Next, in the Pastoral Symphony segment, there is water a-plenty, as the area surrounding Mount Olympus is full of lakes, rivers and waterfalls.
First, we have the Pegasus family swimming in the water like swans...
...after which the cute little baby Pegasi have fun.
When we meet the centaurettes, they are bathing in a pond with a cascading waterfall.
And there are lots of bubbles about when Bacchus' wine flows:
And of course, there is the huge rainstorm caused by Zeus and Vulcan:
The storm creates a lot of puddles, which the little creatures have fun in.
More water and bubbles appear in the Dance of the Hours segment. It begins appropriately with the arrival of Hyacinth Hippo:
But when it comes to bubbles, the elephants in this scene take the cake:
Finally, we have the combination of Night On Bald Mountain and Ave Maria. Water plays almost no part at all in these scenes, but it does appear. In the case of Bald Mountain, some of the spirits brought out are from in a castle moat (where they return as dawn approaches):
And in Ave Maria, the procession is seen moving past a pond and across a bridge:
So as you can see, "Fantasia" is really quite waterborne! Gives you something to think about, if I do say so myself.
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