Jon81uk
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and due to it being such a late minute decision I wonder how many angry guests they will get in October who don't have a night parade to watch?
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and due to it being such a late minute decision I wonder how many angry guests they will get in October who don't have a night parade to watch?
MagicHappens1971
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What would Guest Relations do without that reactive faq?
Next Big Thing
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Just_Karma
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That was kind of my point earlier. During October which is a big UK visitor month. All that is available for evening entertainment (with the exception of hard ticket events like Mickeys Not So Scary), is Fantasmic (reduced shows) and Illuminations.
Given that all the other seasonal stuff like Star Wars fireworks finish end of Sept and yes there is eat to the beat. But having been in Epcot with a 3 and 8 yr old for Illuminations when eat to the beat is running, I don't think I would it do that again. It tends to be full of a lot of loud/foul mouthed drunk adults that forget they are in a Disney Resort where there are children.
Little disappointed TBH, hopefully the add some night time parade entertainment to MK on non halloween nights and finally announce something in Animal Kingdom for Sept onwards.
Jon81uk
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I am 99% certain Star Wars fireworks are permanent, they are just drip feeding the timings for some reason. They only just built the towers to house the projectors. But at Animal Kingdom, who knows.
articos
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Not yet.
Disone
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Keep your fingers crossed, ROL is now rumored to have a Mid September debut. Not doubt there will be some increased pressure to make that happen with DEP leaving shortly there after.
mikenatcity1
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wow...I take it these decisions were made very quickly! It seems that more decisions are still being made too...is this normal (to change quickly and react) or is this semi-rare?
It seems odd.
DLs evening entertainment is being really shook up. And it's not finished yet.
The fact this walks roughshed over the WDW castle parks evening offerings is strange too.
It only they didn't scrap Spectros refurb huh.
mikenatcity1
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(forgive me if this is mentioned earlier) This wouldn't necessarily mean they are moving to another park, correct?
JohnD
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A new parade would be wonderful but you have no appreciation for nostalgia.
JohnD
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Glad they didn't listen to you and I had a chance to see it again in the last several years. I'm disappointed to see it go but it is 40 years old. So at least it's getting a proper send off before its retirement.
dizneycrazy09
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I have a feeling that big things are in the works behind the scenes - not necessarily good things, but it seems like things are happening quickly and without much conversation. It's going to be an interesting few months.
JohnD
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Yep. I'm one of those planning for a late October trip so will now miss it. In fairness, I'm a Florida Resident and could see it beforehand. I live four hours away. Would take effort but could be done.
JohnD
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Labor Day is right around the corner. The summer season is almost over. Time for them to update their fall calendar / park hours soon.
Anyone know which park (MK or DL) benefits more financially from nighttime entertainment?
Make no mistake - the parades are rolled out for Disney's benefit, not yours.
My assumption is that nighttime entertainment is more valuable to DL. With a larger local visitor base and fewer Disney-owned hotels and restaurants outside the park, DL would have a greater desire to keep visitors within the gates spending money.
If MK eliminates its nighttime parade, it seems less likely visitors who paid thousands of dollars to get to WDW are going to suddenly decide to leave the park at 5pm. And even if they do leave early, a majority of them will be returning to WDW resorts that will continue to empty their wallets.
Epcot sells lots of booze as people wait for Illuminations. Fantasmic keeps people in DHS spending money long after they've visited the 5 or 6 attractions still open at that park. And ROL will improve AK's ability to keep people around past dinnertime.
It seems to me MK can still thrive without expensive nighttime entertainment.
Make no mistake - the parades are rolled out for Disney's benefit, not yours.
My assumption is that nighttime entertainment is more valuable to DL. With a larger local visitor base and fewer Disney-owned hotels and restaurants outside the park, DL would have a greater desire to keep visitors within the gates spending money.
If MK eliminates its nighttime parade, it seems less likely visitors who paid thousands of dollars to get to WDW are going to suddenly decide to leave the park at 5pm. And even if they do leave early, a majority of them will be returning to WDW resorts that will continue to empty their wallets.
Epcot sells lots of booze as people wait for Illuminations. Fantasmic keeps people in DHS spending money long after they've visited the 5 or 6 attractions still open at that park. And ROL will improve AK's ability to keep people around past dinnertime.
It seems to me MK can still thrive without expensive nighttime entertainment.
CaptainAmerica
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Timing?
TDEP Dreamlights is not on TDR's referb schedule(As of now of course. we now know how fast things can change!) It would show up there if it was closing, like Table Is Waiting did earlier this week when we saw that it was closing March 17, 2017
I would think/hope TDL would give their guests enough notice that Dreamlights was closing. So, Unless TDL pulls the fastest farewell season ever, I don't see Dreamlights coming to MK real soon. Down the road maybe if TDL is ready of a new night parade for their 35th in 2018.
There's that concept art in the TDL fourm which hasn't been addressed by any park. Should I post that art here or not?
It's only Thurs, will MK's plans be resolved/revealed this week or is it too early for that?
I would think/hope TDL would give their guests enough notice that Dreamlights was closing. So, Unless TDL pulls the fastest farewell season ever, I don't see Dreamlights coming to MK real soon. Down the road maybe if TDL is ready of a new night parade for their 35th in 2018.
There's that concept art in the TDL fourm which hasn't been addressed by any park. Should I post that art here or not?
It's only Thurs, will MK's plans be resolved/revealed this week or is it too early for that?
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What weird is, they haven't announced the Special event. I have a good guess that it's Halloween but do they still have a parade for that? Glow In The Park Parade ended before PTN came, IDK what happened to the floats after that. Also, there has been some tweets of projectors going up along HKDL's MS USA????