Originally Posted By mousermerf That's what WDWMagic is reporting. Turns out that press hoopla that Spirit alluded to in Feb is actually happening, today, tomorrow, etc... MSEP coming back for the summer, Magic Music Mayhem replacing Wishes temporarily, and finally a summer tag for Reflections of Earth. Side note for park goers - big event in Showcase Plaza tomorrow evening that will shut down the main bridge connecting Future World and World Showcase. Guests will be routed backstage from Mexico to Test Track and Canada to Imagination. 4pm to 10:30pm. There's also apparently some sort of canned food donation truck parade hosted by the muppets going through the World Showcase promenade at some point.
Originally Posted By FenwayGirl I love the Electric Light Parade! Much better than Specto Magic. Those little guys in Spectro scare me!!
Originally Posted By dennis-in-ct Now if Disney offered Tokyo's Dreamlights as the night parade in the Magic Kingdom ... then THAT would be very exciting and motivating to me for a visit.
Originally Posted By Mr X Even Dreamlights, cool as it is, is still a re-hash of a very, very old parade. How long has it been since they've come up with something NEW to roll down the streets at night?
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: Exactly what my sisters and I were asking, Mr. X, duckling. It's very difficult to become excited about the Electrical Parade going to Florida OR Spectro Magic LEAVING Florida when BOTH wore out their welcome with us many years ago. It would be much better if both Disney parks on both coasts received totally new and different parades!!!
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< Even Dreamlights, cool as it is, is still a re-hash of a very, very old parade. >>> Be that as it may, it's still the best nighttime Disney parade ever, by a long shot.
Originally Posted By Mr X I'm not so sure I agree, SD. At least not the "by a long shot" part. Fantillusion was a huge spectacle in its' own right, and spanned the entire parade route with extremely elaborate show-modes and a VERY cool bad guys section. I prefer Dreamlights (mostly for the music and new effects), but I wouldn't call it unequivocally the best. In any case, I wish they'd come up with some new stuff!
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORGOCH: Yeah! Somethin' NEW fer a change!! Cain't them Dizzy Whirl Dimwits ever think outside the box fer a change?! How 'bout a parade a FROGS!! With all of 'em leap froggin' one another down the Main Street they got there!! That'd be somethin' I'd just bawl like a baby ta see...
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: Hmmmm....a parade of frogs? Is that what you suggested, little sister? Well, I MIGHT be willing to support such an idea--IF each one of those frogs were to turn into a handsome prince for me to have and to hold...
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer And it's ALL going to be under the banner of Nightastic. I'm thrilled...And I'll be seeing it in June!
Originally Posted By dshyates OK it was confirmed at a press event this evening that MSEP will be returning to the MK for the summer. Here is a pic from tonights event: <a href="http://twitpic.com/12h25z" target="_blank">http://twitpic.com/12h25z</a>
Originally Posted By -em NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I really don't want this parade back. I'm so done with MSEP it's not even funny. I said "goodbye" to the parade in 96 at DL only to have it at wdw in 01 where then it "glowed away forever" only to have it at DCA and now back here. sigh it'll be good for 365 atleast
Originally Posted By irishfan >>'m not so sure I agree, SD. At least not the "by a long shot" part.<< I tend to agree, visually it's pretty spectacular, but at the end of the day it's still the Main Street Electrical parade.
Originally Posted By bayrr326 I think it will be cool to see an updated version of MSEP but I can't wait to see MMM again. That was hands down the best fireworks show that the MK has ever had. The scene where the pirates attack the castle is just amazing.
Originally Posted By -em >>That was hands down the best fireworks show that the MK has ever had<< IMO 2nd best (I LOVE the 4th of July 'works) but I am *very* excited to have MMM back-
Originally Posted By dshyates I have heard that it won't be MMM, but an entirely new fireworks spectacular. And I have to agree with -em. I saw MSEP all I wanted when it was at WDW back in the day only to see it again repeatedly at DCA. Would it kill Disney Entertainment to actually create something new? So to make the MK less stale they replace a 17 year old parade with a 37 year old parade? Seriously WTF is wrong with TDO.
Originally Posted By leobloom I remember when the MSEP was supposedly being retired at DL, only to see it reappear at MK and DCA. With Captain EO returning to DL, it just goes to show, Disney's never beneath selling straight-up nostalgia (especially when it's cheaper than creating something new).
Originally Posted By leobloom ^^Oh, and the "first" retirement of the MSEP at DL was in the mid-1990s...so 15 years later it's still being passed around like a cheap electrical whore!
