Festival of Fantasy Parade coming to Magic Kingdom in 2014

etwtec

etwtec

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mnelson3 said:
Have to bump this what PKD posted about the route lighting package. Don't think he/she has been online in awhile but can anyone else confirm Yes its happening or No its not? Someone recently told me who is friends with a technician that lighting Has already been installed along the route? Yet if it was true I would assume someone would have been All Over it and posted pics??
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This is just a guess but probably nobody wants to confirm this as that will lead to other major things like confirming nighttime performances of FOF and MSEP going down...
 
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etwtec said:
This is just a guess but probably nobody wants to confirm this as that will lead to other major things like confirming nighttime performances of FOF and MSEP going down...
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Would be nice to know a little in advance! I rather not find out one morning that MSEP didn't show the night before and it's gone forever. Something along the lines of PUSH. I'm thinking one thing to look at is if and when FP+ will not not allow you to get one for MSEP that may mean something(I'm only throwing out a wild guess!!)
 
etwtec

etwtec

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jrh1985 said:
Would be nice to know a little in advance! I rather not find out one morning that MSEP didn't show the night before and it's gone forever. Something along the lines of PUSH. I'm thinking one thing to look at is if and when FP+ will not not allow you to get one for MSEP that may mean something(I'm only throwing out a wild guess!!)
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I agree but for MK to shut down MSEP and start running a daytime parade at night like DL does... That's going to be a HUGE change! Thus why the ones "In The Know" on here are not going to confirm something that major I don't think. Either that or the very idea of FOF running at night is so ridiculous and 100% not happening that nobody wants to be bothered discussing it lol.
 
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SpectroMan93

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Ok, now that I've had time to compose myself. First of all, I had my doubts about the Little Mermaid float, but it looks so much better in real life, and with all the animatronics, it's definitely going to be a kinetic float. And that Peter Pan float is just a masterpiece. The colors and the details of these floats are incredibly pleasing to the eye, it's hard not to look at them. And those costumes. THOSE COSTUMES! Too many to mention, but it's clear the attention to detail and color didn't stop at the floats. Such artistry, the creativity, there's so much to look at in that video. The raven costumes look incredible, but that dragonfly lion fish costume is equally jaw dropping! So glad the floats will be well framed by these costumes. This was a great start to the day.
 
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Jose

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Debuting in March 2014 (with a rumored date of March 16, 2014 to be precise), the ‘Disney Festival of Fantasy,’ will be the new daytime parade at the Magic Kingdom. To celebrate the new entertainment, Walt Disney World has provided us with full details on the floats and costumes that will be featured in the parade.

Earlier this month and under cover of darkness, Walt Disney World cast members and crew escorted several of the floats down the road in the middle of the night. The floats in this magical caravan include a 53-foot-long steampunk-inspired Maleficent Dragon from the 1959 Disney animated classic, Sleeping Beauty, a Fantasia-themed balloon and gondola for Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse, a giant Brave bagpipe, and a Peter Pan float featuring Skull Rock and Captain Hook’s The Jolly Roger pirate ship.

Disney Festival of Fantasy parade is the first of a new generation of parades for Disney Parks featuring never-before-used technology on eye-popping floats adorned with Disney characters from more than a dozen fairytales. Set to an all-new musical score, the dazzling parade floats will soar up to three stories tall with spirited performers donning dramatic costumes crafted at ten different design houses across the country.

Seven unique units comprised of nine spectacular floats will march down Main Street, U.S.A to the beat of an original soundtrack inspired by favorite Disney films, composed by Mark Hammond, known for his work on World of Color at Disney California Adventure and the Flights of Fantasy parade at Hong Kong Disneyland. The parade has its own voice with a theme song customized for each float followed by a medley of songs woven throughout the cavalcade.

FLOAT LINEUP

  • The Princess Garden — This pageantry of princesses celebrates Disney royalty. Cinderella, Tiana and Belle accompanied by their respective princes, ride in a garden of topiaries with woodland creatures, birds and more. Cinderella’s dress playfully twirls like a turntable, while Swan Court couples lead the 50-foot-long majestic float, capped off with a special appearance by Anna and Elsa from Disney’s hit animated feature, Frozen.
  • Tangled — A massive long ship on the high seas showcases Flynn Rider and Rapunzel in search of adventure and another Best. Day. Ever! Rapunzel’s iconic tresses weave throughout this 36-foot-long float decked out with swaying pendulums carrying dastardly thugs.
  • Little Mermaid — Ariel and her friends sit atop a colorfully kinetic seashell music box that boasts an enchanting musical jubilee. There’s no shortage of whimsy on this Under the Sea float with conga dancing fish kicking up their fins and bubbles galore. Shimmering fabrics and intricately designed costumes for the Lion Fish, Coral Fish, Seashell and Sea Horse performers are runway-inspired.
  • Peter Pan — Straight from Never Land come Peter Pan and Wendy soaring high aboard the famous Jolly Roger pirate ship complete with smoke effects and special surprises. A rainbow arch shines over Skull Rock and Tinker Bell nestled among giant flowers, while Captain Hook takes center stage on a swinging anchor. ‘Newsies-inspired’ Lost Boys kick up their heels to high-energy choreography.
  • Brave — Celtic couples and a vessel shaped like an enormous bagpipe announce the arrival of Merida perched high on her majestic crown. Scottish dancers step to melodies of the Great Highlands in celebration of the popular Disney*Pixar film, “Brave.”
  • Sleeping Beauty – The heroic Prince Phillip battles a Steampunk-inspired Dragon as the wicked Maleficent. This float stretches 53 feet in length and 26 feet tall with a prickly spinning wheel dead center of the float. With fiery eyes and glowing effects the spectacular dragon was built on an articulating chassis allowing the float to bend and flex as it moves along the parade route – a first for Disney parades. This float was designed in a partnership with Tony Award-winner Michael Curry. There’s Prince Phillip, thorn-inspired stilt performers, dramatic raven dancers, plus the three good fairies, Flora, Fauna and Merryweather glide along the parade route.
  • Finale and Mickey’s Airship — The parade culminates with a 90-foot-long magical caravan of characters featuring Pinocchio, Dumbo, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the Mad Hatter, Pluto and more in a splashy carnival of color. There’s Pegasus horses, dancing hippos and sassy Bubble Girls with cotton-candy-like hair celebrating Storybook Circus in New Fantasyland. Sporting zany new costumes Mickey and Minnie Mouse sit sky high in Mickey’s Airship — a giant hot air balloon that rounds out Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade.
For the costumes of the nearly 100 performers featured in the parade, the production process took almost a year to complete. The creations transpired in 10 different costume houses across eight cities and two countries, with the Creative Costuming facilities in both Florida and California among the mix.



Read more: SNEAK PEEK: 'Festival of Fantasy' Parade Details, High-Res Photos - Disney News by Stitch Kingdom
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