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

[Sirwalterraleigh]

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

Permanent attractions in sufficient capacity to handle projected attendance comfortably need a comeback...

...not temporary low budget stuff that create unmanageable bottlenecks and 30 minutes diversions once or twice per day...

 

[jt04]

Seems like just last year people said attendance was declining. Oh yeah, it was last year.

 

[Piebald]

I thought FoF was cool...then I saw Dreaming Up and now Im like "meh".

Spectromagic at least was on a TDR level in my opinion. RIP, Spectro.

 

[TwilightZone]

Seems like just last year people said attendance was declining. Oh yeah, it was last year.

And this has to do with the parade how?

 

[jt04]

And this has to do with the parade how?

Just pointing out that some of the posters here cry wolf. Declining numbers becomes overwhelming numbers at the blink of a eye.

Iger has overstayed his time becomes he is looking for the nearest exit.

Disney Springs will be a financial failure becomes the many parking garages aren't enough.

Prices are too high becomes they aren't high enough to moderate the crowds.

Uni has out strategized TDO and is causing too many people to leave property for many days becomes a new parade will cause massive logistical crowd problems.

It is an amazing sight.

 

[Dr. Falls]

Prices are too high becomes they aren't high enough to moderate the crowds.

These statements can be simultaneously true. I can - as an individual consumer - think prices are too high (for me, or for the variants of the good I buy), while also acknowledging that they are not sufficiently high to make any dent in demand at large.

Not to nitpick or be combative, because you have a point with flip-flopping, but I think this specifically is an important concept with Disney parks attendance. Prices can reach such a point that they are uncomfortable or untenable for annual passholders, but they may not be high-enough to reduce the number of guests taking a once-in-a-lifetime trip - meaning that crowds don't actually diminish.

 

[Lunchb0x48]

The company that did the chassis's for FOF also did the barges for ROL and the mobile stages at HS, along with parades for Universal and DLP. I'm not sure if they are still are building chassis's for Disney.

 

[brb1006]

The company that did the chassis's for FOF also did the barges for ROL and the mobile stages at HS, along with parades for Universal and DLP. From what I've heard the owner of this company got into quite an argument with someone at Disney and now the guy that was the goto for these things is now blacklisted.

I wonder why the owner started an argument with someone at Disney to actually get blacklisted? Creative Differences?

 

[peter11435]

I wonder why the owner started an argument with someone at Disney to actually get blacklisted? Creative Differences?

Well all three of those WDW projects have experienced some significant issues...

 

[deWild]

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

This is one my favorite posts now.

 

[Lunchb0x48]

Well all three of those WDW projects have experienced some significant issues...

I wasn't around during the FOF builds, but ROL's problems were outside of what this company built.

 

[danlb_2000]

And this has to do with the parade how?

JT will take any opportunity to discredit people here who say things he doesn't agree with.

 

[danlb_2000]

These statements can be simultaneously true. I can - as an individual consumer - think prices are too high (for me, or for the variants of the good I buy), while also acknowledging that they are not sufficiently high to make any dent in demand at large..

Yes, but this does not play into JT's agenda.

 

[GlacierGlacier]

I wasn't around during the FOF builds, but ROL's problems were outside of what this company built.

From what I heard, RoL's problems sat squarely on the shoulders of Disney. But I've only heard it from one first-party source.

 

[brb1006]

From what I heard, RoL's problems sat squarely on the shoulders of Disney. But I've only heard it from one first-party source.

I remember ROL's opening got so many delays.

 

[peter11435]

I wasn't around during the FOF builds, but ROL's problems were outside of what this company built.

I wasn’t trying to imply this company was at fault in anyway. But Disney is notoriously difficult to work with it especially when there are issues.

 

[EvilQueen225]

I don't care if people dislike Spectromagic. The parade was one of the most impressive looking nighttime parades ever created by Disney. I would so be on board for this to ever get the Dreamlights treatment.

Agree completely. Spectro is my all-time favorite Disney parade.

 

[ElBendro]

From what I heard, RoL's problems sat squarely on the shoulders of Disney. But I've only heard it from one first-party source.

From what I was told at the time, yes.

 

[Missing20K]

I wonder why the owner started an argument with someone at Disney to actually get blacklisted? Creative Differences?

He asked when the Yeti was getting repaired.

 

[Space Mountain]

Moving from the Rumor Tracker thread...

Disney partners with a company called Lawless Industries for their Chassis systems. I believe the DHS mobile stage floats (currently in use) were also manufactured by them.