Summer Nightastic Returning to The Disneyland Resort for 2011 Summer Season

Looks like Summer Nightastic! is once again returning to the Disneyland Resort for the 2011 summer season.

From Disneyland.com:

Hot summer days blaze into Summer Nightastic! at The Disneyland Resort. With later park hours, you have more time to enjoy favorite nighttime entertainment.

Stay out late with:

  • The nighttime water spectacular World of Color.
  • Mickey’s epic battle in Fantasmic!
  • Magical, where brilliant fireworks burst into vivid colors.
  • DJs and live bands at the TLT Dance.
  • Pixie Hollow, an enchanting light show with Tinkerbell.
  • Disney’s Aladdin — a Musical Spectacular!

Come back in early June 2011 for more details! In the meantime, we have many other Seasonal Events.

“Glow Fest” Video

Want to “rock out” while waiting for your World of Color Fastpass time to roll around? Then take part in GLOW FEST in Sunshine Plaza and the Hollywood Pictures Backlot at Disney California Adventure as part of Summer Nightastic! 2010

Robert Ashburn’s Summer Nightastic Photo Report

While Tom is off on his Summer Nightastic “research” trip, we thought we would bring you a short preview of Summer Nightastic with photos from our good friend Robert Asburn of FloridaThrills.net:

Robert visited with some of the WDWNT Crew at our WDWNT Fan Meet held at the Magic Kingdom on June 6th for the offical start of Summer Nightastic

Tinker Bell Starts off the Main Street Electrical Parade and Summer Nightastic!

It’s been a while since Main Street USA has seen these sights

The Chesire Cat has been updated since he last visited WDW.

Is it time for Spectromagic?

SNFS is based on the great fireworks show Magic, Music and Mayhem held during the Pirate and Pricess Parties.

We will end this short taste of summer nightastic with a salute to all nations but mostly America. Tom will be back soon with full coverage of all the Summer Nightastic offerings from both coasts soon including Disney’s Electrical Parade, the Summer Nightastic Fireworks Spectacular and World of Color from the Disneyland Resort as well. Stay Tuned here and to Disneyland News Today as well for full coverage!

Summer Nightastic! Video Spectacular

We apologize for the lack of updates on the site lately, we’ve had a lot going on as we prepare for a number of new projects and continue to cover Summer Nightastic! at both the Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resorts. In the meantime, here are some videos of the first performances of the Main Street Electrical Parade and the Summer Nightastic! Fireworks Spectacular from this weekend (embedded via the WDWNTube):


Glow Fest Lights Up The Backlot

From The Disney Parks Blog:

Glow Fest
Last month we shared details of the popular shows and after-dark entertainment that are returning for Summer Nightastic! Today, we have more exciting news. A new, high-energy experience called Glow Fest joins that line-up to light up summer nights at Disney California Adventure park.

While “World of Color” brings a whole lot of color to the Paradise Pier section of the Park, you will find bright lights and beams of color in Sunshine Plaza and the Hollywood Backlot at this summer’s Glow Fest.

Glow Fest begins with the sound of drums and powerful rhythms that will draw you to Sunshine Plaza. An electric energy fills the evening air. As the sun goes down, colors burst to life and music starts to play from a brightly-lit stage that seems to glow. Dancers and world music performers create a fun vibe that you will only find at Disney California Adventure park.

During Summer Nightastic! the daily experience takes center stage in Sun Plaza from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and continues in the Hollywood Backlot until Park closing, so it’s the perfect thing to check out with your family, or if you’re just looking for a fun way to cap your night.

Passholder Not-So-Exclusive Summer Nightastic! Preview

Disney has confirmed that the Main Street Electrical Parade and Summer Nightastic! Fireworks Spectacular will debut on June 5th at the Magic Kingdom for what is being called a Passholder preview:

Clear your calendar for Saturday, June 5, 2010, and get over to theMagic Kingdom® Park for an advance viewing of the return of perhaps the most beloved and adored Disney parade in history! The Main Street Electrical Parade is back as part of Summer Nightastic! Check it out at 9 and 11 p.m., or both!

Plus! That same night, Passholders* can check out the new Summer Nightastic! Fireworks Spectacular at 10 p.m., with special light effect viewing glasses, provided free to who? Passholders, that’s who. Pick up your free glasses between 4 and 8 p.m. at the Rose Garden entrance near Tomorrowland® and enjoy the show.

To learn more about the special advance viewing of Summer Nightastic! for Passholders, go to disneyworld.com/passholder.

*Weekday Select and Epcot® After 4pm Passholders are welcome but will require admission to Magic Kingdom Park.

While listed as a passholder preview, the park is open to the general public during these performances. The only real perks for Passholders are that they are being informed about these preview performances (it is still advertised as Spectromagic and Wishes! performing on the DisneyWorld.com calendar) and are provided the strange glasses usually distributed at the Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.