Rumor Did Disney Put in an Order for 50 Parade Float Chassis?

[MisterPenguin]

Moving from the Rumor Tracker thread...

Possible parade news for WDW:

Friend of a friend information. Disney has signed a contract with a company to build a large number of new parade float chassis. I didn't get the name of the company but apparently they have done work for Disney before.

The really interesting part: the supposed number of chassis they are building is 50.

Anyone know who has built floats for Disney previously?

Interesting indeed. Maybe for the new nighttime parade And a new daytime parade? Surely 50 chassis wouldn’t be in one parade. Or the part of them building “50” chassis is not them really building 50 chassis but a code/hint for the 50th anniversary lol. Waay over thinking im sure.

I didn't get any information that this was specifically for WDW or for only one parade. The number of chassis being built could be just a huge coincidence.

Would they build float chassis in the US for the foreign parks? Is California slated for a new parade?

And each float could consist of multiple chassis.

 

[brb1006]

While this is speculation, if the rumor turn out true in the future. Then hopefully Disney can finally retire these floats. Some of these floats are almost 40 years old! Soon turn 50 if Disney keeps these floats before WDW's 50th Anniversary.

 

[Notes from Neverland]

Interesting. This is way more fun to talk about than the seemingly-endless Paint the Night to WDW rumor.

 

[trainplane3]

Interesting. This is way more fun to talk about than the seemingly-endless Paint the Night to WDW rumor.

It's obviously Paint the Night 2: Paint Harder.

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

Unless they are building a new float for Clara Cluck, I am against the whole idea! ;-)

 

[Squishy]

50 chassis would be enough for 3 parades probably

 

[brb1006]

Interesting. This is way more fun to talk about than the seemingly-endless Paint the Night to WDW rumor.

I remember that thread like it was yesterday.

 

[bhg469]

It's obviously Paint the Night 2: Paint Harder.

Electrical painted boogaloo?

 

[trainplane3]

Electrical painted boogaloo?

The most boogliest boogaloo that the world ever boogaloo'd.

 

[MaryJaneP]

Let's see if this works here, .... if you believe that Disney placed an order for 50 parade chassis, I can get you a really good deal on the Brooklyn Bridge.

 

[peter11435]

Spectromagic required 37 chassis. Give or take.

 

[larryz]

My analysis: Iger is starting to feel the heat over inadequate expansion during the last 10 years, so he told everybody to "circle the wagons."

Everybody looked around and said, "Boss, we got rid of all the wagons."

Iger said: "You better get some stinking* wagons! And then circle them!"

Hence, an order for 50 wagons.

*Euphemism

 

[bcoachable]

50 is an interesting number...

 

[Stripes]

Moving from the Rumor Tracker thread...

Well we know a new parade is coming for the 50th. I imagine Creative Entertainment needs to get started soon...

 

[J. D.]

Let's throw in a new Studios parade while we're at it.

 

[jaxonp]

And so it begins

 

[Trekkie101]

Disneyland Paris at new year kicked out basically everything it owns in one hour long show.

Daily Parade, Halloween, Christmas, Stars in Cars, random show floats. Literally everything. It seemed odd at the time however they done a ton of timing with it and guests loved it as a one off.

Wait times around the park plummeted before and after due to queue up time for it and during it.

I wonder if someone’s doing a cost analysis of parades vs crowds and it’s worked?

 

[TTA94]

Well we know a new parade is coming for the 50th. I imagine Creative Entertainment needs to get started soon...

And I bet they will go to great lengths to keep this parade as tight lipped as they possibly can. We probably won’t hear about it until the first of 2021.

 

[brb1006]

Let's throw in a new Studios parade while we're at it.

Parades based on upcoming or popular movies need a comeback. The Toy Story Parade looked such much fun.

 

[KeithVH]

My analysis: Iger is starting to feel the heat over inadequate expansion during the last 10 years, so he told everybody to "circle the wagons."

Everybody looked around and said, "Boss, we got rid of all the wagons."

Iger said: "You better get some stinking* wagons! And then circle them!"

Hence, an order for 50 wagons.

*Euphemism

I read this in the Gov's voice . . .