Universal Mega Movie Parade

[danlb_2000]

Just saw a live stream of the new parade. My feels from just seeing the video..

Pros:
-Nice mix of new and classic movies
-Great detail on the floats
-Nice variety of performers between the floats
-Great use of face characters. Can we get a Quint M&G?
-Loved the animatronic T-Rex

Cons:
-I was surprised at the lack of special effects on the floats. The T-rex was impressive but they seemed to have missed the opportunity to do some cool effects on the Ghostbusters and Back to the Future floats.
-Maybe I just didn't hear it, but it sounded like they didn't use the iconic Jurassic Park music for that float.

 

[JT3000]

I was expecting this to be Universal's first attempt at a proper daytime parade, and while it's certainly longer than the miniscule Superstar Parade, I was still surprised by how relatively small-scale it seems overall. I suppose it's better than nothing.

Not gonna lie, the complete lack of any facial resemblance on most of the face characters was more than a little off-putting though. Quint was passable.

 

[danlb_2000]

I was expecting this to be Universal's first attempt at a proper daytime parade, and while it's certainly longer than the miniscule Superstar Parade, I was still surprised by how relatively small-scale it seems overall. I suppose it's better than nothing.

Not gonna lie, the complete lack of any facial resemblance on most of the face characters was more than a little off-putting though. Quint was passable.

I give them a pass on the face characters, it would be very hard to get enough performers that looked like the characters, and I think in a parade environment it works fine.

 

[Jedijax719]

No Harry Potter???

 

[wdwfan4ver]

Cons:
-I was surprised at the lack of special effects on the floats. The T-rex was impressive but they seemed to have missed the opportunity to do some cool effects on the Ghostbusters and Back to the Future floats.
-Maybe I just didn't hear it, but it sounded like they didn't use the iconic Jurassic Park music for that float.

Yesterday's parade was a technical rehearsal and it is believed more elements of the parade will be revealed days to come.

What I am saying is might have more effects for the parade is holding back since it was a technical rehearsal.

 

[danlb_2000]

Yesterday's parade was a technical rehearsal and it is believed more elements of the parade will be revealed days to come.

What I am saying is might have more effects for the parade is holding back since it was a technical rehearsal.

That's good to hear. I'll keep an eye out for some future videos.

 

[danlb_2000]

No Harry Potter???

Probably don't have and/or didn't want to try to get permission from JK.

 

[wdwfan4ver]

That's good to hear. I'll feel an eye out for some future videos.

There is something to keep an eye for future videos. There was supposed a replica of Ecto-1, but it was not part of the first parade due weather concerns.

 

[WDWFREAK53]

The Delorean and Ecto-1 should be in it. Driving.
The Jeep or Explorer from JP should be driving.

Bruce the Shark should move left/right and chomp.
Slimer should chew the hotdogs.
JP should have spitters shooting water out of the side of the float.

 

[Jedijax719]

Probably don't have and/or didn't want to try to get permission from JK.

Or are all featured in the parade Universal properties?

 

[danlb_2000]

Or are all featured in the parade Universal properties?

Everything except Ghostbusters.

• Back to the Future
• Sing
• Despicable Me
• Kung Fu Panda
• Trolls
• Ghostbusters
• E.T.
• Jaws
• Jurassic World

 

[Jedi14]

Were there floats missing? I think in the announcement it said there were 13 floats.

 

[danlb_2000]

Were there floats missing? I think in the announcement it said there were 13 floats.

There were 10 floats, one for each movie and a lead off float. There was also the bubble vehicle from Jurassic World, but I am not sure if that counts as a float.

 

[DKampy]

Perhaps my expectations were too high…. But when Universal kept touting the State Puff Marshmallow Man for the Ghostbuster section… I was expecting it to be their answer to the Dragon in FOF at magic Kingdom… some new tech Marvel which we would all be amazed… but it was just attached to the float… not too sure what all the bragging was for

 

[WDWFREAK53]

Maybe I’m just jaded by Spectro and MSEP but parades look better at night.

 

[Dead2009]

Being partial to JW and Jaws, those 2 were my favorite floats, and apparently there are bubble wands that you can buy that are supposed to interact with them all?

 

[Raidermatt]

Maybe I’m just jaded by Spectro and MSEP but parades look better at night.

Agreed. For me daytime parades and nighttime parades are entirely separate categories.

As daytime parades go, this one is pretty good.

 

[danlb_2000]

The Delorean and Ecto-1 should be in it. Driving.
The Jeep or Explorer from JP should be driving.

Bruce the Shark should move left/right and chomp.
Slimer should chew the hotdogs.
JP should have spitters shooting water out of the side of the float.

I watched a more recent video, The Ghostbusters float now has a fog effect but that is the only change I have seen since the first showing.

 

[OG Runner]

Everything except Ghostbusters.

• Back to the Future
• Sing
• Despicable Me
• Kung Fu Panda
• Trolls
• Ghostbusters
• E.T.
• Jaws
• Jurassic World

That is a good line-up, but given their presence in the parks how do you not have a Harry Potter float?

 

[danlb_2000]

That is a good line-up, but given their presence in the parks how do you not have a Harry Potter float?

Probably couldn't get approval from JK.