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Rugrats and Kappa Mikey: Difference between pages (Difference between pages) Revision as of 21:23, 19 August 2007 (edit) Revision as of 20:47, 16 August 2008 (edit) 72.227.159.15 (talk) (􏰀​Title) Line 1: +   Rugrats is an animated television series that ran on  Nickelodeon − and it was one of the first three Nicktoons: after Doug and before Ren & Stimpy. − ==Premise== +   + Kappa Mikey is an American Animated Sitcom geared toward families and is created by Larry Schwarz. 4Kids Entertainment is the worldwide licensing, marketing and official promotional agent. The show is Nicktoons Network's first original half-hour series, to be followed by other Animation Collective shows like + Three Delivery, as well as Edgar and Ellen and The Secret Show. It premiered on

February 25, 2006, and premiered on Nickelodeon on August 20, 2006. Nickelodeon, however, removed it from the schedule in January 2007. It is MTV's first global acquisition. All of the episodes that have aired in the United States are currently available on iTunes. + + the term anime in English is generally reserved for animation originally produced for the Japanese market. It uses Japanese animation and culture as inspiration for its concept, rather than being "true" anime. + + Officially, the episode's title is "The Karaoke Episode". + + ==Title== The show's title is a variation on the word kappamaki, a type of sushi. It is suggested that it was the inspiration for naming the title character Mikey, and uses the prefix Kappa Mikey is marketed as "the first anime to be produced entirely in the United States", according to press releases from MTV, Nicktoons Network, and various other sources, as On February 16, 2008, during their "Music Week", Nicktoons Network aired their first original television movie: an hour-long Kappa Mikey musical entitled "Kappa Karaoke". kappa. Like Mikey, + who is a 'fish out of water' in Japan, the kappa creature itself is a water demon who can live on land. The kappas first appeared on this show in the episode Mikey, Kappa, on August 5th, where the origin of the title was explained. Mikey also shares his name with the actor who supplies his voice. + + ==Overview== The series centers around Mikey Simon, a 19-year-old actor who just graduated from high school and is from Cleveland, Ohio. He embarks to + Japan after winning a scratch-off card contest to star in the country's formerly popular anime series, LilyMu. In doing this, he rockets the show back to the top of the ratings, and becomes Japan's biggest anime star. +    Segments of LilyMu are seen at the beginning and end of each episode, but the show focuses primarily on the actors' and producers' lives off-set and Mikey's adjustments to the new world he has entered (similar in concept to The Famous Jett Jackson). The humor comes from the fact that because Mikey is an American, he actually stands out visually from the other cast members, similar to the mix of styles in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. While + most characters on the show are drawn in an anime-inspired style (thin outlines, big, detailed eyes, small mouths, and all ten fingers), Mikey (and all other American characters) is drawn in a retro-inspired American cartoon manner (thicker outlines, single black

==Production== It was the network's second Nicktoon. The series was in production from 1991 to 1994, and again from 1996 to 2004. It aired in Nickelodeon's Snick block − from 1997-2000 and it also aired on Nick Jr's block. It is the longest lasting Nicktoon to date at thirteen years of longevity. Rugrats received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in a ceremony on June 28, 2001. dot pupil eyes, a larger mouth, and only eight fingers). The humor is delivered in a rapid pace, and also consists of light satire, non-sequential cut-aways, slapstick, character quirks, and a fair amount of gross-out humor.

Production
Kappa Mikey is different from other cartoons produced in the past few years in that the property is owned by the studio instead of an agency, the animation is not out-sourced, and the episodes are written by a full-time staff. After producing Internet-based projects and television spots, this is Animation Collective's first ever television series, and is produced in + New York City starting from the summer of 2005. Production officially wrapped in September 2007, in order to start production on Speed Racer: The Next Generation and Three Delivery at the same

