Is the Electrical Parade Casey Jr the same one from day one?

[THEMEPARKPIONEER]

So is the Casey Jr that goes down Main Street every night the same one that lead the parade when the units were still flat panels. From what I have heard they even went thru at least 2 Blue Fairies and possibly 2 drums not including the one from Paint the Night. I know its a stupid question but curiosity got the best of me. According to the pics it looks a it different but only by a few simple upgrades.

 

[pug]

My guess is that it is a different one

 

[ShoalFox]

Keep in mind there was one Casey Jr. for the parade in Disneyland, and one for the parade in Magic Kingdom. After MK's parade closed, it went to Paris. When, Disneyland's original parade was closed, it was sent to NYC for the Hercules Electrical Parade, sent to Florida from 1999-2001, sent to DCA until 2010, and is now the show running at MK.

I think I have this right...

 

[THEMEPARKPIONEER]

Keep in mind there was one Casey Jr. for the parade in Disneyland, and one for the parade in Magic Kingdom. After MK's parade closed, it went to Paris. When, Disneyland's original parade was closed, it was sent to NYC for the Hercules Electrical Parade, sent to Florida from 1999-2001, sent to DCA until 2010, and is now the show running at MK.

I think I have this right...

I thought so to but I feel like the parade was replenished a couple of times. I did some investigating and found that allot of the whirly bugs are either a copy of the originals or at least 40% of the original parts not including lightbulbs. But if that really is the original Casey Jr then I can't even imagine the milage that thing has or how its even still in tact after towing units, hitting bumps and just plain old wear and tear.

 

[KentB3]

Keep in mind there was one Casey Jr. for the parade in Disneyland, and one for the parade in Magic Kingdom. After MK's parade closed, it went to Paris. When, Disneyland's original parade was closed, it was sent to NYC for the Hercules Electrical Parade, sent to Florida from 1999-2001, sent to DCA until 2010, and is now the show running at MK.

I think I have this right...

Has it been confirmed that WDW's parade floats (for the 1977-91 run later sent to Paris) are in storage in Hong Kong or not? I have heard this from multiple sources, though the parade never ran there.

 

[rodserling27]

I had also heard from multiple sources that WDW's original MSEP was at HKDL, until recently. I heard they may have been destroyed, which would be an absolute shame. If and when an MSEP refurb ever comes along, they really could use WDW's floats to upgrade/refresh the parade. (Not to mention they were a little bigger than the DL version!)

 

[ShoalFox]

HKDL is the one Disney park I know almost nothing about...

 

[THEMEPARKPIONEER]

I had also heard from multiple sources that WDW's original MSEP was at HKDL, until recently. I heard they may have been destroyed, which would be an absolute shame. If and when an MSEP refurb ever comes along, they really could use WDW's floats to upgrade/refresh the parade. (Not to mention they were a little bigger than the DL version!)

They were only wider if I heard correctly. But don't worry sometime or another they will add in a frozen section

 

[ShoalFox]

They were only wider if I heard correctly. But don't worry sometime or another they will add in a frozen section

Ugh... that might be enough to make me dislike the parade... That would be hard to do since I LOVE it.

 

[THEMEPARKPIONEER]

Ugh... that might be enough to make me dislike the parade... That would be hard to do since I LOVE it.

I think they would have to have an orchestrated segment like Dreamlights for that one to happen, I don't see how they would pull that one off with keyboard music. I would love to see a calvicade like they have in Dreamlights.

 

[Sage of Time]

Keep in mind there was one Casey Jr. for the parade in Disneyland, and one for the parade in Magic Kingdom. After MK's parade closed, it went to Paris. When, Disneyland's original parade was closed, it was sent to NYC for the Hercules Electrical Parade, sent to Florida from 1999-2001, sent to DCA until 2010, and is now the show running at MK.

I think I have this right...

I think that's right. CC @marni1971