New castle show Mickey's Royal Friendship Faire to open this summer at the Magic Kingdom

[mm52200]

Random question for shows at WDW in general. I'm assuming yes, but can anyone who is friends with Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Rapunzel, ect. be in the show as the audio is prerecorded anyway? I'm assuming it would be select few CMs. Or do they hire different cast members for teh stage shows.

Specific cast members are cast and trained in the show. They have to have strong movement scores, looks, very specific qualifications. Very few get to do the castle shows and it's an honor to be cast in them.

 

[MagicHappens1971]

Specific cast members are cast and trained in the show. They have to have strong movement scores, looks, very specific qualifications. Very few get to do the castle shows and it's an honor to be cast in them.

I figured, but are they chosen from a pool of cast who are friends with the cast? Or like brand new cast?

 

[No Name]

This show is missing a conflict. It's missing a plot. It's missing any moment that's in the least bit scary. Dream Along With Mickey had that.

This is a happy show. But there's no happy resolution without a less-than-happy conflict. This is something that Disney seems to be forgetting or just ignoring. Dream Along with Mickey had a truly happy ending. This show feels too flat, and so the ending is barely happier than everything before it.

I am fine with the the occasional conflictless, happy show of dancing. But it's concerning, at least to me, that conflict has been erased/sacrificed a lot lately.

So while I enjoy this show, I much prefered Dream Along with Mickey.

 

[Matt_Black]

This show is missing a conflict. It's missing a plot. It's missing any moment that's in the least bit scary. Dream Along With Mickey had that.

This is a happy show. But there's no happy resolution without a less-than-happy conflict. This is something that Disney seems to be forgetting or just ignoring. Dream Along with Mickey had a truly happy ending. This show feels too flat, and so the ending is barely happier than everything before it.

I am fine with the the occasional conflictless, happy show of dancing. But it's concerning, at least to me, that conflict has been erased/sacrificed a lot lately.

So while I enjoy this show, I much prefered Dream Along with Mickey.

No conflict? Daisy got mad at Donald! Admittedly, that happens a fair bit in their relationship, but STILL.

 

[TheOrangeBird01]

This show is missing a conflict. It's missing a plot. It's missing any moment that's in the least bit scary. Dream Along With Mickey had that.

This is a happy show. But there's no happy resolution without a less-than-happy conflict. This is something that Disney seems to be forgetting or just ignoring. Dream Along with Mickey had a truly happy ending. This show feels too flat, and so the ending is barely happier than everything before it.

I am fine with the the occasional conflictless, happy show of dancing. But it's concerning, at least to me, that conflict has been erased/sacrificed a lot lately.

So while I enjoy this show, I much prefered Dream Along with Mickey.

That's exactly what I thought. It's an entertaining show, but it needed some story!

The plot is explicitly explained in the opening Its basically the same concept as DAWM, except instead of bringing along dreams, the Gang brings along some of their friends to the Friendship Faire.

Yes, but there isn't anything stopping the group from getting to the Friendship Faire. It's just a lot of singing and dancing, and then a finale. DAWM had a plot, character development, a villain, a conflict, as well as songs, and dances. MRFF was good, but no DAWM.

 

[Cesar R M]

That's exactly what I thought. It's an entertaining show, but it needed some story!



Yes, but there isn't anything stopping the group from getting to the Friendship Faire. It's just a lot of singing and dancing, and then a finale. DAWM had a plot, character development, a villain, a conflict, as well as songs, and dances. MRFF was good, but no DAWM.

You do not always need a villain to make character development.
It could be internal character development in normal problems. Like Tiana's and her dream.

 

[TheOrangeBird01]

You do not always need a villain to make character development.
It could be internal character development in normal problems. Like Tiana's and her dream.

I totally understand that, but in this show there wasn't even any of that type of character development (unless you count Mickey being a good boyfriend to Minnie, or Donald stopping being angry, but I think those are weak examples).

