Originally Posted By Doobie This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/Lotion-View.asp?ID=124" target="_blank">LP Lotion: LP Lotion: Hong Kong Disneyland - Disney on Parade</a>
Originally Posted By leemac Hi folks I should have added that the pictures of the First Family (and the parade itself) was from the premiere on September 11. Enjoy! Lee
Originally Posted By PrincessInPink Thanks guys for this nice photo report. I didn't see the castle float on 4th Sept. Mickey and friends rode on a double decker instead... guess they did it coz it was raining that day.. just too bad. The castle float looks fab.
Originally Posted By kennect OK...I have no clue....The photo's are great but I still have to ask this question....Is this parade a carry over from an existing one in the past? I swear I read that it was going to use floats from previous parade attempts by Disney....Then again I could be dreaming....Someone please fill me in....
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Wow - I love the Toy Story and Castle floats, as well as the giant Mickey balloon. The Alice float is pretty trippy, very Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Is it me though, but these units look quite small? Thanks for posting.
Originally Posted By MagicalNezumi Kennect, Most of the floats are from Tokyo Disneyland's "Disney on Parade: 100 Years of Magic," which ended in early 2003 here. -- MagicalNezumi
Originally Posted By leemac MagicalNezumi there are four new floats especially for this parade so to say "most are from TDL" isn't really accurate. Thankfully no show modes and a much catchier tune that the 100 Years of Magic parade. Dave they are a reasonable size. The Little Mermaid float is very tall indeed. But overall the size and scale fits this DL.
Originally Posted By leemac They also have a Rainy Day parade too but the weather has been very dry this week so we haven't seen it (although the floats we have seen are nearly identical to the current Rainy Day parade from TDL).
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo "Thankfully no show modes and a much catchier tune that the 100 Years of Magic parade." Thank goodness, I thought I was the only one who found shop stops tiresome (though I did enjoy dancing in Tapestry of Nations on my honeymoon).
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo "Dave they are a reasonable size. The Little Mermaid float is very tall indeed. But overall the size and scale fits this DL." Perhaps the height is having that perspective effect in the photos. There are some really nice units in this parade. And the inclusion of the marching band is a nice touch. I remember when DLP used to have one of those!
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt Um, what happened to the Parade of Dreams that was supposed to be shipped off to HK? So much for that rumor. Anyway, very nice. It looks to be a well done character parade.
Originally Posted By leemac Hans that was never on the cards. Just another silly DL rumour. Dave I just realised that the photos we posted were taken whilst I was sitting on the curb (trying to escape the evil sun!) so they might look smaller than they actually are. The Little Mermaid float must be as tall as Main Street.
Originally Posted By tcsnwhite if the floats were from a tokyo parade, then I couldn't imagine them being that small. The parade looks nice. I wish a video of it would get online somewhere. I wonder what the music is like, especially the theme that plays in the beginning and ending. This parade kind of has the feel of Parade of dreams here at disneyland USA. some similar stuff and feel, like the alice and castle units. any why are show stops bad? I like them personally. How long was the parade? and what was the guest reaction to the parade?
Originally Posted By leemac New ones are the Little Mermaid, Sleeping Beauty Castle, Toy Story and ....
Originally Posted By jrh Wonderful report lee!! Please does anyone have video of the parade because it looks wonderful!!!!! Thanks, jrh
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 I have to say, I REALLY love the Sleeping Beauty Castle float!! It's so much nicer looking than even the Parade of Dreams version! I like the mix of old and new floats, and I also am dying to hear the music. I sure wish HKDL would release an Official Album soon (not counting the Grand Opening one).
Originally Posted By tonyanton Add my voice to those who really dislike show stops. If I want to see a show, I'll go to one! :]
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: I happen to like parade stops if they're done well. (Some are good and others aren't so good.) Anyway, I wanted to know from you, leemac duckling, if there was a mistake made by the person who wrote--in the press release--that the Wicked Queen glares down at Princess Aurora on the Princess Float. Wouldn't it have actually been Maleficent who did the glaring down on Aurora? ORDDU: Maybe the Wicked Queen feels she's done enough harm to Snow White, after all these years, and feels it's time to target another defenseless your girl.
