Originally Posted By Hista98 So for those who don't know tonight was the last night for the electrical parade for a while, when or if it will return at DCA is unknown. Why? Because of World of Color. Disney doens't know how guests will react or what it will do to Traffic at night in DCA. While they wait and see DEP is gone for the forseeable future. If DCA can support both shows with easy traffic flow (The parade route goes fright in fornt of the viewing area so why not) Then they may bring it back for summertime if not then it may not be back at DCA but hopefully return to it's rightful home in disneyland.
Originally Posted By Pollyana I know this has come up before, but personally I would like to see the EP back on Main Street where it belongs! I own a couple bulbs from a float when the parade "disappeared" a while back. The proceeds from the bulbs when to boys and girls clubs. I do hope the parade does not disappear forever!
Originally Posted By ShivaThDestroyer >>I know this has come up before, but personally I would like to see the EP back on Main Street *where it belongs*!<< AMEN!! The DEP has always been one of my favorites and I'm grateful that it ran in the DCA instead of disappearing completely but it always had a certain magic on Main Street that it lacked in the DCA. I'd love to see it return home.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I'd be surprised if it's gone for good considering that they just added new elements and special effects to the show. With that said, I think it's way past time to retire the thing and bring a new nighttime parade with lights to DL.
Originally Posted By tashajilek I like the EP!! well why cant they have a night parade for each park ? imo a day parade cant compare to the EP. They wont get rid of it any way. there have been many threats and it keeps coming back im not to worried.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan I like the EP, but man, it's time for some new floats to bring in some of the more recent animated features/characters.
Originally Posted By TMICHAEL If it is brought back to Main Street, I sure hope the entire show is updated. Not just one or two floats but the WHOLE SHOW, music, lights, effects and finale. Bring it back as it is, even with the few upgrades that were recently made, is as exciting as bringing back Capt. Ego.
Originally Posted By Pollyana It's all about marketing. The changes I saw in the parade this last summer were not very noticable. Pieces of it were new and improved..that's what the people want. I would like to see some WOW factor added.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Careful what you wish for, Spectromagic and Fantillusion pale in comparison with MSEP, however an upgrade a la Dreamlights would be nice.
Originally Posted By Hista98 I doubt fantalusion owuld come its too simalr to F! but i owuld like to see a scaled down version of spectro magic at DL, the floats from WDW would not fit.
Originally Posted By oc_dean I just read an update for WDW ... and that the parade will be shipped to WDW. So .... no nighttime light parade for DL/DCA? I was hoping for DL's 55th MSEP was going to make a return .... Well, for some unknown reason .... I guess that was just wishful thinking.
Originally Posted By oc_dean >> Just yesterday, Walt Disney World began a two-day press event—not something you see often out of Team Disney Orlando. The second day is yet to occur as of this writing, but speculation runs rampant that the focus will be on announcing the details of the NextGen initiative (and even wilder rumors about Microsoft being interested in the Wonders of Life pavilion, which is where the second day’s press event will be held). We’ll have to wait and see what they announce there. On the first day (held at ESPN Wild World of Sports), Disney billed the event as part of “Give a Day, Get a Day” but rolled out some bona fide news: * Tower of Terror would get enhanced effects, 3-D sound, and a new drop sequence * New fireworks show in the Magic Kingdom, for this summer only. Some reports say it’s unnamed, others call it “Magic, Music, and Mayhem” (which was the name of the fireworks from Pirate and Princess Party—which by the way were stupendous, the best I’ve seen at WDW) * Main Street Electrical Parade (MSEP), direct from DCA, displacing Spectromagic. It will have the familiar music, but upgraded sound systems and lighting. * New summer-time only tag to Illuminations <<
Originally Posted By dshyates I have also heard some rumors about Microsoft's envolvement in the Wonders of Life Pavilion. Something about a Natal Physical Fitness exhibit and possibly an E-Ticket attraction.
Originally Posted By Terminus Wait ... This is all impossible. I bought a couple lights from the floats from the Main Street Electrical Parade back in 1996, when it was glowing away forever! ... What would the floats be without lights? Why would they drive dark floats down the streets at nighttime? I'm confused.
Originally Posted By Hista98 um are you serious?? they put lights back on the floats when it returned to disneyland in 2002 where it has been running at DCA since then
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< But ... It was going away FOREVER. >>> I believe what they said was that it was going away FROM DISNEYLAND forever, and it hasn't been back there since you bought your bulbs.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Clearly there was no intention of it returning to Anaheim when they had that huge promotion during the parade's "final" season. It was an act of desperation when they brought the thing back and put it in DCA.
Originally Posted By jmuboy Yes, The DEP is a "CA Classic" according to Cynthia Harris. Thus it should run in DCA! LOL
Originally Posted By Hista98 terminus did you really not know it had come back since 2002? it was like a huge deal.
