▁could ▁launch ▁las er ▁light ▁into ▁the ▁air ▁as ▁be ams , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁scan ▁patterns ▁and ▁images . ▁There ▁were ▁also ▁b ounce ▁mirror s ▁scattered ▁around ▁the ▁park ▁on ▁various ▁islands ▁and ▁ro o ft ops , ▁to ▁further ▁enc aps ulate ▁the ▁park ▁in ▁las er ▁light . ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁show ' s ▁las er ▁programming ▁under w ent ▁a ▁major ▁over ha ul , ▁and ▁on ▁December ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁las ers ▁had ▁been ▁switched ▁from ▁ion ▁las ers ▁to ▁solid - state ▁las ers . ▁This ▁saves ▁approximately ▁ 6 4 ▁kil ow att s ▁of ▁electric ▁power ▁per ▁show . ▁It ▁also ▁means ▁that ▁the ▁las er ▁would ▁no ▁longer ▁need ▁a ▁water ▁cool ing ▁system , ▁which ▁also ▁reduced ▁water ▁consumption ▁by ▁thousands ▁of ▁gall ons . ▁The ▁new ▁las ers ▁were ▁also ▁installed ▁on ▁the ▁islands ▁in ▁World ▁Show case ▁l ago on , ▁and ▁featured ▁new ▁patterns ▁and ▁colors . ▁The ▁F AA ▁requires ▁the ▁user ▁of ▁any ▁out door ▁las er ▁system ▁to ▁obtain ▁advance ▁permission ▁and ▁to ▁contact ▁local ▁air ports ▁prior ▁to ▁use . ▁Con sequently , ▁Or lando ▁International ▁Airport ▁was ▁not ified ▁by ▁" M ex ico ▁Control " ▁every ▁night ▁fifteen ▁minutes ▁before ▁the ▁show ▁begins ▁so ▁that ▁air ▁traffic ▁could ▁be ▁ad vised ▁accordingly . ▁Some ▁pil ots ▁passing ▁over ▁the ▁resort ▁had ▁used ▁this ▁call ▁to ▁announ