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- Thread starter TTA94
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Will we be looking at weekend only for the fireworks in April?
Nope! Saw on Facebook that Together Forever is every night the first week.... that's how far the schedule goes out for now...all that's left is PPP, anytime now DL! I wonder if PPP will have night performances?
GiveMeTheMusic
Well-Known Member
It won’t. You won’t see any night parade performances at DL for the foreseeable future.
Not even after sunset like Soundsational?
GiveMeTheMusic
Well-Known Member
DL parades are daytime only, before sunset, an operational choice to alleviate crowd control as the park tends to get busier later in the day. This is one of many things they're implementing pre-Star Wars to help crowd management.
Hopefully that will continue until the end of April!
GiveMeTheMusic
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The show stop wasn’t added as they’re no longer viewed as favorable by TDA and ops types. PTN in particular had to get off the parade route as quickly as possible each night so that the fireworks could go off at 9:30, and most nights it barely made it or would end up delaying Disneyland Forever.
TP2000
Well-Known Member
Thank Goodness. That "show stop" business was silly in every Disneyland parade I've ever seen; it always just looked and felt like a float had broken down somewhere up the route and everyone was stalling for time until things got moving again. Inevitably around the 2 minute mark people in the crowd would start murmuring "Did something happen? Is it stuck?"
I'm not sure who thought "show stops" were a good idea creatively, especially after the disaster of Light Magic and its permanent show stops, but I'm glad to see them go away. It's just a theme park parade, not a Broadway show, keep the darn thing moving up the street and let us get on with our Disneyland day please!
Some showstops were perfect like Lion King, MK's Remember The Magic and TDL's Dreams On Parade. Is Dreaming Up! getting a showstop?Thank Goodness. That "show stop" business was silly in every Disneyland parade I've ever seen; it always just looked and felt like a float had broken down somewhere up the route and everyone was stalling for time until things got moving again. Inevitably around the 2 minute mark people in the crowd would start murmuring "Did something happen? Is it stuck?"
I'm not sure who thought "show stops" were a good idea creatively, especially after the disaster of Light Magic and its permanent show stops, but I'm glad to see them go away. It's just a theme park parade, not a Broadway show, keep the darn thing moving up the street and let us get on with our Disneyland day please!
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I agree. It was really well done.
@GiveMeTheMusic Have you heard yet if Paint The Night will continue running nightly after summer? Or is it likely to go down after summer and return in November for the holidays?
spectrodanny
Active Member
It will probably go seasonal. I did hear the other day from a float driver it's performance schedule is being trimmed (1 performance a night instead of 2) Apparently the 2nd performance wasn't popular.
Emmanuel
Well-Known Member
Apparently so. I went to the 10:45 performance this past Saturday and the route at Hollywoodland was literally a ghost town. You could literally get a spot 5 minutes before it started anywhere along the route.
We'll see if they stick to one PTN when World of Color returns next month which likely might still happen since a lot of people like to leave after fireworks at Disneyland are done.
SuddenStorm
Well-Known Member
Very interesting. I imagine this is due to the fireworks being at Disneyland, as well as DCA closing before Disneyland park.
GiveMeTheMusic
Well-Known Member
DCA has never had a need for multiple parade performances, and PTN is no different. The insane length of the route ensures that thousands of people can see the parade - far more than DL allows. Combine that with naturally lower attendance because it’s DCA, and you don’t need two shows.
Imagine paying a bunch of money for premium seating on an empty parade route.
Imagine paying a bunch of money for premium seating on an empty parade route.