The Sorcerer's Apprentice by Paul Dukas.

Introduced by James Earl Jones with animator Eric Goldberg. A flock of flamingoes tries to force a slapstick member, who enjoys playing with a yo-yo, to engage in the flock's 'dull' routines.

The Carnival of the Animals (Le Carnival des Animaux), Finale by Camille Saint-Saëns.

Introduced by Bette Midler featuring pianist Yefim Bronfman.

Unlike the original story, this version has a happy ending.

Based on the fairy tale ' The Steadfast Tin Soldier' by Hans Christian Andersen, a broken toy soldier with one leg falls in love with a toy ballerina and protects her from an evil jack-in-the-box. 2, Allegro, Opus 102 by Dmitri Shostakovich. Introduced by Quincy Jones with pianist Ralph Grierson. The segment ends with all four getting their wish, though their stories interact with each other's without any of them knowing. Duke is a construction worker who dreams of becoming a jazz drummer Joe is a down-on-his-luck unemployed man who wishes he could get a job Rachel is a little girl who wants to spend time with her busy parents instead of being shuttled around by her governess and John is a harried rich husband who longs for a simpler, more fun life. Set in New York City in the 1930s, and designed in the style of Al Hirschfeld's known caricatures of the time, the story follows four individuals who wish for a better life. Introduced by Steve Martin, who gives a brief history on Fantasia 's original purpose, after which Itzhak Perlman introduces the segment proper. The family join a larger pod of whales, who fly and frolic through the clouds to emerge into outer space. Eventually, he finds his way out with his mother's help. The calf is separated from his parents, and becomes trapped in an iceberg. A family of humpback whales are able to fly. The world is ultimately conquered by light and color. In the segment proper, abstract patterns and shapes that resemble hundreds of colorful triangle-shaped butterflies in dozens of magentas, reds, oranges, yellows, greens, cyans, turquoises, blues, indigos, violets, purples, pinks, grays, whites, and browns in various shades, tints, tones, and hues explore a world of light and darkness whilst being pursued by a swarm of dark black pentagon or hexagon-shaped bats. Musicians take their seats and tune up as animators and artists draw at their desks before James Levine approaches the conductor's podium and signals the beginning of the piece. Panels showing various segments from Fantasia fly in outer space and form the set and stage for an orchestra. The film begins with the sound of an orchestra tuning and Deems Taylor's introduction from Fantasia. See also: List of Disney's Fantasia characters Budgeted at about $80–$85 million, the film grossed $90.9 million worldwide. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics, who praised several of its sequences, while also deeming its overall quality uneven in comparison to its predecessor. Its general release in regular theaters followed on June 16, 2000. The film was then released in 75 IMAX theaters worldwide from January 1 to April 30, 2000, marking the first major Hollywood motion picture to be released in IMAX and also the first feature-length animated film to be released in the format. įantasia 2000 premiered on December 17, 1999, at Carnegie Hall in New York City as part of a concert tour that also visited London, Paris, Tokyo, and Pasadena, California. Fantasia 2000 is also generally linked to the Disney Renaissance, as it commemorates to Walt Disney's third animated feature film. Each new segment was produced by combining traditional animation with computer-generated imagery. The film includes The Sorcerer's Apprentice from the 1940 original. The music for six of the film's eight segments is performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by James Levine. Development paused until the commercial success of the 1991 home video release of Fantasia convinced Eisner that there was enough public interest and funds for a sequel, to which he assigned Disney as executive producer. Segments are introduced by celebrities including Steve Martin, Itzhak Perlman, Quincy Jones, Bette Midler, James Earl Jones, Penn & Teller, James Levine, and Angela Lansbury in live action scenes directed by Don Hahn.Īfter numerous unsuccessful attempts to develop a Fantasia sequel, The Walt Disney Company revived the idea shortly after Michael Eisner became chief executive officer in 1984.

Like its predecessor, Fantasia 2000 consists of animated segments set to pieces of classical music. Ernst, it is the sequel to Disney's 1940 animated feature film Fantasia. Fantasia 2000 is a 1999 American animated musical anthology film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures.

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