time. The show airs in the UK on CITV and Nickelodeon UK as well as in Canada − on YTV. In − Australia, it can be seen on Nickelodeon Australia. After the introduction of SpongeBob SquarePants, popularity for Rugrats declined. The Rugrats never had a rival this strong in popularity (many shows were produced during the Rugrats lifetime, but none were as successful as SpongeBob SquarePants). In order to keep − its popularity, the studios released several movies and specials, such as the introduction of Dil Pickles and Kimi Finster. Ironically, after these introductions, fans determined that Rugrats jumped the shark. An early test pilot was made for a pitch to MTV Networks, where the character designs and backgrounds resembled more like those found in Perfect Hair Forever. Much of the current cast + was voicing their characters even this early in production. When the deal didn't go through, Nickelodeon eventually picked up the project, and the show was tweaked heavily in order to be aimed at a younger audience. − When Nickelodeon declined to renew any more new episodes of Rugrats and All Grown Up, Klasky-Csupo (the studios responsible for Rugrats) closed down most of its operations. At the time of their cancellation, those series were the only Klasky-Csupo series on the

Nickelodeon schedule. + Voice talents are usually local, and for the most part, the show is recorded at Manhattan-based NYAV Post, which Michael Sinterniklaas owns. Larry Schwarz, along with the other executive producers, oversees all phases of production, but only has writing + credits on the pilot episode, "Mikey Impossible", and "A Christmas Mikey". All the episodes are directed by Sergei Aniskov. The instrumental score is composed by John Angier, who also wrote the lyrics to "The Recycling Song", Ori and Yori's hits, "Living With Mikey", and the songs in the Karaoke episodes. + It is animated in Adobe Flash, with some moments of CGI rendered in Maya. To further emphasize the contrast in animation styles, one group of animators is assigned to the anime characters, and another group is in charge of Mikey and the other American characters. The vehicles on LilyMu and around Tokyo, as well as the weapons, the Gonard balloon, Pirate King's ship, the Karaoke Genie Machine, + etc..., are created in Maya and exported into Flash using the Toon Filter. The backgrounds are modeled in Maya, and texture, details, and clouds are added in Photoshop. Some of the backgrounds are inspired by actual locations in Tokyo. Final effects and sound editing and added in AfterEffects and Final Cut Pro. The studio produces several episodes at once- it takes about 4 to 6 months for an episode to develop from script to

delivery. + The show's anime-style characters perform with large comedic overuses of face faults, such as a face and/or body turning into an exaggerated general appearance, or becoming much smaller. This allows animators to have more control over how a character looks and acts than on many other Flash shows, and + they don't always have to be on-model. The show uses clichés common to anime, including the sweat drop, lines over the eyes or no eyes at all, big heads, flaming eyes, bodies becoming smaller (or super deformed). Sometimes Mikey will try to do these things, which are one of the show's running gags, but cannot, due to being drawn in an American style. ==Characters== − − ==Episodes== −   ==Characters== + {{main|List of Kappa + {| class="wikitable" + |- + ! Character + ! Voice Actor Mikey characters}} |- + http://www.divertimento.it/fnts/cartoni/ immagini/300x238/kappamikey.jpg + | Mikey Simon + | Michael Sinterniklaas + |- + | Gonard + | Sean Schemmel + |- + | Guano + | Gary Mack + |- + | Lily + | Annice Moriarty + |- + | Mitsuki + | Evelyn Lanto + |- + | Ozu + | Stephen Moverly + |- + | Yes Man + | Jesse Adams + |- + |}                       These characters are modeled on cartoon

stereotypes, to varying extents. The show also features secondary characters and extras, mostly in crowd scenes, whose designs are directly inspired by famous anime characters, but who are different enough to avoid copyright infringements. Sometimes this is done to spoof the films and television programs intentionally, such as the character + Masaka Masako, whose appearance spoofs Yubaba(or her twin, Zeneba) from the film Spirited Away, or Takashi Katashi, who shares a similar appearance and name with Kakashi Hatake from the anime Naruto. On another episode there is an anime version of Ami and Yumi from the TV series, Puffy AmiYumi. Other times, it is done to continue the show's original concept, without any intention behind it. − ==Films== − − − − ==Spinoffs== − + == List of episodes == +            −

