Originally Posted By TDLFAN Feliz Navidad Everyone.. Just watched this year's Xmas parade broadcast on ABC. Not bad... and I loved watching in HD format. While I can do without Kelly Rippoff and Regis, I found this year's effort to be watchable. However, I must ask... why do they have to add so much stuffing to the parade itself? Seems like the TV version of the parade is so much...brighter, bigger and better in a TDL kind of way... Makes you realize how undercooked the actual parade really is when you watch it at the park. Then having all those segments from CA's DL makes you realize even more how much nicer things are for our fan friends in Anaheim... Why can't they just make this the DISNEYLAND Parade special instead of WDW's? I would not mind that. Oh well... just a thought.. At least some of the musical numbers were enjoyable, and the set decor at the castle (again.. much better than the actual/regular castle stage set we get to see any day we are there during the holidays) was very nicely done, with both coasts having a similar decor that provided some continuity in the look of the whole show. My aunt could not tell when we are at WDW or DL... which speaks volumes since most people probably would not. Anyways... while there was a fair amount of promotional stuff thrown in.. it didn't feel as bad as in previous years... My rating for the show: B. PS- Cold someone please pull the plug on screeching Patty Labelle? If I wanted to hear alarms going off, I would have gone to my local Fire dept.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 Oops. I slept right through it. Oh well, I had a spirited Christmas Eve, so I think made up for it. But unless they do the parade live, with actual park guests standing alongside, who weren't picked by the production company for how they look (and how much cheap Disney crap they're wearing), I just don't feel like I'm missing much!
Originally Posted By nats 31 How can Disney expect to go to the world after they watch the XMAS show. Have more scenery and attractions and less entertainment. I love to go to Disneyworld. Even the Disney DVDs don't make you want to go.
Originally Posted By nats 31 I'll rewrite the first sentence. Please excuse me for being so illiterate but today is a holiday. How can Disney expect people to go to the world after they watch the Xmas show. Have more scenery and attractions and less entertainment.Even the Disney DVDs don't make you want to go there.
Originally Posted By mousermerf I must say, Patti Labelle wasn't anywhere near the bleeding-ear level of Miley Cyrus. She made Mariah Carey's christmas song in a screeching mess. I wanted to change the channel.
Originally Posted By figment1986 I love how they cut out jessica... not to mention used her dub rather than her live.. it was better than years past, though not perfect.. I dislike the 1 second cuts they use during concerts for the crowds... to fast. I also watched it on HD... nice
Originally Posted By nbodyhome Miley didn't appear to be wearing much. That was all I saw, mercifully we didn't have it on but a few minutes.
Originally Posted By xrayvision I thought that WDW looked great, very bright and colorful with blue skies against the colorful Mainstreet facades and landscaping. In contrast, DL's Mainstreet did not look as bright and colorful due to the brown toned buildings matching the grayish/brown sky. It made the parade look less cheerful and exciting than WDW. However, DL's shots of Fantasyland, including Storybookland Canal Boats, looked very impressive with bright green shrubery and blue water. Maybe DL should shot their parade shots from Fantasyland rather than Mainstreet?
Originally Posted By figment1986 Maybe they need to update their B-roll to be more depressing? I am sure they didn't have enough time to clean up the shots of Disneyland... I did notice most shots they used for the castle stage shows were low, and if they were wide it was short and brighter than it was that day....
Originally Posted By jkayjs <<PS- Cold someone please pull the plug on screeching Patty Labelle? If I wanted to hear alarms going off, I would have gone to my local Fire dept.>> Wow TD great minds think alike. That is what my husband said. We had it on while we were getting things ready for dinner. I thought the parade was very nice for what it was. It's a parade with some side entertainment thrown in. It was indeed better than last year. I'm sure it was a great distraction for the wee ones while Mom & Dad picked up the wrapping paper. And honestly isn't that probably all it's supposed to be anyway. Merry Christmas all and stay safe.
Originally Posted By Bob Paris nats- nope, still didn't get it. What do you mean, "expect Disney to go to the world"? I don't get why Disney is going to the world, or whatever you wrote. I REALLY wish people would proof read their posts being they hit "submit".
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I only saw about the last 45 minutes of it, but it really bugged me that they were just mixing parades together. I know they've been doing it for a while, but the Stars and Cars parade and villain float looks really out of place mixed in with the normal Christmas floats. I did like how they introduced the mirror castle float with Munedo as "infamous," since it never seems to go away. I just wish it was a little more realistic with the way the parade is shown. I didn't mind switching between coasts, except that it looked like it was sunset in DL, which didn't make any sense if they were even trying to make this feel remotely live. Overall, it was cheesy, but pretty nice. (I also thought that Miley forgot to put on pants before getting on stage)
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I really wish they would show this in the Uk, or the Rose Parade, or the Thanksgiving Day parade. But nope, we don't.
Originally Posted By Bob Paris We used to get the Christmas and Easter parades from WDW here right up until about the mid-90's. I can still remember being at my cousin's house sometime near the late '80's and seeing them discuss Splash going into either DL or the MK and almost having an accident in my pants. Back then the parade was hosted by Joan London and I think it was the dad from Growing Pains. That Regis guy was just a stooge who reported from on the ground on Main Street, before he got to ride Anne Robinson's coat tails. I taped a few of the parades and always remember the scarecrows. Their legs were down the pole behind them, IIRC and its was kinda neat. I erased them decades back but they satisfied a young Disney geek, living in Australia for whom the parks were like in another dimension.
Originally Posted By Brian Noble dave: I'd expect someone to upload it to mousebits.com sooner rather than later. Last year's was.
Originally Posted By maniac_disney The Old Christmas Parade with Regis, Joan Lunden and Alan Thicke used to be broadcasted overseas. I have tapes from the 88 Easter and Xmas Parade and 89 Easter Parade who were telecasted in Brazil by SBT. We also saw the Disney Parade shows from 1997 to 2000.
Originally Posted By mousermerf A thought... Much of WDW's stock footage is being reworked or reshot recently as they're woprking to remove all reference to the wand and to change MGM to DHS. So, much is getting updated and reshot, and along with that, the Goodyear blimp was floating around WDW getting shots for the parade. DL? Not so much. If DCA gets a major rebranding, i'd expect to see new footage with better colors and such too. I doubt we'll ever see the Pier from above (the shot they always use) for DCA as soon as they finish retheming that area.
