Originally Posted By dixielandings still its unbelievable that they get away with a 2 hour commercial every year and yet I sit there every year and watch the whole thing !@#$%^&*(
Originally Posted By bayrr326 The Parade has steadily gone downhill each year. This year just seemed pretty awful. I would be interested to see exactly how much time was spent on the parade and how much on everything else. I would bet very little was about the parade. Of course, this year can't compare to the awfulness of that year a few years ago when they did they show in primetime and it was almost nothing but teen pop acts and that creepy young country singer Billy Gilman who looked like one of the stepford kids.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 I don't know how much worse you can get than Samantha Brown shilling timeshares WITHIN a two-hour commercial. Just blatant hucksterism ... like I said, I hope she washed real well when the Mouse got done with her.
Originally Posted By brotherdave Personally, I love Samantha Brown's shows on the Travel Channel. But, having her selling timeshares for Disney was just wrong. I lost a little bit of respect for her from her doing that. But, I'm sure she was probably paid handsomely by Disney, even if just for the travel perks!
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 I lost a great deal of respect for Samantha. Sure, she's more entertainer than journalist. But she still has always had street cred as someone who isn't a corporate shill. To see her endorsing DVC on the parade made me cringe ...for her.
Originally Posted By smeeeko ^why didn't they have that annoying chick on the resort tv "top 5" attractions thing (the crazy weird samantha brown wanna-be whose name I thankfully have forgotten). I'm sure she would have been much cheaper to hire (and she already has a gig with WDW Resorts). just wondered.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 ^^I guess Stacy had other things to do ... you gotta love the way she channels Kryssa (the real Sam Brown look alike) channeling Brown!
Originally Posted By fundog58 I missed the Disney parade, but then I've pretty much given up on watching parades on TV. I tried to watch Macy's this year but just couldn't deal with the way they continually stop the parade for lip-synched pop songs, Broadway dance numbers, etc. Sounds like the Disney parade was even worse. At least Macy's is still shown live ... I think.
Originally Posted By smeeeko well, it might be (unless you live on the west coast) although some parts were taped a few days in advance I think (like the singing parts).
Originally Posted By CMDad Actually, the singing parts in the Macy's Parade is shown live. They do prerecord the songs and the performers are lip synching, and most do not walk the entire parade route ... but it is done as you watch it in Herald Square. Have been there often enough to know that much.
Originally Posted By smeeeko ok.. that's interesting but I do know us West Coasters get it tape delayed after it's already began its run.. =) (and yeah the audio is usually off really bad on the singing parts so that explains it then more as being a synching issue than a soundboard thing maybe?)
Originally Posted By Labuda Yep, that''s not at all a soundboard issue. That MAY be a sound op issue if the sound op didn't start the cue at the right time, BUT it's not an issue with the equipment at all.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN In contrast, I just watched the entire 2-hr Tournament of Roses on HD Discovery Channel, and they played it as it was live.. with no interruptions and or fake singing. Some singing did indeed take place on the floats but it appeared to be live with recorded music, and it didn't seem to alter the way the parade was presented to folks lined up along the route. That was truly a LIVE parade broadcast. Disney should learn the old ways from that.
Originally Posted By TheRedhead I'm not so sure about the fake singing. I watched it too, and poor Kristen Chenowith's lips never once matched the music. I couldn't tell if it was a sound problem or actually lip synching. She and the American Idol person certainly SEEMED like they were lip synching.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 The Tournament of Roses is very big on tradition and doing things right, TDLFAN. TWDC doesn't believe there's enough profit in that right now. Hopefully, that'll change.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <I also noticed there was a Disneyland-sponsored float missing this year< yep, but the 2 Star Wars floats were great ! -- Was it last year Disney had the ToT float or the year before ? <In contrast, I just watched the entire 2-hr Tournament of Roses on HD Discovery Channel, and they played it as it was live.. with no interruptions and or fake singing.< Only saw one of these live when we traveled there 10 - 11 years ago to watch my alma mater in the Rose Bowl....and the Rose Bowl Parade IMHO is the best parade anywhere... I guess I don;t get excited over the Disney Christmas parade as I expect it to be a commercial. I know that's not right maybe..but I have it on more for 'background' as we are getting ready for church, than sitting down and studying the content...force of habit on Christmas on this I guess as I am not for giving them a pass on anything normally
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>I guess I don;t get excited over the Disney Christmas parade as I expect it to be a commercial.<< That is pretty much my feeling about it, which is why I don't bother watching it. HGTV did show the Rose Parade without commercial breaks.
Originally Posted By danyoung I know this'll come as a surprise, but I'm going to disagree with my friend TDLFAN (hey, that's different!). I liked the parade broadcast. I don't much care for the average parade, even a Disney parade (other than the nighttime light parades and the incredible Lion King parade at DL a few years ago), so I look forward to the promoting of the different stuff around the park. But I could do without Regis & Kelly - just a bit overexposed these days.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN ^^^That's because you are a Texan Pollyanna... No further explanations needed.
