I appreciate your opinion, but we're not in 1955 anymore or even 1972 when the parade was first introduced. The world changes and so must we as a society.
This is the point where I’m at as well. As lovely and charming as Disneyland once was in its mid-20th century days, those days, for the most part, are gone. And I think to expect for those elements to stay the same is an unfortunate waste, given that the park has not been that way for many years. As you stated, this isn’t the 50s, 60s, and 70s anymore. That kind of decorum is no longer a thing within American society, let alone at Disneyland.
I wonder if it would've ran longer if Tom Staggs didnt leave.
Tom Staggs, lover of parades! Is that why in the 5 years he was in charge of parks and resorts, more parks permanently lost parades than ever before?
I’d say he played a role in announcing the 60th but yeah I don’t work there so I don’t know for certain how much he was involved.
I won't hold my breath, there has been a "chance" for return since it went away and what are we now 5 years later and we're still waiting on that "chance".
True. So far MSEP's return run has only lasted about 20 years, so they probably want to squeeze a bit more out of it.
You answered your own question. Because MONEY.
Most of Disneyland’s entertainment isn’t part of any union, specifically character and parade performers.
I could be wrong, but I was always under the impression that most of the dancers in the parades were under the AGVA. Like I said I could be wrong, just basing it on previous conversations.
Which would just be ridiculous of them given how much money it cost to create and how popular it was. There is a part of me that wonders if they are squeezing the last little bit out of MSEP that they can and then there will be a new marketing push in a year or 2 around the return of PTN...or we just get MSEP one. more. time.
That would be nice if it turns out to be true. Although, I wonder that if they’re just waiting for a couple of years to bring PtN back, how that may look for the 75th (or maybe even the 70th, which we’re only three years away from). The 75th is now eight years away. I would love for them to return PtN now for a few years, then create a new night parade in the time between now and 2030. Doubt that will happen, though.
Nope, parade performers are not under AGVA. This is how Disney keeps them underpaid.
