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Disney Live Entertainment is the theatrical live entertainment production division of
Walt Disney Imagineering Walt Disney Imagineering Research & Development, Inc., commonly referred to as Imagineering, is the research and development arm of The Walt Disney Company, responsible for the creation, design, and construction of Disney theme parks and attra ...
, the design and development arm of
Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, Inc., formerly Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. and informally known as Disney Parks, is one of The Walt Disney Company's five major business segments and a subsidiary. It was founded on Apri ...
, a segment and direct subsidiary of
The Walt Disney Company The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October ...
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History


Disney Entertainment

Formerly founded as Walt Disney Entertainment as a wing of the
Walt Disney Company The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October ...
, it produced all shows and parades for
Disney The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October ...
worldwide, including everything from the Disney-created
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Half-time shows to theme parks. The division was altered on January 31, 2001, at the retirement of Executive Vice President,
Ron Logan Ronald Logan (February 9, 1938 – August 30, 2022) was an American businessman who served as executive vice president of Walt Disney Entertainment (now Walt Disney Creative Entertainment). After retiring from the company in 2001, he was formal ...
, who was the head of the division.


Disney Creative Entertainment

Disney Creative Entertainment was founded in 2000 with the arrival of Executive Vice President
Anne Hamburger Anne Hamburger (born ) is an American theatre manager, producer and playwright. She founded En Garde Arts, was artistic director of La Jolla Playhouse and was also an executive at Walt Disney Creative Entertainment, producing musicals. Life and ca ...
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Works

Some of the company's most notable works since being officially formed in 2000 include:


Disneyland Resort The Disneyland Resort, commonly known as Disneyland, is an entertainment resort in Anaheim, California. It is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through its Parks, Experiences and Products division and is home to two theme parks (Di ...

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Disneyland Disneyland is a amusement park, theme park in Anaheim, California. Opened in 1955, it was the first theme park opened by The Walt Disney Company and the only one designed and constructed under the direct supervision of Walt Disney. Disney in ...
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Fantasmic! ''Fantasmic!'' is a nighttime show at Disneyland and Disney's Hollywood Studios. The show formerly operated at Tokyo DisneySea. It features fireworks, characters, live actors, water effects, pyrotechnics, lasers, music, audio-animatronics, searc ...
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Light Magic Light Magic was a parade/street show that ran at Disneyland from May–September 1997. It was billed as a replacement for the Main Street Electrical Parade. At the time of Light Magic's closure, Disney officially stated that it would return in 2 ...
'' **'' Believe... There's Magic in the Stars'' ***'' Believe... In Holiday Magic'' **''Snow White: An Enchanting Musical'' **'' Remember... Dreams Come True'' **''
Walt Disney's Parade of Dreams Walt Disney's Parade of Dreams premiered on May 5, 2005 as part of the Happiest Homecoming on Earth, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Disneyland in California. Conceived by VP Parades and Spectaculars, Steve Davison, the parade celebrates the ...
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Disney's Celebrate America ''Disney's Celebrate America'' is a seasonal fireworks show that premiered on July 3, 2008 at the Magic Kingdom theme park in the Walt Disney World outside Orlando, Florida, on July 4 of that same year at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, and ...
'' **''Mickey's Soundsational Parade'' ** ''Magical'' **''The Magic, the Memories, and You'' **''Mickey and the Magical Map'' **''
Paint the Night ''Paint the Night Parade'' was a nighttime parade at Hong Kong Disneyland, Disney California Adventure, and Disneyland. The Hong Kong version premiered on September 11, 2014, as part of the park 9th anniversary expansion. The Disneyland version ...
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Disneyland Forever ''Disneyland Forever'' was a nighttime spectacular at Disneyland that premiered alongside the ''Paint the Night'' parade and '' World of Color—Celebrate!'' on May 21, 2015 as part of the park's 60th anniversary celebration. The show was produ ...
'' **'' Together Forever'' ** ''Mickey’s Mix Magic'' **''Magic Happens Parade'' **''Wondrous Journeys'' *
Disney California Adventure Disney California Adventure Park, commonly referred to as California Adventure or by its acronym DCA, is a theme park located at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. It is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through its Park ...
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Block Party Bash Block Party Bash was a hybrid stage show and parade that played at Disney California Adventure Park from 2005 to 2008. It was relocated to Disney's Hollywood Studios in March 2008, replacing the Disney Stars and Motor Cars Parade. Show facts ...
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Pixar Play Parade Pixar Play Parade was a parade at the Disneyland Resort. The parade features floats and characters based on Disney·Pixar films such as '' Monsters, Inc.'', ''The Incredibles'' and ''Toy Story''. In a first for Disney California Adventure, the f ...
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World of Color ''World of Color'' is a nighttime show at Disney California Adventure in the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. Conceived by Vice President of Parades and Spectaculars, Steve Davison, and designed by Walt Disney Creative Entertainment, th ...
'' ***Winter Dreams ***Celebrate ***Season of Light ***Villainous ***One ** '' Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular'' ** ''
Disney Junior – Live on Stage! ''Disney Junior – Live on Stage!'' (originally ''Playhouse Disney – Live on Stage!'' until 2011) was a live show attraction featuring puppets of characters from Disney Junior's popular television programs, located at three Disney theme park ...
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Frozen – Live at the Hyperion ''Frozen – Live at the Hyperion'' was a musical stage show inspired by Disney's 2013 animated film '' Frozen''. It was presented at the Hyperion Theater in Hollywood Land at Disney California Adventure. The show premiered on May 27, 2016 and h ...
'' ** ''The Golden Mickeys''


