I took over 600 shots this morning, so it's taking awhile to upload. :blush: In the mean time, the show was VERY well received from where I was standing, and I think folks are going to enjoy this show very much. The Mardi-gras parade starts from somewhere back toward the court of Angels and comes up around the parosol stand and down through the upper level of the Fantasmic viewing area in NOS. If you stand up behind the rail, the performers, including Tiana, will walk right by you.
The parade then moves up along the river to the Mark Twain dock where all of the performers board, including Louis the Alligator. I think the Mardi-Gras tune during the parade is my favorite. I thought all of the music was great, and that Randy Newman did a fantastic job. The Mark Twain then pulls around directly in front of the Fantasmic viewing area as the music continues.
The girl they found for Tiana is absolutely amazing. What a talent. I think she was singing live along with the track, and holy cow. What a voice.
One of the cool things, from what I understood from conversations around me, is that they select some of the regular guests from the park to be performers on board. They all get yellow choir robes and a tambourine! I think that would be such a blast. I wonder how they go about selecting them?
I didn't notice too many Disney execs from where I was. I saw a ton of Disney entertainment folks around, but I didn't notice the new president, although he may have been in the crowd.
Half of my photos are in....only 200 more to go.... :whistling:...