planned to see Susie move away from − California to Atlanta, where she apparently has relatives. − ==Broadcast history== − *USA + {| class="wikitable" + |- + ! Seasons + ! Episodes + ! First Airdate + ! Last Airdate + |- + Season 1 + | style="text-align: center; top" | 26 + | February 25, 2006 + | April 28, 2007 + |- + Season 2 + | style="text-align: center; top" | 26 + | June 6, 2007 − −   − **Boomerang − *UK + | March 30, 2008 + |} + == DVD Release == A Kappa Mikey DVD was released on September 18, 2007 under Starz Home Entertainment. It includes the episodes Lost in Transportation, Easy Come, Easy Gonard, and ''The + Man Who Would Be Mikey, all from the first season, as well as bonus material, including a music video of 'I'm Alright' from Battle of the Bands, wallpaper, an interactive game parodying Hollywood Squares'', and a How-To- Draw-Mikey tutorial. − − −  − **CITV (2005-present) According to the Animation Collective site, a 2nd DVD will be released + sometime later in 2008. It will include Season One in its entirety, with DVD extras, and will be considered more of an "official" volume than the last one. − *Australia − − **ABC TV − ABC TV **ABC Kids, a short lived digital − channel containing the Kids programming from ABC TV − **Network Ten − *Ireland + == Cultural Errors == + from North America's Entertainment Software Rating Board rating system rather than an "A for All Ages" rating from Japan's Computer Entertainment Rating Organization rating system. *Raccoons, which appear in the show now and then, specifically in ''The Phantom + of the Soundstage and The Man Who Would Be Mikey'', are not found in Japan. They instead have raccoon dogs. *Although Halloween is not observed as  part of Japanese culture, many Japanese (Especially in the younger generation) + celebrate Halloween. This could be the reason for a Halloween special, including a part where children trick- or-treat. − **RTÉ Two − **Nicktoons (2002-
 * The Carmichaels was a spin-off
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 * Children's BBC (Including Live & Kicking) (1993-2004)
 * Nickelodeon (1994- Present)
 * Nicktoons (2002- Present)
 * Nickelodeon (1995-Present)
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 * In the episode Ship of Fools, the video game boxes for the Lily-Mu video game have a rating of "E for Everyone"
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− Present) − **CITV (2005-present) −   + ==Dancing Sushi Spin-off Series== − *Canada − **Treehouse − **YTV     − *Malaysia **Nickelodeon − **TV3 (199?-2006) Sometime in 2008, a spin-off mini-series of Kappa Mikey will premiere on Nicktoons Network, called Dancing Sushi, and will focus on the antics of the three main sushi beings that originally appear in the bumpers of the show. . They are given names, and a fourth female sushi will be added to balance out the cast. Twenty-six 1- minute episodes are made, with 3 web- exclusive episodes currently out now. Dancing Sushi Wiki Page      + ==Kappa Karaoke songs==  − *Netherlands  − channel)|Nickelodeon]] These are the songs that were sang by + the characters from Nicktoons Network's first original TV movie, The Karaoke Episode. + {| class="wikitable" + |- + ! Number + ! Title + ! Sung By + |- +|1 + | It's In Your Heart + | Mikey, Gonard, Guano, Lily, Mitsuki + |- +|2 + | I Feel Super + | Mikey + |- +|3   − ==See also== − − *Klasky-Csupo + | My Life Is Rulin' [AKA Looking Back at Days Gone By] + | Mikey, Gonard, Guano, Lily, Mitsuki + |- +|4 + | When Life Gives You Lunch Meat [AKA Sandwich-eees] + | Gonard + |- +|5 + | I Pull the Strings + | Ozu + |- +|6 + | Power Ballad Beat the Hero + | Ozu, Guano + |- +|7 + | Nothing Rhymes With Purple + | Guano + |- +|8 + | Hail Mighty Diva [AKA Popstar Power] + | Lily − ==External links== − + |- +|9 + | Our Paths (Will They Cross? Will It Matter?) + | Mitsuki + |- + | 10 + | Do the Bounce [AKA Follow the Bouncing Ball] + | Mikey, Gonard, Guano, Lily, Mitsuki + |- + | 11 + | It's In Your Heart (Reprise) + | Mikey, Gonard, Guano, Lily, Mitsuki, Ozu (at end) + |- + |} + ==References== + * Nickelodeon's − [http://www.nick.com/shows/rugrats/index − .jhtml Rugrats site] − − − −   − * − + ==External links== + + * The Official Kappa Mikey Website + [http://www.nicktoonsnetwork.com/shows/k appamikey Kappa Mikey Nicktoons Network Page] + language=en&brand=teletoon&init=chunk&fu nc=php|templates/show.php|/tv/kappaMikey /kappaMikey_en.xml&xVar= Kappa Mikey Teletoon Page] + * Animation Collective + * Dancing Sushi Official Site +  − − − − −     − − − −     − − −     + +    +     ￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼− Rugrats − Rugrats − Rugrats − Les Razmoket ]]ראגרטס:he[[ − − Rugrats − Ratjetoe (tekenfilmserie) − Rugrats − Rugrats − Неугомонные детки + + + + Kappa Mikey + Kappa Mikey + Kappa Mikey + Kappa Mikey + Kappa Mikey + Каппа Майки + Kappa Mikey + Kappa Mikey ￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼Revision as of 20:47, 16 August 2008 ￼Template:Infobox TV ratings Kappa Mikey is an American Animated Sitcom geared toward families and is created by Larry Schwarz. 