David S.
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For my taste, I prefer this version over Block Party Bash.
First, I like how there are more films represented and thus more characters. (even if the new characters didn't get floats as nice as the older floats carried over from BPB!)
Second, I prefer the slower, more parade-like speed at which this travels, like SpoonOfSugar mentioned. BPB FLEW by, unless you watched it in a "show stop" zone.
And if you DID watch BPB in a "show stop" zone, you had to watch it in a crowded part of the route where I would normally not choose to watch a parade. And even if you watched BPB in a "show stop" zone, there was still a sense that you were MISSING something, as you could only see a tiny part of what went on during the "show stop". (whatever was in front of you)
Lastly, while I still prefer Disney parades to use original music, at least this version is spared the annoying and noisy Green Army men and all their "nightclub DJ" cliches spoken over the music and repeated over and over again ("make some noise", etc).
So to sum up, I prefer this over BPB, but would take Stars and Motor Cars over both! Stars and Motor Cars featured more characters from more films, including Disney characters from the Animated Classics, Mickey and the "Fab 5", and, appropriate to the Studios, Muppets and Star Wars characters. The original soundtrack was EXTREMELY catchy and excellent, and I felt the theme of the parade fit the theme of "Old Hollywood" perfectly and was a natural fit for the park.
But again, I am happy with this new version, at least in comparison with BPB!
First, I like how there are more films represented and thus more characters. (even if the new characters didn't get floats as nice as the older floats carried over from BPB!)
Second, I prefer the slower, more parade-like speed at which this travels, like SpoonOfSugar mentioned. BPB FLEW by, unless you watched it in a "show stop" zone.
And if you DID watch BPB in a "show stop" zone, you had to watch it in a crowded part of the route where I would normally not choose to watch a parade. And even if you watched BPB in a "show stop" zone, there was still a sense that you were MISSING something, as you could only see a tiny part of what went on during the "show stop". (whatever was in front of you)
Lastly, while I still prefer Disney parades to use original music, at least this version is spared the annoying and noisy Green Army men and all their "nightclub DJ" cliches spoken over the music and repeated over and over again ("make some noise", etc).
So to sum up, I prefer this over BPB, but would take Stars and Motor Cars over both! Stars and Motor Cars featured more characters from more films, including Disney characters from the Animated Classics, Mickey and the "Fab 5", and, appropriate to the Studios, Muppets and Star Wars characters. The original soundtrack was EXTREMELY catchy and excellent, and I felt the theme of the parade fit the theme of "Old Hollywood" perfectly and was a natural fit for the park.
But again, I am happy with this new version, at least in comparison with BPB!
Also, they never repeated themselves during a show stop. They are what tied what is basically a bunch of randomness together to give the parade a cohesive theme - the toys are organizing a block party which is being carried about by the army men, who are viewing it as a "party mission."
