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== Legacy == ''Fantasia'' will enter the American [[Public domain in the United States|public domain]] on January 1, 2036.<ref>{{Cite web |last=University |first=Santa Clara |title=The Courthouse of Mouse: How the Public Domain Benefits Art |url=https://www.scu.edu/illuminate/thought-leaders/tyler-t-ochoa/the-courthouse-of-mouse-how-the-public-domain-benefits-art.html |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=www.scu.edu |language=en}}</ref> === Sequel === {{Quote box|width =28%|quote=''Fantasia'' is timeless. It may run 10, 20 or 30 years. It may run after I'm gone. ''Fantasia'' is an idea in itself. I can never build another ''Fantasia''. I can improve. I can elaborate. That's all.|source=—Walt Disney<ref name=la1990 />}} In 1980, the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' reported that [[Wolfgang Reitherman]] and Mel Shaw had begun work on ''Musicana'', "an ambitious concept mixing jazz, classical music, myths, modern art and more, following the old ''Fantasia'' format".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Warga|first=Wayne|title=Disney Films: Chasing the Changing Times|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34342018/disney-in-trouble-1980/|work=Los Angeles Times|at=Calendar, pp. 1, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34342338/disney-in-trouble-page-2/ 36], [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34342373/disney-in-trouble-page-3/ 37]|date=October 26, 1980|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}</ref> Animation historian Charles Solomon wrote that development took place between 1982 and 1983, which combined "ethnic tales from around the world with the music of the various countries". Proposed segments for the film included a battle between an ice god and a sun goddess set to ''[[Finlandia]]'' by Sibelius, one set in the [[Andes]] to the songs of [[Yma Sumac]], another featuring caricatures of [[Louis Armstrong]] and [[Ella Fitzgerald]] and an adaptation of [[The Nightingale (fairy tale)|The Emperor's Nightingale]] which would have featured Mickey as the nightingale's owner, similar to his role in ''The Sorcerer's Apprentice''. The project was shelved in favor of ''[[Mickey's Christmas Carol]]'',{{sfn|Solomon|1995|p=154}} though the artwork made for The Emperor's Nightingale would later be used for a book adaptation by Teddy Slater in 1992. [[Roy E. Disney]], the nephew of Walt, co-produced ''[[Fantasia 2000]]'' which entered production in 1990 and features seven new segments performed by the [[Chicago Symphony Orchestra]] with conductor [[James Levine]].<ref>{{Cite news | last=Brennan | first=Judy| title=Coming, Sooner or Later | work=Los Angeles Times | date=August 17, 1997| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-aug-19-ca-28270-story.html |access-date=March 13, 2011}}</ref> ''The Sorcerer's Apprentice'' is the only segment retained from the original film. ''Fantasia 2000'' premiered at [[Carnegie Hall]] on December 17, 1999, as part of a five-city live concert tour, followed by a four-month engagement in [[IMAX]] cinemas<ref>{{Cite news | last=Matthews| first=Jack | title='Fantasia 2000' grows to IMAX height | work=New York Daily News | date=December 17, 1999 | url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/1999/12/17/1999-12-17__fantasia_2000__grows_to_ima.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125110314/http://articles.nydailynews.com/1999-12-17/entertainment/18124832_1_fantasia-imax-french-composer-paul-dukas | archive-date=November 25, 2011 |access-date=February 12, 2011}}</ref> and a wide release in regular theatres, in 2000.<ref>{{Cite news | last=Robert W. | first=Welkos | title=Animated Clash of the 'Titan' | work=Los Angeles Times | date=June 12, 2000 | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jun-12-ca-40023-story.html |access-date=February 12, 2011 |url-access=limited}}</ref> Early development for a third film began in 2002, with a working title of ''Fantasia 2006''. The proposed segments included ''[[The Little Matchgirl (2006 film)|The Little Matchgirl]]'' by [[Roger Allers]], ''[[One by One (2004 film)|One by One]]'' by [[Pixote Hunt]], ''[[Lorenzo (film)|Lorenzo]]'' by [[Mike Gabriel]], and ''[[Destino]]'' by [[Dominique Monféry]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Ziebarth |first=Christian |url=https://animatedviews.com/2008/disney-event-at-newport-festival-2008/ |title=''Roy Disney Presents'' At The Newport Film Festival 2008 |website=Animated Views |date=May 5, 2008 |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref> The project was shelved in 2004, with the proposed segments released as individual short films.