4Kids Entertainment is the worldwide licensing, marketing and official promotional agent. The show is Nicktoons Network's first original half-hour series, to be followed by other Animation Collective shows like Three Delivery, as well as Edgar and Ellen and The Secret Show. It premiered on February 25, 2006, and premiered on Nickelodeon on August 20, 2006. Nickelodeon, however, Created by Directed by Larry Schwarz Sergei Aniskov ￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼Kappa Mikey ￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼Starring Michael Sinterniklaas Stephen Moverley Annice Moriarty Sean Schemmel Gary Mack Jesse Adams Evelyn Lanto Dan Green Wayne Grayson Bella Hudson No. of 52, (49 aired, 3 episodes unaired) (list of episodes) Contents Title Overview Production Characters List of episodes DVD Release Cultural Errors Dancing Sushi Spin-off Series Kappa Karaoke songs References External links Production Producer(s) Larry Schwarz Sergei Aniskov Sean Lahey Christopher Fauci Michael Gold Release Chronology External links removed it from the schedule in January 2007. It is MTV's first global acquisition. All of the episodes that have aired in the United States are currently available on iTunes. Kappa Mikey is marketed as "the first anime to be produced entirely in the United States", according to press releases from MTV, Nicktoons Network, and various other sources, as the term anime in English is generally reserved for animation originally produced for the Japanese market. It uses Japanese animation and culture as inspiration for its concept, rather than being "true" anime. On February 16, 2008, during their "Music Week", Nicktoons Network aired their first original television movie: an hour-long Kappa Mikey musical entitled "Kappa Karaoke". Officially, the [1] Opening theme Composer(s) Country of origin No. of seasons Hey x2, Look x2 by Beat Crusaders John Angier United States 2              episode's title is "The Karaoke Episode" .       Title Running time Production company(s) Original network Original release Followed by 22 minutes approx. Animation Collective Nicktoons Network February 25, 2006 - present Dancing Sushi The show's title is a variation on the word kappamaki, a type of sushi. It is suggested that it was the inspiration for naming the title character Mikey, and uses the prefix kappa. Like Mikey, who is a 'fish out of water' in Japan, the kappa creature itself is a water demon who can live on land. The kappas first appeared on this show in the episode Mikey, Kappa, on August 5th, where the origin of the title was explained. Mikey also shares his name with the actor who supplies his voice. Website (http://www.kappamikey.co m/) Overview The series centers around Mikey Simon, a 19-year-old actor who just graduated from high school and is from Cleveland, Ohio. He embarks to Japan after winning a scratch-off card contest to star in the country's formerly popular anime series, LilyMu. In doing this, he rockets the show back to the top of the ratings, and becomes Japan's biggest anime star. Segments of LilyMu are seen at the beginning and end of each episode, but the show focuses primarily on the actors' and producers' lives off-set and Mikey's adjustments to the new world he has entered (similar in concept to The Famous Jett Jackson). The humor comes from the fact that because Mikey is an American, he actually stands out visually from the other cast members, similar to the mix of styles in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. While most characters on the show are drawn in an anime- inspired style (thin outlines, big, detailed eyes, small mouths, and all ten fingers), Mikey (and all other American characters) is drawn in a retro-inspired American cartoon manner (thicker