Originally Posted By LOVE-DCA *sp8 the greek trucks.. the food trucks not greek tricks.. sprry for spelling it late
Originally Posted By leemac <<I heard they were being moved. Is there an actual show coming?>> Yup - the Princess thing is exiting the venue so that a new show can be inserted next year. <<One wonders why it has been axed for DCA if it truly was Aladdin quality.>> Budget - purely down to budget. I must admit that I thought it was mildly kooky that the show was selected for DCA as it had to be entirely repurposed for the park (ie. new sets, lighting, costumes and a slimmer book) which was almost as costly as an entirely new show. Entirely short-sighted by park management - if both the DCL and DCA versions had been developed in parallel they would have saved a bundle.
Originally Posted By dennis-in-ct I can understand CA being better in terms of entertainment. After all, LA is an entertainment town as compared to FL. That said, I think Finding Nemo at AK is top notch and outstanding. better than Aladdin at DCA. I sa Aladdin a few times and love the production value and the talent. I just think NEMO is better and would be a fantastic replacement at the Hyperion. NEMO was "outsourced" , no? it was created by the "AVENUE Q" people. let the do another show for the Disney Parks. They would be great. Glo Fest looks fun. I like the comment that says it has the spirit of the original intent of Pleasure Island. One of my favorite Gay Days experiences is attending the private ticket parties at Typhoon Lagoon and Hollywood Studios. The vibe is so much fun - the music, energy, rides, and drinks. Those parties feel so adult yet still very "Disney". I am imagining glo fest feels similar. I noticed in FL that Hollywood Studios had a some kind of advertised dance party. I didn't check it out this visit. There is also some kind of dance party in FL's tomorrowland. A Stitch dance party I think. Maybe the parks will see more these dance parties all over - I did enjoy the new stage at Pleasure Island Marketplace and the live entertainment. The crowd gets involved too. Hey - fun is fun. if it works then I say go for it
Originally Posted By leemac <<NEMO was "outsourced" , no? it was created by the "AVENUE Q" people. let the do another show for the Disney Parks. They would be great.>> It depends on your definition of outsourced. Like most of the large-scale stage shows the creative director is a WDI cast member but all of the creative team are contractors (including Bobby Lopez - one half of the Avenue Q team - and his wife Kristen Anderson-Lopez). The Toy Story, Aladdin and Snow White musicals were executed in the same way.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "I can understand CA being better in terms of entertainment. After all, LA is an entertainment town as compared to FL." Actually, when it comes to live entertainment, the opposite is true. Because of the number of popular theme parks Central Florida the pool of talent is comparable to Vegas for ready to go off the shelf entertainment.
Originally Posted By LOVE-DCA hey all i got a photo from last night at glow fest.. this shot is cool! <a href="http://i48.tinypic.com/658myh.jpg" target="_blank">http://i48.tinypic.com/658myh.jpg</a> <--backwall <a href="http://i48.tinypic.com/jaw9w2.jpg" target="_blank">http://i48.tinypic.com/jaw9w2.jpg</a> <-VW dj booth
Originally Posted By Dabob2 "Actually, when it comes to live entertainment, the opposite is true. Because of the number of popular theme parks Central Florida the pool of talent is comparable to Vegas for ready to go off the shelf entertainment." But the number of actor/musician/singer/dancer wannabes is huge in LA, and some of them are hugely talented. And some of them find their way to DLR when they, like so many talented artists, can't get the jobs they came to LA for. I think that's what Dennis meant. I've always found the general level of talent much higher at DLR than at WDW.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo Cruised by there the other night and it was fun. I kinda wish the track selection was a bit more adventurous though. Is there an actual DJ? Or is it pre-programmed? A real DJ would be cooler.
Originally Posted By TheParsec We Walked through last night before we going to see WOC, It looked Fun! Lots of Energy in the air! Next time we go, I would like to hang out longer.
Originally Posted By poohbear14 TP - What time did you go through GF? I was there before the first WOC showing. Afterwards I walked around the backside of Paradise Pier to see if TSMM was open (it went down just before WOC started) and hung around that area to see the show.
Originally Posted By Dellar411 Is the Glow Fest every night or just certain nights? CA closes early so what is the time frame?
Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS Leemac, thank you for posting on this thread. Your posts are very refreshing!
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< CA closes early so what is the time frame? >>> What do you mean by "early?" It's scheduled to close on the calendar at 10pm every night for nearly the next two months. And, on nights where they add a third WoC showing at 11:15pm, the park hours get extended to 11pm. Glow Fest operates until park closing, including the extended 11pm closing if applicable that day.
Originally Posted By TheParsec poohbear14- We were there between 8Pm-8:30pm, then got in line for woc about 8:45pm. I saw a Dj Turntables way up there on one of the platforms, but no one was up there using it.
Originally Posted By WorldDisney I dont think the DJ is actually real, just for show basically, but could be wrong.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo Those turntables are definitely not bring used. DJs tend to spin CDs nowadays. Or play from their laptop. There's a lot of energy there now because of Glowfest, but a real DJ would really make it better. Is it the same mix every night? I guess it's cheaper to pay a DJ to make one mix that's used over & over rather than pay for one nightly.
Originally Posted By LOVE-DCA it's the same mix every night.. but still fun and awesome just the same! very high energy! umm yeah i was wondering that also SD, the park closes at 10pm! that not early
Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS Hi Dellar411, Welcome to the boards!! Let me try to clear this up for you where it doesn't sound like you are being picked on LOL! DCA usually does close earlier that DL so I can see where you are coming from thinking they close early. During the summer, however, they do have extended hours until 10PM, unless management decides to throw in a third showing of WOC. In that case, DCA closes at 11PM. This allows GlowFest to operate for 3 full hours each night. If you are in the DL area, check out the LP meets section. Me and my LP friends would be glad to have you sign up!
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "it's the same mix every night.." That's pretty lame. And doesn't seem like a good idea with local APers making up a good chunk of the visitors.
