ToTBellHop
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My understanding (and experience) is that they've been cut back.Streetmosphere, or the Citizens of Hollywood as they're officially called, never left DHS. They've been there doing there thing the whole time.
My understanding (and experience) is that they've been cut back.Streetmosphere, or the Citizens of Hollywood as they're officially called, never left DHS. They've been there doing there thing the whole time.
I would imagine the decision involved the following conversation:
WDW Prez: "We are willing to spend X amount of money on new parades at WDW."
WDI or Disney Creative: "That will pay for 3 lackluster parades. Let's get to work."
WDW Prez: "Hold your horses--what if we combined the budget of 3 lackluster parades into one parade. Then what?"
WDI or Disney Creative: "Then we could build something spectacular."
WDW Prez: "Then do that and we will just hire some hourly entertainment at DAK and DHS to keep everyone entertained.
If getting ride of parades at DHS/DAK produces a parade that I will actually watch and enjoy and allows for more streetmosphere to return to DHS in particular, I am very much in favor.
I get the impression that George is willing to go to bat for WDW, but only to a point. He'll let budgets be what they are but will do his best to ensure the money is spent as effectively as possible, providing the best guest experience.
Universal rumors come from the moving walk ways. They are much chattier than you;d expect!Universal has bus drivers ???
A few years back I think there were some cuts, but they still have a large number of citizens there every day. They do five sets at 10:30, 11:30, 12:30, 2 and 3:30. Also though they just had contract renewals in April and there was no change in their schedules or anything of the like. So any effects of more streetmosphere added wouldn't take place until atleast another year from now. But probably by then, the money saved from the parade will have gone towards someone's bonus.My understanding (and experience) is that they've been cut back.
Ooooh... I like....so many cool options especially for Pirates and Star Wars!DHS COULD have an awesome themed parade if done right... think about the Hollywood and Movies they could represent with large floats, props, and characters
just to name a few
Pirates
Tron
Muppets
Marvel
Star Wars
Pixar anything
John Carter (just kidding)
or they could even do a lower budget Disney Jr. type parade with many of the characters kids love today
Wait, so MSEP is going down for Just maintenance? or a rebuild/upgrade? We heard that DL was getting a new light parade... have plans changed and now its going to be for WDW?
And can we assume this new nighttime show will be like Disney Dreams with fountains?
Greetings from my 0.46% vacation to Afghanistan! If I recall reading correctly, MSEP was shipped back to Florida when DCA was going through its extensive makeover.
This is my guess. It will probably be the same parade with all of the floats that are still their now, but I don't think we'll see a DreamLights style re-build. We might get more floats maybe, and they could possibly incorporate some of the ones salvaged from Spectro. Who knows. I love MSEP so much it just makes me happy that it sounds like they are going to start taking better care of it.my guess is they will keep the MSEP music... and redo/redesign and maybe even build some new floats and additions to the MSEP perhaps. just a guess tho
Martin said Wishes was safe as a CONCEPT. People took that to mean Wishes was staying period. "Nighttime fireworks" is the concept and that concept is indeed safe.New MK pyro show being developed is accurate. I don't recall Martin ever saying anything that contradicts, so I'm not sure why this person felt the need to take a shot at him. Wishes is still running, and any new show is still a few years out. MSEP work is also accurate as of very recently, but don't know when it's scheduled to take place.
Yeah, I just don't like this sniping amongst various people/sites. Very negative and there's no reason for it. Martin didn't say anything inaccurate, so why did this other person feel the need to gloat? Add to that, Martin's nice on the boards - he doesn't have a go at others, so...just one of those things that got my blood pressure up a bit.Martin said Wishes was safe as a CONCEPT. People took that to mean Wishes was staying period. "Nighttime fireworks" is the concept and that concept is indeed safe.
People keep saying they never stop to watch the lackluster parades at DHS or DAK, so shouldn't that mean that we should want TDO to replace them with something better, not just close them??? Call me bitter but DHS had a great parade, BPB, that was butchered because of cost cutting. Then they act surprised that it had low guest satisfaction scores and finally use that as an excuse to close it. Even the Disney Stars and Motorcars Parade was a great parade to have at that park.
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