16, 2020, it was reported that the company has sent its staff a memo that the show, along with Primeval Whirl at the nearby [=DinoLand=] U.S.A. area and Ride/StitchsGreatEscape at the Magic Kingdom, would be permanently closed. Creator/{{Disney}} has yet to publicly comment on the matter, although ''[[https://attractionsmagazine.com/disney-world-permanently-closes-rivers-light-primeval-whirl-stitchs-great-escape/ Attractions Magazine]]'' has claimed that they've received confirmation from Disney themselves over the closures.

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On July 16, 2020, it was reported that the company has sent its staff a memo that the show, along with Primeval Whirl at the nearby [=DinoLand=] U.S.A. area and Ride/StitchsGreatEscape at the Magic Kingdom, would be permanently closed. Creator/{{Disney}} has yet confirmed to publicly comment on the matter, although ''[[https://attractionsmagazine.com/disney-world-permanently-closes-rivers-light-primeval-whirl-stitchs-great-escape/ Attractions Magazine]]'' has claimed that they've received confirmation from Disney themselves over the closures.
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On July 16, 2020, Disney fan sites reported that the company has sent its staff a memo that the show, along with Primeval Whirl at the nearby [=DinoLand=] U.S.A. area and Ride/StitchsGreatEscape at the Magic Kingdom, would be permanently closed. Disney has yet to publicly comment on the matter.

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On July 16, 2020, Disney fan sites it was reported that the company has sent its staff a memo that the show, along with Primeval Whirl at the nearby [=DinoLand=] U.S.A. area and Ride/StitchsGreatEscape at the Magic Kingdom, would be permanently closed. Disney Creator/{{Disney}} has yet to publicly comment on the matter.matter, although ''[[https://attractionsmagazine.com/disney-world-permanently-closes-rivers-light-primeval-whirl-stitchs-great-escape/ Attractions Magazine]]'' has claimed that they've received confirmation from Disney themselves over the closures.

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'''Rivers of Light''' is a nighttime lagoon show at Disney's Animal Kingdom at [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Walt Disney World]]. Taking the fountain and water screen technology of previous shows like ''Fantasmic'' and ''Ride/WorldOfColor'' and making them mobile, the show takes the form of an Asian lantern festival pageant on the waters between the Asia area and [=DinoLand=] U.S.A. featuring music by Mark Mancina (''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|1994}}'', ''WesternAnimation/BrotherBear'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}'') and animal footage shot by the Disneynature documentary unit. Initially scheduled for an April 2016 opening, [[TroubledProduction technical problems lead to a long delay]], with it finally debuting in February 2017.

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'''Rivers ''Rivers of Light''' Light'' is a nighttime lagoon show at Disney's Animal Kingdom at [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Walt Disney World]].Disney's Animal Kingdom]] at Ride/WaltDisneyWorld. Taking the fountain and water screen technology of previous shows like ''Fantasmic'' and ''Ride/WorldOfColor'' and making them mobile, the show takes the form of an Asian lantern festival pageant on the waters between the Asia area and [=DinoLand=] U.S.A. featuring music by Mark Mancina (''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|1994}}'', ''WesternAnimation/BrotherBear'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}'') and animal footage shot by the Disneynature documentary unit. Initially scheduled for an April 2016 opening, [[TroubledProduction technical problems lead to a long delay]], with it finally debuting in February 2017.



ExecutiveMeddling would result in the live actors being cut from the show in the fall of 2018 and the show to be retooled to feature more familiar Disney animated characters in May of 2019, with the altered show gaining the subtitle '''We Are One'''.

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ExecutiveMeddling would result in the live actors being cut from the show in the fall of 2018 and the show to be retooled to feature more familiar Disney animated characters in May of 2019, with the altered show gaining the subtitle '''We ''We Are One'''.One''.

On July 16, 2020, Disney fan sites reported that the company has sent its staff a memo that the show, along with Primeval Whirl at the nearby [=DinoLand=] U.S.A. area and Ride/StitchsGreatEscape at the Magic Kingdom, would be permanently closed. Disney has yet to publicly comment on the matter.



