Flame me if you want, but I wasn't that impressed.
Yes, I can explain why, just give me a second.
Ok, here is some backround: In Philadelphia we have the 6ABC/Boscov's Thanksgiving Day Parade. As you all (should) know, Disney is ABC's parent company, and for as long as I can remember Disney has been a large part of our parade.
Click for a promotional Picture from last year's parade. They usually send one of the local reporters down to WDW and show a few special clips.* What really makes this special is that we see tham not just for a few minutes on a parade float, we get a full-blown show in front of the art museum. Yes, you had Rimes sing, but we had Mickey, Pluto, Minnie, Stitch, Chip, Dale, the princesses, and some others that I'm forgetting. I'm not trying to bash the Macy's float, but I just have to say I wasn't that impressed. If you have the chance to see our parade next years, I suggest you check it out.
*Just to let you know, the clips this year were nothing ground-breaking, except for a special EE clip. I cannot say it was anything we've never seen before, but it did have some commentary by an imagineer (not sure who, but it wasn't Rhode) and some great footage of the ride during testing from angles which a guest could not get. The one thing that did really catch my attention was a quick shot of the train going up the lift hill from the perspective of the rider and a shot of the switch track, taken from above.
It was so cute and they did an amazing job.