 

[mm52200]

Odd that people choose to complain about the lack of conflict when Hocus Pocus, Celebrate the Season, two of very highly acclaimed and popular shows have zero conflict. Nothing more than this show. If the villains came and took over again people would have complained that it was just a carbon copy of Dream Along. Darned if they do, darned if they don't.

 

[hpyhnt 1000]

Odd that people choose to complain about the lack of conflict when Hocus Pocus, Celebrate the Season, two of very highly acclaimed and popular shows have zero conflict. Nothing more than this show. If the villains came and took over again people would have complained that it was just a carbon copy of Dream Along. Darned if they do, darned if they don't.

Similar to my thoughts.

I love me the villains making appearances but too often Disney relies on the same old trope of having them show up for about 2 seconds 2/3 of the way through a show before they're easily defeated with magic/dreams/wishes/pixie dust/bibbity-bobbity-boo!

I'd rather something unapologetically happy like MRFF rather than seeing another shoehorning for shoehorning's sake of the villains.

 

[TheOrangeBird01]

To even suggest DAWM was better than MRFF is borderline delusional. This new show is leaps and bounds above DAWM in nearly every aspect.

DAWM is my favorite on many levels, but mostly for nostalgia. I can like something you don't without being delusional lol. I like a more story driven magical show, than just happy songs and dances.

 

[jrhwdw]

So anymore news about Louis in MRFF and Tic Toc in FOF?

 

[Donaldfan1934]

So anymore news about Louis in MRFF and Tic Toc in FOF?

This is the latest information on the subject. Its just under two weeks old, but I'm going to assume its still relevant until informed otherwise.

I have a friend who works in the entertainment division at WDW currently, and he tells me that Louis will be returned to the show ' in a couple of weeks ' ( his quote ).

The impression I received was that there was no intention to keep him out of the show permanently, more a temporary move to avoid possible unpleasant press connections.



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[wdwfan22]

To even suggest DAWM was better than MRFF is borderline delusional. This new show is leaps and bounds above DAWM in nearly every aspect.

That's opinion not fact. I know several people that prefer Dream Along With Mickey instead of the Royal Friendship Fair and I wouldn't call any of them delusional. I personally think both shows suck but again that is opinion not fact.

 

[oceanbreeze77]

My opinion is that its missing "classic" disney. Dream Along was all classic, that doesn't mean the whole show has to be classic but IDK maybe if they put a belle segment or something instead of one of the current segments it would have brought together new and old. Its a cute show but I see why people have a hard time connecting to it.

 

[mickeyfan5534]

My opinion is that its missing "classic" disney. Dream Along was all classic, that doesn't mean the whole show has to be classic but IDK maybe if they put a belle segment or something instead of one of the current segments it would have brought together new and old. Its a cute show but I see why people have a hard time connecting to it.

Gaston would probably be the perfect villain for a shown like this. Someone brash and self centered who makes a celebration of everyone about himself so Beauty and the Beast would be an obvious segment to throw in. Spitballing here but maybe Disney can do different versions of the show with Walt's Princesses, the Rennaisance Princesses, and the Modern Princesses and mix and match. It'd certainly keep the show from getting stale and keep the show running longer with an element of freshness each time.

 

[JohnD]

That's opinion not fact. I know several people that prefer Dream Along With Mickey instead of the Royal Friendship Fair and I wouldn't call any of them delusional. I personally think both shows suck but again that is opinion not fact.

It's a fact that your friends are expressing opinions also. But come on. It's a castle show. Not a Broadway production.

 

[TsWade2]

I just hope Louis The Gator returns on the castle stage show, unless if there's a lot of doubting thomases say something.

 

[Donaldfan1934]

I just hope Louis The Gator returns on the castle stage show, unless if there's a lot of doubting thomases say something.

Read my earlier post on this page.

 

[TsWade2]

Read my earlier post on this page.

I know, I'm just concerned. That's all.

 

[Disney Analyst]

and then Disneyland Paris comes along and destroys any show the MK has ever had..



Why can't Magic Kingdom get an actually good stage show? :'(