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

[Nmoody1]

I don't think the WDW MSEP ever gotten a big farewell fanfare unlike Disneyland did back in 96.

Once in a lifetime..... erm..... can we get our money back?

 

[mikenatcity1]

Like the Spectromen or not at least they were the most entertaining characters of the parade next to Mickey float.

This was my first nighttime parade (first visit after being 5 years old). I remember watching them and smiling and having Mickey wave to me (I was 21)...Spectro will always be special for me.

We watched PtN on our wedding night last September and will always remember it going by and having our wedding party there...

MSEP- Elliot from the commercials and Disney Channel...it was amazing to see him in person...the first time was at DCA.

 

[mikenatcity1]

It just makes me furious that Disneyland gets two parades, Disney World gets nothing, and they pull this crap after people have trips books and paid for. I am so embarassed myboyfriend is going for his first time and they are destroying everything in Disney World as fast as they can.

If it's anything, right after the 60th, there is almost nothing- a daytime parade in only 1 park (sometimes), no parade and occasional fireworks and most shows go dark (except for weekends)...at least at WDW there are lots of things going regularly. I booked a vacation expecting a parade at DL 2 weeks after the 60th closes and I get nothing I can see the disappointment for WDW.

 

[Andrew C]

Other resorts have had no problem premiering new fireworks shows at their castle parks recently. Why should WDW be the outlier?

I assume they would need to budget for it....

 

[Buried20KLeague]

Did you see Spectro or Fant or Dreamlights?

Of course not. Nobody that has seen any of those in person would put MSEP ahead of them. MSEP is far and away the worst night parade any Disney park offers.

 

[Bocabear]

Of course not. Nobody that has seen any of those in person would put MSEP ahead of them. MSEP is far and away the worst night parade any Disney park offers.

Well it is like 44 years old....so.... Understandable that it is not up to par with the newer parades...and I know they have plussed it here and there, but it is still the creaky old MSEP...

 

[rawisericho]

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)

Yeah I didn't know this was a thing. I always dug MSEP. What are the criticisms against it?

 

[jpeden]

Of course not. Nobody that has seen any of those in person would put MSEP ahead of them. MSEP is far and away the worst night parade any Disney park offers.

Worse than Fantillusion?

 

[Buried20KLeague]

As I said earlier, IF WDW gets Paint the Night, it would be inappropriate to think of it as a hand-me-down. IF that's what happens, it's likely that it was purposely built for WDW but went to DLR first so they'd have a headliner for the Diamond Celebration. In that case, it's more as if DLR is the one that got the pre-hand-me-down.

Wow. Talk about backward logic.

 

[Sketch105]

 

[asianway]

Yeah I didn't know this was a thing. I always dug MSEP. What are the criticisms against it?

The Petes Dragon float hung around long enough to be relevant again. Think about that

 

[Bacon]

R.I.P Main Street Electrical Parade
June 11th 1977-October 9th 2016

 

[MagicHappens1971]

R.I.P Main Street Electrical Parade
June 11th 1977-October 9th 2016

If only that were certain It's going back to DL for a "limited time" encore run. Which absouletely makes the least sense.

 

[Buried20KLeague]

Yeah I didn't know this was a thing. I always dug MSEP. What are the criticisms against it?

It's old tech compared to all other night parades. Poorly maintained. Aged.

If you've never been to the other parks around the world or haven't googled their night parades out of curiosity, then you're none the wiser. Ignorance is bliss. Which is perfectly fine.

It's when you know what you're missing that MSEP loses its luster. And quick.

 

[Bacon]

If only that were certain It's going back to DL for a "limited time" encore run. Which absouletely makes the least sense.

Im talking about the wdw run

 

[brb1006]

Yeah I didn't know this was a thing. I always dug MSEP. What are the criticisms against it?

Compared to PTN and Dreamlights which are the only electrical parades left at the Disney parks around the world. MSEP is just old and really needs to be put out of it's misery.

 

[brb1006]

Worse than Fantillusion?

Fantillusion is not bad, it's just that the parade hasn't gained that much attention from the Disney parks fans since it was mostly in Paris over the years.

 

[Bacon]

So is it not gonna be replaced or is magic kingdom just going to have wishes and celebrate the magic?

 

[FigmentForver96]

Fantillusion was not a bad parade. One could argue that it and Spectromagic were cousins that spawned as next generation MSEP. They took the core concept of the light parade and upgraded it to a new parade that had a classic feel yet was new and innovative. It started in Tokyo and featured a lot of floats but many of those floats did not make it to Paris. Add to that it doesn't get dark fast enough in Paris for them to properly run the parade and the fireworks so it became an issue. At this point the parade also needs serious upgrades as it still looks like a parade from the 90s

 

[brb1006]

The Petes Dragon float hung around long enough to be relevant again. Think about that

And the float is almost 40 years old at this point.

 

[GiveMeTheMusic]

As I said earlier, IF WDW gets Paint the Night, it would be inappropriate to think of it as a hand-me-down. IF that's what happens, it's likely that it was purposely built for WDW but went to DLR first so they'd have a headliner for the Diamond Celebration. In that case, it's more as if DLR is the one that got the pre-hand-me-down.

Interesting line of thought, but incorrect.

Take it back a few years - HKDL and DL both wanted new light parades. Paint the Night was developed for HKDL, where it first premiered in 2014. A completely different light parade had started development for DL. For various reasons, that concept was abandoned and PTN was copied and slightly expanded for DL, opening in 2015.

Yet another light parade concept exists for MK. So no, PTN was never designed for or destined for WDW. If PTN goes to WDW, it will be because TDO is too cheap to pay for what's already been designed for them.

In summary, PTN was originally designed just for HKDL. That it has also played DL and could move to WDW was never the original intention.