BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted April 26, 2013 Report Share Posted April 26, 2013 From the Disney Parks Blog... Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade Coming to Magic Kingdom Park in 2014posted on April 26th, 2013 by Jennifer Fickley-Baker, Social Media Manager For many guests, a visit to a Disney Park wouldn’t be complete without catching a parade. Whether it’s the thrill of seeing which Disney character comes up next, or that moment when your favorite character waves right at you, there’s just something magical about a Disney parade. Today, we’re happy to share that a new procession, the Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade, will march into Magic Kingdom Park in spring 2014. The Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade will bring a celebration of New Fantasyland to Main Street, U.S.A., through fantastic and innovative new parade floats, vibrant costumes, and an original soundtrack that will feature beloved songs from favorite Disney films, plus a parade theme song. This parade will specifically highlight the stories of “The Little Mermaid,” “Sleeping Beauty,” “Dumbo,” “Pinocchio,” “Peter Pan,” “Tangled” and the Disney●Pixar film “Brave” among others. (Check out a sneak peek of the “Tangled”-themed float above). Keep your eye on the Disney Parks Blog for future coverage of the development of this new parade. http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2013/04/disney-festival-of-fantasy-parade-coming-to-magic-kingdom-park-in-2014/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DisneyParks+%28Disney+Parks+Blog%29 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted April 26, 2013 Report Share Posted April 26, 2013 A new parade is great news! More people checking out the parade means shorter lines for SM. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted April 26, 2013 Report Share Posted April 26, 2013 I wonder if this is a daytime or nighttime parade. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DoctorDalek 7 Posted April 26, 2013 Report Share Posted April 26, 2013 I wonder if this is a daytime or nighttime parade.Its a day time parade according to the parks blog they have no start date but this is great news im so very sick of this parade it feels like its been around for a decade Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GaDawgFan.....Kelly 799 Posted April 26, 2013 Report Share Posted April 26, 2013 Yay!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted April 26, 2013 Report Share Posted April 26, 2013 Its a day time parade according to the parks blog they have no start date but this is great news im so very sick of this parade it feels like its been around for a decade Great! Hopefully this means MSEP will be around awhile longer. Sorry, Dave and Lou! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lou... 3,118 Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 Great! Hopefully this means MSEP will be around awhile longer. Sorry, Dave and Lou! You're confusing the crappy Electrical Water Pageant with the MSEP, I like the MSEP.The unofficial buzz is that the MSEP will be gone sometime this year with the return of Spectro Magic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted April 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 ... return of Spectro Magic. :stars-shower-smiley: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 :stars-shower-smiley: Ditto!! :jumpforjoy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
momof3kids-Yvonne 594 Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 You're confusing the crappy Electrical Water Pageant with the MSEP, I like the MSEP.The unofficial buzz is that the MSEP will be gone sometime this year with the return of Spectro Magic.Now if I could only convince DH that I need to get back before that happens. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LONE-STAR 370 Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 Bring back Spectro Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brent... Just Brent 83 Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 Spectro was definitely my favorite. Best new from a bus driver all night. BradyBzLyn...Mo 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
momof3kids-Yvonne 594 Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 I don't mind Spectro Magic. It is just that MSEP brings back nostalgic memories. It is the one I saw when my grandparents took us to Disney for the first time. I was just hoping to be able to share that with all three of my kids. DS did see it when he was 4, but the girls haven't. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lou... 3,118 Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 Spectro was definitely my favorite. Best new from a bus driver all night. Not really news, just a gut feeling based on how long the MSEP has been at WDW, internal and external rumors. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ftwildernessguy 778 Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 When Bobby told me about this parade, I got really excited. I thought it would be a parade consisting of just the Disney Princesses. I am sorry to hear this is not the case. I will not waste my time on this parade. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lou... 3,118 Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 I got really excited. I thought it would be a parade consisting of just the Disney Princesses. So the name "Festival of Fantasy" meant something totally different to you? