Originally Posted By bradhigcmdtsl <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRywpEuc1Yg&feature=related" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...=related</a> Those floats are burning rubber down main in a downpour. The Peter Pan float nearly rear ended the villains float. I hope soon heads rolled after that. They were lucky the floats didn't stall or crash.
Originally Posted By Mr X What do you mean, you hope heads rolled? There was a downpour, and some floats got stuck on the street. There's nothing you can do in that situation but get it over with (obviously what they did).
Originally Posted By bradhigcmdtsl Heads rolled? Because they sent floats out in a tropical storm. Could have damaged costumes ,caused short circuits ,etc. They knew Fay was coming and still started the parade.
Originally Posted By Mr X Happens all the time. If they think they can make it, they send it out. No biggie. Trust me.
Originally Posted By disney pete don't understand that ive seen the parade cancelled when the was just a little downpour never mind torrential rain like that.
Originally Posted By Mr X They do their best to send the parade out if possible. Sometimes the weather sneaks up on them (if it was pouring at starting time, of course it'd have been cancelled). They do their best.
Originally Posted By dizneed I thought that was hilarious! It was the Disneyapolis Speedway on Main Street! Look at the Cast Members in the background around a minute into the clip....funny. Thanks for sharing.
Originally Posted By bradhigcmdtsl Just how do the float drivers see out of those things? Are there video cameras on the floats and the drivers look at a monitor?
Originally Posted By Disneydanny the parade had started prior to the storm, some floats ended up being held back because of it
Originally Posted By The Duck At least Jiminy Cricket had an umbrella. Too bad that Mary Poppins didn't use hers.
Originally Posted By mele Hm, not understanding why "heads should roll" for this. I know for one of the previous parades there were some sort of sensor things in the pavement that guided the floats along. I don't know if that is the case now?
Originally Posted By mickey_ring Did you see all that water on the edges of Main Street? It's like the Rivers of America were trying to leave.
Originally Posted By mele It was kind of a funny video. The puddles made me laugh. Reminds me of home (Seattle.) ;-)
Originally Posted By mickey_ring Notice the CM that walks thru water way over her shoes to give the balloon back to the kid in the stroller. That was a nice thing to do.
Originally Posted By Sport Goofy ^^ Did you notice that there didn't appear to be anyone tending the stroller? It was just sort of left on the curb. Where were the parents?
Originally Posted By bradhigcmdtsl Those are the same floats they are using in the Celebrate parade. Time for some new ones.
Originally Posted By mousermerf I've been in MK when a torrential downpour occurred out of the blue during a parade on a busy summer day. It is not a pretty sight - one of the few times I really thought I should be worried about my safety as everyone seemed to be in a complete panic. Water was gushing down the streets within seconds, well over ankle height, when a few mins prior it had been bright and sunny.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 Hey Merfie (I can call ya Merfie, right?), your old pals on another magical site made a whole thread about an Eddie Soto interview disappear after the ex-WDI talent joined the site and took part ... I am beginning to think the people over there might not be all there ... and old man Pierce and my JC skipper/lapdog have been MIA. You should return. They really seem to hate you way more than they hate me and that's saying something!
Originally Posted By mousermerf Eddie Sotto is the reason I even have an interest in theme parks and now work in design. He fell off the radar nearly 10 years ago. He practically vanished. All of the sudden he's doing a PR-blitz. I don't understand it. The article cited before is not the only one that has shown up in the last few days. I dunno what to think.. i almost think he's orchestrating a coup, but of what i'm not sure. If anything, public opinion. And i couldn't return if i wanted to.
