It may have an awful name, but the “Starbright Holidays – An Intel Collaboration” show at Disney Springs looks fantastic, while also being innovative by featuring 300 drones. This is our first taste of drones at Disney, and it opens up a whole new range of possibilities for new and existing shows across the resort.

Today Disney have revealed that the inspiration for the new show came from the animated film Tangled. When the Disney Imagineers saw the moment in the film where the birthday lanterns are released across the kingdom, “it sparked that magical, “what if” momentum”. I personally didn’t think of drones at that part of the film, but I guess that’s why I’m not an Imagineer.

Along with this tidbit, they also released a short ‘making of’ video, which you can see below: