The show is a major undertaking by the Disneyland Resort.  The production uses one of the biggest show control systems ever built.  The 1,200 World of Color fountains are programmed the way lights are in a rock-and-roll show, using elaborate light boards and switches.  The moving fountains in World of Color reach 30 feet to 200 feet high and can create a 380-foot-wide water screen.  There are:

• 600+ Grid Fountains 
• 400+ Chaser Fountains
• 65 Dual Water Whip Fountains
• 76 Single Water Whip Fountains
• 12 Flower Spout Fountains
• 10 Geyser Fountains
• 6 Dancer Fountains
• 4 Butterfly Fountains

Of course, Word of Color needs lots of…color.  The brilliant hues in the show are the result of specially created lighting (special LEDs) that infuses the fountains with light and color.  The show creators found four state-of-the-art lasers in Europe that are used to produce some of the illusions.  

The technology and power it takes to produce World of Color is truly extraordinary.  The huge underwater system features three submersible electrical rooms, each the size of a semi trailer and each weighing approximately 30,000 lbs. As the show is performing, these rooms can travel up and down with the platform like submarines, controlling the power and infrastructure that runs the fountains and lights.  More than 75 miles of cable help control the lift tables and show equipment in the lagoon cable trays.  The show spans Paradise Bay – a 3.5-acre lagoon, with more than 16 million gallons of water