Originally Posted By LadyandtheTramp "Seriously, as good as MSEP is, Dreamlights is at least 3x better." A different opinion here. I've seen Dreamlights, and to me, it was nothing more than MSEP in grown-up clothes. Nothing special, nothing exciting, just the same parade that ran for years and years at DL, just without missing lights. And after spending the time waiting for the parade (didn't want to miss it), it was a disappointment - felt the time would have been much better doing some TDL-exclusive attractions. On the other hand, Fantillusion at TDL was absolutely spectacular - in my mind, one of the best parades ever. (Not the DLP travesty - we were there on opening night for that one, and couldn't have been more disappointed.) Actually, Fantillusion was the one thing that made me decide to put down and forgo the video-camera forever. I spent so much time videoing the parade that I felt I missed much of what was actually going on at the time - the way I was looking through the camera lens. It was only afterwards when viewing it on TV did I notice everything.
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy >> I spent so much time videoing the parade that I felt I missed much of what was actually going on at the time << The photographer's vacation dilemna. You can either be PART of what's going on as it happens, or you can take pictures of it. It's hard to do both.
Originally Posted By Kylesmom I've decided to leave my video camera home on this trip for just that reason (and of course I don't want to lug it around).
Originally Posted By Disneydanny beleive it or not the original name for SpectroMagic WAS in fact going to be ElectroMagic. glad they changed the title.
Originally Posted By Disneydanny <Spectro was a new parade back in 1991 when it was introduced for WDW's 20th Anniversary Celebration. Now, it's an old parade that needs to be sent to HKDL and replaced here.> BRAVO! and oh how I wish THAT could happen
Originally Posted By WDWtechie He guys do you mid quite dising the show that I work on and love dearly. I drive the flot with Mickey on it. I have been watching this message board topic and i dont like what has been said on it.
Originally Posted By Roger55 You drive a Spectro float, play Mickey in front of the castle, design the new show to replace Tarzan, work on the castle lighting, and whatever else you have been saying here on the boards. What is your story? Really! I am dead serious in wanting to know your motives.
Originally Posted By danyoung ^^ I'm with you there. If you run the lighting for Fantasmic!, you don't drive a Mickey float. Methinks our leg is being pulled.
Originally Posted By Disneydanny Hey it's possible he does Spectro some nights & Fantasmic others as we ALL know there is NO way to do BOTH on the same night.
Originally Posted By alisserae WDWtechie is grasping at straws. He knows he is an imposter. We know he is an imposter. Give it some time, he'll either fall off the boards, or reincarnate as another poster.
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 All of you FL. LPers should meet up with WDWtechie and report back with us. You know give us the scoop on his jobs and stuff. On the parade, I'm orginaly from Ca. and grew up om MSEP, I can't see anything beating that right now.
Originally Posted By WDWtechie like i said im a technician. Trained in lighting design and special effects. Driving a float falls into both fields. I only have to drive the float once a day times a week. I wont be playing mickey for long because of pay cuts in departments with overwelming amounts of cast members like characters
Originally Posted By WDWtechie like i said im a technician. Trained in lighting design and special effects. Driving a float falls into both fields. I only have to drive the float once a day times a week. I wont be playing mickey for long because of pay cuts in departments with overwelming amounts of cast members like characters
Originally Posted By WDWtechie Yeah all theatre technicians are trained to handle anything realting to lighting, special effects and theatrical equipment
Originally Posted By WDWtechie Thank you disneydanny your right i do run fantasmic some nights and drive a float others. Its the same way i play mickey somedays im schedualed to others im not depends on how many guest are in the park. That is how disney scheduals character appearences that dont have normal viewing times. Im not an imposter and there is now possible way anybody can check up on me at the parks as you have no idea which days i will be in what park and atwhat time. And if you think you find me by looking for mickey your wrong i wont be playing mickey for the next two weeks due to technical problems with lighting for Festival of the Lion King.
Originally Posted By Disneydanny hey WDWtechie were you working in the parades dept when you started w/ Disney?
Originally Posted By WDWtechie No i was not working in the parades dept when i started working at disney. I was given the job when i finished training to be a lighting a special effects technician. I was trained to drive a float after that. My float is not hard to drive. Im one of the special flloats that have very comfortable driving conditions. I have a lot of head room, and i nice seat to sit in. Other float drivers have to lay down or crouch to drive there floats. But all float drivers use a cam or a small hole to see through to drive the float.