* AllThereInTheManual: The Shaman/Apprentice names are given in promotional material

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* AllThereInTheManual: The Shaman/Apprentice names are given in promotional materialmaterial.

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The lantern ceremony is presided over by two shamans with ElementalPowers, Aseema (Water) and Aditya (Light/Fire) and their respective apprentices Ambu and Ketu, representative of the natural/cosmic forces that make life possible. Using pantomime, shadow puppets and magic, the shamans call on the power of four totemic Animal Spirits: [[TheFourGods A Tiger, a Turtle, an Owl]], and [[OneOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers an Elephant]] and five mystical Lotuses that take us on a journey through the natural world, the Aurora Borealis (the titular Rivers of Light), and eventually into the heavens and the animal constellations within.

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The lantern ceremony is presided over by two shamans with ElementalPowers, Aseema (Water) and Aditya (Light/Fire) and their respective apprentices Ambu and Ketu, representative of the natural/cosmic forces that make life possible. Using pantomime, shadow puppets and magic, the shamans call on the power of four totemic Animal Spirits: [[TheFourGods A Tiger, a Turtle, an Owl]], Owl, and [[OneOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers an Elephant]] Elephant and five mystical Lotuses that take us on a journey through the natural world, the Aurora Borealis (the titular Rivers of Light), and eventually into the heavens and the animal constellations within.
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'''Rivers of Light''' is a nighttime lagoon show at Disney's Animal Kingdom at [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Walt Disney World]]. Taking the fountain and water screen technology of previous shows like ''Fantasmic'' and ''Ride/WorldOfColor'' and making them mobile, the show takes the form of an Asian lantern festival pageant on the waters between the Asia area and [=DinoLand=] U.S.A. featuring music by Mark Mancina (''Disney/TheLionKing'', ''Disney/BrotherBear'', ''Disney/{{Moana}}'') and animal footage shot by the Disneynature documentary unit. Initially scheduled for an April 2016 opening, [[TroubledProduction technical problems lead to a long delay]], with it finally debuting in February 2017.

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'''Rivers of Light''' is a nighttime lagoon show at Disney's Animal Kingdom at [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Walt Disney World]]. Taking the fountain and water screen technology of previous shows like ''Fantasmic'' and ''Ride/WorldOfColor'' and making them mobile, the show takes the form of an Asian lantern festival pageant on the waters between the Asia area and [=DinoLand=] U.S.A. featuring music by Mark Mancina (''Disney/TheLionKing'', ''Disney/BrotherBear'', ''Disney/{{Moana}}'') (''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|1994}}'', ''WesternAnimation/BrotherBear'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}'') and animal footage shot by the Disneynature documentary unit. Initially scheduled for an April 2016 opening, [[TroubledProduction technical problems lead to a long delay]], with it finally debuting in February 2017.



* NamesTheSame: The show's main theme "We Are One", shares a title with a song from ''Disney/TheLionKingIISimbasPride''.

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* NamesTheSame: The show's main theme "We Are One", shares a title with a song from ''Disney/TheLionKingIISimbasPride''.''WesternAnimation/TheLionKingIISimbasPride''.



* ShoutOut: The Aurora sequence is one to ''Disney/BrotherBear'', with the music taking on a similar feel to the Transformation scene and the spirits within are presented in the same shadowy form, which includes some of the ones in the Brother Bear scene.