outlines, single black dot pupil eyes, a larger mouth, and only eight fingers). The humor is delivered in a rapid pace, and also consists of light satire, non-sequential cut-aways, slapstick, character quirks, and a fair amount of gross-out humor. Production Kappa Mikey is different from other cartoons produced in the past few years in that the property is owned by the studio instead of an agency, the animation is not out-sourced, and the episodes are written by a full-time staff. After producing Internet-based projects and television spots, this is Animation Collective's first ever television series, and is produced in New York City starting from the An early test pilot was made for a pitch to MTV Networks, where the character designs and backgrounds resembled more like those found in Perfect Hair Forever. Much of the current cast was voicing their characters even this early in production. When the deal didn't go through, Nickelodeon eventually picked up the project, and the show was tweaked heavily in order to be aimed at a younger audience. Voice talents are usually local, and for the most part, the show is recorded at Manhattan-based NYAV Post, which Michael Sinterniklaas owns. Larry Schwarz, along with the other executive producers, oversees all phases of production, but only has writing credits on the pilot episode, "Mikey Impossible", and "A Christmas Mikey". All the episodes are directed by Sergei Aniskov. The instrumental score is composed by John Angier, who also wrote the lyrics to "The Recycling Song", Ori and Yori's hits, "Living With Mikey", and the songs in the Karaoke episodes. It is animated in Adobe Flash, with some moments of CGI rendered in Maya. To further emphasize the contrast in animation styles, one group of animators is assigned to the anime characters, and another group is in charge of Mikey and the other American characters. The vehicles on LilyMu and around Tokyo, as well as the weapons, the Gonard balloon, Pirate King's ship, the Karaoke Genie Machine, etc..., are created in Maya and exported into Flash using the Toon Filter. The backgrounds are modeled in Maya, and texture, details, and clouds are added in Photoshop. Some of the [2] Speed Racer: The Next Generation and Three Delivery at the same time. summer of 2005 . Production officially wrapped in September 2007, in order to start production on backgrounds are inspired by actual locations in Tokyo. Final effects and sound editing and added in AfterEffects and Final Cut Pro. The studio produces several episodes at once- it takes about 4 to 6 months for an episode to develop from script to delivery. The show's anime-style characters perform with large comedic overuses of face faults, such as a face and/or body turning into an exaggerated general appearance, or becoming much smaller. This allows animators to have more control over how a character looks and acts than on many other Flash shows, and they don't always have to be on-model. The show uses clichés common to anime, including the sweat drop, lines over the eyes or no eyes at all, big heads, flaming eyes, bodies becoming smaller (or super deformed). Sometimes Mikey will try to do these things, which are one of the show's running gags, but cannot, due to being drawn in an American style. Characters Character Mikey Simon Gonard Guano Lily Mitsuki Ozu Yes Man Voice Actor Michael Sinterniklaas Sean Schemmel Gary Mack Annice Moriarty Evelyn Lanto Stephen Moverly Jesse Adams These characters are modeled on cartoon stereotypes, to varying extents. The show also features secondary characters and extras, mostly in crowd scenes, whose designs are directly inspired by famous anime characters, but who are different enough to avoid copyright infringements. Sometimes this is done to spoof the films and television programs intentionally, such as the character Masaka Masako, whose appearance spoofs Yubaba(or her twin, Zeneba) from the film Spirited Away, or Takashi Katashi, who shares a similar appearance and name with Kakashi Hatake from the anime Naruto. On another episode there is an anime version of Ami and Yumi from the TV series, Puffy AmiYumi. Other times, it is done to continue the show's original concept, without any intention behind it. List of episodes Seasons Season 1 Season 2 Episodes First Airdate 26 February 25, 2006 26 June 6, 2007 Last Airdate April 28, 2007 March 30, 2008 DVD Release A Kappa Mikey DVD was released on September 18, 2007 under Starz