Walt Disney World Resort The Walt Disney World Resort, also called Walt Disney World or Disney World, is an entertainment resort complex in Bay Lake, Florida, Bay Lake and Lake Buena Vista, Florida, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States, near the cities of Orlando ...

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Magic Kingdom Magic Kingdom Park, previously known as Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom (1971–1994) and The Magic Kingdom (1994–2017), is a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida, near Orlando, Florida. Owned and operated by The W ...
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SpectroMagic SpectroMagic was a nighttime parade presented in Magic Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort. It was introduced in 1991 as part of the park's 20th-anniversary celebrations, replacing the Main Street Electrical Parade The ''Main Street Ele ...
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The Legend of the Lion King There have been seven theme park live adaptations of ''The Lion King'' at Disney parks since the animated film ''The Lion King'' was released by Walt Disney Animation Studios in 1994. These have included a parade, two theater-in-the-round shows, ...
'' ** '' Wishes: A Magical Gathering of Disney Dreams'' ** ''The Magic, the Memories, and You'' ** ''
Celebrate the Magic ''Celebrate the Magic'' was a nighttime show at the Magic Kingdom park of Walt Disney World, that premiered on November 13, 2012. It replaced ''The Magic, the Memories and You'' display, a similar show that ran at the Magic Kingdom and Disneylan ...
'' ** '' ''Once Upon a Time'' ** ''Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade'' ** ''Happily Ever After'' ** ''
Disney Enchantment ''Disney Enchantment'' was a fireworks and projection mapping show that debuted at the Magic Kingdom on September 30, 2021, as part of Walt Disney World's 50th anniversary celebration. Similar to its predecessor, ''Happily Ever After (Magic Ki ...
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Epcot Epcot, stylized in all uppercase as EPCOT, is a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida. It is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through its Parks, Experiences and Products division. Inspired by an unreal ...
** ''A New World Fantasy'' ** '' Laserphonic Fantasy'' ** ''
IllumiNations Illuminations may refer to: Shows and festivals * IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth, a nightly fireworks show currently at Epcot at Walt Disney World Resort *'' IllumiNations'', original nightly firework show at Epcot at Walt Disney World Resor ...
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Epcot Forever ''Epcot Forever'' is a limited-time fireworks show that premiered on October 1, 2019, at Epcot. ''Epcot Forever'' served as an interim replacement for '' IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth'' until its long-term replacement, '' Harmonious'', pre ...
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Disney's Hollywood Studios Disney's Hollywood Studios is a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida, near Orlando. It is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through its Parks, Experiences and Products division. Based on a concept by Ma ...
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Dick Tracy ''Dick Tracy'' is an American comic strip featuring Dick Tracy (originally Plainclothes Tracy), a tough and intelligent police detective created by Chester Gould. It made its debut on Sunday, October 4, 1931, in the ''Detroit Mirror'', and it ...
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The American Idol Experience The American Idol Experience was a theme park attraction at Disney's Hollywood Studios at the Walt Disney World Resort. Inspired by the popular American television series ''American Idol'', the attraction invited park guests to audition in fron ...
'' ** ''Disney Junior - Live on Stage!'' ** '' Star Wars: A Galactic Spectacular'' ** ''The Golden Mickeys'' *
Disney's Animal Kingdom Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park is a zoological theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida, near Orlando. Owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through its Parks, Experiences and Products division, it is the l ...
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Festival of the Lion King There have been seven theme park live adaptations of ''The Lion King'' at Disney parks since the animated film ''The Lion King'' was released by Walt Disney Animation Studios in 1994. These have included a parade, two theater-in-the-round shows, ...
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Finding Nemo – The Musical ''Finding Nemo – The Musical'' is a live puppet and musical stage show based on Disney/Pixar's 2003 film ''Finding Nemo'', located at the Theater in the Wild in DinoLand U.S.A at Disney's Animal Kingdom in Walt Disney World in Orlando, Flori ...
'' ** '' The Jungle Book: Alive with Magic'' ** '' Rivers of Light''


