Originally Posted By HokieSkipper While most WDW fanbois are shouting to the high heavens that the good old parade will be here for a few years, Al Lutz says differently. "The Electrical Parade is slated to be shipped back to Anaheim this Christmas, once the sun sets early enough that DCA can pull off multiple World of Color shows and a night parade to try and balance out the maddening crowds that pack into Disneyland for the Christmas Fantasy Parade and Believe In Holiday Magic fireworks show."
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper While most WDW fanbois are shouting to the high heavens that the good old parade will be here for a few years, Al Lutz says differently. "The Electrical Parade is slated to be shipped back to Anaheim this Christmas, once the sun sets early enough that DCA can pull off multiple World of Color shows and a night parade to try and balance out the maddening crowds that pack into Disneyland for the Christmas Fantasy Parade and Believe In Holiday Magic fireworks show."
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<Well isn't it part of the Summer Nightastic program. Key word being Summer.>> I agree, but by every indication, it would be staying past the summer season and for up to 2 years.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer Yep, I have it on pretty good authority that WDW has a contract with it for two years. Lutz has been wrong before...
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<Lutz has been wrong before...>> Very, very rarely when it has to do with DL. And for all we know the contract could be for the summer of those 2 years.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<How would it be for the Summer only?>> Ummm...they have a contract to use it for 2 summers?
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer That wouldn't make logistical sense...but...this is Disney, so...okay?
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer Why are you posting everything two times? LOL. I dunno....I don't know why they would ship it back to DCA, and then bring it back here when they have the "logistical issues" figured out over there.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper I'm posting everything twice because apparently the interwebs hates me today. As for your post, they said it was "glowing" away forever, and yet here it is again! Why would they do that?
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer Yes, but that's different...Switching it from park to park is much easier than shipping it back and forth for different seasons. Either way...it's Disney. I could see them doing it.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Yep, I have it on pretty good authority that WDW has a contract with it for two years." Someone else posted this same comment on the DLR boards. Since both resorts are operated under the same umbrella (Walt Disney Parks and Resorts), why would a binding "contract" be necessary? It would seem to me that the head of Disney's theme park business would have the final say on this if there were any disagreements.
Originally Posted By Hista98 There is no head of the entire theme park branch. Each resort has it's own president who has the final say, if your refering to the chairman of themeparks and resorts role, that is pretty much a PR role only and has no real power. He's like the queen of england.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<There is no head of the entire theme park branch. Each resort has it's own president who has the final say, if your refering to the chairman of themeparks and resorts role, that is pretty much a PR role only and has no real power. He's like the queen of england. >> You better believe the head of parks and resorts has power.
Originally Posted By plpeters70 Sounds good to me - ship the old thing back to DL if they want it. I saw this thing last month and was bored by the time the Cinderella floats showed up - this thing is just way to old, and really looks it age. And who the heck decided that using the new Dreamlights music with the old parade was a good idea? It just sounded so strange watching those old floats roll by and not hearing the proper music. It's been over 20 years since WDW had a new nighttime parde - can someone at TDO please get off their A** and get something new designed????