Home Entertainment. It includes the episodes Lost in Transportation, Easy Come, Easy Gonard, and The Man Who Would Be Mikey, all from the first season, as well as bonus material, including a music video of 'I'm Alright' from Battle of the Bands, wallpaper, an interactive game parodying Hollywood Squares, and a How- To-Draw-Mikey tutorial. According to the Animation Collective site, a 2nd DVD will be released sometime later in 2008. It will include Season One in its entirety, with DVD extras, and will be considered more of an "official" volume than the last one. Cultural Errors In the episode Ship of Fools, the video game boxes for the Lily-Mu video game have a rating of "E for Everyone" from North America's Entertainment Software Rating Board rating system rather than an "A for All Ages" rating from Japan's Computer Entertainment Rating Organization rating system. Raccoons, which appear in the show now and then, specifically in The Phantom of the Soundstage and The Man Who Would Be Mikey, are not found in Japan. They instead have raccoon dogs. Although Halloween is not observed as part of Japanese culture, many Japanese (Especially in the younger generation) celebrate Halloween. This could be the reason for a Halloween special, including a part where children trick-or-treat. Dancing Sushi Spin-off Series Sometime in 2008, a spin-off mini-series of Kappa Mikey will premiere on Nicktoons Network, called Dancing Sushi, and will focus on the antics of the three main sushi beings that originally appear in the [3] Kappa Karaoke songs bumpers of the show. the cast. Twenty-six 1-minute episodes are made, with 3 web-exclusive episodes currently out now. Dancing Sushi Wiki Page . They are given names, and a fourth female sushi will be added to balance out These are the songs that were sang by the characters from Nicktoons Network's first original TV movie, The Karaoke Episode.
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Number Title Sung By     1 It's In Your Heart 2 I Feel Super 3 My Life Is Rulin' [AKA Looking Back at Days Gone By] 4 When Life Gives You Lunch Meat [AKA Sandwich-eees] 5 I Pull the Strings 6 Power Ballad Beat the Hero 7 Nothing Rhymes With Purple 8 Hail Mighty Diva [AKA Popstar Power] 9 Our Paths (Will They Cross? Will It Matter?) 10 Do the Bounce [AKA Follow the Bouncing Ball] 11 It's In Your Heart (Reprise) References Mikey, Gonard, Guano, Lily, Mitsuki Mikey Mikey, Gonard, Guano, Lily, Mitsuki Gonard Ozu Ozu, Guano Guano Lily Mitsuki Mikey, Gonard, Guano, Lily, Mitsuki Mikey, Gonard, Guano, Lily, Mitsuki, Ozu (at end) 1. Kappa Mikey, Season 2 (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewTVSeason?i d=271809890&s=143441) on the iTunes Store 2. Animation World Magazine (http://mag.awn.com/index.php?article_no=3405) 3. It's the Dancing Sushi !!!! (http://www.dancingsushi.com) External links The Official Kappa Mikey Website (http://www.kappamikey.com) Kappa Mikey Nicktoons Network Page (http://www.nicktoonsnetwork.com/shows/kappamikey) Kappa Mikey Teletoon Page (http://www.teletoon.com/teletoon3/teletoon.php?language=en&bran d=teletoon&init=chunk&func=php%7Ctemplates/show.php%7C/tv/kappaMikey/kappaMikey_en.x ml&xVar=) Animation Collective (http://www.animationcollective.com) Dancing Sushi Official Site (http://www.dancingsushi.com) Template:Kappa Mikey Template:Nicktoons Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rugrats&oldid=232371887" This page was last edited on 16 August 2008, at 20:47 (UTC). This version of the page has been revised. Besides normal editing, the reason for revision may have been that this version contains factual inaccuracies, vandalism, or material not compatible with the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Happily Ever After is a fireworks and projection mapping show which debuted at the Magic Kingdom on May 12, 2017. Unlike its predecessor, Wishes: A Magical Gathering of Disney Dreams, the show includes projection mapping across Cinderella Castle, lasers, and searchlights, in addition to pyrotechnics. The show includes characters and music from a wide array of Disney films. The music also includes a theme song adapted from Hong Kong Disneyland's 10th anniversary celebration (and its subsequent show Mickey and the Wondrous Book); the song is performed by Angie Keilhauer and Jordan Fisher. The show was promised to feature the most technologically advanced projection mapping display in Disney Parks history.

