I remember when this parade was LIVE and the show focused more on the actual parade, instead of plugging everything new in the parks or on video. It was nice! It always drove me happily mad when during the live broadcasts they would periodically flash the temperture in the corner of the screen....like we need to know how NICE AND WARM it is! Haa!!!
I watched it this year on ABC, the first time in about 6 years. I liked it as it gave me a Disney buzz and helped get me even more pumped about heading back down to the Orlando area in about a week. The parade showing is still nothing more then a 2 hour ad for the Disney Parks and all the products being touted by the company now ( from movies to new dvd releases...etc.). Still knowing that going in, i liked it. The new pirate ship float was very cool. This is the new float everyone was talking about earlier this season....it looks good! It will be interesting to see what they do with it.
I enjoyed the opening number a lot...full of energy and a great way to kick off the show. I had no clue who all those "celebs" were supposed to be ( AI i guess...i rarely watch tv so have'nt a clue) but regardless i liked the production. Nobody does it like Disney.
I can't stand Regis and his partner there..whatshername. WHY do they have them host when it is more then obvious they don't give a mouse's tush what is going on ??? I would think they would want to have someone who is genuinely excited and is good at expressing that to a tv camera. Rege and his co-host brought the potential excitement level down several notches. I think Disney should drop them and have new co-hosts next year. It's not like they can't afford anyone!
The snippets that covered the current park projects under construction ( Cinderella's Suite, Nemo Subs in CA, Laugh Floor, etc.) were short but sweet. Always love seeing these peeks. I also liked the usual coverage they did on the recent attraction additions, exspecially the new Seas segment ( with Crush) and a behind the scenes type clip of the new Nemo Musical.
LOVED the new Park ads! I freaked when they ran it ...what a GREAT ad! You can tell they know what us hard core fans like...the dog from POTC getting his key and the Ghosts checking in for a days work were AWESOME!! Hope to see more ads in the future like this...maybe one with some Epcot related bits? Can you imagine seeing Figment arriving for work??
Did anyone catch the little nod at the Disney CM's during the show? It was hard to know for sure if it was to actually salute them, or to think you were watching the latest CM recruitment/job fair video. If it was the latter, it worked big time. I wanted to sign up for a job immediately!!
Most of the song numbers i did'nt care for. I did enjoy the Princess section of the show...very cute seeing the kids dancing dressed up.
I liked the High School Musical segment VERY much. I know nothing about this show ( remember...i don't watch tv usually..) but wow, what a exciting and fun number! It was a great song to ( theme to the show they had noted) and it was great. If the show is as fun and exciting as that was, i can see why it is popular with the tween set.
The segments from Disneyland were good too.....nice seeing them showcase the Parade of Dreams there. Very cool. I freaked out when i saw Stitch was in Santa's sleigh at the parade's end ( in DL) and immediately thought of all the serious Stitch-Haters here......i was thinking about how all heck was probably going to break loose, but surprisingly i think i am the first one to post about it!
So all in all, a nice 2 hour escape back to the Magic Kingdoms