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* ShoutOut: The Aurora sequence is one to ''Disney/BrotherBear'', ''WesternAnimation/BrotherBear'', with the music taking on a similar feel to the Transformation scene and the spirits within are presented in the same shadowy form, which includes some of the ones in the Brother Bear scene.
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ExecutiveMeddling would result in the live actors being cut from the show in the fall of 2018 and the show to be retooled to feature more familiar Disney animated characters in May of 2019, with the altered show gaining the subtitle '''We Are One'''.
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'''Rivers of Light''' is a nighttime lagoon show at Disney's Animal Kingdom at [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Walt Disney World]]. Taking the fountain and water screen technology of previous shows like ''Fantasmic'' and ''Ride/WorldOfColor'' and making them mobile, the show takes the form of an Asian lantern festival pageant on the waters between the Asia area and Dinoland USA featuring music by Mark Mancina (''Disney/TheLionKing'', ''Disney/BrotherBear'', ''Disney/{{Moana}}'') and animal footage shot by the DisneyNature documentary unit. Initially scheduled for an April 2016 opening, [[TroubledProduction technical problems lead to a long delay]], with it finally debuting in February 2017.

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'''Rivers of Light''' is a nighttime lagoon show at Disney's Animal Kingdom at [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Walt Disney World]]. Taking the fountain and water screen technology of previous shows like ''Fantasmic'' and ''Ride/WorldOfColor'' and making them mobile, the show takes the form of an Asian lantern festival pageant on the waters between the Asia area and Dinoland USA [=DinoLand=] U.S.A. featuring music by Mark Mancina (''Disney/TheLionKing'', ''Disney/BrotherBear'', ''Disney/{{Moana}}'') and animal footage shot by the DisneyNature Disneynature documentary unit. Initially scheduled for an April 2016 opening, [[TroubledProduction technical problems lead to a long delay]], with it finally debuting in February 2017.




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* SpiritualSuccessor: To Epcot's ''Reflections of Earth'' and ''Tapestry of Nations''

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* SpiritualSuccessor: To Epcot's ''Reflections ''[=IllumiNations=]: Reflections of Earth'' and ''Tapestry of Nations''Nations''
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* PantheraAwesome: The Tiger Spirit gets a big spotlight moment to kick off "We Are One" and a savanna segment is built around cheetahs and lions.
* PredatorsAreMean: The savanna segment is focused around a cheetah mother trying to escape a male lion intent on killing her, taken from a segment of the "African Cats" [=DisneyNature=] film.
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* FourElementEnsemble: The Animal Spirits are meant to represent this. The Tiger is Fire, Turtle is Water, the Elephant is Earth, and the Owl is Sky.
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* RapunzelHair: Aseema has long braided hair streaming down through her hat
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-> Of all the gleaming planets in our vast universe, it is only here on Earth that water and light harmoniously unite to create the wonder of life. We most graciously welcome you to a timeless celebration of water and light with roots as far reaching as time itself. Here, where the forces of nature meet in harmony, the spirits of the animals are free to dance together in the night sky creating Rivers of Light. We are united in this special place to celebrate the magnificence and wonder of all living creatures, for in life we are all one.
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'''Rivers of Light''' is a nighttime lagoon show at Disney's Animal Kingdom at [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Walt Disney World]]. Taking the fountain and water screen technology of previous shows like ''Fantasmic'' and ''Ride/WorldOfColor'' and making them mobile, the show takes the form of an Asian lantern festival pageant on the waters between the Asia area and Dinoland USA featuring music by Mark Mancina (''Disney/TheLionKing'', ''Disney/BrotherBear'', ''Disney/{{Moana}}'') and animal footage shot by the DisneyNature documentary unit. Initially scheduled for an April 2016 opening, [[TroubledProduction technical problems lead to a long delay]], with public previews finally starting in February 2017.

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'''Rivers of Light''' is a nighttime lagoon show at Disney's Animal Kingdom at [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Walt Disney World]]. Taking the fountain and water screen technology of previous shows like ''Fantasmic'' and ''Ride/WorldOfColor'' and making them mobile, the show takes the form of an Asian lantern festival pageant on the waters between the Asia area and Dinoland USA featuring music by Mark Mancina (''Disney/TheLionKing'', ''Disney/BrotherBear'', ''Disney/{{Moana}}'') and animal footage shot by the DisneyNature documentary unit. Initially scheduled for an April 2016 opening, [[TroubledProduction technical problems lead to a long delay]], with public previews it finally starting debuting in February 2017.
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[[caption-width-right:339:"We are one"]]
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* MagicMusic: The instruments the Shamans play seem to call the animal spirits to action, such as when Aditya's horn calls the Tiger Spirit to leap from his sail onto the water and leapfrog on the lotuses.


