MK All-New Nighttime Parade Disney Starlight Set to Debut at Magic Kingdom in 2025

[Disney Analyst]

Approaching 4 months and no flying? Costumes aren't fixed? Sigh...

It’s pathetic, truly.

 

[Comped]

It’s pathetic, truly.

DLE has the institutional knowledge how to do so (going back long before it was "founded"), far as I've heard it was legal who blocked it.

 

[Disney Analyst]

DLE has the institutional knowledge how to do so (going back long before it was "founded"), far as I've heard it was legal who blocked it.

I can forgive the lack of flying (even though it makes the scene lacklustre).

The rest of my issues with the parade I cannot.

 

[Biff215]

I can forgive the lack of flying (even though it makes the scene lacklustre).

The rest of my issues with the parade I cannot.

Agreed. The lack of flying is far from being this parade’s biggest defect. More characters and live performers would do wonders, but they cost money, and apparently Disney is hurting too badly.

 

[EricsBiscuit]

Am I the only person who likes this parade more each time I see it? I actually think it’s very well done and for today’s attention spans being shorter, it actually works very nicely.

 

[DisneyHead123]

Am I the only person who likes this parade more each time I see it? I actually think it’s very well done and for today’s attention spans being shorter, it actually works very nicely.

Finally saw it in person and I think it’s great! I actually thought the dancers looked beautiful as well. The effect of them being mostly in dark clothing with some shimmering lights as they danced was beautiful. Floats were fantastic.

My only complaint is that it’s more a mini parade than a full parade. But wanting more of something is kind of half compliment half complaint, really.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Am I the only person who likes this parade more each time I see it? I actually think it’s very well done and for today’s attention spans being shorter, it actually works very nicely.

I really like it but they need to have all of the planned performers and fix broken effects. Hopefully, they are already planning whatever unit replaces Wish.

 

[aladdin2007]

I really like it but they need to have all of the planned performers and fix broken effects. Hopefully, they are already planning whatever unit replaces Wish.

I have heard more people say, what is that? who is that on that float?..It certainly has guests perplexed.. But I can't see them replacing it, have their been rumblings? Because if they can't run half the effects and dancers in the parade or add more characters, then there is no way they spend money on changing an entire float. I guess you could put Winnie the Pooh under the tree instead and add some buzzing bees, but that would mean musical changes as well and thats too much $$$ for TDO in thought.

 

[Biff215]

Am I the only person who likes this parade more each time I see it? I actually think it’s very well done and for today’s attention spans being shorter, it actually works very nicely.

I’m ok with the length, times have changed and it’s unlikely MK could handle something longer just based on crowd control alone. What I’m not ok with is the complete lack of characters and live performers on the ground, just too much dead space between the floats. They can do it for Boo To You so they could at least show an effort here, but this doesn’t come with an upcharge.

 

[WorldExplorer]

I use my sister as a Normal Person barometer since she's much less cynical than me and still enjoys long processions of Disney references.

She didn't like it either. Or at least was disappointed.

Unlike me she saw SpectroMagic enough times to remember it.

 

[ToTBellHop]

I have heard more people say, what is that? who is that on that float?..It certainly has guests perplexed.. But I can't see them replacing it, have their been rumblings? Because if they can't run half the effects and dancers in the parade or add more characters, then there is no way they spend money on changing an entire float. I guess you could put Winnie the Pooh under the tree instead and add some buzzing bees, but that would mean musical changes as well and thats too much $$$ for TDO in thought.

They do have a history of changing out floats in these parades for whatever the new movie is. It’s been done for PtN.

 

[Biff215]

They do have a history of changing out floats in these parades for whatever the new movie is. It’s been done for PtN.

Unfortunately that’s DLR though, they’ve typically catered to the local crowd and understand the need for updates.

I use my sister as a Normal Person barometer since she's much less cynical than me and still enjoys long processions of Disney references.

She didn't like it either. Or at least was disappointed.

Unlike me she saw SpectroMagic enough times to remember it.

I agree Spectro is part of the issue for many of us here. And I don’t think it’s just blind nostalgia. The Starlight floats are beautiful overall and an upgrade technology-wise. It just just doesn’t connect the same and I think the lack of characters and performers is the main reason why.

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

I have heard more people say, what is that? who is that on that float?..It certainly has guests perplexed..

Careful! It’s a trap!!!! I was scolded for calling it the wish float and not Asha’s float cause it was wrong that I wasn’t using her name.

 

[WorldExplorer]

I agree Spectro is part of the issue for many of us here. And I don’t think it’s just blind nostalgia. The Starlight floats are beautiful overall and an upgrade technology-wise. It just just doesn’t connect the same and I think the lack of characters and performers is the main reason why.

I don't think it's nostalgia either. They just objectively had a superior product years ago, e.g. when everyone was younger.

I have heard more people say, what is that? who is that on that float?..It certainly has guests perplexed.. But I can't see them replacing it, have their been rumblings? Because if they can't run half the effects and dancers in the parade or add more characters, then there is no way they spend money on changing an entire float. I guess you could put Winnie the Pooh under the tree instead and add some buzzing bees, but that would mean musical changes as well and thats too much $$$ for TDO in thought.

When I first watched it I misheard one of her lines as an annoyed "Who are you?" emphasized like she was repeating someone asking her that. I thought maybe she was talking to Star, but whoever put it in was very ballsy.

Not sure what she was actually saying.

(Agreed, no way they're spending money to replace it.)

 

[DisneyHead123]

Fwiw, got a survey after visiting MK that asked about Starlight and asked if anything impacted our enjoyment in several categories, one of which was length. It also asked if we’d seen other nighttime parades such as Spectro, Electric, etc. (Also went back through ranking all rides in terms of iconic, immersive, personal favorite, boring, offensive, etc., plus a lot of demographic info.)

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

 

[dmc493]

Fwiw, got a survey after visiting MK that asked about Starlight and asked if anything impacted our enjoyment in several categories, one of which was length. It also asked if we’d seen other nighttime parades such as Spectro, Electric, etc. (Also went back through ranking all rides in terms of iconic, immersive, personal favorite, boring, offensive, etc., plus a lot of demographic info.)

Wish I had gotten this after my visit, I would've given my thumbs a workout

 

[Comped]

Wish I had gotten this after my visit, I would've given my thumbs a workout

All the surveys I've ever got from Disney limit my ability to respond to about 500 characters. My opinions are not enough for that...

 

[jrhwdw]

 

[jpeden]

Frankly, they could trade Asha out for Pocahontas and it would be a win. The number of folks I heard ask why Pocahontas was wearing a purple dress was shocking. Slap Grandmother Willow Tree on that thing and put Meeko and John Smith on the ground and we'd have a WINNER folks!