? Festival of Fantasy Parade w/o Dragon float

[yaya74]

Wonder what the parade was like yesterday without the dragon float.... anyone saw it yesterday??

 

[mc-hokie]

Online videos show they used a gazebo float from the Easter Parade.

 

[Mickey's Best Girl]

Prepare to wowed.....

https://wdwnt.com/2018/05/video-pri...estival-of-fantasy-parade-the-day-after-fire/

 

[LiveToTravelNicely]

It might not be super impressive, but I do think there's some credit due to Disney for having this up and running next day. They could have just cancelled the entire thing until a formal replacement is determined.

 

[Shanti]

Prepare to wowed.....

https://wdwnt.com/2018/05/video-pri...estival-of-fantasy-parade-the-day-after-fire/

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[mom2rtk]

Not sure what I expected, but that hurts to watch.

 

[Mickey's Best Girl]

Not sure what I expected, but that hurts to watch.

This is one of those moments when less definitely isn’t more.

Painful indeed.

 

[yaya74]

It might not be super impressive, but I do think there's some credit due to Disney for having this up and running next day. They could have just cancelled the entire thing until a formal replacement is determined.

I agree with you... However, I do hope to see the return of dragon when I am there this summer..... there is always a hope!

 

[greg9x]

Not as thrilling a float... but humorous that is Maleficent's slayer that takes it's place.

 

[LiveToTravelNicely]

I agree with you... However, I do hope to see the return of dragon when I am there this summer..... there is always a hope!

Absolutely. I do agree with most people on here that the substitute is not nearly as cool, but it was a 24 hour turn around!

 

[Helvetica]

I think that deep down, we all knew that they were responsible.

 

[hiroMYhero]

I think that deep down, we all knew that they were responsible.

Of course; after hearing all the complaints about being absent from FoF, it took Aurora four years to figure out how to get back into the parade only to find that guests prefer a Steampunk dragon. And all the ravens and thorn stilt walkers are out of work for awhile.

 

[KateP85]

It might not be super impressive, but I do think there's some credit due to Disney for having this up and running next day. They could have just cancelled the entire thing until a formal replacement is determined.

I don't think this took a whole lot of effort, all they had to do was dust off a float and get two entertainment CMs to stand on it and wave - Philip was supposed to be in the parade anyway, they just stuck him on a float.

 

[rteetz]

They should’ve just had everyone walk including the raven people.

 

[dachsie]

I'm curious as to whether they even finished the parade the other day after the fire.

 

[hiroMYhero]

I'm curious as to whether they even finished the parade the other day after the fire.

No; all CMs in the Maleficent unit and finale unit evacuated offstage.

 

[Woody412]

I agree with you... However, I do hope to see the return of dragon when I am there this summer..... there is always a hope!

Ditto. I haven’t seen a parade in the park since 2012. Still hoping to see it in all its glory.

 

[Jadyreen1282]

It' a conspiracy to move more people out of line and to the parade. Just in case there's drama.

 

[modelar7]

Prepare to wowed.....

https://wdwnt.com/2018/05/video-pri...estival-of-fantasy-parade-the-day-after-fire/

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pretty lame without dragon

 

[Tomh]

Hey Disney . . . . this seems like a no brainer to me . . . the driver of the dragon should have a shut off valve for the propane, and perhaps a control for an on board fire suppression system in case of a fire in the head / neck area where it is difficult for CM's on the ground to reach. Since you are going to have to make repairs to the float, now would be a fantastic time to make these additions. I bet, had these been implemented from the beginning, the repair time for this would have been minimal.