Tokyo Disney Resort The (local nickname ''TDR'') is a theme park and vacation resort located in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, just east of Tokyo. The resort is fully owned and operated by The Oriental Land Company under a licence from The Walt Disney Company, who constru ...

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Tokyo Disneyland (local nickname ''TDL'') is a theme park at the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, near Tokyo. Its main gate is directly adjacent to both Maihama Station and Tokyo Disneyland Station. It was the first Disney park to be ...
** ''Cinderellabration: Lights of Romance'' ** ''Mickey's Gift of Dreams'' ** ''Disney's Dreams on Parade'' ** ''Jubilation!'' ** ''Happiness is Here Parade'' ** ''Once Upon a Time'' ** ''Frozen Forever'' ** '' Disney Gifts of Christmas'' ** ''Dreaming Up'' ** '' Celebrate! Tokyo Disneyland'' ** ''Mickey's Musical Dream'' *
Tokyo DisneySea is a theme park at the Tokyo Disney Resort located in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, just next to Tokyo. It opened on 4 September 2001, at a cost of 335 billion yen. The Oriental Land Company owns the park, and licenses intellectual proper ...
** ''Legend of Mythica'' ** ''
BraviSEAmo! ''BraviSEAmo!'' (''ブラヴィッシーモ! Buravisshiimo!'') was a nighttime water show at Tokyo DisneySea. The show featured water, pyrotechnic, and firework effects and was performed on the lagoon of the Mediterranean Harbor. The show was dir ...
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Fantasmic! ''Fantasmic!'' is a nighttime show at Disneyland and Disney's Hollywood Studios. The show formerly operated at Tokyo DisneySea. It features fireworks, characters, live actors, water effects, pyrotechnics, lasers, music, audio-animatronics, searc ...
'' ** ''Believe! Sea of Dreams''


Disneyland Paris Disneyland Paris is an entertainment resort in Chessy, France, east of Paris. It encompasses two theme parks, resort hotels, Disney Nature Resorts, a shopping, dining and entertainment complex, and a golf course. Disneyland Park is the origin ...

* Disneyland Park (Paris) ** ''Disney's Once Upon a Dream Parade'' ** '' Wishes: A Magical Gathering of Disney Dreams'' ** ''
Disney Dreams! ''Disney Dreams!'' was a nighttime spectacular at Disneyland Park in Disneyland Paris. It was designed specially for the 20th anniversary of the park and ran until 24 March 2017 after which it was replaced by '' Disney Illuminations''. Conceiv ...
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Disney Illuminations ''Disney Illuminations'' is a nighttime spectacular at Disneyland Park (Paris), Disneyland Park in Disneyland Paris. It opened on 26 March 2017 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the park and replaced ''Disney Dreams!''. Based on Ignite the D ...
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Disney Stars on Parade Disney Stars on Parade is the current parade in Disneyland Park at Disneyland Paris. The parade premiered on March 26, 2017, as part of the park's 25th anniversary celebration. The parade celebrates the discovery of the lands of imagination, repr ...
'' ** ''The Enchanted Fireworks'' ** ''The Legend of the Lion King'' ** ''Winnie the Pooh and Friends, Too'' ** ''Animator's Musical Fireworks'' *
Walt Disney Studios Park Walt Disney Studios Park (French: ''Parc Walt Disney Studios'') is the second of two theme parks built at Disneyland Paris in Marne-la-Vallée, France, which opened on 16 March 2002. It is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through i ...
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Disney Junior Disney Junior is an American pay television network owned by the Walt Disney Television (part of Disney General Entertainment Content) unit of The Walt Disney Company through Disney Branded Television. Aimed mainly at children two to seven yea ...
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Disney Village Disney Village is a shopping, dining, and entertainment complex in Disneyland Paris, located in the town of Marne-la-Vallée, France. Originally named Festival Disney, it opened on April 12, 1992, covering an area of approximately inside what wa ...
** ''Buffalo Bill's Wild West Dinner Show''


