Originally Posted By Dalia3001 Hi everyone! I am pretty excited that I will be able to visit ElecTRONica on Sunday October 24! I believe that the opening ceremony thing is at 6:00, but does anyone know anything else about the timing of the event? What time is the Laser man show? Does the Tron preview show all night? How long should I plan to spend if we want to see Laser man, get a drink, dance/people watch for a song or two, play some old school games and watch Tron? Will that take us (five adults) the whole night or can we do that in an hour, hour and a half?
Originally Posted By DlandDug The first weekend there was a welcome show at 6pm, then a second show at 6:45, followed by the entrance to the street party. Laserman has a set schedule; just check with a cast member. The entire party runs until park closing. Flynn's is open the whole time, as is the 3D preview in the Muppet Vision Theater. Plan to spend at least an hour or more.
Originally Posted By Dalia3001 Cool, thank you! Since we are only at the park for two days (Sunday and Monday) and we are doing WOC Monday, I am hoping that we can catch the projections on Space Mountain at around 6:30 (right after sunset, think it will be dark enough?) and then head over to DCA for ElecTRONica. I guess we will miss the opening show, even at 6:45, but hopefully we will still get to see Laserman. I know it's pushing it to hope to see the projections on Space and the ElecTRONica stuff on the same night, but knowing that the party is going on until closing at DCA makes things easier. : )
Originally Posted By Yookeroo I don't think you're missing too much if you can't make the ElecTRONica opening.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros It should be dark enough by 6:30 to see the projections on Space, bit if you're trying to do both in the same night, it might be better to go to DCA earlier. DL is open later (midnight, instead of 10-11) which means that even if you stay at DCA until closing, you will still have some time to catch the projections on Space. You might be out a little later that way, but it will ensure that you get to do everything you want to.
Originally Posted By Dalia3001 Thanks Yookeroo. From what I saw in photos and videos etc., that certainly seemed like the least interesting part of the evening. I think if we leave Space Mtn. area at around 6:45 we will hopefully get a bit of a look at the projections on Space Mtn. with it dark enough for them to show and then get to ElecTRONica early enough (7:30ish) to enjoy it for a while see It's Tough to Be a Bug 8:30, ride Soarin' with a FP (9:00) and get to bed at a reasonable hour so that we can be back at Disneyland for opening the next morning. : )
Originally Posted By Yookeroo Assuming the Space Mountain projections have started that early (I've never seen them), I think that plan should work. And if it starts later, you can cut ElecTRONica a little shorter. I think it's great, but if you have limited time, you can really get a good taste of it in under an hour. Well, depending on Laserman's schedule. And with limited time, skipping the opening is not much of a loss. I like ElecTRONica better, but I think I preferred the Glowfest opening (but then, I have a soft spot for Bollywood...and that opening even included some Daft Punk).
Originally Posted By Dalia3001 Cool, thanks for the input, that was really helpful. If anyone happens to know what time the projections start at Space Mtn, that would be great information to have. Thank you everyone!
Originally Posted By LuLu They were on at 7pm Friday night, but I don't know if they started sooner. It's worth it to be in the line for the ride to see them closer and longer, IMO. One in our group said it was much better than her impression of them from the ground. ElecTRONica is fabulous. The opening show draws a huge crowd so it's hard to get close unless you get there fairly early. I had a decent view from standing on the concrete benches, but can't say it's a don't-miss. I would say that about the party tho - and Laserman!
Originally Posted By Dalia3001 Cool, thanks! We should have a FP for Space, but maybe we will try to push it back until after dark so we can hang out and watch the projections for a minute on the second level before we ride rather than planning to see them after we ride.
Originally Posted By LuLu The projections morph and change for about 15 minutes (I think). I really thought they were worth waiting in the standby line for, but that could just be me. It does sound pretty weird!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros If the SM projections are the same as last year, the entire loop is about 45 minutes, but segments start looking very similar after about 15. When we waited 2.5 hours last year, we got a change to see the whole thing several times. There are a couple things that only come once in the cycle, but they aren't really worth waiting for specifically. The projections are really neat, but I don't think seeing the entire loop is really necessary. And for what it's worth, on Sunday Laserman performed at 7:15 and 8:30. I'm not sure, but he may have done a third show (the park closed at 10:00). It was raining, so things might have gotten changed a little, but it sounded like his first two shows are pretty much set in stone, and they are both the same routine. He performs on the stage that's occasionally used by Drawn to Animation and random dance troupes.
Originally Posted By Dalia3001 Cool, thank you Ferret! I don't think we'll stick around for the entire loop, but would like to get a bit of a look at the projections. It's good to know that we can probably catch laserman at 8:30.
Originally Posted By WorldDisney Definitely hit ElecTRONica if you can! Its well worth it!! And the SM projections are good, but something you watch for 10 mins basically.
Originally Posted By Dalia3001 I am absolutely not going to miss ElecTronica! The excuse we had to plan this trip to the Disneyland Resort with some friends of ours was that my husband and a few of his friends are going to BlizzCon, the gamer convention going on at the Anaheim Convention center on Friday and Saturday. Another wife and I are meeting the guys Saturday night, and Sunday and Monday we are all going to the parks. Since we're all sort of from the era of the original Tron (although I never saw it) and we all are video game players, Sci-Fi lovers, and lovers of a nice cocktail, ElecTRONica is one part of our trip that all of us are looking forward to!
Originally Posted By LuLu I don't know about the "nice cocktails," I'd like to hear others' opinions. The 2 ladies I was with didn't like the Glowjitos, and mine gave me a headache. Cheap rum? Comments? Where's TP2000 when you need him...
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I don't know if they're 'nice', but I certainly enjoy them! I generally like mojitos, but I really don't like the mint leaves that get in the way, so I'm a big fan of the glowjitos without them. My biggest concern with them is how they secretly pack a real punch. They don't taste strong, but when they hit you, it's clear that they are powerful drinks. It seems to take a little longer than other drinks (which can be disasterous if you decide to get another round before it hits you!), but it stays with you for a long time. A couple of my friends said that they got headaches from them, but I think that was more of a morning-after hangover type deal. Personally, they don't give me any bad effects. Maybe that's why I have 13 of those ice cubes, and a pair of swizzle sticks (counting Glow Fest too).
Originally Posted By Dalia3001 Ha ha, I will drink a cocktail that is nice, nasty, or anything in between. ; P I think I just thought the ice cubes made them look kind of fancy, and I like the fact that there are actual cocktails of some sort rather than just beer or wine, as I don't like beer, and wine sometimes makes me more moody or sleepy than festive. : ) But if I'm honest with myself, I might have to go for the non-alchoholic option because we'll have gotten up at 5:30 for early entry that morning. If I have it in me, I'll go for the cocktail. : )
Originally Posted By Dalia3001 I just realized that Celebrate A Dance Party is happening at Main Street at 6:30. Do you think I leave Tomorrowland around 6:30 (the same time of the parade, yikes) and make it to DCA in time for the 7:15 Laserman show? Would it be faster to take the train to the Main Street station because of the parade, or will we be able to get through the crowds and out of the park without too much trouble even if the parade is going on?
Originally Posted By Yookeroo I can report that the Space Mountain projections are on at 6:30, but it's still kind of light out so they're kind of hard to see. You might want to consider pushing everything an hour later. Or, as someone upthread suggested, doing the DCA stuff first and then going back to DL for the projections (you'll still be able to use your Fastpasses then). Can't help you with the parade. But it's not a particularly popular parade, so you might be able to navigate around it.
