No Electrical Parade this summer (2010)

I am sooooo disapointed. This was the only reason we chose to book our trip the last weekend in August instead of September.
 
What a buzz kill- the year we choose Disneyland over WDW, WDW gets my most very favorite magical Disney thing. :upsidedow

Me too! :sad1: We saw the Electrical Parade at WDW on our very first visit in 1999, then it disappeared and we didn't see it again until we visited DL in 2007, and was soooo looking forward to seeing it again this July, am so sad I won't get to see it now, that parade is so special. :sad2:
 
So does this mean that MK will have BOTH the Electrical Parade and SpectroMagic?? How is that fair? :confused3

I will say that if they were to announce a switch, and bring Spectro to DL for the summer, I would be thrilled with that! I love Spectro just as much as the EP (for different reasons) so to see it in my "home" park would be awesome!
 
Is this real? We are regular WDW visitors. My 6 YO DD has been to WDW four times and on DCL twice. Neither my DH nor my DD have ever been to DL. I grew up in CA and have fond memories of the EP in DL. Spectro just never lived up to the EP for me. We are planning a 15 day trip to CA this June/July and are spending 4 nights at DL. One of the main things I wanted to share with my DH and DD is the EP and now it's going to WDW? Seriously? The first time I plan to go to DL over WDW and the one thing I want to see at DL gets moved to WDW. It seems like a cruel joke. I'm looking for the hidden cameras.
 

There's an article posted on the Jim Hill site today with more information: Electrical Parade” unplugged, sent back East as DCA preps for “Disney’s World of Color”

Here's a quote from the article:

Long story short: Disneyland Resort officials anticipate that there’s going to be this huge learning curve when it comes to the Operations side of “Disney's World of Color.” Not only for the technicians who have to make sure that all of the underlying technology & infrastructure is working properly so that Steve Davison’s latest extravaganza can then be presented multiple times nightly. But also for those Cast Members who will be handling crowd control. Who now have to invent a procedure for safely moving 9,000 Guests in & out of Paradise Bay’s still-under-construction waterfront viewing area. Not to mention keeping tabs on those 9,000 other DLR visitors who have already queued up for “World of Color” ‘s second show of the night.

And given that many of the very best viewing spots for “Disney’s World of Color” will basically back up against that still-quite-active construction site for DCA’s “The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Undersea Adventure” attraction … The worry in-house was -- to attempt to do all this (i.e. get 9,000 people safely loaded into Paradise Bay’s new waterfront viewing area, run that show, then exit all of those Guests from the official WOC viewing area, while still maintaining control over those 9,000 other Disneyland visitors who are patiently waiting in line elsewhere in the Park to see “World of Color” ‘s second show of the night) PLUS still run “Disney’s Electrical Parade” through the Park on hot summer nights -- was a recipe for disaster. Especially when you take into consideration how narrow so many of DCA’s paths, walkways & entertainment corridors are these days thanks to all those construction fences.
 
I am looking forward to the return of the Main Street Electrical Parade to the Magic Kingdom. I was a frequent visitor to Disneyland in the 70's and missed the parade when I moved to Florida. I was able to see it again around 2000 when it made a brief appearance here at Walt Disney World.

My annual pass will get a lot of use on the upcoming warm summer nights. :cool1:

Robert
 
Give us Spectromagic in return -- in Disneyland proper! I really liked it when I saw it at MK a couple years ago.

I haven't seen the Electrical Parade since I was a kid (i think we had the "soundtrack" record so I knew all the music), and it looks like it will be awhile longer until I see it again. Hopefully once they get everything opened and sorted in DCA in the next couple years they will be able to do World of Color and the Electrical Parade.

PHXscuba
 
So does this mean that MK will have BOTH the Electrical Parade and SpectroMagic?? How is that fair? :confused3

I will say that if they were to announce a switch, and bring Spectro to DL for the summer, I would be thrilled with that! I love Spectro just as much as the EP (for different reasons) so to see it in my "home" park would be awesome!

I totally agree! It's kind of a bummer that just because DL/DCA is getting WOC that we have to give something up for it.
Doesn't WDW also have another type of electical parade on water floats that goes around the lagoons at night in front of the Poly, Contemporary, etc.?

Aww...what a bummer! I was totally looking forward to seeing DEP when I go in May :sad2: Oh well, at least WoC will be open then...

I was hoping to see DEP too. And as for WOC being open when you (and I) go we'll have to see. I don't think they've officially announced a definite opening date yet.
 
I do get the concerns about space while construction is going on but I don't see how it's fair to just take it out of DLR entirely rather than just move it back to Main St. which is where it belongs. Especially when the current parade on Main St. is Celebrate! which is just ... eh.

WOC isn't a summer special event, so what are they going to do to make up for the loss of DEP?
 
WOC isn't a summer special event, so what are they going to do to make up for the loss of DEP?

I think DLR is viewing WOC as a summer special event THIS year, especially since they are talking about 2 shows a night. Don't get me wrong, I want DEP back on DL Main Street USA just as bad as anyone, but they've been talking about taking the DEP to WDW for years. It was bound to happen.
 
