Originally Posted By schnebs I finally watched this year's show online on ABC's website (hooray for the Intrawebs - my fiancee's DVR didn't record it). I almost wish I hadn't gone to the trouble. I hate to say it, but I'm beginning to think it might be time for Disney to end the show, or at least bring someone in to jazz things up a bit. You know a show has failed to catch your attention when the most memorable thing about it is how seriously pregnant one of the co-hosts was (Samantha Brown, we love ya, but you may want to seriously consider skipping a gig when you're that far along - with twins, yet!) But that's me. What did everyone else think of the show?
Originally Posted By basil fan I made a mistake while taping and didn't get it. Thanks for letting me know about the online venue. Only, I can't fast-forward through the icky musical numbers. Anyway, I'll tell you what I think after I watch it. Disney Glitches <a href="http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/disney/dglitch.html" target="_blank">http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/...tch.html</a>
Originally Posted By basil fan Gee, I went to the website and can't find it. Can you give me a link? Or is it too late?
Originally Posted By schnebs Apparently, even Disney's embarassed by this year's show, basil fan - I just went back to the ABC website and I can't find a link to it any more (although I had no trouble finding other Christmas specials like "Prep and Landing" and "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"). However, someone did post it to YouTube -better catch it before Disney Legal pulls the plug! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmC1iuE-9vo
Originally Posted By schnebs If you're not into the whole "copy and paste" thing, go to You Tube and enter "Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade 2012" in the search box.
Originally Posted By basil fan I didn't think that special was so bad. At least, the parts I didn't fast-forward. But that's what I do every year. I just like to see the characters, and maybe a look at some new attraction. Loved the Newsies dance number! And mis amigos the Three Caballeros made an appearance! Yay! I've always thought that giving the hosts less script and more time to simply give their own reactions to what they're seeing would be a big improvement. If somebody loved Disney, how hard would it be to say something sincere and interesting about every float? Of course, fewer ads would be appreciated, but that's not going to happen. Anyhow, I'm not sorry I was it. It was my first look at Minnie and Daisy with eyes and mouths that open and close! It's Tough to Be a Bird <a href="http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/disney/tough.html" target="_blank">http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/...ugh.html</a>
Originally Posted By schnebs Maybe that's why I didn't care for this year's show - I didn't fast forward through enough it.
Originally Posted By basil fan LOL! Maybe... Disney Henchmen <a href="http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/disney/henchmen.html" target="_blank">http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/...men.html</a>
Originally Posted By mawnck I managed to snag a copy, and am watching it now while I do other things. I don't know what everyone's complaining about. It's totally fake (I love how the weather in Florida changes every time the shot changes), the hosts are yelling too much, and it's loaded down with the most obnoxious Disney infomerical puffery possible, but I was expecting way, WAY worse after reading these posts. It's competently produced, it keeps moving, it's not insulting my intelligence TOO much ... I mean, what did you expect from it? I haven't seen much of the past editions, so I don't have much reference for comparison. I did see, and still have a VHS tape of, the 1-hour special they ran on the West Coast to introduce DCA when it first opened. Now THAT was a horrible piece of Disney television.
Originally Posted By schnebs Good gravy - I'd forgotten about the DCA TV special! Poor Richard Kind and Barry Bostwick... I actually like the infomercial puffery, mawnck - in the past, the Christmas Day Parade shows featured a bit more footage about what was going on at the parks, even giving you a preview of new and upcoming attractions in some years. The focus in the past few years has been more and more on the obnoxious hosts and the overly edited musical performances, and I think that's what annoys me. I mean, it's not called the "Disney Christmas Day Music Special" - I want to see the World and the Land, not the usual gaggle of Disney pop stars and second-rate acts that Disney could get for cheap.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>I want to see the World and the Land, not the usual gaggle of Disney pop stars and second-rate acts that Disney could get for cheap.<< Well keep in mind, Disney makes lots of money off their pop stars too. And anyone who tunes in to this broadcast expecting to see a parade ... well, I bet they think pro wrestling is real too. And Real Housewives. And the Super B --- oops, I've said too much. ;-) Didn't realize the park puffery had been reduced from previous years. I thought there was plenty.
Originally Posted By schnebs Wrestling isn't real?!? Next you'll be telling me that everything I read on the Internet isn't 100% true.
