Marathon Weekend 2022

[The Expert]

SAFD: The Electric Water Pageant! I remember watching it from the beach at the campground when I was a kid, so it's a nostalgia thing. The first notes of that silly 8-bit soundtrack still put a lump in my throat, and it's one of my favorite things about staying at BLT.

I also love Fantasmic (even though DL's is better) and hope they are taking the opportunity to update it during this down time!

 

[The Expert]

SAFD: Not really "nighttime", but I have fond memories of Tapestry of Nations parade. The costumes, puppets, performers, color...it was a nice offering.

And c'mon, for pure Disney retro fun, the Electrical Water Pageant is good. (although I should have thought about that when I asked for an end room overlooking the lake when I did my first half marathon. Lying in bed trying to sleep and all of a sudden....EWP!)

Are we related?! I was literally just posting about the EWP at the same time! And I'm not a parade person AT ALL but I loved loved loved Tapestry.

 

[JAMIESMITH]

SAFD: Hallowishes from the Poly beach

 

[camaker]

SAFD:

Fireworks: HalloWishes
Parade: Paint the Night

 

[pluto377]

SAFD: The electric light parade! I also loved Wishes

Registration question- if I'm trying to get myself and my kids into the 5K, is there somewhere in my rundisney account that I can add their info ahead of time?

 

[GuinnessRunner]

SAFD: I'm a sucker for pretty much any fireworks, but I think HallowWishes is my favorite too (and glad someone said it already because I couldn't remember the name).

 

[Livelovedance]

Good morning, runDisney all-stars! We are 184 days away from marathon weekend!

For this week’s Sundays are for Disney, what is your all-time favorite nighttime show at Disney?

Have a great week, everyone!

Fantasmic! I’ve never seen the DL version but Fantasmic is such a nostalgic show for me. It tugs right at my heart strings. No trip to WDW is complete without at least one viewing, so I’m hoping it will return sometime soon!

A very close runner up is Happily Ever After. Any fireworks at Cinderella Castle are wonderful, but I love the message of this show.

 

[shellott-hill]

SAFD: Wishes...dah dah dah dah

 

[BuckeyeBama]

SAFD:
I really enjoyed the original Star Wars Fireworks show at HS before the current one with projections. I only got to see it once, but it was pretty great!

This. Loved Wishes, but that fireworks show was amazing.

 

[Carol_]

Just tried to get any kind of room for marathon weekend… everything is booked… except the CCV cabins.
So we got a cabin!! Woohoo! I’m so excited I don’t even care if we get bibs.

 

[LilyJC]

Joining this thread now that we have more hope for Dopey 2022 - registration TBD of course!

SAFD:
I’m a huge sucker for fireworks, so picking one is difficult!

WDW: Illuminations - I love that we can easily run over from BCV without having to save seats for hours to get a decent view. Can’t wait to see the new show!

DL Fireworks: Tough, but Halloween Screams is just so fun!

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DL Parade: Magic Happens! We were so fortunate to get to see it multiple times at night in the two weeks after it premiered before the closure. Definitely hope it can return in the not too distant future.

(My pics with my iPhone 7 are trash, but you get the idea. Can’t wait to use my new nighttime camera!)​

 

[Livelovedance]

DL Fireworks: Tough, but Halloween Screams is just so fun!

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DL Parade: Magic Happens! We were so fortunate to get to see it multiple times at night in the two weeks after it premiered before the closure. Definitely hope it can return in the not too distant future.

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(My pics with my iPhone 7 are trash, but you get the idea. Can’t wait to use my new nighttime camera!)​

I wish WDW did as much for The Nightmare Before Christmas as DL does! Granted, I didn’t see the new Jack Skellington fireworks for the Halloween party, but is that Zero flying?? I need to make a trip there one year for this and the HM overlay!

And omg that Moana float!

 

[Carol_]

SAFD: Changing my answer to Electric Water Pageant because I love it as hokey as it is, and I can see it from the resort.

 

[Barca33Runner]

SAFD: I’m basic and new enough to Disney that Happily Ever After is my show. It’s all the things I love about Disney wrapped into one.

 

[GreatLakes]

SAFD: Wishes. Loved that show.

I loved Sorcery in the Sky back in the early 90s but I don't remember enough about it to know if it is just nostalgia at this point.

 

[SarahDisney]

SAFD: Main Street Electrical

... but, today being what it is, I have to say, the 4th of July fireworks at MK were pretty spectacular

 

[kilowan]

Good morning, runDisney all-stars! We are 184 days away from marathon weekend!

For this week’s Sundays are for Disney, what is your all-time favorite nighttime show at Disney?

Have a great week, everyone!

The electric water pageant. Remember seeing that from both hotels and fort wilderness in the 70’s. Mom would make sure we saw it at least 3 times during our vacations

 

[hotblooded]

SAFD: The first time I saw Wishes was a complete surprise. I was eating dinner at ‘Ohana on my arrival day in June 2010, when they dimmed the lights and piped in the music. I had no idea it was going to happen, given that it was my first trip since 2004 and my first time eating there, but I had a fireworks view from my table. I started crying right then and there despite my best efforts to keep it together. It’ll always be special to me and I hope it’s brought back in some way.

 

[marty3d]

SAFD: have to go with Fantasmic

 

[lhermiston]

So the correct answer is the unbeatable one-two punch of Celebrate the Magic and Wishes!

I still choke up when I hear Robin Williams in that show.