Overview
- Videos from Oct. 21–22 captured drones forming Disney imagery including Aladdin’s Genie and the Sultan’s palace, Sorcerer Mickey, Moana’s manta ray, Peter Pan and Captain Hook’s ship, and Ursula.
- Flights took place above Disney’s Golden Oak Ranch, an approximately 890–900 acre film and TV backlot in the Santa Clarita/Newhall area about 70 miles north of Disneyland.
- Footage was posted by multiple accounts such as Matt Desmond (@DisneyScoopGuy), @plants_of_disneyland, @amagicaldisneyday, and SoCal Outdoor Explorer/What’s Up SCV, with clips aggregated by reporter Scott Gustin.
- Outlets note possible uses that range from a Disneyland nighttime element to World of Color enhancements, other Disney parks, Disney Cruise Line events, or private showings, but all such scenarios remain speculative.
- Context for any California deployment includes past FAA constraints that halted proposed drone segments for World of Color and Disneyland Forever, even as Disney has run drone shows elsewhere, including 2024’s Disney Dreams That Soar at Disney Springs.