I think DLR is viewing WOC as a summer special event THIS year, especially since they are talking about 2 shows a night. Don't get me wrong, I want DEP back on DL Main Street USA just as bad as anyone, but they've been talking about taking the DEP to WDW for years. It was bound to happen.

Doesn't make it suck any less, lol.

And I just don't see how they can view WOC as a summer special event if it's going to start before and then continue after the summer 2 shows a night or not. GAH! It's frustrating for me. And I just have to vent about it a little, lol.
 
OK, I get it. Sort of.

DEP has been running at DCA for at least five years. Things change. RDCT ran for four years until last summer.

I think its kind of funny how WDW is getting all of DLR's cast-offs. Parade of Dreams. Block Party Bash. And now DEP - since DCA cannot use it.

I wish we could send them Mulholland Madness. :laughing:
 
OK, I get it. Sort of.

DEP has been running at DCA for at least five years. Things change. RDCT ran for four years until last summer.

I think its kind of funny how WDW is getting all of DLR's cast-offs. Parade of Dreams. Block Party Bash. And now DEP - since DCA cannot use it.

I wish we could send them Mulholland Madness. :laughing:

A thorn?

Jack
 
This is unbelievable to us - we were dying to see EP this year - one of the main reasons (after 10 years visiting WDW) we decided to go to DLR rather than WDW this year - and the EP goes the other way - just our luck!!!!:headache:
 
MSEP will not be a DL cast -off. WDW had its own version of MSEP for many years before it had SpectroMagic. It played there from 1977 to 1991, and again from 1999-2003. WDW fans are thrilled that it's coming back to WDW after such a long, long time--even if it's the "borrowed" version from DL. .
 
MSEP will not be a DL cast -off. WDW had its own version of MSEP for many years before it had SpectroMagic. It played there from 1977 to 1991, and again from 1999-2003. WDW fans are thrilled that it's coming back to WDW after such a long, long time--even if it's the "borrowed" version from DL. .
Sort of. I used Wikipedia to jog my memory but the run of MSEP at MK from 1999-2001 was also borrowed from DL.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Street_Electrical_Parade

The Main Street Electrical Parade had counterparts of the same name and layout at the Magic Kingdom in the Walt Disney World Resort, which ran from 1977 to 1991. It was replaced by a similar parade called SpectroMagic, which ran from 1991-1999 and then reopened in 2001 and is still running. In 1992, the electrical parade from the Magic Kingdom went to Parc Disneyland at Disneyland Paris and ran there until 2003.

It was then replaced by Fantillusion, a nighttime parade from Tokyo Disneyland that had earlier replaced the Tokyo version of the Main Street Electrical Parade, which ran from 1985-1995. Tokyo Disneyland's current night parade, Tokyo Disneyland Electrical Parade: DreamLights began in 2001 and it was a return to the style of the original with updated new music and floats.

The Main Street Electrical Parade closed in Disneyland in 1996 after a 24-year run. Light bulbs certified as having been part of the show were sold to collectors. The replacement show, Light Magic, opened in 1997 and was an immediate failure. Disney quickly cancelled Light Magic but held off in bringing back the popular Main Street Electrical Parade. However, the parade was refurbished and appeared at the Magic Kingdom in May 1999 for a limited engagement, just in time for the resort's Millennium Celebration. The parade ended its run at the Magic Kingdom on April 1, 2001 and SpectroMagic was brought back the following day.

The Main Street Electrical Parade floats were then sent back to California for the parade's return to Disneyland. These plans changed after Team Disney Anaheim saw the poor attendance figures for the spring break season at Disney's California Adventure and feared that the park would fail to attract large crowds during the crucial summer season, unless they had a big draw[citation needed]. So, on April 25, 2001, Disney announced that the popular Main Street Electrical Parade would be coming to Disney's California Adventure on July 2, 2001 in honor of the first summer of the park.
 
All I can say is, now you all know how WDW'ers felt when they shipped the MSEP off to France!!! :mad: I'm sorry you're losing the parade this summer. Heck, I booked a trip for July so I could see it!!! At least you'll have WOC, and WDW won't have that! Hey, maybe it's an opportunity for all you Californians to come over to WDW for that trip you've been thinking about...
 
Isn't WOC a permanent attraction? So what will happen to DEP after its WDW run? Do you think it will stay a bit longer??? We are actually planning a WDW trip in mid-August - I hope it's still there then!!!
 
The first time I ever saw MSEP was at WDW. We thought is was awesome but I prefer Spectromagic as far as nighttime parades. It would have been nice to see the electrical parade again at DCA but their going to need the space for WOC for sure. It's taking everything I've got not to go to DL this year. I still can't decide where to go on vacation this year with the kids.

Interesting article on WDW and the constant getting of borrowed clothes from DL and the ever declining state of the World. If it weren't for Epcot I probably wouldn't go back to WDW.

http://miceage.micechat.com/kevinyee/ky021110a.htm
 





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