mickeyfan5534
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And didn’t GE basically wipe out any use for the DHS parade route as it was?
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Magic Kingdom 50th Anniversary Plans
- Thread starter redshoesrock
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Ah SWGE is no where near the DHS parade route!
SpectroBro
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Nope. Route is still intact.
mickeyfan5534
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I could have sworn one of our insiders said that something about GE meant that Studios couldn’t do parades anymore. Or am I insane and imagined that?
SpectroBro
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Parade route is from the Star Tours gate to the gate at the end of Hollywood Boulevard (by Sid’s). The parade Gantry also still exists.
Walter Elias Disney
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I saw a few of the floats still intact on a recent walk through...Some were repurposed.
Interesting! I thought all of them were used!
TTA94
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I say put PTN, or resurrect Fantillusion, at DHS lol, and add a Star Wars float. I know that would never happen though lol. And I think the parade route is to short to accommodate many viewers unlike MK.
doctornick
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I think there was a concern that the crowds that was hoped/expected for Star Wars would make a parade at DHS unwieldy. But I'm not sure that is really valid and the parade route is untouched at this point.
Magic Feather
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Besides, I'm pretty sure that Float Storage at DHS could not accommodate a parade on the scale of Soundsational.
aladdin2007
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Remember when?....the Mulan Parade, Aladdins Royal Caravan Parade, Toy Story Parade, Hercules Parade....oh how I miss the 90s.
and of course all the rest like Spectro and MickeyMania over at the MK, etc etc.
and of course all the rest like Spectro and MickeyMania over at the MK, etc etc.
Perhaps some tents...
TTA94
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@marni1971 had mentioned awhile ago Rivers of Light might be getting a new version. Maybe next year?
Right now I’m worried what potential cuts could take place from this corona virus
. I hope the 50ths budget is safe...
Right now I’m worried what potential cuts could take place from this corona virus
. I hope the 50ths budget is safe...Was that Before ROL: We Are One or after? Correct me but wasn't We Are One a surprise?@marni1971 had mentioned awhile ago Rivers of Light might be getting a new version. Maybe next year?
Right now I’m worried what potential cuts could take place from this corona virus
We were thinking ROL would get renewed/redone down the line and all of the sudden we got We Are One Memorial Weekend 2019!
TTA94
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Maybe Steve Davison can come up with a better version of RoL, since he’s doing Harmonius. Couldn’t be any worse than the current version.
trainplane3
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We Are One was a total knee-jerk reaction to the low scores RoL was pulling in. While there are cartoons in it now, it's even more of a mess.
ToTBellHop
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MK will go through a mid-life crisis next year and choose not to turn 50. It will instead celebrate its 49th birthday annually for the next five years and don’t you DARE try to shove an extra candle into your celebratory cupcake! It denies all accusations that the castle is receiving injections and it finds your suggestion that photos of the castle use filters to be insulting. The humid air makes the air blurry dammit!
Greenlawler
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Kind of like the "years" of a million dreams
DoleWhipDrea
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You know, while the Year of a Million Dreams advertising was lackluster, having been an AP at Disneyland during that time, I’ll say that a lot of the freebies that they gave out were pretty great. Two highlights: free lanyards with complimentary fastpasses and free VIP parking. I wouldn’t mind WDW doing something like that.
But Disneyland did that for just after its 50th anniversary (which was celebrated for about 2 years) to keep people coming back. Being able to visit for free on your birthday was a great incentive to bring your friends and family with you to the parks. IMHO, a brilliant marketing ploy. If the 50th didn’t convince a local to become an AP, the Year of a Million Dreams certainly did.
I'm sure the continuation of BPB, POD and more importantly RDCT helped people go for the AP!
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