Magic Kingdom VP dishes on new fireworks show, 50 golden statues and revamping of Splash Mountain (Ep. 106)

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Melissa Valiquette, vice president of Magic Kingdom, discusses “Disney Enchantment,” the 50 golden character statues, Tron and the revamping of Splash Mountain. Melissa’s origin story (1:18) Defending the cake (5:07) ‘Making a 50-year old park look new again’ (8:41) Happy places in the Magic Kingdom (15:22) 'Disney Enchantment' (18:08) Sleeper hit: Character statues (20:25) Beacons of Magic (21:25) Nostalgia vs. new things (22:23) Jungle Cruise update (23:42) Splash Mountain (25:20) Tron (28:49)