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World of Color reviews

Theme Park Insider readers offer their ratings and reviews for World of Color, a live show in Paradise Pier at Disney's California Adventure.

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Posted: April 14, 2011

Disney's World of Color wraps up each day at California Adventure with a 30-minute water and light show, featuring scenes from Disney and Pixar animated films, projected on massive water mist screens in Paradise Bay.

Dancing water fountains (and a few fire fountains) complete the show, which debuted in June 2010. World of Color might be the most popular attraction at the park, so arrive first thing in the morning to claim a FastPass reservation for a viewing area, or make an advance dining reservation that includes a preferred viewing position by calling 714-781-DINE.

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Readers' rating:

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61 votes, so far

Good night time show. Equal in quality to Fantasmic! and IllumiNations. Well worth seeing.. 9/10 - Will Chilcote

This was beautiful, nostalgic, visually and emotionally satisfying on every level. It's a lovely attraction and the best water spectacle I've ever seen! - Tommy Nelson

This is the best night time spectacular I have ever seen! My favorite part of World of Color is the Buzz Lightyear and Tron part. Hopefully there there will be a halloween and christmas version of World of Color. The best way to end your day at the Disneyland Resort. You have to see this show when you come to the Disneyland Resort! - nick .

Soooooooooooooooo Gooooooooood! - Jay Finch

Amazing, I must have seen it a 100 times and it still amazes me. By the way the reason it is blurry is because it is a mist screen I have never seen clear mist and some spots aren't as great as others but that is expected. - Nicholas Kalscheuer

It's a nice show! Not sure I enjoyed the "picnic lunch" as I barely considered it good quality food as I've tried all of them. I understand this is a showcase of color, sounds, and tries to touch your heart and emotions. However, I think this lacks what Fantasmic does have... heart. I feel like World of Color is a technical showcase of what can be done with water and light. Don't get me wrong, I think it's visually amazing, but it doesn't really have an emotional connection. There is a lack of classic Disney films, the Pirates part doesn't fit at all, and the images haven't always been high quality for some reason. This is from different angles as well. Some are almost HD, but others are blurry... is that a technical issue? The best parts for me were any of the Little Mermaid scenes, the Pocahontas panoramic shot, and the Buzz Lightyear battle! I'm not even a fan of Pocahontas and I thought it was a beautifully put together section! - Brandon Mendoza

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