Line #17 Ride/WondrousJourneys


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2	[[caption-width-right:300:''"Right when you see it, can you believe it?\
3	It's wondrous!"'']]
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5	->''"For over a hundred years, Walt Disney Animation Studios has invited audiences to believe in things never thought possible. And so tonight, we once again invite you to wish upon stars, to step into the unknown, and to join us on this, our Wondrous Journey."''
6	-->--'''OpeningNarration'''
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8	''Wondrous Journeys'' is a nighttime spectacular that originally ran at Ride/{{Disneyland}} from January 27-August 31, 2023, as part of Creator/{{Disney}}'s [[MilestoneCelebration 100 Years of Wonder celebration]]. The show allows guests to relive inspirational moments from the Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon's first 62 movies (from ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'' to ''WesternAnimation/{{Wish\|2023}}''). Clips and artwork from animated Disney movies and shorts were projected onto WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty Castle, various Main Street, USA buildings, ''Ride/ItsASmallWorld'', and the ''Theatre/{{Fantasmic}}'' stage and mist screens. The soundtrack includes an original theme song, "It's Wondrous," and exclusive renditions of the Canon's music. Weekend performances also included fireworks and pyrotechnics.
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10	In December 2023, Disney announced that they would revive ''Wondrous Journeys'' from March 22-April 14, 2024.
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13	!!Wondrous Tropes:
14	* AudienceParticipation: [=MagicBand+=] wristbands flash and vibrate in time with the show.
15	* AwardBaitSong: "It's Wondrous" sings praises for "the magic that we call life" and pursuit of dreams.
16	* {{Bookends}}: In addition to the custom for a Disney nighttime spectacular to play its theme song at both the beginning and the end, the first human to appear in the center of Sleeping Beauty Castle is WesternAnimation/{{Snow White\|and the Seven Dwarfs}}, as a rough sketch picking flowers. The last characters to appear in the center of the castle consist of Snow White and her prince, now fully-colored as he helps her out of her glass coffin.
17	* CoolGate: "[[WesternAnimation/BigHero6 Immortals]]" begins with the map from ''WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet'' opening up a portal to the San Fransokyo Gate Bridge.
18	* CoverSong: Except for "[[WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty I Wonder]]" and "[[WesternAnimation/{{Moana}} I Am Moana (Song of the Ancestors)]]", all of the pre-existing songs utilize new recordings.
19	* DarkestHour: The characters enter this after a storm leaves Disneyland in ruins. Fortunately, Moana's Grandma Tala helps lift their spirits back up.
20	* DemotedToExtra: Happened to [[WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}} the Blue Fairy]] and [[WesternAnimation/BigHero6 Baymax]] during the 2024 revival, in which they no longer fly over Sleeping Beauty Castle.
21	* {{Determinator}}: From the exit music version of "It's Wondrous:"
22	-->''I took all my dreams and I gave them a try''\
23	''I got used to falling while learning to fly''
24	* EarlyBirdCameo: Both [[WesternAnimation/Wish2023 Asha and Valentino]] make a brief appearance before Disney created an official teaser trailer for ''Wish''.
25	* EarnYourHappyEnding: The "[[WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog Almost There]]" segment begins with James teaching Tiana that wishes can come true with help from some hard work.
26	* EmpathicEnvironment: The aforementioned storm seemingly results from the characters' self-doubt. When they recover, the structures re-materialize ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}''-style.
27	* IWantSong: The show includes a combination of "I'm Wishing" and "I Wonder," as well as a mash-up of "[[WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}} Go the Distance]]," "[[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast Belle (reprise)]]," "How Far I'll Go," and "[[WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDameDisney Out There]]."
28	* MakeAWish: "When You Wish Upon a Star" played while the Blue Fairy flew over Sleeping Beauty Castle.
29	* MonochromeToColor: The first "It's Wondrous" segment segues from clips of black-and-white WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts, to un-colored rough animation of Disney Animated Canon movies, to full-color clips of the completed movies.
30	* PastelChalkedFreezeFrame: The "[[WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}} I'll Make a Man Out of You]]" sequence pauses scenes of battle or despair.
31	* PrettyButterflies: The show connects the different eras of Disney animation through "the flight of the butterflies," to quote "It's Wondrous."
32	* RewatchBonus: The average guest would need to watch ''Wondrous Journeys'' at ''least'' five times to see how exactly it references all of the movies. Some of the references consist simply of one or two fleeting cameos, found only in a specific area of Disneyland.
33	* SettingOffSong: "[[WesternAnimation/PeterPan You Can Fly! You Can Fly! You Can Fly!]]" and "[[WesternAnimation/Frozen2013 For the First Time In Forever]]" become one when stripped of their lyrics, and played over some distinctive vehicles taking off.
34	* ThemeTuneExtended: Disney released a digital single for an extended version of "It's Wondrous" in March 2023.
35	* TheTriple: A montage of everyone preparing for battle shows [[WesternAnimation/AtlantisTheLostEmpire a confident Milo rallying the Atlanteans]], [[WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph an authoritative Sgt. Calhoun rallying her soldiers]]... and [[WesternAnimation/RayaAndTheLastDragon a nervous Raya rallying herself]].
36	* TriumphantReprise: "It's Wondrous" sounds wistful at the start, then receives a more jubilant rendition at the finale. The exit music sends guests off with a lively variation of the song.
37	* UpUpAndAway: Baymax flew around Sleeping Beauty Castle while pointing his left fist forwards.
38	* WaxingLyrical: The opening narration quotes songs from ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/FrozenII''.

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