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hill |first=Jim |title=Why For? |url=http://www.jimhillmedia.com/legacy/index.htm?../articles/04092004.2.htm~contentFrame |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040505034835if_/http://www.jimhillmedia.com:80/legacy/index.htm?../articles/04092004.2.htm~contentFrame |website=Jim Hill Media |date=April 9, 2004 |archive-date=May 5, 2004 |access-date=May 26, 2022 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ===Live-action adaptations=== * ''[[The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Dukas)#Fantasia|The Sorcerer's Apprentice]]'' segment was adapted by [[Jerry Bruckheimer]] into the feature-length movie, ''[[The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010 film)|The Sorcerer's Apprentice]]'' (2010). * ''The Nutcracker Suite'' segment serves as a partial inspiration for the feature-length movie, ''[[The Nutcracker and the Four Realms]]'' (2018), which itself contains several references to ''Fantasia''. * The ''[[Night on Bald Mountain#Leopold Stokowski's arrangement: Night on Bald Mountain (1940)|Night on Bald Mountain]]'' segment was reported in 2015 as being in development by Disney Productions for a feature-length live-action film with a treatment written by [[Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/disney-adapt-iconic-fantasia-sequence-799554|title=Disney to Adapt Iconic ''Fantasia'' Sequence Into Live-Action Movie (Exclusive)|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Rebecca|last=Ford|date=June 3, 2015|access-date=September 23, 2015}}</ref> In 2021, it was reported that the project had been scrapped.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}} === Parodies and spin-offs === ''Fantasia'' is parodied in ''[[A Corny Concerto]]'', a [[Warner Bros.]] cartoon from 1943 of the ''[[Merrie Melodies]]'' series directed by [[Bob Clampett]]. The short features [[Elmer Fudd]]<ref>{{Cite news | last=Kehr| first=Dave|author-link=Dave Kehr| title=''Shrek 2'', More Looney Tunes and ''Animal Farm'' |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]| date=November 2, 2004 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/02/movies/02dvd.html |access-date=March 13, 2011}}</ref> in the role of Taylor, wearing his styled glasses, who introduces two segments set to pieces by [[Johann Strauss II|Johann Strauss]] (''Tales from the Vienna Woods'' and the ''Blue Danube Waltz'', the former featuring Porky and Bugs and the latter featuring Daffy). In 1976, Italian animator [[Bruno Bozzetto]] produced ''[[Allegro Non Troppo]]'', a feature-length parody of ''Fantasia''.<ref>{{Cite news | title='Fantasia' Satire Reissued, But Don't Take The Kids | work=Chicago Tribune | date=October 18, 1990 | url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1990/10/18/fantasia-satire-reissued-but-dont-take-the-kids/ |access-date=February 12, 2011}}</ref> The animated television series ''[[The Simpsons]]'' references ''Fantasia'' in a few episodes. [[Matt Groening]], the creator of the series, expressed a wish to make a parody film named ''Simpstasia''; it was never produced, partly because it would have been too difficult to write a feature-length script.<ref>{{cite video|people=Groening, Matt|date=2004|title=The Simpsons The Complete Fourth Season DVD commentary for the episode "[[A Streetcar Named Marge]]"|medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> In "[[Treehouse of Horror IV]]", director [[David Silverman (animator)|David Silverman]] had admired the animation in ''Night on Bald Mountain'', and made the first appearance of Devil [[Ned Flanders|Flanders]] resemble Chernabog.<ref>{{cite video | people=Silverman, David|date=2004|title=The Simpsons season 5 DVD commentary for the episode "Treehouse of Horror IV"| medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> The episode "[[Itchy & Scratchy Land]]" references ''The Sorcerer's Apprentice'' in a snippet titled "Scratchtasia", which features the music and several shots parodying it exactly.<ref>{{cite video | people=Mirkin, David|date=2005|title=The Simpsons season 6 DVD commentary for the episode "Itchy & Scratchy Land"| medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> In 2014, [[BBC Music]] created a music education scheme similar to ''Fantasia'' called ''[[Ten Pieces]]'', intended to introduce children to classical music. Spanning two films (in 2014 and 2015), several pieces featured in the ''Fantasia'' films are also included.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01vs08w |title=CBBC – Ten Pieces |publisher=BBC |access-date=May 15, 2015}}</ref> The 2018 film ''[[Teen Titans Go! To the Movies]]'' references ''Fantasia'' during the musical sequence "My Superhero Movie".{{citation needed|date=July 2022}} === Theme parks === [[File:MGM sorcererhat.jpg|thumb|right|The Sorcerer's Hat in Disney's Hollywood Studios]] From 2001 to 2015, the [[Sorcerer's Hat]] was the icon of [[Disney's Hollywood Studios]], one of the four theme parks located at [[Walt Disney World Resort]]. The structure was of the magic hat from ''The Sorcerer's Apprentice''.