Originally Posted By Dabob2 "Fantasmic and the fireworks are a thousand times better." It may not appeal to you personally, but reading the boards here any December will show you how many it does appeal to. So this December will tell the tale; will it be have good sized crowds every night? I predict yes.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 "I don't know the exact details, but Epcot has always had a much longer run of the Processional than DL" Well, cool. That gives me hope they won't have to resort to C-listers from the Disney Channel as narrators. Unless the synergy fans in Burbank put their two cents in.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>Well, cool. That gives me hope they won't have to resort to C-listers from the Disney Channel as narrators. Unless the synergy fans in Burbank put their two cents in. << I heard that on one night it'll be narrated by Duffy.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt He talks? What's his voice sound like? It would be funny if he had a deep baritone and talked like Barry White.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Hey, I wasn't the one who suggested the Barry White voice. I merely filled in the words. Methinks Dr. Hans is the real instigator here.
Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS <I think it should be at the Hyperion Theater at DCA> I the last one to claim I'm religious, but part of the appeal for me is watching the swarm of carolers walk down Main Street and take their place on / around the "tree". That magic would be gone if the performance would be indoors. But, again, 20 days of congestion, elbow bumping and folks piling in to view on Main Street? Not too appealing for that long of a period.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I'm not religious at all and I enjoy the beauty of Christmastime. I've never seen the Processional, but can't imagine that the production would be as moving in the Fantasyland Theater as on Main Street.
Originally Posted By juicer I saw it at the Fantasyland Theater when it was there in the (I think) mid 90's and thought it was just fine there compaired to Main St. - In fact, it was much more comfortable. As I said before...It should be at the Hyperion.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "I'm not religious at all and I enjoy the beauty of Christmastime." I'm about as atheistic as you can get, but I've booked the Candlelight Processional Dinner package for my WDW trip.
Originally Posted By dl1956 Just curious, but for anyone who attended a CP at the Fantasyland Theater, a question: did DL suspend the trains, or at least the train whistle, on the nearby railroad during the performance? I know that always bothered me a bit during shows at the Theater.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I suspect they did close the railroad at night when the Candlelight was in the FL Theater. When the show has been on Main Street, they close the railroad, so it would make sense to also keep it closed in the new location; it wouldn't be a net-loss of an attraction due to the location. Conversely, they would gain an attraction by putting the show back there, since they could keep the Jungle Cruise open. As it currently stands, the Jungle Cruise has shutdown around dusk on Candlelight nights, due to noise concerns in Town Square. It will be interesting to see if this policy remains in place for the extended schedule, as that's a long time with no nighttime Jungle Cruise, and the noise is minimal (assuming they don't shoot at the hippos).
Originally Posted By dl1956 FerretAfros, actually it might be appropriate in our day and age for songs of joy and peace on earth to be punctuated by gunfire.
Originally Posted By ksargen Hey, gang! Yeah, I know, I haven't been around much lately... For what it's worth, from the performer end of things at this point, Candlelight is just different this year. While the performance will be nearly the same as last year (music, etc.) the logistics most certainly are not. This is my first year of potentially doing it (I say potentially, because, if they change dates or such, I may not be able to), and nothing has been like previous years, according to the folks I'm dealing with. I got an email from our choir director today with our tentative performance date. No word yet on narrators, regional rehearsals, etc. It's a little... scattered, at least from what I can see. I have heard a rumor from a CM that they may be having the dinner packages in a tent down near Small World. That's it for what I've seen or heard... There is a LOT of unknown, even for participants, right now.
Originally Posted By lesmisfan no its still slated for town square. the parade will be making a hard cut right by what is now the halloween store next to the magic store.
