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3. Spirit of Aloha Dinner Show Enjoy an evening dining experience with tropical flare and fare, fire dancing, and a lively luau with Disney’s Spirit of Aloha Dinner Show. Held at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort’s own open-air Luau Cove Theater, you get to experience feast and fun at its best with authentic all-you-can-eat family-style offerings and stunning live performances that ...

2. Nocturnal Encounters—Kilimanjaro Safaris at Night Now guests to Disney’s Animal Kingdom Park can experience the well-loved Kilimanjaro Safari under the cloak of night. These new evening encounters take you on the same 18-minute safari route you’d travel in daytime, but with a whole new perspective, you’d only get at nightfall. It’s a better way to witness some of the ...

1. Happily Ever After Nighttime Spectacular Effective as of May 12, 2017 Disney’s Magic Kingdom presents a new nighttime spectacular to dazzle and delight visitors. Taking the place of the long-running Wishes! A Magical Gathering of Disney Dreams show is the new Happily Ever After Night Time Spectacular, which features more lights, lasers, and Disney-character projections than any other fireworks ...

Disney World magic doesn’t end with the setting of the sun. In fact, evenings offer some of the most enchanting experiences for guests to enjoy. From fantastic fireworks displays to delightful presentations, here are 10 spectacular nighttime experiences every visitor should have.  

10. Once Upon A Time… Everyone knows this familiar opening to any fairytale, but you haven’t experienced a story quite like this until you come to Cinderella’s Castle in Magic Kingdom Park quarter to 10 p.m. This nightly spectacle presents a unique elaborate castle projection show, set to music and featuring scenes from some of your favorite animated Disney films. ...

9. IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth There’s no better place in Disney World to celebrate the world’s diverse legacy than at Epcot’s World Showcase. And there’s no better nighttime spectacular that does so more than IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth. Telling the story of humanity and the planet’s past, present, and future, this stellar fireworks display is shown night over the World Showcase ...

8. Fantasmic! Head to Disney’s Hollywood Studios for the ultimate nighttime experience—Fantasmic! Hailed by countless fans as a timeless favorite, this 26-minute presentation features a stunning display of fireworks, synchronized water effects, lights, and pyrotechnics in combination with music and enactments from classic Disney characters (heroes and villains alike). The central theme follows Mickey through a series of dreams, beginning ...

7. Star Wars: A Galactic Spectacular Disney’s Hollywood Studios is all about glamor, movies, and iconic stars, but nighttime visitors to the park can expect to have a very different star-studded experience with Star Wars: A Galactic Spectacular. This nightly show featuring a combination of lasers, lights, pyrotechnics, and state-of-the-art projection effects is a very recent addition to the lineup ...

8. Big Thunder Mountain Big Thunder Mountain provides a high-speed rocky rollercoaster experience the whole family can take part in. The rickety ride aboard a runaway mining train will take you through an old ghost town, once the site for gold mining back in the 1850s. But the site has been abandoned these many years as a result of eerie ...

7. Splash Mountain You’re in for a wet and wild one when you decide to take the plunge with this ride. Climb aboard a hollowed-out floating log, passing along vivid bayou scenes and cheerful singing animals along the way. Your goal is to see Br’er Rabbit safely on his way to adventure from his home in the Briar Patch in ...