Starlight soft opening tonight at 9 pm!!!

[japanese maple]

Just announced at MK over loudspeaker soft opening tonight at 9!

Goo To You will be streaming if you want to watch!

 

[japanese maple]

Also, it's a soft opening so all effects might not be working yet, but still, what a treat for those there!!!

 

[Dug720]

Sneaky! Knowing a lot of the regular vloggers will likely be in CA for Disneyland's 70th festivities!

 

[Disneylover99]

Watching now!

 

[Dave006]

Watching now!

From where, and how busy is it since it was a last minute (same day) announcement?

Dave

 

[Disneylover99]

From where, and how busy is it since it was a last minute (same day) announcement?

Dave

I’m watching the Goo’s. They are near the start of the parade.
Ron on the Go is also live-streaming on MainStreet. It looks pretty busy.

 

[2vets]

Wow. This is awesome. The tip to MSEP brings tears to my eyes. Cannot wait to see this, and I am not a parade person!

 

[Disneylover99]

Any night time parade is a happy bonus.
It did seem a bit short though.

 

[OhhBother]

Loved Moana! Got teary eyed watching it on my computer. We'll be there next weekend to see it live!

 

[japanese maple]

I'm crying!!! So good!!!

 

[scrappinginontario]

Yay!!! Waiting to see it in person next month. Also avoiding info about TT.

When I see posts about these I just move on. Hope those who watched have fun chatting about it!!

 

[HopperFan]

Watching it stream I’m not wowed. I think I need to see in person - next month. Then I’ll check back.

 

[croschek05]

Very cool but very short

 

[japanese maple]

Watching it stream I’m not wowed. I think I need to see in person - next month. Then I’ll check back.

Why?

Everyone keeps comparing to Paint The Night. I actually don't really care for Paint The Night. The music isn't good and the parade is just screens in my opinion.

Is it as good as MSEP? No, but originals are always the best..

Sigh, the Internet is so mood deflating. (Not you HopperFan!!!)
I watched it and loved it, go to read on social media (not this site) and bam! Everyone complaining. No, it's cool. Nothing will make everyone happy!

 

[TinkerPan]

Wondering about the parade route direction.. I thought the original announcements said the parade would start at main street and end at Frontierland. But, the video I just saw of the soft opening of the parade was just the opposite, i.e. the parade was going towards main street to conclude there. Would love some clarification.

 

[2vets]

Yay!!! Waiting to see it in person next month. Also avoiding info about TT.

When I see posts about these I just move on. Hope those who watched have fun chatting about it!!

No way am I gonna spoil TT!!!

 

[fla4fun]

Wondering about the parade route direction.. I thought the original announcements said the parade would start at main street and end at Frontierland. But, the video I just saw of the soft opening of the parade was just the opposite, i.e. the parade was going towards main street to conclude there. Would love some clarification.

The 9:00 parade tonight started on Main Street. It came out right next to the fire station in Town Square, did the loop through Town Square by the train station and headed up Main Street toward the hub. Did they run it more than once and run it the opposite way the second time?

As to whether it was short, it seemed to be running kind of fast to me and I wondered if it was related to the weather. The floats for MSEP seemed to move more slowly. Also, we would have no way of knowing if a float or two were not ready and kept behind the scenes since this was the first public run through. I estimate it’s around fifteen minutes or so, which seems about right.

I liked it. Not as much as MSEP, but it may grow on me. I never liked Spectromagic at all, so the fact that I liked this one watching it virtually gives me hope I will like it more in person.

 

[DCJ]

ehh.. Floats were nice, music was uninspiring and forgettable. Felt very Enchantment and Luminous. I streamed Spectromagic right after watching this ( I've never seen Spectromagic in person). Doesn't compare. Maybe I'm going to be in the minority, but just feels like another Disney lackluster miss.

As high as ticket prices and upcharges are, it should be epic.

 

[Minnie1222]

We're flying down next week especially for this and Test Track 3.0.

 

[Disneylover99]

As to whether it was short, it seemed to be running kind of fast to me and I wondered if it was related to the weather. The floats for MSEP seemed to move more slowly. Also, we would have no way of knowing if a float or two were not ready and kept behind the scenes since this was the first public run through. I estimate it’s around fifteen minutes or so, which seems about right.

Yeah. Really good points. It will be interesting to see if there are additional floats/dancers tomorrow night. The parade last night was about 11 or 12 minutes and other night time parades typically run 17-20 minutes.