{"id":434439,"date":"2026-08-16T09:20:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T09:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/434439\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T09:20:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T09:20:10","slug":"disneyland-brings-back-classic-entertainment-for-2027-orange-county-register","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/434439\/","title":{"rendered":"Disneyland brings back classic entertainment for 2027 \u2013 Orange County Register"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Disneyland will invite longtime fans to take a nostalgic trip down memory lane next year with a fireworks show, parade and nighttime spectacular that entertained visitors over the past two decades.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Actor Neil Patrick Harris hosts the Horizons: A Carousel of Progress showcase at the Honda Center on Saturday, August 15, 2026, in Anaheim. The event is part of the three-day D23 fan expo at the Anaheim Convention Center. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\" width=\"3500\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786872010_782_JAG_2114.jpeg\" data-attachment-id=\"12021115\" \/>Actor Neil Patrick Harris hosts the Horizons: A Carousel of Progress showcase at the Honda Center on Saturday, August 15, 2026, in Anaheim. The event is part of the three-day D23 fan expo at the Anaheim Convention Center. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register\/SCNG)<\/p>\n<p>Host Neil Patrick Harris announced at Horizons: a Carousel of Progress at Honda Center on Saturday, Aug. 15 that the Disneyland resort will bring back a 2005 fireworks show, 2010 water show and 2020 parade as the Anaheim theme parks turn to a throwback entertainment lineup in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are going to be bringing back some of our fan favorite classic entertainment in 2027,\u201d Disneyland Resort President Jill Estorino said during a media briefing.<\/p>\n<p>The returning entertainment in 2027 includes:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRemember\u2026 Dreams Come True\u201d fireworks and projection show at Disneyland<br \/>\nThe original \u201cWorld of Color\u201d water show at Disney California Adventure<br \/>\nMagic Happens parade at Disneyland<\/p>\n<p>Estorino hopes the returning entertainment will attract longtime fans as well as new visitors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re very focused on bringing in new guests,\u201d Estorino said. \u201cThere\u2019s going to be a new generation who are going to fall in love with this classic entertainment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRemember\u2026 Dreams Come True\u201d had extended runs at Disneyland in 2005-2014 and 2017-2019.<\/p>\n<p>The original \u201cWorld of Color\u201d nighttime spectacular that debuted in 2010 in DCA\u2019s Paradise Bay featured scenes from more than two dozen Disney and Pixar animated films \u2014 including \u201cThe Little Mermaid,\u201d \u201cFinding Nemo,\u201d \u201cWall-E,\u201d \u201cToy Story,\u201d \u201cLion King\u201d and \u201cBeauty and the Beast.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/2020\/02\/25\/disneylands-magic-happens-parade-brings-dancing-trees-flowers-and-waves-to-main-street-u-s-a\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Magic Happens<\/a> parade debuted at Disneyland in February 2020 just a few weeks before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of Disney\u2019s Anaheim theme parks for more than a year. 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