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 $90.8 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 animated feature-length film to be released in the format.
Each new segment was produced by combining traditional animation with computer-generated imagery.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. 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. 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. Celebrities including Steve Martin, Itzhak Perlman, Quincy Jones, Bette Midler, James Earl Jones, Penn & Teller, James Levine, and Angela Lansbury introduce each segment 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 38th Disney animated feature film and sequel to 1940's Fantasia. Fantasia 2000 is a 1999 American animated experimental concert film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures.
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