Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida simply introduced a model new drone present referred to as “Disney Desires That Soar” thats set to run by way of the summer season. Even higher? It’s free to observe.
Kicking off on Might 24, 2024 and working nightly till September 2, 2024, this high-tech spectacle will function drones lighting up the sky above Disney Springs, which is the free-to-visit procuring and eating district on Walt Disney World property. A curated soundtrack will accompany the entire expertise.
Somewhat than flying over locations the place individuals stroll, the drones will fly over Lake Buena Vista, which is the lake that borders the procuring heart. Count on the perfect views from the skies above the West Aspect of the large out of doors retail district, which spans 120 acres.
A historical past of Disney World drone reveals
It’s been greater than seven years since Walt Disney World final hosted a drone present. Again through the 2016 winter vacation season, Disney Springs hosted one other drone present. Known as ‘Starbright Holidays’, the present was achieved in partnership with Intel, which on the time was among the many most sturdy drone mild present firms on the planet. That Disney Springs vacation drone present ran twice each evening and lasted six minutes. Re-live the 2016 present on YouTube, right here:
However whereas that is solely the second-ever drone present to reach at Walt Disney World in Florida, the corporate is not any stranger to drone reveals. Amongst its greatest and greatest drone reveals but is the Disney Electrical Sky Parade. Held in France over at Disneyland Paris, the drone present pays homage to the enduring Primary Road Electrical Parade. That parade launched on the authentic Disneyland theme park in California in 1972. In that French present, drones resemble iconic parade floats (albeit within the sky) together with a prepare and Elliott from the 1977 movie “Pete’s Dragon.” Try that present right here:
Earlier Disneyland Paris drone reveals embrace Disney D-Gentle and Avengers: Energy the Evening.
Theme parks like Disney World embrace drone reveals?
Who says Disney is only for youngsters? This information ought to pique the curiosity of tech fanatics, making Disney World a spot for adults to trip in, too.
And it’s no secret that The Drone Lady is a large Disney fan. Alas, that right here means this drone present necessitates its personal weblog put up. However this nightly summer season sequence is only one of a whole lot of drone reveals across the U.S. in 2024. Main festivals, sporting occasions and neighborhood vacation celebrations are set to incorporate drone mild reveals this 12 months. That features a present for the favored Houston Livestock Present and Rodeo, a present on the Albuquerque Worldwide Balloon Competition, and reveals at numerous MLB baseball video games (take a look at my recap of final 12 months’s Star Wars drone present on the Oakland A’s recreation in August 2023).
Different theme parks together with Dollywood and Common Studios have additionally embraced drones. In contrast to Disney World, these parks have really held drone reveals contained in the gates.
The way to watch the Disney World drone present
Merely head to Disney Springs, which is free to go to. Even commonplace self-parking is free on the Disney Springs space.
You’ll greatest see the present on the West Aspect. That’s additionally the place you’ll discover Aerophile, the large, hand-painted helium balloon. Aerophile is tethered to the bottom but in addition floats over the water. Since there’s an enormous walkway alongside the water, it needs to be fairly straightforward to discover a viewing spot. Plus, the present is within the air, so that you probably received’t fear about somebody blocking your view.
And whereas the Disney World drone present is free to observe, know that Disney World journey prices aren’t low-cost. Particularly should you keep at a Disney-owned lodge and find yourself shopping for theme park tickets (and on-property meals, too), finances at the least $300 per particular person per day. That determine consists of meals, a lodge room and theme park tickets.
Then once more, it doesn’t need to be costly. I as soon as did a 5-day Disney journey for 2 individuals for simply $1,600.