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* NamesTheSame: The show's main theme "We Are One", shares a title with a song from ''Disney/TheLionKingIISimbasPride''.
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'''Rivers of Light''' is a nighttime lagoon show at Disney's Animal Kingdom at [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Walt Disney World]]. Taking the fountain and water screen technology of previous shows like ''Fantasmic'' and ''Ride/WorldOfColor'' and making them mobile, the show takes the form of an Asian lantern festival pageant on the waters between the Asia area and Dinoland USA featuring music by Mark Mancina (''Disney/TheLionKing'', ''Disney/BrotherBear'', ''Disney/Moana'') and animal footage shot by the DisneyNature documentary unit. Initially scheduled for an April 2016 opening, [[TroubledProduction technical problems lead to a long delay]], with public previews finally starting in February 2017.

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'''Rivers of Light''' is a nighttime lagoon show at Disney's Animal Kingdom at [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Walt Disney World]]. Taking the fountain and water screen technology of previous shows like ''Fantasmic'' and ''Ride/WorldOfColor'' and making them mobile, the show takes the form of an Asian lantern festival pageant on the waters between the Asia area and Dinoland USA featuring music by Mark Mancina (''Disney/TheLionKing'', ''Disney/BrotherBear'', ''Disney/Moana'') ''Disney/{{Moana}}'') and animal footage shot by the DisneyNature documentary unit. Initially scheduled for an April 2016 opening, [[TroubledProduction technical problems lead to a long delay]], with public previews finally starting in February 2017.
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'''Rivers of Light''' is a nighttime lagoon show at Disney's Animal Kingdom at [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Walt Disney World]]. Taking the fountain and water screen technology of previous shows like ''Fantasmic'' and ''Ride/WorldOfColor'' and making them mobile, the show takes the form of an Asian lantern festival pageant on the waters between the Asia area and Dinoland USA featuring music by Mark Mancina (''Disney/TheLionKing'', ''Disney/BrotherBear'', ''Disney/Moana'') and animal footage shot by the DisneyNature documentary unit. Initially scheduled for an April 2016 opening, [[TroubledProduction technical problems lead to a long delay]], with public previews finally starting in February 2017.

The lantern ceremony is presided over by two shamans with ElementalPowers, Aseema (Water) and Aditya (Light/Fire) and their respective apprentices Ambu and Ketu, representative of the natural/cosmic forces that make life possible. Using pantomime, shadow puppets and magic, the shamans call on the power of four totemic Animal Spirits: [[TheFourGods A Tiger, a Turtle, an Owl]], and [[OneOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers an Elephant]] and five mystical Lotuses that take us on a journey through the natural world, the Aurora Borealis (the titular Rivers of Light), and eventually into the heavens and the animal constellations within.

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* AllThereInTheManual: The Shaman/Apprentice names are given in promotional material
* CoolBoat: The Lantern sailboats that the Shamans ride on. The sails serve as screens for shadow puppetry and the Shamans sometimes have the shadow puppets leap from the sail onto the water into the spirit animal form.
* DisneyAcidSequence
* MeaningfulName: The names of the Shamans are taken from Sanskrit and Nepalese words. Aseema means "limitless", Aditya is "Sun", Ambu is "water" and Ketu is "comet".
* PandaingToTheAudience: Appearing in a montage of animal parents and children.
* ShoutOut: The Aurora sequence is one to ''Disney/BrotherBear'', with the music taking on a similar feel to the Transformation scene and the spirits within are presented in the same shadowy form, which includes some of the ones in the Brother Bear scene.
* SpiritualSuccessor: To Epcot's ''Reflections of Earth'' and ''Tapestry of Nations''

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