Originally Posted By Doobie For that record, that article and the retraction on MousePlanet (Al's site) was written by Jim Hill who now writes here. Doobie.
Originally Posted By olddisneybetter I remember I used to cringe when the guests called it the "Electric Light Parade".
Originally Posted By gadzuux After paging through the various threads on "EP in DCA" topics, it seems that slightly more of "us LP'ers" tend to think that this is not a good idea. This isn't a scientific sample, I know; and it seems almost evenly divided, but the naysayers seem to have the momentum on this one. But then, what do I know? My big prediction before the park opened was that capacity issues were going to be the biggest problem.
Originally Posted By Park Hopper >>So, after the parade, they might ride the rollercoaster and float on the raft ride, giving the park a little bit more slack because they had that whiff of Disneyland nostalgia. That's what Disney is hoping anyway.<< Disney is hoping that after we experience our whiff of nostalgia we'll rush right over to the nearest gift shop and purchase our quota of Electrical Parade merchandise. They don't care if we ride the attractions or not.
Originally Posted By Reedy Creek Sorry I just had to stick my head in and see if what people are talking about on the WDWBlues Mailing list is actually true!!! On the mailing list they are saying that you have a post here by somebody about DCA being the distilling of California history, which includes DL, which includes the MSEP; fully justifying the transplanting of the MSEP to EDF!!!!!! I thought "NO WAY!!! NOBODY WOULD WRITE THAT!!!" SHEESH! I just had to read it to believe it myself.......
Originally Posted By woody MSEP has all the signs of "we goofed" and we hope to hook you with more Disney nostalgia. Soon, DCA will be Disneyland 2.
Originally Posted By crapshoot <<Anyways, the characters were there since day one of opening and during most previews. Al's site was speculating that DCA wasn't going to have characters because on the first few previews, they didn't. However, the reason why they didn't have them (during previews)was because the costumes were still being made - even Al's site later said so.>> Let me assure you that there were to be no Disney icons especially characters ever in DCA's masterplan. The only two evidences are the Hidden Mickey in Screamin' and Animation. That was the original plan and management stuck to that plan. Only after the WDI preview did they begin to realize that there was an "image" / identity problem. And so by opening day a few of the biggies were brought in. And they looked very out of place. There is no speculation about it, the new guard thought they could sell a non-Disney, Disney theme park in California and they blew it. Look how far they have begun to backpaddle.
Originally Posted By damon63 >Let me assure you that there were to be no Disney icons especially characters ever in DCA's masterplan.< So what? Isn't management entitled to make changes as they see necessary? What's your point? They run the park to their specifications not ours.
Originally Posted By woody >What's your point? They run the park to their specifications not ours. Precisely!!! Some people never learn!!!!
Originally Posted By believe >>> So what? Isn't management entitled to make changes as they see necessary? What's your point? They run the park to their specifications not ours. <<< Agreed. Afterall, Great Moments w/Mr Lincoln, COP, It's A Small World weren't in Disneyland's masterplan either. And it wasn't in the plan when they were building it for the World's Fair either - it was only an after thought. Walt did it for the free research and development of new attractions. For the Fab 5 in DCA, at least they were put in EVEN BEFORE opening day - so that would have been a revised master plan.
Originally Posted By DisneyAlan Finally, something good comes to DCA....It's about time....I look forward to being there 7/4 for all the madness! AC
Originally Posted By cmattson Reedy Creek, First of all, talk about an overreaction... I just used that admittedly contrived justification as an example of how the parade can fit in to the theme of the park. NOT as a justification for bringing the parade to DCA. It was simply me trying to point out, in a slightly humorours way (that got lost in the typing), that the parade isn't too far of a stretch thematically. I didn't, and still don't, want to get in to the merits of bringing the parade there...that's already been thrown around here quite a bit. So to have people on your mailing list talking about this post as some justification really shocks me. Please don't read so much into that post and don't overreact to it.
Originally Posted By Disneydanny The parade is going to be stored in the same warehouse behind "It's A Small World" that it was before. The only difference is the parade will travel farther than it used to to get to the starting point. Incidently did you know that the distance from tthe warehouse to the gate next to IASW is the SAME distance as the entire DL parade route (1/4 mi)
Originally Posted By bxtrlnd Given the huge popularity of the Believe fireworks show, I wonder if the MSEP in DCA plan will ultimately backfire. As much as I loved the MSEP, I'm done with it. It had a very successful multiple-decades run; it's time to let it go. I would rather spend my evenings in DL, watching the fireworks, than an electrical parade that hasn't changed in over five years. Believe gives me another justification to spend my evenings in DL. Judi
Originally Posted By Jim in Pasadena CA <"The parade is going to be stored in the same warehouse behind "It's A Small World" that it was before" How is that possible. Wont it have to cross the Esplanade to get to DCA?> Isn't there access between the two Parks? An underground access way near the backstage of "Splash" and connecting to near the back of 'Y'Arriba' That way the floats could be run back to Small World area....it's a long haul but it can be done... I'm kind of guessing here -- can anyone confirm? Can anyone confirm?
Originally Posted By Park Hopper There is an underground tunnel but it runs under the Lion King Tram stop and goes in behind the Hyperion.
Originally Posted By Ghost Hostess Well, for I think the very first time in my life ever, I lost something very dear to me, and actually GOT IT BACK!!! Imagine if your car was stolen, and then one day you go out front to find it parked in the driveway! Well, that's exactly how I feel right now! I got a rare opportunity to see the Electrical Parade rehearsing the other night, and let me tell you that I was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO happy to see it that I cried!!! The floats look so nice right now! I saw it for the last time on November 24th, 1996, which was the second to the last night that it perfomed. I recall the floats looking run-down, with missing, burned-out, or faded light bulbs, and torn canvas. But they are so perfect right now! The light bulbs are brilliant and all working, and the canvas is bright and untorn! FINALLY Disney got something right!!! LONG LIVE THE ELECTRICAL PARADE!!! :-D
Originally Posted By tangaroa Right now the Parade Floats are actually set up in several tents behind Screamin. They have both Eureka and DEP floats in the tents, with the bigger floats from each parade sharing the actual parade storage building. They could keep the DEP in the parade buildings over behind DL, but moving them everynight would basically cripple all the backstage operations as people couldn't move from park to park as the parade floats blocked major access roads.
Originally Posted By Emster1 First off I am thrilled that the parade is coming back in any way shape or form. I fought so hard for it when it left, and wrote so many letters that I started getting real letters back instead of form letters! But for those of you who would rather it be in DL (and so would I) I read somewhere that Disney had originally planned to return it to Main Street and only put it in DCA because the park wasn't holding the crowds and at night, and that it was actually due to return to DL in the next year or so... *goes to try and dig up that article*
