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

[DJDreamer]

More times released for early September:

Sunday, September 7: N/A
Monday, September 8: 8:30pm, 10:30pm
Tuesday, September 9: N/A
Weds, September 10: 8:30pm, 10:30pm
Thursday, September 11: 8:30pm, 10:30pm
Friday, September 12: N/A
Saturday, September 13: 8:30pm, 10:30pm

No further dates released at this point. They also extended the park hours for MK to 11pm for this week.

Will be interesting to see what they do the week of September 14 for Starlight times - right now MK is scheduled to closed at 10:00pm on non-party nights. @wdwmagic

 

[joanna71985]

We got there around 7:40. It was our second to last night, and pretty tired so didn't mind sitting and camping out for a while eating snacks, though it was a bit wet from rain

oh I have no problems with camping out! I'm already planning on doing so the next time I see the 9pm parade

 

[lentesta]

It's still not running on all cylinders but I am curious to know how it ranks. @lentesta How's it looking? Any key comparisons/contrasts between it and other nightime parades? I think it's a turd honestly, but I know my lone opinion isn't that of the masses. Wanted more from this one. Very one-note.

We just talked about this on the August 18 Disney Dish. Starlight's doing well, especially with the (most important) adult and seniors categories.

Here's the ratings so far, and other nighttime spectaculars for comparison:

 

[EricsBiscuit]

We just talked about this on the August 18 Disney Dish. Starlight's doing well, especially with the (most important) adult and seniors categories.

Here's the ratings so far, and other nighttime spectaculars for comparison:
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That’s not so good tbh.

 

[Unbanshee]

That’s not so good tbh.

It's basically in line with MSEP and Spectro

 

[Jedi14]

That’s not so good tbh.

How?

 

[Basil of Baker Street]

I wonder if those high marks are more based on being starved of a parade for so long vs the actual quality of the parade. "This parade is 5 stars because its predecessor is absolutely nothing."

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I wonder if those high marks are more based on being starved of a parade for so long vs the actual quality of the parade. "This parade is 5 stars because its predecessor is absolutely nothing."

Maybe some but Len has said the 4 stars is the average rating for something so 4 stars feels pretty reasonable for Starlight. I find the floats to be really great but is missing stuff b/w the floats so "average" seems about right

 

[Basil of Baker Street]

Maybe some but Len has said the 4 stars is the average rating for something so 4 stars feels pretty reasonable for Starlight. I find the floats to be really great but is missing stuff b/w the floats so "average" seems about right

Terrific floats for sure.

 

[Splash4eva]

Harmon

It's basically in line with MSEP and Spectro

Harmonious was a “4” and the show was awful by almost everyones accounts so all these “scores” are really hard to use as a bible or holy grail of judging a brand new parade

 

[Ayla]

I wonder if those high marks are more based on being starved of a parade for so long vs the actual quality of the parade. "This parade is 5 stars because its predecessor is absolutely nothing."

I thought the same.

 

[Jedi14]

I like how the thread is shown good ratings for Starlight and some posters are like “Nuh uh.”

 

[Splash4eva]

I like how the thread is shown good ratings for Starlight and some posters are like “Nuh uh.”

Good ratings from a paid disney fan website?
Not to mention as we all know. Surveys can be swayed in any way as shown by Disney

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I like how the thread is shown good ratings for Starlight and some posters are like “Nuh uh.”

Well, Len said a 4 is average so Starlight's seems to be doing fine and certainly in line with most other nighttime parades

Not a slam dunk, going amazing but certainly doing plenty fine

 

[Centauri Space Station]

Harmon

Harmonious was a “4” and the show was awful by almost everyones accounts so all these “scores” are really hard to use as a bible or holy grail of judging a brand new parade

The show wasn’t awful by any means, the barges being out all day was awful.

 

[Splash4eva]

The show wasn’t awful by any means, the barges being out all day was awful.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

The show wasn’t awful by any means, the barges being out all day was awful.

I really liked Harmonious and know a lot of people that did as well. The barges as constructs were a problem, not just that they were out during the day but also that they limited where you could view the show from only portions of the lagoon for the full effect

Conversed with a lot of people that think best would be Harmonious but using Luminous' infrastructure

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

The best would be Illuminations: Reflections of Earth using Luminous' infrastructure. Utilize the fountains during the former Globe-Screen parts of the show.

 

[Disney Analyst]

I mean, just look at the ranking thread in the general forum. Most people on these boards are putting Starlight near the bottom of their lists.

It’s good, but it’s not great. YMMV.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I mean, just look at the ranking thread in the general forum. Most people on these boards are putting Starlight near the bottom of their lists.

It’s good, but it’s not great. YMMV.

I do think overall the nighttime parades have been very good so even being lower on the list it can still be a good parade, but as much as I enjoy it, not sure which other ones I would put below