Opening
A keyhole appears on Cinderella Castle. A narration says: "And they all lived happily ever after... Each of us has a dream, a heart’s desire. It calls to us. And when we’re brave enough to listen, and bold enough to pursue, that dream will lead us on a journey to discover who we’re meant to be. All we have to do is look inside our hearts and unlock the magic within..."

Magical pixie dust flows through the keyhole and covers the castle and surrounding turrets in royal red and gold as the Happily Ever After theme song plays.

Dreams
Introduced by Tiana, we see various Disney characters longing for their deepest desires – Ariel wishing to be ‘part of our world’, Remy for his own career as a cook in Paris, Rapunzel for freedom from her tower, and Quasimodo for one day to be ‘out there’ from the tower of Notre Dame.

Songs include: "Down in New Orleans (Prologue)", "Part of Your World", and "Out There".

Journey
Introduced by Merida, characters from Brave, A Bug's Life, Cars, Up, Finding Nemo, and Moana are shown embarking on their adventures.

Songs include: "Touch the Sky" and "How Far I'll Go".

Friendship
Introduced by Aladdin, this segment highlights the friendships shared by Disney characters from Tarzan, The Lion King, Toy Story, The Jungle Book, Wreck-It Ralph, Big Hero 6, Zootopia, Inside Out, Monsters Inc., and Aladdin. The segment comes full circle with a showstopping performance by the Genie.

Songs featured: "Trashin' the Camp", "Hakuna Matata", "You've Got a Friend in Me", "The Bare Necessities", "I've Got No Strings", "That’s What Friends Are For", and "Friend Like Me".

Love
Introduced by Olaf, a full moon rises across the castle that leads into romances and acts of love shared by characters from Wall-E, The Lion King, Tarzan, Zootopia, Finding Dory, Up, and Dumbo. The castle turns into a garden with waterfalls and then transitions to show silhouettes of Disney princes and princesses; floating lanterns from Tangled are seen covering the castle as Rapunzel and Flynn Rider duet and send their own lanterns to the top of the castle.

Songs featured are "Love is an Open Door", "Can You Feel the Love Tonight", "You'll Be in My Heart", "A Whole New World", and "I See the Light".

Adversity
Introduced by the Emperor of China from Mulan, the show becomes aggressive and loud, highlighting the climactic battles and challenges the characters face including epic scenes from The Incredibles, The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, Aladdin, Sleeping Beauty, and Pirates of the Caribbean. The castle and its surroundings are peppered with explosions as many more climactic scenes are shown. When it is over, the castle is left a flaming ruin with gaping holes in its sides.

Music featured include instrumental selections from Frozen and The Lion King, and "He's a Pirate".

Triumph
The visage constellation of Mufasa appears across a starry sky reminding us to “remember who [we] are”. As an inspirational version of "Go the Distance" from Hercules plays, turret by turret, the castle gradually repairs itself while we see the featured characters in their triumphant moments. As the music swells, the structure turns gold with stained-glass portraits of the characters, all of them accomplishing their 'happily ever after'.

Finale
The show ends with the narrator challenging the audience to unlock their own magic and make their dreams come true, just as the characters did. The keyhole reappears and a pixie flies from it, leaving a trail of dust around the central plaza. As the castle restores itself to red and gold, the pixie flies up to the highest spire, where it’s revealed to be Tinker Bell, making her flight over the park to the familiar refrain of "You Can Fly". The castle and illuminated central plaza change color as multi-color peony fireworks appear in the sky. The keyhole then turns and opens, unleashing a colorful final set of fireworks.