Hong Kong Disneyland Resort

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Hong Kong Disneyland Hong Kong Disneyland () (local nickname ''HKDL''; also known as HK Disneyland) is a theme park located on reclaimed land in Penny's Bay, Lantau Island. It is located inside the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and it is owned and managed by Hong Ko ...
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Festival of the Lion King There have been seven theme park live adaptations of ''The Lion King'' at Disney parks since the animated film ''The Lion King'' was released by Walt Disney Animation Studios in 1994. These have included a parade, two theater-in-the-round shows, ...
'' ** ''Mickey and the Wondrous Book'' ** ''Flights of Fantasy Parade'' ** ''
Disney in the Stars ''Disney in the Stars'' (Traditional Chinese: 「星夢奇緣」煙花表演) was the nightly fireworks performance at the Hong Kong Disneyland theme park in Lantau, Hong Kong. Based on a similar format used in the '' Fantasy in the Sky'' fir ...
'' ** ''Mickey's Rainy Day Express'' ** ''
Paint the Night ''Paint the Night Parade'' was a nighttime parade at Hong Kong Disneyland, Disney California Adventure, and Disneyland. The Hong Kong version premiered on September 11, 2014, as part of the park 9th anniversary expansion. The Disneyland version ...
'' ** ''Follow Your Dreams'' ** ''Momentous''


Disney Cruise Line Disney Cruise Line is a cruise line operation that is a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. The company was incorporated in 1996 as Magical Cruise Company Limited, through the first vessel, ''Disney Magic'' and is domiciled in London, England ...

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Disney Magic ''Disney Magic'' is the first cruise ship owned and operated by Disney Cruise Line, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. She has 11 public decks, can accommodate 2,700 passengers in 875 staterooms, and has a crew of approximately 950. The int ...
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Disney Magic ''Disney Magic'' is the first cruise ship owned and operated by Disney Cruise Line, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. She has 11 public decks, can accommodate 2,700 passengers in 875 staterooms, and has a crew of approximately 950. The int ...
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Disney Wonder ''Disney Wonder'' is a cruise ship operated by Disney Cruise Line. She was the second ship to join the Disney fleet on entering service in 1999. ''Disney Wonder'' is of the same class as . The other three ships in the fleet are the , , and . The ...
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The Golden Mickeys The Golden Mickeys (Cantonese: 米奇金獎音樂劇) is a revue-style stage musical presented in the style of an awards ceremony, with characters from Disney films being winning or nominated for awards including heroism, villainy, friendship, ...
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Disney Wonder ''Disney Wonder'' is a cruise ship operated by Disney Cruise Line. She was the second ship to join the Disney fleet on entering service in 1999. ''Disney Wonder'' is of the same class as . The other three ships in the fleet are the , , and . The ...
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Disney Dream The ''Disney Dream'' is the third cruise ship operated by Disney Cruise Line, part of The Walt Disney Company. She is the first of the ''Dream''-class. She currently sails three-day, four-day, and occasional five-day cruises to the Bahamas. The ...
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Disney Fantasy ''Disney Fantasy'' is the fourth cruise ship owned and operated by Disney Cruise Line, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, which entered service in 2012. Her sister ship, ''Disney Dream'', was launched in 2011. ''Disney Fantasy'' is the sec ...
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Disney Dream The ''Disney Dream'' is the third cruise ship operated by Disney Cruise Line, part of The Walt Disney Company. She is the first of the ''Dream''-class. She currently sails three-day, four-day, and occasional five-day cruises to the Bahamas. The ...
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Disney Magic ''Disney Magic'' is the first cruise ship owned and operated by Disney Cruise Line, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. She has 11 public decks, can accommodate 2,700 passengers in 875 staterooms, and has a crew of approximately 950. The int ...
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Disney Dream The ''Disney Dream'' is the third cruise ship operated by Disney Cruise Line, part of The Walt Disney Company. She is the first of the ''Dream''-class. She currently sails three-day, four-day, and occasional five-day cruises to the Bahamas. The ...


Other venues

* ''Main Street Electrical Parade — New York Route'' at New York, New York (As part of the opening of Hercules) * ''2000 Super Bowl Half Time Show'' * ''2016 Honda
Celebration of Light The Honda Celebration of Light (formerly known as ''Benson & Hedges Symphony of Fire'' and The HSBC Celebration of Light) is an annual musical fireworks competition in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The first "Symphony of Fire" was held ...
– Vancouver Fireworks'' * '' 2022 Special Olympics USA Games – Opening Ceremony'' * ''2023 Honda Celebration of Light – Vancouver Fireworks''


References

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