Drone shows deploying hundreds of unmanned aerial aircraft over the skies of Disneyland and Disney California Adventure could soon be joining the lineup of nighttime spectaculars at the Anaheim theme parks.
“Drones are the next thing,” said Disney Live Entertainment Parades and Spectaculars Executive Steven Davison.
Davison was part of a panel discussion featuring the creative team from “Behind the Attraction” hosted by Walt Disney Imagineering during a media preview for the returning documentary series.
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The second season of “Behind the Attraction” debuts Nov. 1 on the Disney+ streaming service with episodes dedicated to Disney nighttime spectaculars, Pirates of the Caribbean, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Indiana Jones Adventure and Disneyland food.
“They’re very cool,” Davison said of drones during the “Behind the Attraction” panel discussion. “They’re kind of a new thing. We’re doing a lot of work in that. So all I’m going to say is, ‘There’s more to come.’”
Davison is the creative director for parades, fireworks shows and nighttime spectaculars at Disney theme parks worldwide. He got his start at Disneyland and has worked on most of the nighttime spectaculars at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure during the past 25 years — including the “Remember … Dreams Come True” fireworks show, Paint the Night parade and “World of Color” water show.
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Disney Live Entertainment appears poised to introduce more nightly drone shows at theme parks around the world after rolling out a pair of drone light shows at Disneyland Paris over the past two years.
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