Normally I am not much of a fireworks person unless there is a special twist to them, like the Halloween DL fireworks last year, with the villains theme. I am glad that someone else in my group wanted to stop and watch them, even though we had a pretty bad view because it was last minute. But one of the things I did enjoy so much about them (since I couldn't see a whole lot) was the villain-themed music and songs they were playing to accompany the show, and Zero flying across the sky. I also loved the whole crystal ball effect. Very cool!
I think, new parade or no new parade, they definitely need to bring back those fireworks every Halloweentime season. I can't see how those would be anything but a huge hit!
Oh, I had a thought last night - people have said in the past that Jack Skellington and Sally are not out all that much during the Halloween season (I have never seen them out at all when I have been there - I have only seen them in people's photos). But, with the TOTP heading over to DL now, I bet Jack and Sally will be camped out near HMH for photo ops and the line will probably be huge. I would hope that the non-TOTP guests would still be able to see Jack and Sally during the day, though.
In fact, now I am
trying to embrace the idea of the TOTP being in DL, and I am envisioning the layout and which characters would be set up where for photo ops. Jack Sparrow will be out, of course (he is only allowed out for the TOTP now, I guess), so I am guessing he will have to be stationed somewhere in NOS as well. (Too bad they can't leave Pirate's Lair open at night!

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I suppose Woody would probably be back by the Halloween Round-Up area in Frontierland. Buzz Lightyear would be in Tomorrowland.
I assume that most of the Villains would be set up in Fantasyland.
Ooooh - and since the TOTP will attract a lot of kids, will this mean that they will keep ToonTown open at night and add some treat stations and characters back there?
They have to set up a few different dance areas in DL, too. It will be interesting. I continue to have mixed feelings about the TOTP being in DL - I can still equally see the pros and cons of it, and I still tend to think they should have left one major bit of Halloweentime over in DCA. WoC or no WoC - if you strip away all traces of Halloweentime, that may drive a large chunk of folks over to DL and away from DCA.