Yes sir!
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Paint the Night Parade Starts Back Up On November 18, 2016
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Yes sir!
It depends when you are going.
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Darkbeer1
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"Returning" Opening Day first parade, well, it shouldn't be too bad, what you will want to do is watch the second Christmas Parade standing up near where you want to watch Paint the Night at around 4 PM, I would even get there a bit earlier to be as close to the curb as possible, and then be ready to "pounce" on the curb when the last group leaves after the Christmas Parade (the 2nd Christmas Parade will be Main Street to iasw. (The first Paint the Night will be "iasw" to Main Street). Now some folks might want to stay, so you need to be watching, and maybe even ask some folks if they plan to stay or going to leave after the Christmas Parade..... The two Christmas Parades should be about 1 and 4 on Friday, November 18th. But also watch out, others will be trying the same thing.
DisneyRoxMySox
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There is still a lot of "Where Dreams Come True" marketing in Disneyland, which has been heavy at WDW for years. Here is to hoping they are marketed differently too.
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Am I the only person here who sort of thinks that the One Disney strategy makes sense, at least in theory?
GiveMeTheMusic
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In theory it does make sense. The problem is that the implementation lacked all common sense or knowledge of either resorts' needs. They both operate differently out of necessity as DL & WDW are different animals. Forcing "clothes that don't fit" onto either resort is a bad idea, and someone finally got tired of it.
Darkbeer1
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Also, I think of it in a few ways, there are those who hate "chain restaurants" and prefer independents (even though some are truly chains with different names). Same here,if you treat the two parks as different (think different theming, seating plans, typical regular guest, etc.) but still take advantage of things like bulk purchases and trainng systems. So you keep the flavor of the specific location, but still benefit from the same ownership.
IMHO, Disney went too far in trying to make everything the same. I remember when Disney was testing an adult drink menu, with the exact same recipes and artwork (menus) for the Parks, the Hotels and the Cruise Lines. They found out it was better to keep them a bit unique, but of course, still feature specific products and companies that had made a deal to have their brands promoted.
But as mentioned, things like Costuming needs to be kept separate, as does some training manuals, as California has a lot of different rules and regulations in regards to operating attractions (DOSH) than Florida and the foreign parks have.
And really, how much does it cost to have different soda cups with specific park logos on them? Look at Cedar Fair, they keep much of thier in park items name specific for the actual parks (such as Knott's, Great America, Cedar Point, etc.) Yes,some items are generic, such as the merchandise bags, but for the most part they use the specific location. That said, I know they use the same vendor for the cups under company wide purchase agreement (discounted price), and since they are ordering in the truckloads, the costs of producing the different logos is basically nothing...
Look at Taco Bell, they have come on with a set of restaurant designs that are different and designed to work in different locations. So yes, savings in bulk, but not a cookie cutter approach.
Heck, even Walmart has figured out that one plan does not fit all, and has variety in store types, sizing, and product offerings depending on where the store is being located.
But to many, Disney has been an upscale brand, and when "Disney Parks/One Disney" started the "generic" way of thinking, that took away from the Uniqueness that many guests saw, and didn't want it to become just another Six Flags type of place. And that is where a major issue with fans started.
yookeroo
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I never had a problem with a lot of the things like the napkins not being park specific. And there is plenty of merchandise that works at both parks.
Yeah, it probably went too far. The resorts need to stay unique. I don't care what the cup I'm throwing away says on it. And the generic stuffed Mickey is fine on both coasts. But I want Disneyland specific shirts. Indy ride specific items. etc.
BrianLo
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So I have to admit PtN actually was the nail in the coffin that is making me fork out for an extra day. It works for a variety of other reasons, but ya...
I irrationally love this parade (maybe more than Tokyo Dreamlights).
I'm also calling it now that the Studios fork out for a Wreck it Ralph pre-parade in 2018. Just re-watched the movie for the first time since 2012.
I irrationally love this parade (maybe more than Tokyo Dreamlights).
I'm also calling it now that the Studios fork out for a Wreck it Ralph pre-parade in 2018. Just re-watched the movie for the first time since 2012.
Just watched PTN on perisocpe Looks the same as when it left.... In Top Noch Shape!!!!! Makes me half-wonder why DL needs MSEP in Jan. We all know the reason but still...
The only change was no more diamonds on the drum float(Not surprising) and prob. the new heads...couldn't make them out though.
The only change was no more diamonds on the drum float(Not surprising) and prob. the new heads...couldn't make them out though.
TP2000
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I watched the 6:45pm Paint The Night tonight along Small World Mall, the first of its two performances tonight. The parade began about 10 minutes late, but once it rolled out it looked sparkling as usual. I did notice the diamond imagery had been removed from the Drum Float, but otherwise nothing had really changed. The costumes were the same as I remembered, and the whole parade looked brand-new fresh. Everything worked flawlessly. The crowd loved it. Disneyland was Disneyland.
According to Miceage two months ago, this was always the plan - Bring the parade back for the holiday season after 60 days of a light cosmetic refurbishment and mechanical tune-up, then spend six months or so building new ergonomically friendly costumes and giving the floats a full maintenance rework so the parade is ready for the long haul at Disneyland into the 2020's.
The Christmas fireworks were also wonderful tonight, with a nip in the air for the fake snowfall after a warm sunny day. Festival of Holidays at DCA was... interesting.
For the holiday season of 2016 though, Paint The Night has returned to twice nightly performances and it looks wonderful!
According to Miceage two months ago, this was always the plan - Bring the parade back for the holiday season after 60 days of a light cosmetic refurbishment and mechanical tune-up, then spend six months or so building new ergonomically friendly costumes and giving the floats a full maintenance rework so the parade is ready for the long haul at Disneyland into the 2020's.
The Christmas fireworks were also wonderful tonight, with a nip in the air for the fake snowfall after a warm sunny day. Festival of Holidays at DCA was... interesting.
For the holiday season of 2016 though, Paint The Night has returned to twice nightly performances and it looks wonderful!
Travel Junkie
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I also was at the first showing of PTN last night. The floats looked great, but if there were temporary fixes to the costumes, they didn't last long. I was sitting between Alice and the restrooms that are in that corridor. During the parade there were two performers that were quickly ushered backstage to fix wardrobe malfunctions. Both were fixed within a minute or so and quickly made it back to finish the parade, but whatever they did if anything didn't last.
