An important CHANGE is coming to the Fantasmic! show schedule in Disney World.
After a long closure, the show returned in late 2022 with some changes and it has been making us all dance and sing ever since (c’mon, you definitely do the Mickey dance in your seats, right?). We’ve seen some changes made to its showtime schedule in the past, but there’s a particularly important one coming up very soon that you need to know about.
Previously, Fantasmic! displayed a 9PM showtime throughout dates in May, but it seems that has changed. The Fantasmic! website now notes that Fantasmic! will be CLOSED for routine maintenance on May 1st and May 2nd, 2023.
The website does NOT show any available showtimes for those dates. So if you’ll be visiting during that time and were hoping to see Fantasmic! on either of those nights, note that the show will not be available.
There are showtimes available, however, throughout April, all the way up to April 30th, so you can catch it just before that May 1st and 2nd closure. There are also showtimes listed starting May 3rd, so you can opt to catch the show once it has reopened following its brief closure.
It looks like from May 3rd through 6th the show will be offered at 9PM and 10:30PM each night. After that, the schedule switches back to a 9PM show each night. Of course, that’s all subject to change so check the showtimes before you visit.
Take a look at your plans and whether they included a Fantasmic! visit on May 1st or 2nd so you can adjust things accordingly. And remember that times for many Disney shows, parades, and other things can change so you’ll want to check those times guides or the My Disney Experience app often for any updates.
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Chris says
Hi. I noticed you stated the Fantasmic show times should start to run back to it’s normal operating schedule at 9pm each night. I’ve seen arbitrarily how that show runs sometimes at 8:30pm so is the 9pm time slot concrete or can it change or fluctuate? Thank you very much!