Fantasmic! New additions w/Dragon (Merged topics)

Executioner · 10-17-2009, 03:29 AM

Just got back from Disneyland and they had added a third showing of Fantasmic! at 11:30pm. I had never heard of them doing that before. The dragon really is a sight to behold in person. What a massive piece of machinery and awesomeness!
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stevo505 · 10-18-2009, 03:42 PM

Yeah, I think they'll only add a third showing if the park is very, very crowded.

jawknee · 10-20-2009, 03:40 PM

A third showing? Oh man, that is really good news! I hope it happens this weekend. :)

HereWeGo · 10-23-2009, 04:30 PM

im going to be the black sheep here but..

Murphys way too small and the way its hands are in that holding position makes it look silly. the movement it does when it looks at Mickey and the cool effect when it is defeated is awesome though

stevo505 · 10-23-2009, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by HereWeGo

im going to be the black sheep here but..

Murphys way too small and the way its hands are in that holding position makes it look silly. the movement it does when it looks at Mickey and the cool effect when it is defeated is awesome though

How is Murphy too small? He has a much bigger stage presence than the older dragon, and when fully extended, he looks very tall.

quesoboy88 · 10-24-2009, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by stevo505

How is Murphy too small? He has a much bigger stage presence than the older dragon, and when fully extended, he looks very tall.

I have to agree. Murphy is what 45 feet tall? I'm not quite sure how that is too small Mickey looks like a dwarf next to him

monkey4057 · 10-24-2009, 12:39 PM

Drifting from size issues, I saw him last night and he seems more fluid than when he first appeared almost two months ago, especially when he breathes fire (instead of just slowly raising his head, stopping, and then going back into motion, the raising was absent and the pause was only for the fire breathing). However, his head didn't appear to go as high during his death..............meh, I'll live.

HereWeGo · 10-24-2009, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by stevo505

How is Murphy too small? He has a much bigger stage presence than the older dragon, and when fully extended, he looks very tall.

I dont know how hes too small other than the fact he seems to small??

Disney Messiah · 11-10-2009, 03:21 PM

This may seem like a silly question, but why do they call Maleficent's Dragon form Murphy? Why not just Maleficent?

superstrikertwo · 11-10-2009, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Disney Messiah

This may seem like a silly question, but why do they call Maleficent's Dragon form Murphy? Why not just Maleficent?

The previous dragons name was Bucky this one is named Murphy they are just nicknames given to the animatronic.

Executioner · 11-10-2009, 05:18 PM

The nicknames came about because the first one Bucky would buck or jerk around when the controllers were trying to make it work. The second, now Murphy, is so named because of Murphy's Law. The dragon had many technical issues keeping from appearing for the whole length of the Summer promotion with Murphy as the main draw.
That is the story pretty much in a nutshell.

Disney Messiah · 11-10-2009, 11:32 PM

Thank you for the clarification. Well, I hope now that Murphy is in the show, that Murphy's Law is no longer in effect and the bugs are out.

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monkey4057 Live from Yu Nork! People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cosmic Ray's Starlight Lounge Posts: 1,134	Drifting from size issues, I saw him last night and he seems more fluid than when he first appeared almost two months ago, especially when he breathes fire (instead of just slowly raising his head, stopping, and then going back into motion, the raising was absent and the pause was only for the fire breathing). However, his head didn't appear to go as high during his death..............meh, I'll live. __________________ I'm not the other anything. I'm me.
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