brb1006
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Tapestry Of Nations which looked very lovely at night.For the Millennium Celebration that had an amazing and glorious parade... It was a spectacle!
Tapestry Of Nations which looked very lovely at night.For the Millennium Celebration that had an amazing and glorious parade... It was a spectacle!
Tapestry Of Nations which looked very lovely at night.
Well, if MSEP really is coming back, better then continue the nighttime parade drought I guess, why not just debut it next year? Or is it really necessary to have this be a 50th only offering? The new HEA 50th version will be the highlight anyway.
OMG that old thing! PLEASE No! I would gladly accept Spectromagic, but we all know it was destroyed and disposed of...
A world class creative entertainment company that is uber successful, cannot design and turn around a new light parade in 10 or 12 years... That is pretty sad.
^ Intresting stuff! Looking back on the 2017 MSEP on YT, The only float that wasn't there was Pinocchio's float. So, he walked/danced in front of the PI Face float with the Donkey Boys. I don't get why Pinocchio's float took such a beating from WDW-DL It looked just as good as the others on MK's closing night. Every thing else made it onto DL's Main Street,(No Tink's Balloon but the Float was there) Even Pixie Trail was in tact! Were the floats falling apart on the inside?? Because It looks(to me)to be in the same shape as 2016, 2017, 2019...So from what i have been told, and have posted elsewhere in relation to this topic -
Team Anaheim swore up and down that Orlando would 'never again' get to borrow the MSEP for a future run due to WDW's poor treatment and lack of maintenance of the Parade units.
WDW ran the Parade for a few years a while back, and maintenance to the units was the bare minimum.
When the units were returned to Disneyland in CA a couple of years ago for it's prior 'finale run', their condition was appallingly bad.
So bad, that a few MSEP units had to be permanently retired right then and there and have never been seen since.
Thus why the Parade was so short in length these last two runs at the Park.
Flash forward to today, with concerns about 'Galaxy's Edge' not being the attendence driver as expected, and other issues.
Management has been in a panic and there have been some desperation moves happening over the last few months in an attempt to attract Guests back in droves.
Re-running the MSEP this Summer at DLR was one such move.
Well now, it appears that because of internal issues within the Parks division and a desire to prevent a certain high ranking Company leader's job from being forfeited, there has been talk about sending the MSEP back to Florida for WDW's 50th....despite TDA's protesting to keep it 'home' and safe.
Mr.Chapek is apparently insisting, to enable WDW to play the 'retro' card and attract Guests during the Anniversary promotion.
TDO has promised to take better care of the Parade this time around, but TDA has no real say since Chapek has ordered this to happen.
It's his job that's on the line apparently, and this is a attempt to 'save face'.
I have been told that the Parade is being repaired and 'patched up' after this Summer's run at Disneyland Park in preparation for shipping to Florida.
Some of the smaller elements have been said to already be on Property, but i've yet to see confirmation of this.
Once all of the Parade units get to Florida, i was told it will remain there and run until the end of the 50th celebration and then 'that's it'.
The Parade will then be officially retired, and elements will be sent back to CA to be archived.
Now. whether or not that all does indeed happen...we shall see.
Things are ALWAYS changing when it comes to stuff like this.
One minute, it's fact and it's happening - the next minute, things have changed and it's not.
So only time will tell.
I thought it would be good to get this out there now, since i am as surprised as anyone to learn this considering what i was told about Anaheim's disgust in the MSEP's treatment in Florida.
But with all the drama going on internally, it should'nt surprise me considering the crazier stuff that Disney has done in recent years.
I personally would rather the Parade stay 'home' in CA, and that is coming from a huge fan of this Parade who lives on the East Coast. ( not a fan of the current soundtrack, however...blecchh. 70s soundtrack, please....).
WDW should have instead invested in a ALL NEW nighttime light parade as i've stated before, and it's a shame they didn't feel a need to do so.
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HEA is more than a film show, So are the Party Pyro.you sound like you work for Disney....Yes! by all means, please raise the prices and we won't complain that there is no longer a night parade...continue to remove attractions too! There is a film show being played on the castle!...lol
you sound like you work for Disney....Yes! by all means, please raise the prices and we won't complain that there is no longer a night parade...continue to remove attractions too! There is a film show being played on the castle!...lol
Does Paint The Night still exist?
Yes we know that...None of MSEP is at WDW.
Disney could have a brand new nighttime parade up and running by the 50th, they just may choose not to.
This was in response to an earlier saying they had heard smaller parts of it were already on WDW property which they aren’t.Yes we know that...
OR 1 right now!This talk of how it takes multiple years to develop and stage a parade completely baffles me. The original MSEP at Disneyland was developed in months. Following the success of WDW's Electrical Water Pageant in October of 1971, the 'land' version was green-lit and ran the next summer - June 1972.
This is also a company that in the late 90's staged a new parade at MGM Studios every 2 years, themed to a current animation release.
A parade isn't a new land. It shouldn't have a 5 year development cycle. It's completely inexcusable and an embarrassment that the worldwide leader in themed entertainment can't even manage a new night parade for a milestone celebration.
Hell, it can be developed in a day, not well, but developed! How long does it take to physically build? Those floats require far more detail than a show building or show sets. They are covered with tens of thousands of lights, all strategically placed, to become a virtual piece of art many times over for each float. The lights have to be programmed almost individually to get the desired affect. That is why it can take that long.This talk of how it takes multiple years to develop and stage a parade completely baffles me. The original MSEP at Disneyland was developed in months. Following the success of WDW's Electrical Water Pageant in October of 1971, the 'land' version was green-lit and ran the next summer - June 1972.
This is also a company that in the late 90's staged a new parade at MGM Studios every 2 years, themed to a current animation release.
A parade isn't a new land. It shouldn't have a 5 year development cycle. It's completely inexcusable and an embarrassment that the worldwide leader in themed entertainment can't even manage a new night parade for a milestone celebration.
Tapestry wouldn’t fit in Epcot anymore. The promenade has been destroyed that much since then.Since they want to go with Nostalgia for the 50th, Bring back Tapestry to. I’m sure they could IP it to go along with the new Epcot theme lol. In all seriousness, IF done right, it may not be to horrific.
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