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Originally Posted By irishfan I see yet again another Castle "Makeover".....looks great at night, but during the day I'm not too impressed.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo agreed, I am not too thrilled with the castle layover. The Parade seems fun, though the floats are all sooo small. This seems to be the new Disney way (spoilt by the big floats of DLP). The fireworks look great though. And the expansion pads look impressive (though they would be better off without the abomination that is Toy Story Playland).
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: I don't like the castle make-over either. You can't improve something that's already perfect. Whenever Disney marketing decides to decorate one of their castle's for a special event I cringe.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>I am not too thrilled with the castle layover.<< I loved this overlay. When you see it in the daytime from mid Main Street, with the huge sorcerer Mickey on the Hub and the lovely lamppost banners down Main Steet (which featured 3D Tink statues in different poses) well.. the overall effect is just gorgeous and shimmering, and the lighting ceremony has to be one of the classiest I have ever seen done during any given castle overlay. >>The Parade seems fun, though the floats are all sooo small. This seems to be the new Disney way (spoilt by the big floats of DLP).<< Disagree.. I just saw the parade this week. The main floats were quite big and tall.. sometimes reaching 4 stories high during the show mode. In fact, DLP's ImagiNations Parade's floats came to mind..(remember that parade?) The Jungle float is reminicent of the Lion king Celebration in size and scope. The smallest floats were the princesses' swan and Pooh's balloon. BTW... I honestly think the majority of the DLP floats are similar in size to the MK ones...which are for the most part, smaller than those in the new HKDL parade. DLP's floats give an illusion of being bigger for being two-sided, which is a concept I dislike. But in regards to HKDL's...It's a great parade... worthy of TDL, and certainly puts the parades at WDW to horrible shame. >>The fireworks look great though.<< This is the same fireworks show that has been presented in the last 5 years since the park opened. You obviously have not seen it before? Nothing new there. Or maybe you did not realize HKDL had some nice attributes since the day it opened?
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo TDLFAN - good to see you chiming in. You and I will need to agree to disagree on the decore. If I recall, you like the hidious christmas chandeliers at DLP too? as for the parade, I will have to defer to your experience, of course watching You Tube is no where near the same as being there. Though I have always felt DLP offered good sized floats whether it was the Wonderful World of Disney Parade, ImagiNations or Once Upon A Dream Parade. But yes, this HKDL parade looks like it would be great (let's not talk of WDW, the only parade I have ever seen that I like there is Tapestry of Nations). As for HKDL, if I were local, I am sure I would love it. As for having to pay out of pocket to ttravel to get there, I shall hopefully look forward to seeing it once Mystic Point and Grizzly Gulch open (plus hoppefully Ocean Park will finish it's expansion - I love the look of the new aquarium and the fountain show there).
Originally Posted By Mr X ***As for HKDL, if I were local, I am sure I would love it*** Don't be so sure, I've read plenty of accounts from locals who don't like it very much and consider it a rip-off (as do I!). As for the new offerings, I do think they look nice. The castle looks awesome, particularly that lighting ceremony. And I don't think it looks that bad in the daylight (couldn't say the same for the M.K. castle over Christmas time last I was there...it looked glorious at night, but during the day it looked like nothing more than an unplugged Christmas tree! As to the now five year old fireworks, I can't say. I was too disgusted and bored with the park to bother sticking around long enough to see them!
