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TP2000
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I just got back from a morning visit to the parks, and to ride this year's version of Haunted Mansion Holiday. The scene is set up in the Graveyard around the AA of Jack in his Santa outfit, and Sally is gazing at Jack across the track. The scene and new Sally figure begins at the 5:30 mark of this amateur video...
It's a cute little addition. I also try to go the first few days the ride opens because the Gingerbread House in the Ballroom scene is changed every year, and for the first week or so the smell of gingerbread is very strong. The Disneyland Bakery actually makes a different Gingerbread House every year, and the smell is real not fabricated as you ride past it.
Mike S
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ford91exploder
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No, Mickey's Soundsational Parade is the afternoon parade at Disneyland. With PTN in refurbishment until November, it's currently being performed twice per day in mid and late afternoon at Disneyland.
Why do you think that? There's no recent precedent (Late 1990's to 2016) for Disneyland cutting a parade and replacing it with nothing. If anything, Disneyland management appears to have just gone to the trouble and expense of borrowing (stealing?) the MSEP from WDW so Disneyland has a night parade to run this winter while Paint The Night goes in for its post-Christmas refurbishment. Disneyland's current management seems committed to multiple daily parades, with various day and night versions during peak attendance months.
Thank you. That info seems much more plausible and understandable.
Why do I think that Disney is happy to remove parades, Well at WDW lots of parades have moved to Yesterland and have not been replaced.
TP2000
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And it doesn't spoil in all that time?
Nope. Gingerbread is a hardy foodstuff, and especially when you make it with a low sugar content it keeps for months. They aren't making it for taste after all, just looks and smell. It also helps that it's in a cool, dark room in the Haunted Mansion.
MerlinTheGoat
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I either missed the memo or this wasn't posted here, but yesterday all the crocodile figures on Living with the Land were gone. The live alligator tank in the greenhouse was also covered up with a tarp, claiming it was under renovation (one of the fish tanks was covered as well though). Was this already known?
I assume this is because of recent circumstances regarding the attack (I highly doubt it's because they're performing maintenance on them). It's already a stupid knee jerk move to remove these, but there's not even any consistency in removing gators/crocs elsewhere at WDW. Gator/croc AA's on Splash Mountain, Jungle Cruise, Peter Pan's Flight as well as the live crocodiles in Animal Kingdom are still present. Even the morbidly humorous Haunted Mansion portrait of the tightrope walking girl about to be eaten by alligators.
Now don't get me wrong, removing ANY of this from attractions is completely stupid and asinine. But why is this just affecting the Land ride and nowhere else? It just makes no sense at all.
I assume this is because of recent circumstances regarding the attack (I highly doubt it's because they're performing maintenance on them). It's already a stupid knee jerk move to remove these, but there's not even any consistency in removing gators/crocs elsewhere at WDW. Gator/croc AA's on Splash Mountain, Jungle Cruise, Peter Pan's Flight as well as the live crocodiles in Animal Kingdom are still present. Even the morbidly humorous Haunted Mansion portrait of the tightrope walking girl about to be eaten by alligators.
Now don't get me wrong, removing ANY of this from attractions is completely stupid and asinine. But why is this just affecting the Land ride and nowhere else? It just makes no sense at all.
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BrianLo
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That's how I'm justifying this years pilgrimage. I like for a build up of about 8 new things in a resort before considering a trip. Since I haven't done the holidays yet the overlays cheats my logic into eight "new" - for me at least - things.
It's also why I still haven't been back to WDW since 2012... next year though!
asianway
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I don't know, I hardly count that garbage dance party thing they ran before Soundsational entertainment. It was not a proper paradeNo, Mickey's Soundsational Parade is the afternoon parade at Disneyland. With PTN in refurbishment until November, it's currently being performed twice per day in mid and late afternoon at Disneyland.
Why do you think that? There's no recent precedent (Late 1990's to 2016) for Disneyland cutting a parade and replacing it with nothing. If anything, Disneyland management appears to have just gone to the trouble and expense of borrowing (stealing?) the MSEP from WDW so Disneyland has a night parade to run this winter while Paint The Night goes in for its post-Christmas refurbishment. Disneyland's current management seems committed to multiple daily parades, with various day and night versions during peak attendance months.
Thank you. That info seems much more plausible and understandable.
Animaniac93-98
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I forgot Celebrate! A Street Party even existed until you mentioned it now. It only lasted for a year (or less) before being scrapped.
asianway
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Mmmm I think it was more no?or was it that excruciating?
TP2000
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Geez, I forgot about that too! I kind of liked the finale song from Hairspray, but it wasn't a real parade and it was just sort of... odd. When was that? 2010? 2009?
Animaniac93-98
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The Wiki page on past Disneyland attractions/parades just says 2009-2010. No specifc dates.
I'm too lazy to do a search on Miceage to double check at the moment.
brb1006
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I remember Clarice from Two Chips And A Miss was in Celebrate! during the first two years but vanished.
GiveMeTheMusic
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I believe it was Feb 2009 - Nov 2010.
It was designed to run alongside Parade of Dreams as a secondary parade offering like its counterpart in WDW. POD was a budget victim after the 2008 crash, so CASP ran on its own until Soundsational premiered. I didn't hate it - loved watching Mary Poppins get down to "I Love Rock and Roll".
asianway
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Well it was better than misici and certainly didn't overstay it's welcome. But that was almost 2 years with no true day parade. I'm sure they wouldn't hesitate to do it again
Katie G
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I've heard that there is a lot of backstage stuff moving around/refurbishing in that area. Perhaps its a tank cleaning? Or it could even be a trade of the older gators for younger gators. When I was a kid, I volunteered at the Orlando Science Center and periodically they would send the larger gators back to Gatorland and get a stock of baby gators. But the swamp tank would be empty for a few weeks during the swap. Not sure if Disney has a partnership with any gator group for these purposes?
bcoachable
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Went on the Behind the Seeds tour the day after they were removed..
I can confirm that the gators that were on display are now living permanently in a gator reserve not on property and that the space is being re-imagined (to not include gators)
But we did get to feed the fish in the tanks located just upstream from the now empty gator exhibit, and those fish seemed to be in a very giddy mood for some reason!
I can confirm that the gators that were on display are now living permanently in a gator reserve not on property and that the space is being re-imagined (to not include gators)
But we did get to feed the fish in the tanks located just upstream from the now empty gator exhibit, and those fish seemed to be in a very giddy mood for some reason!
FigmentJedi
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Space Mountain movies were killed off because of Star Wars and probably Tomorrowland's failure
http://www.slashfilm.com/space-mountain-movies/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Real shame. They could have easily co-existed and again, would much rather have theme park movies over the damn live-action cartoon remakes.
http://www.slashfilm.com/space-mountain-movies/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Real shame. They could have easily co-existed and again, would much rather have theme park movies over the damn live-action cartoon remakes.
Quinnmac000
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WildcatDen
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Nope. If you recall, Our friend the Exploder stated as fact the Motion Picture division "Does not move the needle" when is comes to Disney finances. Interesting comment when you have 4 movies pushing or exceeding $1B. Maybe the needle is stuck?