CaptainJessicaSparrow
02-11-2009, 11:50 PM
So, I saw the Cast Preview tonight.......
It's like BPB and HSM mixed together with some Carnival and Mardi Gras.
5 New Floats, all hideous and gaudy looking. The parade comes up Main Street, circles the Hub once before stopping in front of the Castle.
The first float is the Emcee Float, featuring Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy in some ugly costumes that look like.....confetti threw up on them. This float stops directly in front of the Castle.
The second float is the Jungle Book float. Not really themed like JB, it's just a giant present box but the characters on it are King Louie and Baloo. The character on the top is Sebastian. This float stops right at the pathway to Fantasyland, just past the Tomorrowland Bridge.
Third float is the Toy Story characters (Woody and Jesse). Again, it's a ugly present shaped box. Lumerie is on the top of this one. It stops right by the popcorn stand just before the Tomorrowland Bridge.
Fourth float is the Incredibles (Mr. Incredible and Frozone) and the Mad Hatter is on top. It stops by the Ice Cream stand to the left of Main Street.
Fifth float is the Chip and Dale float, with Genie on top. It stops by the Adventureland Bridge.
Problems with this parade? Oh, I predict it will be hard. There are stilt walkers, who have to cross the trolley tracks in a lot of those movements, especially at the Main Street spoke of the Hub where the tracks criss-cross. I predict a high potential of falling here because the feet of the stilts might get stuck in a track groove.
They pull guests into the audience to dance to the music after the performers do some HSM-eqsue dances. However, they pull A LOT of people in and these guests are also dancing where the tracks are. I'd expect them to trip over the tracks (they are less aware than the stilt walkers are because the stilts are trained to know they are there).I don't think the average guest will follow along that easily when they need to clear the streets, especially children and these are some big floats.
Costumes in general....oh heavens. Seriously, 1980's called - they want their clothes back. Talk about bad design. I mean the stilts look like they have literally, Pooh on their heads (and I don't mean the bear). The dancers, it's spandex and tacky aloha shirts. Mickey and Minnie....ew. Donald and Goofy just have a hat. Chip and Dale have these ugly purple vests. Genie looks like he did at the end of the movie. Lumerie has ribbons on his neck and arms. Frozone has Mardi Gras Beads. EWWWWWWWWWWW.
Overall, I think it's not that great. Then again, I am completely over this whole celebration this (and it's only February). I'm just glad they didn't attack the castle with all this confetti throw-up everywhere. I don't think I could stand another pink cake incident.
It's like BPB and HSM mixed together with some Carnival and Mardi Gras.
5 New Floats, all hideous and gaudy looking. The parade comes up Main Street, circles the Hub once before stopping in front of the Castle.
The first float is the Emcee Float, featuring Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy in some ugly costumes that look like.....confetti threw up on them. This float stops directly in front of the Castle.
The second float is the Jungle Book float. Not really themed like JB, it's just a giant present box but the characters on it are King Louie and Baloo. The character on the top is Sebastian. This float stops right at the pathway to Fantasyland, just past the Tomorrowland Bridge.
Third float is the Toy Story characters (Woody and Jesse). Again, it's a ugly present shaped box. Lumerie is on the top of this one. It stops right by the popcorn stand just before the Tomorrowland Bridge.
Fourth float is the Incredibles (Mr. Incredible and Frozone) and the Mad Hatter is on top. It stops by the Ice Cream stand to the left of Main Street.
Fifth float is the Chip and Dale float, with Genie on top. It stops by the Adventureland Bridge.
Problems with this parade? Oh, I predict it will be hard. There are stilt walkers, who have to cross the trolley tracks in a lot of those movements, especially at the Main Street spoke of the Hub where the tracks criss-cross. I predict a high potential of falling here because the feet of the stilts might get stuck in a track groove.
They pull guests into the audience to dance to the music after the performers do some HSM-eqsue dances. However, they pull A LOT of people in and these guests are also dancing where the tracks are. I'd expect them to trip over the tracks (they are less aware than the stilt walkers are because the stilts are trained to know they are there).I don't think the average guest will follow along that easily when they need to clear the streets, especially children and these are some big floats.
Costumes in general....oh heavens. Seriously, 1980's called - they want their clothes back. Talk about bad design. I mean the stilts look like they have literally, Pooh on their heads (and I don't mean the bear). The dancers, it's spandex and tacky aloha shirts. Mickey and Minnie....ew. Donald and Goofy just have a hat. Chip and Dale have these ugly purple vests. Genie looks like he did at the end of the movie. Lumerie has ribbons on his neck and arms. Frozone has Mardi Gras Beads. EWWWWWWWWWWW.
Overall, I think it's not that great. Then again, I am completely over this whole celebration this (and it's only February). I'm just glad they didn't attack the castle with all this confetti throw-up everywhere. I don't think I could stand another pink cake incident.