Paint The Night Parade Comes Back Next Year For DL’s 70th Anniversary

[spectrodanny]

There's more than one possible explanation. After all, the new ending cuts way back on the number of dancers. It's cheaper to peter out at the end than have a multi-dancer high-kicking finish.

with the money they saved there, they could have hired a couple more people to play "Alice": in the parade. I'd heard rumors they only had 1 girl cast in the role and yet, even on nights she was off, they STILL sent the other 9 floats in her section out. THAT NEVER happened prior to this year. if she was out all 10 floats in that section were out of the parade that night.

 

[RescueTheDay]

with the money they saved there, they could have hired a couple more people to play "Alice": in the parade. I'd heard rumors they only had 1 girl cast in the role and yet, even on nights she was off, they STILL sent the other 9 floats in her section out. THAT NEVER happened prior to this year. if she was out all 10 floats in that section were out of the parade that night.

LOL not true. Parade was understaffed but not that badly.

 

[spectrodanny]

LOL not true. Parade was understaffed but not that badly.

oh cool. Do you by any chance happen to know who subbed for Bill on the pre-parade announcements (30, 15, 10 a few minutes?) he was apparently out on medical leave when those were recorded

 

[Squishy]

Rumor: Paint The Night Parade Might Not Come Back

 

[TTA94]

Rumor: Paint The Night Parade Might Not Come Back

And what about MSEP? The lack of news on that makes me think both parades futures are unknown and or a announcement is coming at a later date.

 

[TTA94]

I know this isn’t expected to happen, that we currently know of but for the heck of it, if they had any plans on shipping out PTN or MSEP to WDW, today at D23 would not have been the time and place to announce that. That is not news that would have been well received in a room largely full of DLR fans.

 

[TsWade2]

Rumor: Paint The Night Parade Might Not Come Back

Well, I did say take it as a grain of salt, didn't I?

 

[TTA94]

Well, I did say take it as a grain of salt, didn't I?

Not to call out @RescueTheDay but in the MH thread when I asked if PTN might be returning:

Last I heard, yes. That one is subject to change based on some current work they’re doing.

 

[RescueTheDay]

Not to call out @RescueTheDay but in the MH thread when I asked if PTN might be returning:

Still a possibility but they are still working on some things before a final decision is made.

 

[Phroobar]

Still a possibility but they are still working on some things before a final decision is made.

You have proof of this?

 

[Disney Irish]

You have proof of this?

Does any rumor ever? If there was proof it would have been announced.

 

[TsWade2]

I'm sorry if I post this dumb rumor. PTN parade is dead anyway. Thank God for Magic Happens coming back next year.

 

[TTA94]

I'm sorry if I post this dumb rumor. PTN parade is dead anyway. Thank God for Magic Happens coming back next year.

Minus the Incredibles float which still exists per the backstage pic we saw. Of course that was just one float and means nothing.

Maybe Hong Kong’s is dead to?

 

[PiratesMansion]

Minus the Incredibles float which still exists per the backstage pic we saw. Of course that was just one float and means nothing.

Maybe Hong Kong’s is dead to?

But Hong Kong didn't show the same reluctance to show PTN that DLR did. They never seemed to suffer from the same issues, and they don't have any other night parade to go back to.

I imagine it's more likely budget tightening at every park Disney has any semblance of control over. They did just debut a new fireworks projection show on their shiny new castle, after all.

And with China's zero covid approach it's probably simply much logistically easier to run a fireworks show than a night parade in every possible circumstance if they have to choose just one nighttime event.

 

[RescueTheDay]

I'm sorry if I post this dumb rumor. PTN parade is dead anyway. Thank God for Magic Happens coming back next year.

Parade is fully alive and tested often by techs.

 

[TsWade2]

Parade is fully alive and tested often by techs.

Okay. I don’t know if it’ll come back, but fine.

 

[Phroobar]

Parade is fully alive and tested often by techs.

Pictures or it didn't happen.

 

[TTA94]

Pictures or it didn't happen.

This was posted before. Of course this doesn’t tell us much. Just because one float is alive doesn’t mean they all are.

 

[Phroobar]

This was posted before. Of course this doesn’t tell us much. Just because one float is alive doesn’t mean they all are.

That doesn't substantiate this new user's post.

 

[GiveMeTheMusic]

That doesn't substantiate this new user's post.

Yeah, post backstage pics that could be traced back to you and endanger your job or ELSE.

We know DLR is storing PTN. Makes perfect sense that it would be regularly tested by techs to ensure the floats are still in working order. This isn't some bombshell revelation.