Originally Posted By Disneydanny when was Roger Rabbit pulled out of the parade? I kinda had a feeling it was comming sooner or later considering he had been dismissed from the Conductor's podium in SpectroMagic
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains I think he was replaced by Woody on the rocking horse - I am pretty sure Woody used to be on the blocks that Buzz comes out of - I will have to ride soarin to see for sure!!
Originally Posted By DBitz2 Roger Rabbit hasn't been in the Christmas parade for quite a few years. Probably since sometime in the 1990's. I'm sure someone here will know the exact year of his last appearance. Woody and Buzz both have what looks to me to be new "blocks" floats this year.
Originally Posted By dresswhites i love parade, but if you watch past versions on youtube, y ou notice that more and more seems to have disappeared. the parade of the past was much longer and included alot more characters. at one time alice in wonderland was in the parade. also the various disney couples, i.e. mulan and her prince, hercules and meg, esmerelda and i think quasi, winnie the pooh and friends were also in the parade. all gone now.
Originally Posted By DBitz2 Yes, there's no doubt that the A Christmas Fantasy parade has "shrunk" from what it was when it first started. The "Mickey's Christmas Carol" float has been MIA for several years now, among other things. I have very fond memories of the Christmas parades from the 1980's, which had more representations of the classic animated films. I miss those days!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros For what it's worth, I saw it again yesterday, and the roller skating snowflakes didn't have the snowflakes on their backs. From what I can tell from my pictures from earlier this year, they were wearing the same costumes, but just didn't have the snowflakes on their backs. They looked like elves in all white, and just sort of generally out of place in the middle of the Winter Wonderland section. They were still doing the same choreography, which is really spread out when they don't have the giant snowflakes attached to them. It was probably just a temporary change for whatever reason, but it still looked a little funny. The people who I was with didn't know they were supposed to have snowflakes and were all commenting on how cute their outfits were, so I guess it wasn't the end of the world.
Originally Posted By DISDANCEMOM must have been windy the day you went so they cut the back snowflakes and sent the girls out anyways.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros That might explain it. They did cancel the fireworks later. I wouldn't say it was that windy, but there was an occasional breeze, which I guess is a lot by SoCal standards. It makes sense that they would ditch the snowflakes for that, but at the same time it seems a little strange that it doesn't take much for them to go out without them. They really do make a big difference on that part of the parade, IMO, and their choreography looks very stiff and just generally weird without them.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains Was it day time - We were told - and of course this could be wrong - that they wear the whole costume at night because it is all wired with lights - during the day they skip it since you can't see the lights...
Originally Posted By poohbear14 ^^^I'm not sure if being in daylight makes a difference. I saw the daytime parade three times. Fist time they didn't wear the snowflakes, then they did, and then they didn't again.
Originally Posted By poohbear14 Also I think Mary Poppins and the chimney sweeps were part of the Christmas parade.
Originally Posted By DlandDug Mmmmm. I remember when the characters from the Christmas Carol float would hand out song sheets to the crowd. Everyone would sing along, and have a nice souvenir to take home.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros The parade that I saw was at night, so the light rumor is out. I saw it last week at night as well, and they had them like "normal." If you really want to see Mary and Bert, they come down the parade route with the Grand Marshall for the day. While technically not part of the Christmas parade, they are still kind of there (I don't think they were really dancing though, maybe just an occasional choreographed moved with a lot of waving).
Originally Posted By TinkerbellPatten I used to love the parades. Now I think parade time is a great time to hop on rides with less wait. The streets are clogged with parade onlookers and the rides are practically empty. Call me kooky but I don't care for the parade anymore. I was just there last week and tried to watch the parade once. After a few minutes I thought, Nahhhh, no more, please! The song is so old too. Please new music at least! And like other posters have said above, bring back the most beloved old characters to tug at the heartstrings of the parents, mixed in with the new characters.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros While I don't mind the music itself, I really don't like how it clearly comes to an end. Every minute or so, the music hits a big finale, then silence for a couple seconds. To start the music again, we hear chimes hitting four notes, and it comes back to the intro. They could reuse the same theme for the song, but a different arrangement would do them wonders. I really like how the POD music only clearly stops at the end of the show stops (where it's pretty clear that it has come to a finale of sorts). With a finale every time you see a different group of performers in front of you, it becomes a little exhausting to watch the whole thing. If they could re-arrange the same song so it looped better, I think the parade would be greatly improved, based on that alone.
Originally Posted By GMLSKIS To each their own. I love a good parade and the Christmas Fantasy Parade is a winner with great music that I never tire of. I will be there 4 days next week and watch the parade both shows every single day. 8 times the fun and enjoyment.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: I love the Christmas parade music at Disneyland, too, GML SKIS, duckling. It's the prettiest parade music for any of the Disney parks, as far as this cauldron girl is concerned.
