Originally Posted By Bob Paris "the parade does have phases but nothing that resembles a traditional show mode - there won't be any of those in a new parade for a long time." Good. Never liked show modes. To me, a parade should just keep moving or it becomes a little boring. Most of the time when watching a parade, I am keenly aware of the time passing, since it's time I am not experiencing an attraction or riding an E ticket. Just show me the pretty floats and colourful costumes and move along.
Originally Posted By leemac <<Is there going to be a preview the day before?>> Most likely at present. There is a week's gap between Movin' On and the debut of Jubilation! so I would expect a preview at least the day before. The rest of the in-park rehearsals will be done in the evening again.
Originally Posted By leemac tcsnwhite - I think it is a combination of things. Show modes really came into their own with the Lion King Celebration and it worked wonderfully for that parade as there was unity in the performance (ie. you didn't feel like you missed out when you were in front of one float rather than another). They were never used for the sake of it - typically they had a purpose such as the acrobatic skills displays for Parade of Dreams and the crowd interaction for Once Upon A Dream. I guess they just got overused to a degree like any new device. TDL has other problems - show mode slows down the parade which keeps the performance corridor clogged for longer which is a major issue for park ops.
Originally Posted By Malin Lee thank you for all this wonderful information you have given us. I only hope it now lives up to the hype!
Originally Posted By leemac ^^ No worries at all. Jubilation! is amazing - I wish it was still called Treasures on Parade but at least the music still talks about the "treasures". We are trying to sort out what artwork to feature in Issue 12 of Tales - it is very difficult as there is soooo much.
Originally Posted By kaliwolf lee, any idea how the "no show mode" thing will work with TDL's Halloween parades? Show stops always seemed like a big deal for TDL in general. Also, I thought Pixar Play Parade was designed with a show stop, but it just isn't being used.
Originally Posted By leemac <<Show stops always seemed like a big deal for TDL in general. >> E! produces all of the local seasonal shows - it is only the bigger parades and show like Mythica and Jubilation! that are produced by WDI-Creative Entertainment. The seasonal entertainment is likely to still focus on show modes and the interactivity (dance moves, hand gestures etc.). <<Also, I thought Pixar Play Parade was designed with a show stop, but it just isn't being used.>> I wasn't aware of that - I have only ever seen the parade mock-ups and heard the music for a continuous parade. I don't recall Play! Parade ever having a show mode but I wasn't particularly close to the development of that show.
Originally Posted By kaliwolf It could be bad info, but I do believe there were articles stating that the parade would use two original songs. One was "Countdown to Fun" fron HKDL's Water Works, and the other was rumored to be called "Let the Party Begin" (or something similar) which was meant for the show stop.
Originally Posted By MagicalNezumi From a reliable source, there will be a show mode for the Halloween parade this year. -- MagicalNezumi
Originally Posted By leemac <<the parade does have phases but nothing that resembles a traditional show mode >> I've had a lot of emails asking about this and I think it is best I clarify it here - there is not a show mode in Jubilation! There is a play mode which has a very different purpose and very different in its execution. It is designed to be a "break" from the normal flow of the parade but you won't see it unfold like it did for Dreams on Parade. I guess it is semantics to a degree but the parade has a very different kind of energy that is tough for a performer to execute without a change in pace or performance. Hope that is clear.
Originally Posted By Malin Thanks for clearing this one up Lee, through it does kind of lead to further questions. MagicalNezumi has stated else where that the word online is that Jubilation is rumoured to have its first preview on April 8th 2008. So we havn't got to long before all answers are revealed. Please also tell me none of these play modes will include music from High School Musical 2, with changed lyrics, like some online are reporting or I will have one massive apology to make?
Originally Posted By leemac You might recognize the play mode music is all I'll say. The play modes are incredibly brief - it is literally just a break in the performance. People can call them show modes if they like but that is not what they are. The music is by Mark Hammond who does the Disneymania CDs. If I recall correctly he also did the arrangements for the 50th parade at Disneyland.
Originally Posted By tokyomickey The parade started today. I just wanted to say that the floats are beautiful. I am kind of disappointed at music of the play mode. BTW, the weather forcast for the two special preview nights are rainy.
Originally Posted By Malin I think I'm going to open up another topic on this to discuss the spoilers, so not to ruin it for people who will be seeing this parade over the upcoming days.
Originally Posted By tcsnwhite I'm still trying to understand a bit what the overall creative direction is - random disney movies represented throughout elaborate inter-connected scenes...I would love to hear Steven and his team's explanation. I truly love it, but still am trying to get what's the creative thread tying it all together. does that make sense? I might have to get the Tales magazine, I think Lee has a section coming up on this parade.
Originally Posted By leemac <<I might have to get the Tales magazine, I think Lee has a section coming up on this parade. >> There is a joke inside WDI-CE that the magazine should be renamed Tales from Steven Davison as he has been featured so often (I think he has had prominent articles in at least five of the eleven we have published to date!). Nothing like a bit of jealousy. We have 10 pages to the creation of Jubilation! in Issue 12. We will have the spreads up before the weekend hopefully with the press release. That is all pure artwork - photos will be in Issue 13.
