Mickey2021
Active Member
Let's talk the absence of the parade last night. What a scam!
Given the fact that crowds are allowed to gather every night for HEA and large crowds formed for around 15 minutes before each cavalcade last night, we know for sure Disney does not care about crowds forming for a parade. So why run cavalcades instead of a full parade? It seems obvious to me and at this point and is such a slap in the face to the fans.
At the event last night I think most people would agree to two things:
1. Although some people are willing to pay the price, the amount of time you got at the party was very limited for that dollar amount.
2. The cavalcades were the biggest party "event" that took place last night given that there were no fireworks or castle stage show.
Now I admit cavalcades can be nice during the day when you randomly have one go by without having to wait for them. That is not what happened last night. Given they were one of the only things to do, people starting forming a crowd well before each cavalcade and had to wait around 15 minutes to get a decent view.
So why have cavalcades instead of a parade?
1. To save money of course. With only one cavalcade out at a time Disney could use the same group of around 10 cast members to perform all of the different roles of each themed section. Rather than employ around 5 times the number of cast members for a full parade they can just make a small group perform a different role every 20 minutes. How cheap of Disney!
2. This keeps everyone from realizing there is nothing else to do. If you wanted to see all of cavalcades last night you basically had to stand around for 15 minutes prior to the first one. Once that one ended the next would come about 20-30 minutes later, meaning you basically just had to keep your spot in the crowd and not do anything else. This took over half the party time to complete. To sum this point up, the cavalcades are nothing more than a parade that has been broken apart into smaller somewhat continuous sections with some of the elements missing.
These changes make it obvious that Disney has no reason for this switch except to charge A LOT MORE FOR LESS AS USUAL.
Given the fact that crowds are allowed to gather every night for HEA and large crowds formed for around 15 minutes before each cavalcade last night, we know for sure Disney does not care about crowds forming for a parade. So why run cavalcades instead of a full parade? It seems obvious to me and at this point and is such a slap in the face to the fans.
At the event last night I think most people would agree to two things:
1. Although some people are willing to pay the price, the amount of time you got at the party was very limited for that dollar amount.
2. The cavalcades were the biggest party "event" that took place last night given that there were no fireworks or castle stage show.
Now I admit cavalcades can be nice during the day when you randomly have one go by without having to wait for them. That is not what happened last night. Given they were one of the only things to do, people starting forming a crowd well before each cavalcade and had to wait around 15 minutes to get a decent view.
So why have cavalcades instead of a parade?
1. To save money of course. With only one cavalcade out at a time Disney could use the same group of around 10 cast members to perform all of the different roles of each themed section. Rather than employ around 5 times the number of cast members for a full parade they can just make a small group perform a different role every 20 minutes. How cheap of Disney!
2. This keeps everyone from realizing there is nothing else to do. If you wanted to see all of cavalcades last night you basically had to stand around for 15 minutes prior to the first one. Once that one ended the next would come about 20-30 minutes later, meaning you basically just had to keep your spot in the crowd and not do anything else. This took over half the party time to complete. To sum this point up, the cavalcades are nothing more than a parade that has been broken apart into smaller somewhat continuous sections with some of the elements missing.
These changes make it obvious that Disney has no reason for this switch except to charge A LOT MORE FOR LESS AS USUAL.
