Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/Lotion-View-1195.asp" target="_blank"><b>LP Lotion: Disneyland's New Soundsational Parade</b></a> Complete video and pictures of Disneyland's new Soundsational Parade which officially debuts on May 27th. Also included are interviews with Steve Davison, Vice President, Parades & Spectaculars, Walt Disney Imagineering Creative Entertainment and John Addis, Senior Show Direction, Disney Entertainment Productions.
Originally Posted By alphabetmom They had a soft opening yesterday of it, only saw a smidgen of it. Looked very cool and colorful and sounded great.
Originally Posted By Schmitty Good Vibes Once again I have to send you to Kvin Kidney's blog. <a href="http://miehana.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://miehana.blogspot.com/</a> He co-designed the parade with Jody Dailey. Go there and you'll understand why it looks like paper cut-outs. Be sure to check out "Older Posts" and look at his and Jody's portfolios. BTW, I finally got to meet Jody (haven't met Kevin yet, but I'm sure he'll be hanging out at Trader Sam's) and Jody is the most friendly guy I've ever met.
Originally Posted By DlandDug You can hear Steve Davison talking about Kevin and Jody's contribution in his interview. I saw K & J on Main Street just before the parade-- and was able to congratulate them on their beautiful designs afterward.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Those floats are gorgeous and they bring back the big Disneyland Parades from the 80s and 90s. I hope to see it in person soon.
Originally Posted By Duncan40 I liked the video and look forward to seeing it in August, I was trying to hear soundtrack, do drums play a big part of it??
Originally Posted By friendofdd Saw the 4:00 parade today. My first thought was of Mr X. How he would love the opening being done by a drum line. Then I wondered if it might be he wielding those sticks as MM on top of the first float. Costume colors are vibrant. The floats are wonderful to see. We shared our good viewing spot with a three generation family from Oregon. All ages were very pleased by the parade. I said to DW afterward that beautiful floats, lots of Disney characters and Disney music are what 98% of guests want. My only complaint is the music. Percussion frequently overwhelms and it is difficult to hear the "theme music" from each float. What I did hear might be called anemic arrangements. However, I am not really qualified to be a music critic.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: The underlying musical theme for this parade sounds a lot like the main theme for Hong Kong Disneyland's 5th Anniversary parade. Over-all, the look of this parade is quite nice but I would agree with what friendofdd had to say about the percussion being a bit too overbearing and thus drowning out the musical themes.
Originally Posted By HMButler79 this is def. in my Top 10 disney parades. Love the retro 50s/60s style of the floats and the borderline steampunk of the Poppins finale. Three Caballeros finally get some representing! (plus Saludos Amigos music!). Second time LK Parade is represented in a DL parade. Thhat must be a rule lol. Overall, beautiful and a true old school DL parade.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: Another thing about this parade just struck me after my initial reaction wore off. With the exception of Aladdin, there are no other Disney hunks in this entire parade!!! How could they dare to leave so many of them out? No Prince Phillip or Prince Charming?? Shameful! No Flynn Ryder or Prince Naveen? Outrageous!! No Tarzan??? How incredibly over-sighted is that? Now I'm beginning to understand how Maleficent felt when she wasn't invited to a certain Christening! ORGOCH: She ain't been invited ta this parade, neither!! Bet she's all hot 'n bothered 'bout that, too! ORWEN: I noticed that neither Alice nor Pinocchio were included in this parade, either. Is that a First or what? ORDDU: Well, I know about that but what I DO know is that a parade without gorgeous hunks in it is like a day without sunshine! I saw bring on the male leads to these Disney classics instead of pretending that they don't even exist! ORGOCH: Maybe the menfolk weren't available fer this here parade. Maybe they was out chasin' down other women! Heck, with Gay Days just 'round the corner in Florida, maybe they was out chasin' down other MEN folk!!
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub Will this be a night time parade also? I really dislike parades in the daylight and prefer the parades lit up at night. It really affects my ability to believe in the magic in the harsh daylight. Does anybody else have this problem?
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle It looks really nice! The costumes and floats both look great, and I can imagine it would be a lot of fun to see it for "real". Even just watching it on here gave me a bit of a pang (and I'm not a big parade person at all). The Mary Poppins finale is pretty cool!
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I had really mixed feelings about this one. Overall it felt like it was done on a tight budget, but what they did was done well. I loved the Drum Line at the beginning and the Marp Poppins Steampunk Float with live band at the end. Also the Princess and the Frog float was cool. The rest was largely forgetable. Perhaps I would feel differently live. Perhaps if every segment had live music, I would feel more warm about it. But with the Little Mermaid, Star Tours 2, the new parade, the changing World of Color sequences etc. It shows once again Anaheim is the leader of the empire, as it should be. And I am not going to moan when Paris is so poor this year that people have been actively avoiding going until next year because the entertainment is so poor.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "ORGOCH: Maybe the menfolk weren't available fer this here parade. Maybe they was out chasin' down other women! Heck, with Gay Days just 'round the corner in Florida, maybe they was out chasin' down other MEN folk!!" OMG...
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Overall it felt like it was done on a tight budget..." Really? Did you look at some of the extravagant costumes? The floats are HUGE. This has to be one the most lavish parades at DLR in a decade.
Originally Posted By DlandDug >>But with the Little Mermaid, Star Tours 2, the new parade, the changing World of Color sequences etc. It shows once again Anaheim is the leader of the empire...<< Don't forget the hotel additions (pool, restaurant, Trader Sam's tiki bar), return of Mlle. Antionette's Parfumerie, Paradise Pier improvements and ongoing work on Buena Vista Street. And Carsland next year! There's more going on right now than I can remember in a long time.
Originally Posted By DlandDug >>"Overall it felt like it was done on a tight budget..." Really?<< The video (as usual) really doesn't do this one justice. There is a deceptive simplicity in the design of this parade-- intentional, as it is intended to evoke children's pop-up books. But seen in person rolling down Main Street USA there is a great attention to detail. They also did a good job making the most of their budget. The large lavish floats are interspersed with the simpler "drum" units. I think having fewer really lavish floats is better than a whole string of more modest ones. (And the costuming is quite extravagant.)
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I think I am spoilt by the Paris parade (though they dumbed it down), where all the floats and costumes are lavish (though Paris in the main has more lavish costumes than Anaheim or Orlando). That said, the big trade off, DLP has only really had 4 day time parades in it's 19 years. The DL demo would not allow for that. But agreed, these things on a Youtube Video would never be the same as being there.
