Friday, April 28, 2023
A tale of two Disney fire-breathing dragons
DePaoli on DeParks: By now, most theme park fans have heard about the recent unfortunate incident that occurred during Fantasmic! at Disneyland. The impressive 45-foot tall Maleficent dragon caught itself on fire instead of spewing a flame into the Rivers of America. But it wasn’t too long ago when an eerily similar situation took place at Magic Kingdom with another Maleficent dragon.
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I remember seeing footage of the dragon completely covered in flames all over social media in the past few days and have been wondering what went wrong. As the article states, real fire is always a great way to catch the audience’s attention, but it also comes with high risk and carefully planned mechanisms. There is no doubt that Disney had the technology to make this work in the first place and it’s unfortunate that it didn’t work a few days ago. Unfortunately, the article didn’t really cover what went wrong with the dragon, which I was really curious about. I have no doubt that they will look into this ‘accident’ more and make sure it’s safe before bringing anything of the sort out to the public again. The article also mentioned that Disney handled the situation well, but didn’t go into too much detail. I wonder what is considered “good handling” in cases like this and if there’s anything we could learn from.
This is truly such a magical way to make this production yet the danger behind it is high and does put the audiences in potential danger. I was very lucky to see this production in person. Couple years ago, when I was traveling with my family, I was privileged to see this parade several times during my time there. Although I had a fun a great time, I didn’t realize how dangerous it could be until now. Back then, I thought it was projections with steam created the effect of fire. I’m really curious about if there is any permit that Disney need to get for them to do something like this. The craftwork and all the design within this parade are truly magical, however, the potential danger that it has is something that I have never thought about since I always believe that Disney would always have same facilities for tourists to enjoy.
No cause gosh diggily darn it. Hearing about this go down as I’m on the tension grid for crew was something else. It was. Hmph. I think there is something quite funny about having the purpose to spew fire and pretend to burn something down but accidentally burn yourself. Like, woof. I’m so sorry bro. Want some Icy Hot? I think this is a natural risk to take in mind with shows like this. There will always be something that will go wrong. Because it can. The show must go on, after safety concerns have been addressed. In this case, the show must go on without the 45 foot dragon. It’s a shame, yes. But at the end. What can you do. I think we will see many Disney fans online losing their marbles at not being able to see a tin dragon for a few months but in my eyes. That is leagues better than just going on with a burnt up tin lad.
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