World of color

This weekend, after months of work, Disney finally premiered the World Of Color nighttime spectacular at California Adventure themepark at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.

The show uses 1200 fountains that can shoot water up to 200 ft in the air. Each fountain is equipped with an LED light ring. Other water features include a 380-foot-long mist screen on which images are projected. Fire nozzles are capable of shooting flames up to 50 ft in the air. Fog and lasers are used. Projection domes emerge from the water and feature different lights and videos projected onto them. A large frame was installed in the lagoon, to create Chernabog of Fantasia, but the tower has not been used since May 2010. Mickey's Fun Wheel has its lights synchronized throughout the show. There are also projection domes that rise out of the water to create planets and an underwater musical band, among other things.

Searchlights and other light towers rise from boxes bordering Paradise Bay. Special animation sequences were created using paper animation by paper artist Megan Brain, who created many characters for the show. The music was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London, England with over one hundred musicians. Australian Choreographer Joshua Horner created a unique interpretation of the music for the Disney Creative Entertainment team thus serving as another source of inspiration for the movement of the water fountain sequences.

A viewing area, now known as Paradise Park, was built specially for World of Color. Situated along the northern shore of Paradise Bay, the viewing area can hold up to 4,000 spectators at full capacity. It is multi-tiered, similar to the viewing area for Fantasmic at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. It features trellises, flowers, and an interactive play fountain during the day. Hidden fountains located in the flower beads in the viewing area, are incorporated into the Stampede scene from the Lion King, as well as the finale.