Starlight Parade issue already

[Nainolaf]

Hi all,

We visited MK last night for our first look at the new Starlight parade and I must say I was pleasantly surprised , after seeing the youtube videos we wre pretty underwhelmed but seeing it in person it is so much more vibrant and larger than life! The music was pretty good too when heard in person, the obvoius issues are the large gaps with dancers who are doing their best with bad costume decisions but the biggest issue we had was that Whimsy the train’s face was not working for both shows!! Why is is nothing new seems to work at Disney (and Universal for that matter) for longer than a couple of months without breakdowns and other maintenance issues!

 

[focusondisney]

Hi all,

We visited MK last night for our first look at the new Starlight parade and I must say I was pleasantly surprised , after seeing the youtube videos we wre pretty underwhelmed but seeing it in person it is so much more vibrant and larger than life! The music was pretty good too when heard in person, the obvoius issues are the large gaps with dancers who are doing their best with bad costume decisions but the biggest issue we had was that Whimsy the train’s face was not working for both shows!! Why is is nothing new seems to work at Disney (and Universal for that matter) for longer than a couple of months without breakdowns and other maintenance issues!

Well that’s sad. If it’s like other effects that have broken the last 10 years, it probably won’t ever work again.

 

[Nainolaf]

 

[DisneyFive]

Hi all,

, the obvoius issues are the large gaps with dancers who are doing their best with bad costume decisions

I agree, I love the new parade. But don’t dare call them dancers! In my comments, right after the parade was released and seeing it for ourselves, I got chastised for saying they were dancers. They are called walkers dang it!! Weird. Didn’t know I was out of date on my parade terminology 🫩

 

[gottalovepluto]

I agree, I love the new parade. But don’t dare call them dancers! In my comments, right after the parade was released and seeing it for ourselves, I got chastised for saying they were dancers. They are called walkers dang it!! Weird. Didn’t know I was out of date on my parade terminology 🫩

Saw the parade for the first time a couple nights ago. Idk what to call those poor CMs. But without great glittering costumes they just don’t add much. And it isn’t like the CMs didn’t try, they certainly appeared to put Disney Parade Level Enthusaism into it. The parade could use them- but they needed to triple the costume budget and make each group pop because (shocking as this revelation will be) it’s a parade in the DARK!

 

[Stacybaeasm]

I don't know for sure, but as a member of the performing union (Actors' Equity Association), my guess is they have to call them walkers because DANCERS at Disney are under the union contract. I don't believe AEA covers any of the parade performers. But now, I really want to know so I'm going to contact my friend who is a leader in parades and see what the reasoning is.