Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: So anyway, ducklings, us Cauldron girls decided to swoop down into Disney Hollywood Studios this past Sunday 1/16/11 to see the new Pixar Parade that has replaced Block Party Bash. While it was great to see a few more characters that you don't normally see out and about these days--like Remy Rat, the cast from UP, etc., we have to say that the over-all result left us disappointed. ORDDU: This replacement for Block Party Bash is just too short compared to what went before. It's also less energetic and less entertaining. ORWEN: There was this nice family who stood next to us and after the parade was over the first words out of their mouths was, "That was all? This parade is too short!" ORDDU: We, of course, felt the same way. There were fewer perfomers in this parade--obviously because of a budget cut back. But already we miss Block Party Bash. It was a very enjoyable parade whereas this newer parade comes across as some sort of obligatory filler. Shame on the Bean Counters at Disney who don't care enough about guests to give them something better than this poor excuse for a parade...
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer My general reaction is that it's in DHS, and I don't really care... My thoughts aren't invested in that park, too much. But it IS a a shame that we can't get a decent parade, here. TDO is determined to cut everything these days, even parade lengths. I wonder how much THIS is saving their budget.
Originally Posted By -em I've heard nothing good about the parade... Which is saying something since it's shown a whopping one time so far- I was planning on going to today but I think the rain may cancel those plans
Originally Posted By magic0214 ^^^I will tell you something good. That song, the one that we are "borrowing" from Pixar Play Parade at DCA, is the best Parade song ever! IT IS SO DARN CATCHY! It is way too short, and the paint jobs on the reused floats that used to carry the Army Men are REALLY BAD, it looks like they forgot to put on primer(<spelling?) first. Overall 2 hula hoops...out of 5 (Am I the only one who misses Stars in Motorcars?)
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 I was just about to sy that I loved Stars in Motorcars. That was a fun parade. Never stoped to watch Block Party Bash, just would stop for about a minute while we were trying to get to a different part of the park. I don't know if I'll give this parade any time.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>(Am I the only one who misses Stars in Motorcars?)<<<< Nope, I liked it. Great music.
Originally Posted By standor Why is Disney cutting their quality? It seems like they are chasing guests(CUSTOMERS) away. That's a heck of a way to do business.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 Stars and Cars was fun -- but nothing better than the parade when Star Wars weekends are on
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo >>>(Am I the only one who misses Stars in Motorcars?)<<< You can always come over and see it in Paris where they have added a show scene at the end. The parade is a start of the show!
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<is just too short compared to what went before. It's also less energetic and less entertaining.>> Sums up the WDW of the 2000s.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<Am I the only one who misses Stars in Motorcars?>> Yes. I haven't seen this one yet, but S&MC was the most awful piece of crap ever. Boring with absolutely no creativity or variation. BPB was a huge step up.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Sadly I am on a mobile dongle right now so cannot use Youtube, but just search for Stars and Cars Walt Disney Studios Paris.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 Well, there goes my only 'new' thing (no, fanbois, queues do not count) to see at WDW! I seriously expected something of this ilk, but just once I'd like to be surprised by something at WDW in a good way again.
Originally Posted By leemac <<I haven't seen this one yet, but S&MC was the most awful piece of crap ever.>> And a monumentally expensive disaster too - the retrofitting on those stupid cars was astronomical. It ended up being the most expensive parade ever staged at D/MGM. I really didn't like it - no story, no theme, just a procession of pimped-up rides. Very odd indeed.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer It had nice music, and it was supposed to be a movie premier. The stars were Disney stars. Simple as that.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<And a monumentally expensive disaster too - the retrofitting on those stupid cars was astronomical. It ended up being the most expensive parade ever staged at D/MGM. I really didn't like it - no story, no theme, just a procession of pimped-up rides. Very odd indeed.>> I found it odd too, but at least they tried something different. I thought it was OK. Didn't bother seeing it in Paris last time. But really what can you say about the state of parades at WDW? I saw three wonderful parades in ONE day at TDL last month (one of which is about to be updated yet again). Both DL and HKDL are set to debut new parades that look fantastic. Yet, WDW shows the same crap year in and year out.
Originally Posted By TP2000 Saw a decent YouTube video of this new 6:20 minute long parade. Yup, it clocks in at 6:20, from cheap starting banner to closing rope line. Wow, what a TURKEY! Spray painted Block Party floats, a 60 second loop of the old DCA music played over and over and over, and about three dozen performers cut from the budget. My favorite part, just for the pointless randomness, was the two Block Party traffic cones bringing up the rear for absolutely no apparent reason. Big Finish! I'm rethinking my plan to split this winters Florida trip between three nights WDW and one night UNI. I might go two and two now, spend an extra day at Universal Orlando (first time ever there) and just forget visiting DAK and DHS entirely this visit. There is nothing new to bring me to either park, and it's been years since my last visit to DAK. It's about to the point where the current WDW management is even worse than Disneyland management circa 1998-2003. Who the heck is running that place out there???
