Parade direction when park closes at 8p

Originally Posted By dresswhites

When the park closes at 8p and they only have one parade, does the parade start at small world or in town square?

 

Originally Posted By FerretAfros

It starts by small world, and heads down to Town Square. After the park is closed, they drive all the floats back up to the north backstage area of the park, and repeat the process again the next day.

 

Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt

I wonder why they don't just leave them behind Town Square and send them back the other way the next day?

 

Originally Posted By FerretAfros

I think they're concerned about leaving them outside too long. If they're outside all the time, the paint will fade faster, and there's always a chance that they'll get rained on. They could always add some sort of awning/covering back there, but with how heavy the morning dew often is, I'm not sure how effective it would be.

I suspect that a large part of the reason may also be that it's just easier to explain it in the Time Guide to guests if it runs the same direction every day of the week.

 

Originally Posted By hbquikcomjamesl

What are you talking about? Every parade that's more than just a bunch of people on foot runs an even number of times every day.

Of course, it's entirely possible that the final run of any given day might be after closing, without lights, music, or performers (and with costumes loaded onto a cart of some sort).

I vaguely recall that for a time, they actually DID store Light Magic in the Town Square Layover area during the day. Mainly because it eased the bottlenecks during the first performance of the evening. But that was more about poor planning (LM's doom) than anything else.

 

Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt

"I think they're concerned about leaving them outside too long."

That makes sense. I hadn't considered that there is a building that houses the units for storage.

 

Originally Posted By Roger Rabbit

Costumes are taken back to the Entertainment building almost immediately after the parade. As others have mentioned, the floats get put away after park closing. I remember seeing them do that one night after closing. It was quite fun.

Contrary to what most people think, there is barely enough room to park a parade behind Main Street. Other backstage vehicles also park there and there are usually parking restrictions in that area for most of the day.

But I have seen the parade go from Town Square to Small World on a one parade day several times. Just ask a CM to be sure.

 

Originally Posted By SuperDry

<<< Of course, it's entirely possible that the final run of any given day might be after closing, without lights, music, or performers >>>

... not to mention the characters!

 

Originally Posted By Disneydanny

i'm curious Roger, which parade was it that you saw coming out of the Town Square gate on a 1-parade day?

 

Originally Posted By phruby

>>But I have seen the parade go from Town Square to Small World on a one parade day several times.<<

How does it do that? Are you saying it started in the same location multiple times in the same day? I think you mean they moved them back at night and sent them down again the next day.