Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 Well, that rumor that I have been hearing apparently is what some mid-level managers have heard as well ... the target date is 2010 as is the general timeframe for a new or 'new to the states' night parade for the MK. This is strictly rumor, but rumor that seems to be too strong to be ignored. As to why DCA? The concensus is that WoC will be so popular and draw so many throngs to DCA that the park will need something else at night during busy periods and Spectro would easily fit the performance corridor while those floats would have difficulties at DL.
Originally Posted By cmash95 makes sense since they do the electrical parade nightly during the busy season now. I hope the rumor is true, as much as I love spectromagic, it's getting dated and time for a change.
Originally Posted By dshyates My wish, Use the floats, get new music, get rid of the creepy white faced things, and Call it something different. Now how hard would that be? I personally never cared for Spectro, partly because it came right after MSEP which to me is just a happier parade.
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 Well, then, if I can get my butt to Paris and see Fantillusion, I can eventually see every Disney nighttime parade ever made! This is, of course, if Dreamlights does come to WDW. Although then I would not see whatever new thing they replace it with at TDL.
Originally Posted By DAR I actually was too young to remember the Main Street Electrical Parade, but I have a more vivid memory of Spectromagic and I love it each time.
Originally Posted By DlandDug I wouldn't mind Spectro Magic at all. It's a better scale for DCA. And out here on the west coast we haven't seen it a million times. (I do have sort of nostalgic memories of it, as it was running during my earliest visits to WDW.)
Originally Posted By Tip Top Club I definetely agree with getting rid of the creepy white faced things...Find something new, I think if it does move to DCA it would be great, but should probably go under the knife just slightly.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros While, in theory, it makes sense to move it to DCA, I don't think it would go over too well. Similar to MSEP at the end of its run, the technology behind SpectroMagic is pretty out of date considering what they are able to do. The ammount of effort needed to move the parade across the country (how do they do it, anyway? drive down the interstates in the middle of the night? take the floats apart and ship the pieces?) would not really justify the small technical upgrade between the two. And the DCA guests have the emotional attatchment to the parade that's there now and has basically been in DLR for decades, similar to SpectroMagic in WDW. Without the prior attachment to the parade, it would have to be pretty stellar to get the appreciation a new parade should. Given the out of date technology it is showcasing, I would be surprised to see that this would be the case. Instead, we would get complaints about how DL got another clone from WDW (worse than a clone, it's actually a hand-me-down) and WDW got something better for it. If they are going to replace either version, I think they should do both at the same time with similar parades. They should showcase the potential of fiberoptics and LED's, while still paying homage to the traditional lights too. If they made two versions of it, the production design costs could be split between the two resorts, saving a bundle. It would also end the debates of which has the better version, since they would be essentially the same (then it gets into how performers in one location-usually DL-are better than the other) and would create an up-to-date parade for both resorts, without having to use the hand-me-down system at all, since it tends to create complaints in general.
Originally Posted By figment1986 I think spectro would fit DCA well, it does have a under the sea segment after all, and DCA is getting a LM attraction... and it has a bunch of walt in it as well.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Exactly how does SpectroTragic benefits DCA again..??? >>I want Dreamlights to come to WDW.<< They already did my dear Dennis... they are on the castle as we type this!!! LOL
Originally Posted By figment1986 << Exactly how does SpectroTragic benefits DCA again..??? >> gets it out of MK, and gives them a night time parade which would help with crowds?? not to mention think of how much Classic Disney is represented in the parade, which walk did work on to a point. Of course sending this to Hong Kong might be better.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I think it would be better in HKDL, but even there it would be out of place. The only reason it would be better to go to HK is that DCA already has the Electrical Parade while HKDL has nothing (except rumors of getting the parade from DCA). Hong Kong deserves a new (or at least newish) parade, so I think they should stay away from the nostalgic but obsolete MSEP. While Spectro isn't much better in terms of technology, there were still clearly some upgrades in the decades between when the two were created. My only big concern is how big are the SpectroMagic floats? I know they would probably have a tough time with DL's parade route, and I don't think HKDL's is that much bigger. The scale of the park is tiny in comparison to MK, so they might look grossly out of place, or possibly not even be able to make it all the way down the route. And that would be a tough mistake to find out after shipping the parade half way around the world.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>The scale of the park is tiny in comparison to MK, so they might look grossly out of place, or possibly not even be able to make it all the way down the route<< Not quite correct. HKDL resembles DL's design and is truly a small park, but the scale of the walkway space and clearance is bigger it seemed (based on my own close observations). A few of the floats in their daily parade, Waterworks Parade, and Glow in the Dark Parade are bigger than some floats on SpectroTragic.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 Spectro is not scheduled to go to HKDL. The MSEP should be there next summer. If Spectro goes anywhere, DCA is the likely recipient. I really don't like it. Never really have. It just seems to take itself way too seriously vs. the dumb fun of MSEP.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Just to say that Spectro will go somewhere.. HAHAHA! I just have to laugh. You people are living in Fantasyland. SpectroMagic will run until Main Street's pavement collapses into the service tunnel below it.
Originally Posted By SpectroWishes321 I think SpectroMagic is a great nighttime parade. I guess it's because it was my 1st nighttime parade and I've grown emotionally attatched to it. If it does go to DCA, I hope it's more appreciated by the GP than it is on the boards.
Originally Posted By Park Hopper Which MSEP is traveling to Hong Kong. The one at DCA or the old one from Paris?
Originally Posted By Disneydanny but would the floats fit on the performance corridor we know they CAN'T fit on the Disneyland parade route. I hope the rumor of it coming to CA i just that Disney's Electrical Parade is just fine (although we COULD use a few more floats) but PLEAAAAAAASE NO Chucky dolls!
