Live At Disney World 1997

***Live At Disney World 1997*** was a live concert pay-per-view (PPV) event that aired on November 8th, 1997 at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. It was produced by The Infection, with the assistance of MTV and several anime clubs in Florida.

The event would also be released via compact disc and vinyl on December 10th of the same year under the title "The Infection: Live At Disney World", and would debut at number one on the US *Billboard* 200 in 1998; it was certified 8x multiplatinum by the RIAA in 2020, and it is widely considered to be one of the best concerts the band ever did, according to reviewers and attendees.

The band announced at a local Florida Anime convention around July of that month, that they would be performing at Walt Disney World and MTV was going to be broadcasting the event live, along with other cable providers and networks.

On July 10th, 2021, a three-part documentary series titled "The Infection: Welcome to Disney World" that would cover the events leading up to the Disney World concert was announced by actor/director Jonathan Frakes. Three weeks later, the Walt Disney Studios announced they had acquired the worldwide distribution rights to the documentary. It premiered December 21st through the 23rd via Disney+.

## Background

Before the release of Traffic Jam, SpongeBob SquarePants and Sandy Cheeks appeared at an anime convention in Jacksonville, Florida in July to announce the upcoming tour, along with the Disney World show that was scheduled for November.

Shortly after the announcement, MTV would contact the band and asked if they would like to help out producing the event as a live pay-per-view, and they agreed. The band wanted to do something different from a typical live performance on MTV, and wanted to wear outfits from popular Anime shows such as Sailor Moon and Dragon Ball.

On several IRC chats, in-between October 6th-9th, it was officially announced that it was going to be a live event taking place via pay-per-view and broadcasted on MTV, that including cable providers and networks.

The set design for the band's stage was set up as a spaceship-type set at the Cinderella Castle that included posters of Shadow Galactica on the bottom ramp, and took over 10 days to complete from October 16th-25th. The band would do soundchecks on November 6th and 7th.

## Marketing

Promotion for the event included deals with DirecTV and Dish Network to promote through interactive television and several networks such as The WB, UPN, Nicktoons, Cartoon Network. Several anime posters would be distributed that included the event.

## Live At Disney World

### Released

June 13th, 1998 (CD/VHS)March 24th, 1999 (DVD)

### Recorded

November 8th, 1997 at Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA

### Pre-show

The pre-show took place at 3:00 pm, and ran for two hours broadcasted via MTV and other major networks that included Showtime, Cinemax, HBO, UPN, The WB and Nickelodeon.

It was primarily focused on the band's upcoming set, with several hosts from different networks interviewing other attendees wearing Anime costumes in honor of the band, and some were both wearing face paint that resembled Sailor Moon and other Anime shows with several alternative rock songs in the background that included some songs off of Traffic Jam. The pre-show also included a panel where they interviewed the band discussing about the upcoming event, and their widespread popularity online and in Anime culture.

##### Hosts

* Ananda Lewis (MTV)
* Daisy Fuentes (MTV)

### Setlist

1. Radio Friendly Unit Shifter (Nirvana cover)
2. I Have Lips
3. Beetles
4. Drumstick
5. Come On Tom, Really
6. The Address Is On My Brain
7. We Need An Replacement
8. Pillowhead ***(live debut - would be used as a music video for the 20th anniversary super deluxe edition of Traffic Jam)***
9. Moonlight Densetsu (DALI cover)
10. Lost City
11. Bubble Wrap
12. The Traffic Jam
13. Magic Tricks (live debut)
14. Why Did This Happen
15. Rampage
16. Other's Prayers
17. Insert The CD
18. How You Remind Me
19. Start Scamming
20. Knowledge (Operation Ivy cover)
21. You Know
22. Size (Give Me Your Coke Size)
23. I Don't Give A Damn
24. Finally
25. Inside Out
26. Transgressions
27. Start Moving
28. Infected Stuff (live debut)
29. The Creeps (Social Distortion cover)
30. Valentine Gift
31. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (live debut)
32. The Year of Hell