Paint the night is not moving to Disney World. Stop bumping this.

[jpeden]

How so? Nobody forced them to announce the closure of MSEP. If the absence of Spectro were going to hurt them, they would have just left MSEP alone.

Had they spent the money to refurbish Spectromagic, then MSEP would have gone back to DL long ago and they wouldn't be in the position of having to ship back a parade that's falling apart and have no replacement for it. I just read over on the DisBoards that the latest is nothing re: night-time parades in MK until 2017.

 

[Speedy71]

I just remembered that MK's 45th is coming in October so this is just great.

 

[Bacon]

 

[COProgressFan]

I just got a message that explains why the whole movement is happening. And its cringe inducing. Not sure if I believe it

Ugh. Bracing for the worst.

 

[brb1006]

So based on what I'm seeing on twitter - the Disneyland people REALLY love MSEP. They are basically over the moon about it coming back. It's interesting that it's so loved out there but so hated on the east cost. Of course, had TDO kept the parade in good working order, it might not be so hated out here.

MSEP wasn't always hated by WDW guests at least until 2010. Previously MSEP lasted from 1999-2001.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Had they spent the money to refurbish Spectromagic, then MSEP would have gone back to DL long ago and they wouldn't be in the position of having to ship back a parade that's falling apart and have no replacement for it.

As I said, they don't "have to" do anything. If they didn't want to ship MSEP to DLR, they just wouldn't have announced anything and left it in the Magic Kingdom.

I just read over on the DisBoards that the latest is nothing re: night-time parades in MK until 2017.

It's not closing today, it's closing in October. Between MNSSHP, MVMCP, and possible showings of FOF, 2017 isn't that far away.

 

[Rteetz]

Had they spent the money to refurbish Spectromagic, then MSEP would have gone back to DL long ago and they wouldn't be in the position of having to ship back a parade that's falling apart and have no replacement for it. I just read over on the DisBoards that the latest is nothing re: night-time parades in MK until 2017.

That's what's been posted here. MK won't have a nighttime parade for the rest of 2017 pretty much but could have one in 2017 depending on what they do.

 

[brb1006]

Of course they love it, it's their parade.

And coming back to there home after 20 years

 

[brb1006]

We do. we really do. While many people have claimed its old, nothing beats the fact that Generations of people in our families have sat on a mainstreet curb with an ice cream cone while dancing to baroque hoedown.

I think that also has to do with generational differences (Guests who never grew up with MSEP and are starting to get familiar with PTN)

 

[brb1006]

speaking of classics... maybe we'll see a return of this float

kidding of course...

Can they just retire this float for once?

 

[Bacon]

Like how @JustInTime said i see it hard for them not to move a year old parade! like come on disney is a budget cut house!

 

[brb1006]

I wouldn't say it's hated in WDW. I know plenty of folks who love it. For a whole generation of South Florida kids in the 80's, MSEP is an irreplaceable classic. It just has a more ravenous fan base in DL, we got Spectro when we lost our MSEP, but they got that crappy Light Magic, then nothing in DL proper for almost 20 years. Also don't forget the vast majority of non-tweeting and non-social mediaites (the casual WDW goer) don't know MSEP from Splash Mountain, haha! They couldn't care less!

Alot of guests would sometimes pretend Light Magic ever existed

 

[montyz81]

Did you see Spectro or Fant or Dreamlights?

I did. I know, I know, the shows have built off the previous one. I probably should have said; "without MSEP there would be no other". Anyway, hoping what comes next is better then all the previous ones.

 

[Bacon]

Alot of guests would sometimes pretend Light Magic ever existed

I sure try to forget about that mess sometimes but i can't

 

[Andrew C]

I just remembered that MK's 45th is coming in October so this is just great.

Just a question. What is the obsession of some and the 45th anniversary? Why would this be considered an important milestone? I get the 50th. And I get the 60th Diamond Celebration at DL. But what is special about 45?

 

[tl77]

Nope, that's not what Disney is telling us.

Possibility 1: Festival of Fantasy moves to nighttime
Possibility 2: WDW gets a parade from some other park
Possibility 3: WDW gets a brand new parade

Of those options, one is bad, one is probably good, and one is REALLY good. The bad one is the least likely, IMO.

I think the 4th option is that the Halloween and Christmas party parades will run nightly starting Oct 9th til the end of the year

 

[Speedy71]

So based on what I'm seeing on twitter - the Disneyland people REALLY love MSEP. They are basically over the moon about it coming back. It's interesting that it's so loved out there but so hated on the east cost. Of course, had TDO kept the parade in good working order, it might not be so hated out here.

They never experience the beauty that was Spectro.

 

[GhostHost1000]

I think the 4th option is that the Halloween and Christmas party parades will run nightly starting Oct 9th til the end of the year

I would be SHOCKED if this happened

Then again I'm shocked by a lot of things Disney does and doesn't do

 

[jpeden]

I would be SHOCKED if this happened

Then again I'm shocked by a lot of things Disney does and doesn't do

I agree, I just can't see this happening - it would cause them to lose party attendance. No way they give up that cash cow. Plus, if I'm a party guest I'd be angry about this - it's one of the biggest draws they sell regarding the parties.

 

[Bacon]

Will we get a replacement any one got any news on that?