Originally Posted By Pollyana In just 2 days I will get to see this new parade. I am sure it will be a big hit!
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< >>But with the Little Mermaid, Star Tours 2, the new parade, the changing World of Color sequences etc. It shows once again Anaheim is the leader of the empire...<< Don't forget the hotel additions (pool, restaurant, Trader Sam's tiki bar), >>> I'll be there next weekend, and am looking forward to seeing all of it. Heck, it's only been a month, and so much as changed. I know that now is an accidental clustering of new offerings, but it is really good to see so many new things going in, and with virtually all of them generating positive buzz.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***Saw the 4:00 parade today. My first thought was of Mr X. How he would love the opening being done by a drum line*** ***Then I wondered if it might be he wielding those sticks as MM on top of the first float*** No, but it might have been some of my friends.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "There's more going on right now than I can remember in a long time." I can only think of two other times in DL history when there was so much happening at once... the expansion period between 1967 and 1969 and during the resort transformation in 2001.
Originally Posted By tashajilek I am not a parade person, but this one really looks great There is a lot going on. I went less than 2 months ago and am going back in a month to see all the changes.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance How are you going to surprise your mom? Does she know she is going somewhere?
Originally Posted By dlkozy dlanddug, where did they put Mlle. Antionette's Parfumerie, do you know if they are creating custom blends like they used to do?
Originally Posted By DlandDug Mlle. Antoinette's is in the original location. No custom blends. Much, much more here: <a href="http://mb.laughingplace.com/MsgBoard-T-120010-P-10.asp" target="_blank">http://mb.laughingplace.com/Ms...P-10.asp</a>
Originally Posted By TP2000 WARNING! SUPER GEEKY FACTOIDS AHEAD! So I have this big new TV that gets the Internet on it, and I've been watching YouTube videos a lot lately. And since Soundsational started, I've been watching Disney parade videos, which are actually much better on a giant TV screen. And then I started counting parade performers and run time on these things. And the compare/contrast with the current WDW parades says a lot about the difference between Anaheim and Orlando. It also shows why Soundsational is so impressive. It's got nearly twice the staffing and it's over twice the length of the WDW parades. If you are a Floridian, read and weep; Magic Kingdom - Celebrate A Dream Come True Parade Run Time = 7:30 Minutes Floats = 6 Push Units = 0 Performers/Dancers = 29 Characters = 44 Disney Hollywood Studios - Countdown To Fun Parade Run Time = 7:15 Minutes Floats = 6 Push Units = 2 (The two rolling traffic cones at the very end) Performers/Dancers = 31 Characters = 18 Disneyland USA - Mickey's Soundsational Parade Run Time = 15:10 Minutes Floats = 9 Push Units = 6 Performers/Dancers = 70 Characters = 33
Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS We truly enjoyed this parade. This is the first time in a long time that we actually grabbed a curb an hour before, and were very glad we did. This allowed us to take in every single aspect of the parade without our view being blocked. This is so much better than the Celebrate! parade - by leaps and bounds. I could actually see myself watching it again and enjoying it just as much as I did seeing it for the first time. The drumline was a brilliant touch! They appeared to really be enjoying what they do and the formation changes being done made it fresh and exciting. ( I am a drumline fan anyway so maybe this isn't as exciting to others). The floats were colorful (although the Lion King float was a little too familiar...) and all of the performers really seemed to love what they were doing and seemed to be having the times of their lives (Not the fake smiles seen during Celebrate...) I can see this being very popular with both kids and adults alike.
Originally Posted By DlandDug Fascinating breakdown, TP. I do note that the director stated there were 92 performers in Soundsational.
Originally Posted By lesmisfan so i finally got to see this yesterday with my mom and brother and we all liked it! the music and floats were colorful and energetic as was the music. Mary Poppins was my favorite segment! they ended with the best! I have to say though i wanted to like the three caballeros section better. It was fine but the girls looked like pinatas and having jose and panchito behind with pinata sticks was just odd.
Originally Posted By tashajilek Constance, she thinks shes going to the Oregon coast lol. She wont even know shes going on a plane until after we cross the border. I had no idea the WDW parades were so short.
Originally Posted By TP2000 Yes Dug, I read somewhere that there were 94 actually. And yet when I counted them up there were 70 human performers plus 33 Disney characters in Friday's parade for a total of 103. On Thursday for the media premiere there were actually 71 humans, with two of the Mardi Gras mask girls. On Friday there was just one Mardi Gras mask girl, so maybe someone called in sick or something?
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo >>>I had no idea the WDW parades were so short.<<< Yep, because they have 4 parks with 3 parades between them, they are all much shorter (and IMHO lower quality than all the other Disney resorts on the planet).
Originally Posted By TP2000 But dave, you would think that with only 3 afternoon parades spread across four parks and a much higher annual attendance the 3 parades would be bigger and grander than little, tiny, locals-only Disneyland. ;-) Disneyland Resort has three operating parades daily (when the DCA parade route isn't torn up in 2011-12). And the three Anaheim parades are big and lavish. By popular demand, I have just watched the Pixar Play Parade, which is now on hiatus at DCA due to massive construction along the parade route, and sometimes ON the parade route. Here's the breakdown of the parade's run in 2010; DCA - Pixar Play Parade 2010 Version Run Time = 12:30 Minutes Floats = 6 Push Units = 9 Dancers/Performers = 45 Characters = 25 The Ratatouille unit was cut from the parade for at least several months in 2010, and I forget the reason why now. Anyone remember? When you include the Ratatouille segment, that adds about 90 seconds of Run Time, 1 Float, 4 Performers and 4 Characters to the tally above. Pixar Play Parade really feeds off the special effects it offers; several of the floats have squirting water effects, there are bubbles, fire, lots of smaller push units interacting with the crowd, etc. It's an impressive, upbeat pageant with unique floats, interactive effects, and a healthy run time of 12:30 to 14 minutes. So... what's the excuse for the 7 Minute long value-engineered recycled parades in WDW again? Humidity? Yeah, let's go with humidity.
