Patch Notes // latest change 2023.06
Main Street, U.S.A. · Magic Kingdom · Walt Disney World
Ride · opened 2017 · Magic Kingdom · 5 changes on record
The finale laser effects, briefly restored for the 2023 return, were removed; they were last documented working on June 2, 2023.
◆ Latest milestone
Happily Ever After returned to Magic Kingdom for the Disney100 celebration, replacing Disney Enchantment; the revived version added projection mapping on the facades of Main Street, U.S.A. plus the hub and Main Street ambient sound effects first introduced in Enchantment.
New character projections joined the stained-glass finale — Miguel (Coco), Mirabel and Bruno (Encanto), Elena of Avalor, Mei (Turning Red), Raya, and Luca — first seen during the 2023 return previews.
Happily Ever After played its final original-run performance and went dark, retired to make way for Disney Enchantment ahead of Walt Disney World's 50th anniversary; it stayed off the schedule for about 18 months.
Happily Ever After debuted at Magic Kingdom, replacing Wishes after nearly 14 years; it added full Cinderella Castle projection mapping, lasers, and dozens of choreographed searchlights atop the pyrotechnics.
That's every change on the record on Happily Ever After since 2017.
The spotters in our Discord catch the next one first — and the record only grows when someone notices.
Per the documented record, Happily Ever After at Magic Kingdom opened on May 12, 2017.
The most recent closure/refurbishment documented for Happily Ever After is dated Sep 29, 2021: Happily Ever After played its final original-run performance and went dark, retired to make way for Disney Enchantment ahead of Walt Disney World's 50th anniversary; it stayed off the schedule for about 18 months.
The latest documented change (documented Jun 2023): The finale laser effects, briefly restored for the 2023 return, were removed; they were last documented working on June 2, 2023.
5 documented changes, dating back to 2017 — the fan-kept ride changelog nobody else keeps.
Citing the record on a wiki or forum? Copy the reference below.