Originally Posted By Disneydanny <a href="http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/6-25-13-the-day-spectro-died-sorry-guys.867906/" target="_blank">http://forums.wdwmagic.com/thr....867906/</a>
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva OROGCH: I knows whatcha mean. Them there Chucky dolls gave me the heebie-jeebies!! ORWEN: Now if only Disney Entertainment would come up with a whole new night parade. I mean, if Hong Kong Disneyland can do it, why can't the powers that be in Flordia do it?
Originally Posted By magic0214 I would love a new nighttime parade so that they can take a steamroller to MSEP. WOOF! I hate that parade more than Stitch's Great Escape...and that's somethin' Spectromagic will be hard to top in my eyes though. My favorite parade of all-time (w/ Zero to Hero being in 2nd).
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I was never particularly fond of Spectro, but MSEP also needs to be replaced. MSEP has some nostalgic value, but other than that has relatively little going for it; considering all the technological advancements that have occured in the ~40 years since MSEP's debut, it's pretty embarassing that they're still rolling out the same old floats. Hopefully this means that an all new nighttime parade is in the works (possibly to be announced at D23?), but I'm not holding my breather
Originally Posted By magic0214 ^The whole "Parks and Resorts has nothing to announce at the Expo, thus, just history events" worries me a whole lot about announcements everyone has been expecting too.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros magic, I read that article too. I'm hoping that they just said that to temper expectations, and they'll announce some smaller stuff (like perhaps a parade or two). Since there are very few publically known projects coming up (Avatarland? Is that really happeneing? Anything else?), I'm pretty concerned about the near future for DLR and WDW, since both have some pretty glaring issues. At the very least, I'd hope they will show us some pretty pictures for Shanghai, but I'm skeptical about that too. Seems like another division where Iger is getting ready to make his 2015 exit with no real strategy for what to do after he's gone (see also: live-action studios)
Originally Posted By dagobert >>>At the very least, I'd hope they will show us some pretty pictures for Shanghai, but I'm skeptical about that too. Seems like another division where Iger is getting ready to make his 2015 exit with no real strategy for what to do after he's gone (see also: live-action studios)<<< From a creative point of view TWDC will be worse when he leaves than it was after Eisner.
Originally Posted By leemac I've always had fond memories of Spectro - although there were some elements that I didn't like the majority of it was solid - for a parade that debuted in '91! I always liked the score and the end sequence was only ever bettered by TDL's Dreamlights IMHO. WDW Co. have been against nighttime parades for years - too expensive to operate and guest control nightmares for MK. It is a shame that that attitude has prevailed for so long.
Originally Posted By dagobert I had only seen it twice in 2008 but I didn't like it. I can only compare it to DLP's MSEP and Fantillusion and both are better.
Originally Posted By tonyanton I always like SpectroMagic, though always found it odd that Aurora didn't appear in the float with the three fairies.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: Yes, I thought that was odd, too, tonyanton, duckling! I even wrote a letter about that to Pest Relations, once, but they never answered. I think both Phillip and Aurora should have been on that float!
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "I always liked the score..." Oh no, really? I thought that the sing-songy theme was dreadful: On this magic night, A million stars will play beside us, A special spell of light, Glimmering, shimmering, carousel-ling 'Round the world tonight, A symphony in SpectroMagic. Pure enchantment lights our way!
Originally Posted By leemac <<"I always liked the score...">> Score - can agree that the lyrics are hokey but then the broad theme is rather hokey any how. I really like John Debney's score. He did do Phantom Manor too. I don't think his movie scores are particularly great though. He is a huge Disney fan though - his dad was a producer at the Studios (I think he worked on the Mickey Mouse Club) and he has never lived any where but Glendale - he has a prominent imagineer on either side of his house overlooking the town!
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: I loved the song from Spectro Magic--along with all the instrumental parts. I think the music for current Disney parades isn't nearly so magical as the music from the older parades. They try too hard to be hip and edgy with today's parade music but that doesn't fit with the wholesome image of the Disney characters.
Originally Posted By danyoung >...A special spell of light, ...< Isn't this line "Cast a spell of light"?
Originally Posted By hightp Spectomagic lasted longer than my marriage. I saw it on my honeymoon, in October 1991.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: Indeed! You and I were both in diapers at the the time, weren't we, doctor? ORGOCH: In a bat's butt!!!
Originally Posted By disney pete Im kind of sad Spectro is going but would love to see a new night time spectacular.
