11 cool facts about the Together Forever fireworks at Disneyland

Buzz Lightyear, more than 300 green Space Aliens, 10-foot-tall characters from the Land of the Dead and fireworks are the centerpiece of the new nighttime spectacular at  Disneyland called “Together Forever – A Pixar Nighttime Spectacular.”

“Together Forever” connects guests to  Pixar stories as it lights up the sky over Disneyland. It comes to life with pyrotechnics, special effects, a new musical score and projections on iconic park locations: Sleeping Beauty Castle, the water screens of the Rivers of America, the façade of “it’s a small world” and the buildings of Main Street, U.S.A.

Here’s a video showing off some of the big 11 cool facts about the fireworks show .

Here are some more fun facts about Together Forever:

• “Together Forever” opens with Buzz Lightyear, who flies 100 feet in the air above Sleeping Beauty Castle on a flight path that is 350 feet long.
• As Buzz Lightyear takes flight, he opens the show with a new line of dialogue: “To friendship…and beyond!”
• The fireworks for “Together Forever” were specifically developed and designed to enhance the projected images within the show and to match Pixar Animations Studios’ color palette.
• There are more than 900 separate fireworks effects, digitally controlled within 1/30 of a second.
• “You’ve Got a Friend in Me,” the hit song by Randy Newman from Disney•Pixar’s “Toy Story,” serves as the musical thread for the show.
• Each of the four viewing areas in the park – Main Street, U.S.A., Sleeping Beauty Castle, Rivers of America and “it’s a small world” – feature custom effects that create a unique experience for guests at each location.
• With the use of projection mapping, more than 300 Space Aliens from “Toy Story” appear on the façade of the buildings on Main Street, U.S.A., Sleeping Beauty Castle and the façade of the “it’s a small world” attraction.
• Multiple laser beams project down Main Street, U.S.A., in the scene where the Incredibles battle the Omnidroid at Sleeping Beauty Castle. Lasers are also used at the Rivers of America viewing location.
• The story heats up during a pivotal scene from “Toy Story 3,” as Sleeping Beauty Castle is flanked by six shooting flames that reach up to 30 feet in the air.
• During the “Coco” adventure, 10 townspeople from the Land of the Dead appear on the rooftops of Main Street, U.S.A. Each of these characters stretches more than 10 feet tall.
• “The World Es Mi Familia” features authentic Mexican singers and musicians who play traditional mariachi instruments like the vihuela, guitar, and guitarrón.