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 So the name "Festival of Fantasy" meant something totally different to you? I'm picturing a Princess lingerie show now. Is that about right, Jim? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ftwildernessguy 778 Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 Think Victoria's Secret with Disney Princesses as models on parade. They could even do like the Adventurers Club used to do with a family friendly show early in the evening and an adult version later on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 Think Victoria's Secret with Disney Princesses as models on parade. They could even do like the Adventurers Club used to do with a family friendly show early in the evening and an adult version later on. That show was tried for a brief time last year at Mickey's Backyard Massage Parlor and Casino, but during the late show one night Ariel had a wardrobe malfunction. Mulan tried to help her cover up but cut her finger on Ariel's broken seashell, and when Tiana saw it she thought Mulan had been shot and started screaming "Ariel's been shot! Ariel's been shot!". A melee ensued, and by the time OCSO sorted things out 20 people had been sent to the hospital and Tiana, Mulan and Rapunzel, who bitch-slapped a female officer with her hair, were sent to prison to cool down. So seriously, I doubt you will ever see that show again. BradyBzLyn...Mo 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Katman1356...Jason 1,140 Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 That show was tried for a brief time last year at Mickey's Backyard Massage Parlor and Casino, but during the late show one night Ariel had a wardrobe malfunction. Mulan tried to help her cover up but cut her finger on Ariel's broken seashell, and when Tiana saw it she thought Mulan had been shot and started screaming "Ariel's been shot! Ariel's been shot!". A melee ensued, and by the time OCSO sorted things out 20 people had been sent to the hospital and Tiana, Mulan and Rapunzel, who bitch-slapped a female officer with her hair, were sent to prison to cool down. So seriously, I doubt you will ever see that show again. :rofl2: :rofl3: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 So is this the new 3:00 parade or a replacement for the "Celebrate" annoyance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lou... 3,118 Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 So is this the new 3:00 parade or a replacement for the "Celebrate" annoyance. The "Celebrate a Dream Come True" parade will stop appearing by the end of the year so that Disney can prepare for the new parade in 2014. The new parade will feature, but not be limited to, Flynn Rider, Rapunzel, Ariel, Peter Pan, Wendy, Merida, Pinocchio and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 Oh wait, the two parades have similar names? I was thinking the other parade was called "Celebrate Today" you know the "dance" thing with the big gift boxes. Hopefully that one will go away too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lou... 3,118 Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 Just to clarify, a lot of people call it the 3 o'clock parade, but during the busiest times of the year, they have it twice a day, so sometimes it's the 12:30 parade too.Anyway, nothing has been announced regarding the status of the "Move It! Shake It! Celebrate It! Street Party". I think it will continue for a while. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted January 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 From the Disney Parks Blog. Gotta say that is one cool looking dragon! First Look: Maleficent Joins the ‘Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade,’ Coming to Magic Kingdom Parkposted on January 13th, 2014 by Jennifer Fickley-Baker, Social Media ManagerSince last Friday, we’ve been giving you some sneak peeks at a mysterious new float coming this spring to the “Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade” at Magic Kingdom Park. Today, we’re excited to reveal that this impressive addition represents none other than Maleficent from “Sleeping Beauty” – in the form of an enormous, Steampunk-inspired dragon. Stretching 35 feet in length and reaching 26 feet above the parade route, the Maleficent Dragon has been designed in partnership with Tony Award-winner Michael Curry, whose previous collaborations with Disney Parks have included the “Tapestry of Nations” parade at Epcot and “Finding Nemo – The Musical” at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The “Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade” is a celebration of Fantasyland, with each of the floats appearing as though the characters of that enchanted land may have had a hand in crafting them, bringing their individual stories to celebratory life on the streets of Magic Kingdom Park. The Steampunk-inspired style of the Maleficent Dragon takes that “maker” spirit to a spectacular level. We’ll have much more to share about the Maleficent Dragon and the rest of the “Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade” in the coming weeks, as we get closer to parade’s debut in spring 2014! Check out this link for more photos... http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2014/01/first-look-maleficent-joins-the-disney-festival-of-fantasy-parade-coming-to-magic-kingdom-park/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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