News Fantasmic!, Festival of Fantasy Parade and Mickey's Royal Friendship Faire to return to Walt Disney World

[Squishy]

also why'd they budget cut the banner at the end, the rope & costume makes it look even cheaper, they're using dumbo attraction costumes

 

[The Colonel]

I hate them more every day

 

[dreday3]

FoF is one of the only parades we actually made a point of watching.

Did they cut the performers because they are still following the Covid no-touching rule? Because that doesn't make any sense anymore.

Did they cut everything due to money? Most likely.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Bob spent a good chunk of the Shareholder's Meeting to make a pitch why people should work for Disney.

Labor shortage still in effect.

And yes, they can raise hourly rates to 30 dollars an hour to get someone to prance around in a costume, so, theoretically, there is no such thing as a labor shortage. If Disney did that, the cost is being passed on to us all.

 

[wdwmagic]

Seemed that Maleficent was experiencing stage fright again. Fire worked out of the gate and half way along Frontierland. Not sure what happened beyond that, but then was also not working in Town Square.

 

[jrhwdw]

Seemed that Maleficent was experiencing stage fright again. Fire worked out of the gate and half way along Frontierland. Not sure what happened beyond that, but then was also not working in Town Square.

She worked at the Main Street/Town Square Turn for FOF'S Rain Version at 2:30.

 

[DCBaker]

Seemed that Maleficent was experiencing stage fright again. Fire worked out of the gate and half way along Frontierland. Not sure what happened beyond that, but then was also not working in Town Square.

There was fire at least once on Main Street.

 

[dreday3]

I'll tell you, (not that this has anything to do with anything) one of the best parts of Boo Bash was the Maleficent cavalcade. It was pretty cool watching her breathe fire through MK at night!

Just watched. Dumbo is still on float. Phew. My favorite animatronic in parade.

 

[Disneyson]

Wow. Apxx 40 performers cut. That’s almost enough to fund a whole new parade, at least on the smaller scale of Jammin’ Jungle… right?

Right?!

 

[gerarar]

Kinda afraid what the Fantasmic! finale will look like now if they do end up cutting performers there too...

Doubt it'll happen tho since restrictions and whatnot have been relaxed since then..

 

[TikibirdLand]

Wow. Apxx 40 performers cut. That’s almost enough to fund a whole new parade, at least on the smaller scale of Jammin’ Jungle… right?

Right?!

Well, you got a second copy of the new parade later. Isn't that the same thing?

 

[jrhwdw]

Kinda afraid what the Fantasmic! finale will look like now if they do end up cutting performers there too...

Doubt it'll happen tho since restrictions and whatnot have been relaxed since then..

Unless I missed it, there hasn't been talk of major F! Cuts since it's getting refreshed. There's also talk on here that there might have Contact like MMFF. Hopefully it won't turn out to be another FOF with COVID Rules.....

 

[WorldExplorer]

Does the fact that they aren't holding auditions for parade performers (or anything, apparently, outside of France) effect the discussion at all?

I ask because find it disheartening, but hope I'm just being oblivious to some obvious way it works.

I'll tell you, (not that this has anything to do with anything) one of the best parts of Boo Bash was the Maleficent cavalcade. It was pretty cool watching her breathe fire through MK at night!

Awesome on Villain Night, too!

 

[mm52200]

Does the fact that they aren't holding auditions for parade performers (or anything, apparently, outside of France) effect the discussion at all?

I ask because find it disheartening, but hope I'm just being oblivious to some obvious way it works.


Awesome on Villain Night, too!

It’s all done internally in the department. They still have lists of people to recall. They’re just content with not spending the money.

 

[wdwmagic]

Legacy Cast Members and the Disney Ambassadors were the Grand Marshals today.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Legacy Cast Members and the Disney Ambassadors were the Grand Marshals today.

That’s awesome.

 

[SoFloMagic]

That’s awesome.

Was really cool. They were talking to guests as they drove by. It was great. Probably the highlight of the parade tbh

 

[JustInTime]

Weird they cut all of Brave.

 

[MagicHappens1971]

So are the princes & Anna a permanent cut?

 

[mm52200]

So are the princes & Anna a permanent cut?

No they were rehearsed and ready to go. Weird COVID rules that still don’t make sense.