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

[culturenthrills]

IMO RoL should have nothing to do with MKs entertainment, and I really doubt DAK will ever be as popular as MK at night.

Yeah, well the other parades where cancelled to pay for FOF. WDW rarely adds anything anymore without subtracting and that is part of the problem.

 

[GiveMeTheMusic]

Do we know how much PTN cost?

I'm sure it was tons more than what Dollywood is paying for their parade. Disney can barely fart for $2.5 million, but I'm sure that represents a substantial outlay for Dollywood.

 

[MUTZIE77]

I'm sure it was tons more than what Dollywood is paying for their parade. Disney can barely fart for $2.5 million, but I'm sure that represents a substantial outlay for Dollywood.

I was just wondering what TDO management would have to shell out for a new parade. Im sure it could be paid for by one week of MK ticket and food and beverage sales.

 

[TTA94]

If FOF is going twice a day any idea when this would start taking place? Right after MSEP leaves or next year?

And would they actually run FOF at night or more like dusk when it's not fully dark?

 

[ford91exploder]

LOL! So Dollywood can afford a light parade but WDW can't? Amazing.

Well Disney is on track to do 9 Billion Dollars in Stock Buybacks this year, Next year they might shoot for 12 billion that money has got to come from somewhere.

 

[ford91exploder]

I was just wondering what TDO management would have to shell out for a new parade. Im sure it could be paid for by one week of MK ticket and food and beverage sales.

That would mean millions of outstanding shares will remain unpurchased by $DIS

 

[HauntedMansionFLA]

So, no nighttime parade for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday crowds? Well, minus having to pay extra to attend a MNSSHP or MVMCP events,

 

[asianway]

I wonder if the costumes wouldn't be AS BIG of an issue at TDO since the labor laws in Florida aren't as stringent as they are in California. While I understand they are still causing major issues for the performers (and I believe Disney should fix them regardless), I wonder if their rights to worker's comp, etc. would be less in FL than in CA. That being said, if it was the case, I could see TDO saying we'll take it and not actually fixing anything. But, I'm not a labor attorney so I don't know. Just a morning musing from my head.

Its not that the law is more stringent, its that payouts are higher in CA. Though, that would probably be offset by the disengaged teams in FL filing more claims...

 

[jpeden]

Its not that the law is more stringent, its that payouts are higher in CA. Though, that would probably be offset by the disengaged teams in FL filing more claims...

gotcha - like I said, not a labor attorney so I was just taking a shot in the dark.

 

[GhostHost1000]

So, no nighttime parade for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday crowds? Well, minus having to pay extra to attend a MNSSHP or MVMCP events,

and those aren't really electrical light parades... just parades that happen with the parade route lit up at night

hopefully we'll see something new next year... but I'm not holding my breath (but may be holding out on my next AP purchase)

 

[TTA94]

Just think all these years MSEP has been running they Could have been building new floats for SpectroMagic or a brand new parade . Wishful thinking it's been a majorly huge secret that no insiders have known about lol.

 

[RSoxNo1]

LOL! So Dollywood can afford a light parade but WDW can't? Amazing.

Lights are obsolete #LightsOfWinter #NeverForget

 

[Bocabear]

LOL! So Dollywood can afford a light parade but WDW can't? Amazing.

It's an amazing time at WDW... They have been running the parks into the ground for the last decade, slowly shuttering attractions...and then act surprised that the attendance numbers have dipped... Now they will use the dipping attendance numbers to justify not spending more money to upgrade and enhance...meanwhile Dollywood will get a better parade, and Universal will continue to add more attractions. Very odd...

 

[n2hifi]

My sound system at home is crystal clear and louder then any of the parades. Get in touch Disney, bet I could do it for around 20 grand.

I hear this kind of thing a lot from potential customers. Truth is 20 grand is less than most entry level church sound systems and a 1/10th of the cost of systems in a decent sized venue. Those are all single rooms indoors. Heck 20 grand would barely cover the cost of the mixing console I mix on at my church every Sunday. A $1000 home stereo speaker wouldn't do much hanging from a pole outdoors. Unfortunately I have never had the chance to work on a project of that scale, but the number seems reasonable. JBL designed custom speakers for the parade route at Disney (we are using those boxes in in a few installations). Each speaker is a couple of thousand dollars and that doesn't include amplification, wiring, labor or signal processing.

 

[DisneyDebRob]

I hear this kind of thing a lot from potential customers. Truth is 20 grand is less than most entry level church sound systems and a 1/10th of the cost of systems in a decent sized venue. Those are all single rooms indoors. Heck 20 grand would barely cover the cost of the mixing console I mix on at my church every Sunday. A $1000 home stereo speaker wouldn't do much hanging from a pole outdoors. Unfortunately I have never had the chance to work on a project of that scale, but the number seems reasonable. JBL designed custom speakers for the parade route at Disney (we are using those boxes in in a few installations). Each speaker is a couple of thousand dollars and that doesn't include amplification, wiring, labor or signal processing.

It was meant as sarcasm. Thought everyone would know that. 20 grand-2 million, meaning it should cost a lot less.

 

[TTA94]

I don't know what SDLs plans are for a light parade, wouldn't surprise me if one was already in the works, but I wonder if it will be connected to WDW, like PTN was at HKDL to DL.

 

[jrhwdw]

I don't know what SDLs plans are for a light parade, wouldn't surprise me if one was already in the works, but I wonder if it will be connected to WDW, like PTN was at HKDL to DL.

I guess it's possible although it took HKDL 9 years to get PTN. so who knows?

 

[ford91exploder]

It's an amazing time at WDW... They have been running the parks into the ground for the last decade, slowly shuttering attractions...and then act surprised that the attendance numbers have dipped... Now they will use the dipping attendance numbers to justify not spending more money to upgrade and enhance...meanwhile Dollywood will get a better parade, and Universal will continue to add more attractions. Very odd...

It's no surprise Iger HATES the parks but loves the money they generate so he starves the parks giving them just enough money to keep operating and generating cash.

 

[Pam Hates Penguins]

Good thing I'm headed over to The Magic Kingdom this Saturday. Can't wait to see it one more time. Well, it's possible in 2017 I'll be back to see it in Disneyland.

 

[Cesar R M]

It's great, next the illuminati will be connected.

and ALIENS!

cue the aliens guys!