Disneyland cancels Star Wars fireworks debut due to high winds

the 'Fire of the Rising Moons' fireworks show was to premiere on opening night of the two-month Season of the Force event.

Wind gusts wiped out the opening night of a new Star Wars fireworks show at Disneyland intended to feature a soundtrack by composer John Williams of symphonic scores from the space opera film franchise sweeping through the spires of Galaxy’s Edge.

Disneyland was forced to cancel the inaugural “Fire of the Rising Moons” fireworks show due to high winds during the kick-off of the annual Season of the Force event on Friday, April 5.

Winds gusted to 20 mph during the day in Central Orange County on Friday. Steady rain greeted Disneyland visitors on Friday morning who rose early to be among the first to experience a new Star Tours destination on the venerable Tomorrowland motion simulator ride.

The “Fire of the Rising Moons” fireworks show is scheduled to be performed nightly at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 6 through April 14 and on select nights after that.

The Season of the Force event runs through June 2 at the Anaheim theme park with the new fireworks show in Galaxy’s Edge, the new Star Tours destination and return of Hyperspace Mountain in Tomorrowland, new Star Wars character appearances plus specialty themed food and merchandise.

What started out as an unofficial annual celebration on May the Fourth of all things Star Wars has evolved into an eight-week tribute to the 1970s sci-fi epic space opera.

Doubling in length from 2023’s month-long fest, the 2024 Season of the Force runs for a month on either side of May 4 — the unofficial holiday of the epic saga.