The popular World of Color water-and-light spectacle is slated to return to Disney California Adventure on Saturday, Feb. 23, Disneyland officials confirmed Monday, more than nine months after it was shut down in the wake of a mysterious accident.

The show has been a huge hit at Disney California Adventure ever since it debuted in 2010, showcasing some 1,200 musical fountains that feature state-of-the-art laser projection technology that’s also in use elsewhere in the resort, including Disneyland.

From 2016: Stitch from the Disney Animation movie “Lilo and Stitch” is projected onto a water screen during the “World of Color – Season of Light” show. (File photo by Mark Eades)

From 2016: Fountains are shaped like a water flowing Christmas Tree as part of the “World of Color – Season of Light” show that takes place during the 2016 holiday season at Disney California Adventure. (File photo by Mark Eades)

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From 2016: Images from the Disney/Pixar film “Finding Dory” are projected onto the fountains that make a water screen as part of the “World of Color – Season of Light” show that takes place during the 2016 holiday season at Disney California Adventure. (File photo by Mark Eades)

From 2016: The fountains erupt into flames as Goofy tries to decorate for Christmas as part of the “World of Color – Season of Light” show that takes place during the 2016 holiday season at Disney California Adventure. (File photo by Mark Eades)

From 2016: A fountain streams more than 100 feet into the air during the finale of the “World of Color – Season of Light” show that takes place during the 2016 holiday season at Disney California Adventure. (File photo by Mark Eades)



Disney typically offers a dining and entertainment package for a meal and a reserved space to watch Disney California Adventure’s “World of Color” light and water show. (File photo by Bill Alkofer)

Reservations are not accepted at the walk-in Cove Bar, top right, above Ariel’s Grotto overlooking Paradise Bay at Disney California Adventure. Cove Bar will double in size expected before the end of 2015. As the sun sets, depending on the season, it is blinding to look towards the water. (File photo by Cindy Yamanaka)

From 2015: World of Color as seen from the then-Cove Bar. (File photo by Jeff Gritchen)

From 2016: Fountains fly into the air, lit with a multitude of colors in the “World of Color – Season of Light” show that takes place during the 2016 holiday season at Disney California Adventure. (File photo by Mark Eades)

The show is so popular that many people buy dining packages that include reserved spots to watch the 22-minute-long spectacular. The packages are now available for reservation starting on Feb. 23, Disney officials said Monday. Reservations can be made online or by calling 714-781-SHOW (7469).

The show that’s returning is the same production that was shuttered in April. Disney officials said it will open initially on a “test-and-adjust” basis for at least the first week.

Fan blogs are reporting the official reopening is scheduled for March 1. That would coincide with the first day of the Disney California Adventure Food and Wine Festival, which is a popular annual attraction.

World of Color shut down after an accident involving the underwater technology, although accounts differ as to exactly what happened.

Due to the complex nature of the computerized technology required to run the water show, which operates in its own 3.5 acre lagoon, a malfunction can take a long time to repair. The show took five years to create and uses an underwater grid with 18,000 points of control for lighting, color intensity, water angle and fountain height. Fountains can surge as high as 200 feet.

People who saw after-hours equipment tests and signs of holiday decor began hoping the Disney show would reopen for the Christmas holiday season, but that didn’t happen. To date, Disneyland hasn’t officially announced a new date for the show.

In October, @BSeeprs85 tweeted that the “$80 million light and water display that’s super cool went down earlier this year and now we know why. During regular maintenance (an electronic) control panel was left open when the entire platform was submerged. Destroyed the computer.”