Fantasy in the Sky

Fantasy in the Sky Fireworks show at Disneyland that debuted in 1956. The fireworks are timed to coincide with the musical sound track being played throughout Disneyland. Tinker Bell began her nightly flights from the top of the Matterhorn and above Sleeping Beauty Castle in 1961 as part of the show. The Disneyland show was …

Fantasy Gardens

Fantasy Gardens Area at Hong Kong Disneyland where guests can meet and greet Disney characters in five little garden buildings in a parklike setting; opened September 12, 2005.

Fantasia/2000 (film)

Fantasia/2000 (film) A new generation of Disney animators showcase their talents as they visually interpret classical compositions. Symphony No. 5 by Ludwig van Beethoven features abstract visions of color, shape, and light; Dmitri Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 2, Allegro, Opus 102 tells the Hans Christian Andersen fable of The Steadfast Tin Soldier; Ottorino Respighi’s Pines …

Fantasmic!

Fantasmic! Evening water show presented on the south end of Tom Sawyer Island at Disneyland, beginning May 13, 1992. Mickey Mouse appears and uses his magical powers to bring beloved characters to life in his imagination—until such classic Disney villains as Ursula and Maleficent threaten Mickey’s fantasy world. To prepare for Fantasmic! the Rivers of …

Fantasia Gardens

Fantasia Gardens Topiary water garden at Disneyland, replacing the Motor Boat Cruise in January 1993.

Fantasia Gardens Miniature Golf and Garden Pavilion

Fantasia Gardens Miniature Golf and Garden Pavilion Two 18-hole miniature golf courses, a putting course, and a covered 22,000-square-foot outdoor meeting facility, opened on May 20, 1996, adjacent to the Swan and Dolphin hotels at Walt Disney World.

Fantasia (film)

Fantasia (film) One of the most highly regarded of the Disney classics, a symphonic concert with Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra, embellished by Disney animation. Directed by Samuel Armstrong, James Algar, Bill Roberts, Paul Satterfield, Hamilton Luske, Jim Handley, Ford Beebe, T. Hee, Norm Ferguson, and Wilfred Jackson. Narrated by Deems Taylor. Includes eight …

Fanelli Boys, The (television)

Fanelli Boys, The (television) Television series on NBC, from September 8, 1990, to February 16, 1991. Four grown brothers from a boisterous Italian family in Brooklyn move back in with their strong-willed, widowed mother when their lives go awry. Stars Joe Pantoliano (Dominic), Ann Guilbert (Theresa), Christopher Meloni (Frank), Ned Eisenberg (Anthony), Andy Hirsch (Ronnie), …

Family PC

Family PC Magazine published by Disney beginning August 15, 1994, and ending with the issue for January 1998.

Famous Jett Jackson, The (television)

Famous Jett Jackson, The (television) Half-hour series on Disney Channel, debuting October 25, 1998, and airing through 2001. Jett Jackson, a 13-year-old television star, longs to have a normal life, so he leaves Hollywood and his television-star mother behind, to go live with his father, the town sheriff in Wilsted, North Carolina, where he was …