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/parks/hollywood-studios/|title=Disney's Hollywood Studios|publisher=Walt Disney World Resort|access-date=August 24, 2011}}</ref> Also located at the resort is [[Fantasia Gardens]], a miniature golf course that integrates characters and objects from the film in each hole.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/recreation/miniature-golf/|title=Miniature Golf|publisher=Walt Disney World Resort| access-date=August 24, 2011}}</ref> The fireworks and water show ''[[Fantasmic!]]'' features scenes from ''The Sorcerer's Apprentice'' and other ''Fantasia'' segments on water projection screens, and involves the plot of Mickey as the apprentice doing magic whilst also battling the [[Disney Villains]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://disneyland.disney.go.com/disneyland/fantasmic/|title=Fantasmic!| publisher=Disneyland Resort| access-date=August 24, 2011}}</ref> For the 20th anniversary of [[Disneyland Paris]], Mickey was depicted in a special version of his Sorcerer's Apprentice outfit with his friends wearing similar outfits. The "Night on Bald Mountain" segment is featured in the [[Storybook Land Canal Boats]] attraction at [[Disneyland Park (Paris)|Disneyland Park]] in [[Disneyland Paris|Paris]] along with the Fantasia Gelati ice cream shop in [[Fantasyland]] which is also inspired by the film.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.dlrppressinternational.com/viewpressrelease.aspx?pressreleaseid=117764&siteid=10&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 |title=Disneyland Paris News |publisher=Dlrppressinternational.com |date=April 1, 2012 |access-date=January 25, 2014}}</ref> Mickey's outfit, water buckets, and Yen Sid's spell book and chair are on display as props from ''The Sorcerer's Apprentice'' segment in the queue of the [[Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway]] attraction at [[Disneyland]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.laughingplace.com/w/news/2023/01/25/photos-first-look-inside-the-mickey-minnies-runaway-railway-queue-at-disneyland/|title=Photos: First Look Inside the Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway Queue at Disneyland| website=laughingplace.com| date=January 25, 2023|accessdate=March 26, 2023}}</ref> === Video games === In 1983, [[Atari]] released a game called ''[[Sorcerer's Apprentice (Atari 2600)|Sorcerer's Apprentice]]'' for the [[Atari 2600]], based on that segment of ''Fantasia''. The player, as Mickey Mouse, must collect falling stars and comets which will prevent the marching brooms from flooding Yen Sid's cavern.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.mobygames.com/game/atari-2600/sorcerers-apprentice |title = Sorcerer's Apprentice | publisher = MobyGames | access-date= July 12, 2014}}</ref> In 1991, a side-scrolling [[Fantasia (video game)|''Fantasia'' video game]] developed by [[Infogrames]] was released for the [[Sega Mega Drive|Sega Mega Drive/Genesis]] system. The player controls Mickey Mouse, who must find missing musical notes scattered across four elemental worlds based upon the film's segments.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.mobygames.com/game/genesis/fantasia |title = Fantasia | publisher = MobyGames | access-date= February 27, 2011}}</ref> There are several film reel levels based on some of the movie's segments such as ''Sorcerer's Apprentice'' and ''Night on Bald Mountain'' that appear in the ''[[Epic Mickey]]'' games. Yen Sid and Chernabog also make cameo appearances in the games (Yen Sid the sorcerer from ''The Sorcerer's Apprentice'' narrates the openings and endings of the two games and served as the creator of the Wasteland. Chernabog the demon from the ''Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria'' segment appears as a painting in the first game and appears in the Night on Bald Mountain film reel levels in the second).<ref>{{Cite news| url= https://www.usatoday.com/tech/gaming/2010-11-23-mickeyinside23_ST_N.htm |title = 'Epic Mickey' designer lays waste to Magic Kingdom |date=November 22, 2010 | work = USA Today |first=Mike |last=Snider | access-date= March 14, 2011}}</ref> The Disney/[[Square Enix]] crossover game series ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' features Chernabog as a [[boss (video games)|boss]] in the [[Kingdom Hearts (video game)|first installment]].