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Star Wars: A Galactic Spectacular held its world premiere the following night, taking over as the park's nightly Star Wars fireworks show.
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Former Show · the memorial record
⚰ Permanently closed · Jun 16, 2016operated 6 years · 2010–2016
Also known as Symphony in the Stars.
This show is gone, but its history stays documented — the full lifetime log is below.
Show history
the lifetime record- 2016
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Symphony in the Stars: A Galactic Spectacular gave its final performance and was retired.
Wikipedia's prose says only "its retirement in June 2016" and D23 dates the regular run as December 18, 2015 to June 2016; the June 16 day comes from Wikipedia's infobox and is consistent with the successor's June 17, 2016 premiere. No independent corroboration of the exact day was located.Tracked byTheme Park Patch Notes -
Disney announced Star Wars: A Galactic Spectacular, a nightly fireworks, laser and projection show, for summer 2016, calling it the next generation of the park's existing Star Wars fireworks show.
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A ticketed Symphony in the Stars dessert party with reserved viewing began running each Friday, Saturday and Sunday from January 8 through March 20, 2016, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., with the fireworks at 7:45 p.m.
- 2015
The show was retooled as Symphony in the Stars: A Galactic Spectacular and began a nightly regular run on December 18, 2015.
special-event display→nightly nighttime spectacularD23 dates the regular run "between Dec. 18, 2015, and Jun. 2016." An earlier draft credited projected imagery on the Chinese Theater facade to this show; neither source supports that, and Wikipedia attributes the projection mapping to the June 2016 successor.Tracked byTheme Park Patch Notes -
Disney discontinued Star Wars Weekends in November 2015 because of construction for Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, ending the annual event that had hosted the fireworks show since 2014.
- 2014
The fireworks display began running annually during the park's Star Wars Weekends event.
- 2013
The show was presented again for Star Wars Day on May 4, 2013.
- 2011
The show was presented for the Star Tours Galactic Party on May 19, 2011.
- 2010
Symphony in the Stars, a Star Wars fireworks display built on John Williams' film scores with archival voice and sound clips from the films, debuted at Disney's Hollywood Studios during the park's "Last Tour to Endor" event.
Held at year precision: Wikipedia's Star Tours article dates the Last Tour to Endor event to August 14, 2010, but the show's own sources give only the year. D23 describes this earlier version as "presented at select Star Wars events" before its later regular run.Tracked byTheme Park Patch Notes
Questions & answers
When did Symphony in the Stars: A Galactic Spectacular open?
Per the documented record, Symphony in the Stars: A Galactic Spectacular at Hollywood Studios opened in 2010.
When did Symphony in the Stars: A Galactic Spectacular last close for refurbishment?
The most recent closure/refurbishment documented for Symphony in the Stars: A Galactic Spectacular is dated Jun 16, 2016: Symphony in the Stars: A Galactic Spectacular gave its final performance and was retired.
What changed recently on Symphony in the Stars: A Galactic Spectacular?
The latest documented change (documented Jun 17, 2016): Star Wars: A Galactic Spectacular held its world premiere the following night, taking over as the park's nightly Star Wars fireworks show.
How many changes are on record for Symphony in the Stars: A Galactic Spectacular?
10 documented changes, dating back to 2010 — the fan-kept show changelog nobody else keeps.
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