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Could Paint the Night hold up as long as the other Light Parades

THEMEPARKPIONEER

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Not only does paint the night have a dance club theme along with the music which could phase out and be outdated within the next 5 years heres my biggest issue with the parade... I already see that it's not going to hold up. Why do I say that, well do to the small computerized circuitry that power all those LED's built right into the units they arrant going to make simple repairs like changing some simple lightbulbs, you cant just change an LED bulb and every stich of this parade is computerized and has small circuitry. and when some of that stuff goes theres going to be some large dark spots and eyesores to that parade. When some of this stuff goes its going to be out for a while and there will be many dark spots and fixing that wont be as easy as changing a simple light bulb. Just think back to the small majority of Advanced lighting and small circuitry computerized Lighting Spectromagic had, Paint the Night units are cover in it. Its not going to be pretty then this stuff goes. It's going to fall apart miserably. And all I can say is that this wouldn't last 5 years in Disney World but seeing how they manage things I don't think they wouldn't any part of it. They will just look off of Japans retired units.
 
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englanddg

One Little Spark...
LEDs don't burn out with nearly the same frequency that an incandescent bulb does. It's the nature of how it works.

And, anyone with any basic soldering skills can replace an LED. Sure, it's not as simple as unscrewing a lightbulb, but it's not that difficult.

I do agree with you on the music though...it is pretty bad. I've watched the Hong Kong version online and wasn't really all that impressed. Give me the classic MSEP any day.
 

Sage of Time

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I don't think you can judge anything until you see it in person. I'm withholding my thoughts on it until I see it at Disneyland.

I will say that I do think it seems to be overtly modern, though, and I shy away from that.
 

TP2000

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I'm not sure why this is a WDW topic since I think there's not a snowball's chance in Miami that this parade would show up in WDW in the next five years, if ever.

That said, I'm an old fogey and I actually like the music for Paint The Night; it's catchy and upbeat and fresh, with a few throwbacks to Baroque Hoedown just for fun. And if the kids can dance to it, so much the better

But the Disneyland version of this parade is still three weeks away from its debut and no one has seen the version Disneyland is getting. The official info from Disney and some good insiders here is that there's a "massive" Frozen float added, plus the addition of the other major Princesses to the Belle float, and some general tweaks and plus-ups from the Hong Kong version.

Also, the Disneyland version wont' be doing those dumb "Show Stops" that just make it seem like there was a traffic jam on the parade route or something broke down for a couple minutes.

But again, I don't think there's any risk of Paint The Night going to WDW any time soon, if ever. TDO seems perfectly content to run the circa 1972 MSEP into the ground for another decade or two.

Re-Elect President Nixon and Keep The Electrical Parade Forever!
 
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THEMEPARKPIONEER

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Original Poster
LEDs don't burn out with nearly the same frequency that an incandescent bulb does. It's the nature of how it works.

And, anyone with any basic soldering skills can replace an LED. Sure, it's not as simple as unscrewing a lightbulb, but it's not that difficult.

I do agree with you on the music though...it is pretty bad. I've watched the Hong Kong version online and wasn't really all that impressed. Give me the classic MSEP any day.
Unlike screwing in a lightbulb the repairs are still going to be tedious, now when something goes out they can fix it right before it enters the route, this parade when things go its going to stay like that for a few days, weeks maybe even months.
 

Andrew C

You know what's funny?
Unlike screwing in a lightbulb the repairs are still going to be tedious, now when something goes out they can fix it right before it enters the route, this parade when things go its going to stay like that for a few days, weeks maybe even months.

Nahh. It's not as hard as you think. If Hong Kong can handle it, DL will do just fine as well.
 

englanddg

One Little Spark...
Unlike screwing in a lightbulb the repairs are still going to be tedious, now when something goes out they can fix it right before it enters the route, this parade when things go its going to stay like that for a few days, weeks maybe even months.
If they are given a diagnostics checkup (through a programmed routine) once a week that will be more than enough to keep them in working order.

LEDs last for literally years if not decades.
 

THEMEPARKPIONEER

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Original Poster
If they are given a diagnostics checkup (through a programmed routine) once a week that will be more than enough to keep them in working order.

LEDs last for literally years if not decades.
To me it looks like a mess waiting to happen lol, I can't watch, forget Disney World. It would be a disaster at Disney World.
 

englanddg

One Little Spark...
To me it looks like a mess waiting to happen lol, I can't watch, forget Disney World. It would be a disaster at Disney World.
I hear your concerns. I just think you are overstating the issue a tad.

Back on that for a moment though, I hope this never comes to WDW. I am very fond of my MSEP, and do not like the kitschiness of this parade at all.
 

THEMEPARKPIONEER

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Original Poster
I hear your concerns. I just think you are overstating the issue a tad.

Back on that for a moment though, I hope this never comes to WDW. I am very fond of my MSEP, and do not like the kitschiness of this parade at all.
I don't think Paint the Night is going to last to long, it's to trendy, you don't hear any 80's soundtracks in the parks. Once techno and electronic is out again so will be Paint the Night. It's one of those parades what will be outrageously different then forgotten.
 

George Lucas on a Bench

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I don't like anything anymore, but even I kinda dig the Paint the Night music. Hey, at least that parade is new and not the same old Electrical Parade that WDW has been stuck with forever! Sure, it has Pete's Dragon, but come on! It was only supposed to be temporary, like everything else that is never removed from WDW. This is huge for DL because there hasn't been a nighttime parade in a long time.
 

Daniel Johnson

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I like the videos ive seen so far. I really like the MAC float, a lot. but don't expect it in MK anytime soon.
and as others have stated... the longevity of LEDS is ions compared to incandescent bulbs. the chances of a broken LED is simply fixed by soldering in another. once someone has done it a time or two, it will take nearly as long as unscrewing an old bulb out and replacing it.
 

TP2000

Well-Known Member
What's with all this soldering talk for LED bulbs? I have LED bulbs in my cars and many home light fixtures. I just screwed them in, or popped them in, like regular bulbs and they last for decades.
 

englanddg

One Little Spark...
What's with all this soldering talk for LED bulbs? I have LED bulbs in my cars and many home light fixtures. I just screwed them in, or popped them in, like regular bulbs and they last for decades.
Slightly different application.

Those "LED" bulbs have a single power source (shaped as an edison screw base), but if you broke up the bulb you'd find that there is actually a cluster of LEDs inside which have been soldered together.
 

Daniel Johnson

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What's with all this soldering talk for LED bulbs? I have LED bulbs in my cars and many home light fixtures. I just screwed them in, or popped them in, like regular bulbs and they last for decades.
like @englanddg said. its the same tech, just in a plug and play application in your instance. I have taken buk led diods and built headlights for my friends golf cart... should have waited six months...they are now common place for headlight applications. and they last forever
 

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