<ref name=kh1guide>{{Cite book| last= Birlew| first= Dan| year= 2003| title= Kingdom Hearts Official Strategy Guide| publisher= BradyGames| isbn= 978-0-7440-0198-3| url= https://archive.org/details/kingdomheartsoff00birl}}</ref> The ''Night on Bald Mountain'' piece is played during the fight. Yen Sid appears frequently in the series beginning with ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'', voiced in English by [[Corey Burton]]. Symphony of Sorcery, a world based on the movie, appears in ''[[Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance]]''. Like the Timeless River world in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'', it is featured as a period of Mickey Mouse's past.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/28950 |title=Fantasia World Confirmed for Kingdom Hearts 3D – News |publisher=Nintendo World Report |access-date=January 25, 2014}}</ref> ''[[Fantasia: Music Evolved]]'', a [[music game]], was developed by [[Harmonix]] in association with [[Disney Interactive]] for the [[Xbox 360]] and [[Xbox One]] consoles. The game utilizes the [[Kinect]] device to put players in control of music in a manner similar to Harmonix' previous rhythm games, affecting the virtual environment and interactive objects within it. The game features licensed contemporary rock music such as [[Queen (band)|Queen]] and [[Bruno Mars]].<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2013/06/04/harmonix-fantasia-video-game/2384195/ | title = Music, movement are new realms for classic ''Fantasia''| first = Mike | last = Snider | date = June 4, 2013 | access-date = June 4, 2013| work =[[USA Today]] }}</ref> Mickey, in his Sorcerer's Apprentice guise, appears as a playable character in ''[[Disney Infinity (video game)|Disney Infinity]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.walmart.com/ip/Disney-Infinity-Figure-Sorcerer-s-Apprentice-Mickey/33858967|title=Disney Infinity Figure – Sorcerer's Apprentice Mickey: Games |website=Walmart.com |access-date=January 25, 2014}}</ref> === Concert === A live concert presentation of the film named ''Disney Fantasia: Live in Concert'', showcases various segments from both ''Fantasia'' and ''Fantasia 2000''. The concert version features a live symphony orchestra and piano soloist accompanying projected high definition video segments. The ''Fantasia'' concert was still touring throughout the world as late as 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.artscentremelbourne.com.au/event-archive/2022/mso/fantasia |title=''Fantasia''|publisher=[[Arts Centre Melbourne]]|date=2022 |access-date=April 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411014708/https://www.artscentremelbourne.com.au/event-archive/2022/mso/fantasia |archive-date=April 11, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://manncenter.org/events/2013-07-23/disneys-fantasia-live-concert |title=Disney's ''Fantasia'': Live in Concert |publisher=[[Mann Center for the Performing Arts]]|date=July 23, 2013 |access-date=January 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202234207/http://manncenter.org/events/2013-07-23/disneys-fantasia-live-concert |archive-date=February 2, 2014 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cami.com/?webid=2275 |title=Disney ''Fantasia'': Live in Concert |publisher=Columbia Artists Management Inc. |date=July 23, 2013 |access-date=March 2, 2014 |archive-date=March 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302215302/http://www.cami.com/?webid=2275 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ===Television=== Several elements from the film appear in television series ''[[Once Upon a Time (TV series)|Once Upon a Time]]''. The hat from ''The Sorcerer's Apprentice'' appears in the [[Once Upon a Time season 4|fourth season]] episode "[[A Tale of Two Sisters (Once Upon a Time)|A Tale of Two Sisters]]". As the series progressed, the hat was shown to have the ability to absorb others, and those it absorbed would appear as a star on the hat. The Sorcerer's Apprentice himself makes an appearance, where he is an old man who guards the hat in the Enchanted Forest.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/09/28/once-upon-time-fantasia-sorcerers-hat-season4/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219033728/http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/09/28/once-upon-time-fantasia-sorcerers-hat-season4/|archive-date=December 19, 2014|title='Once Upon a Time' postmortem: Rumple finds a surprising Disney icon|newspaper=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=September 28, 2014|access-date=December 19, 2014}}</ref> Chernabog from ''Night On Bald Mountain'' also makes an appearance in the episode "[[Darkness on the Edge of Town (Once Upon a Time)|Darkness on the Edge of Town]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/2015/03/02/once-upon-a-time-season-4-episode-12-recap-with-spoilers-darknes/ |title=Once Upon A Time Season 4 Episode 12 Recap With Spoilers: Darkness on the Edge of Town |date=March 3, 2015 |publisher=Comicbook.com |access-date=May 15, 2015}}</ref>
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