Stars & Cars - Rumor with DLRP

[kathleena]

I've been reading up on DLRP and found this little tidbit about the Stars and Motor Cars Parade coming to Walt Disney Studios in DLRP. This worded like it would move there, not just be duplicated.

http://www.dlrpmagic.com/guides/15thanniversary/theparty/events_3_img_starscars.jpgThis addition has yet to be confirmed.
Some preliminary schedules for the 15th Anniversary Celebration include the arrival of the popular Disney Stars & Motor Cars parade from Disney-MGM Studios Florida. The traditional Hollywood cavalcade would complete the Hollywood Boulevard transformation at Walt Disney Studios Park and bring the festivities to a truly dazzling, red carpet close.

[LisaG]

OOOO - maybe a new parade in MGM (finally!!).

[dinkybean758]

Hi.
I guess new parade at MGM studio will be Block Party Bash, it will end its show at California Adventure on 6th Jan, then move to MGM, that's what I heard from huge fan of BPB....

[Robin]

I like the parade part of Block Party Bash, but the stopping for long periods of time make for a long parade wait.

Then again at WDW we don't queue up early.

For those who haven't seen it, it's a parade of Pixar characters and I liked it much better than themed cars.

[James]

Hi.
I guess new parade at MGM studio will be Block Party Bash, it will end its show at California Adventure on 6th Jan, then move to MGM, that's what I heard from huge fan of BPB....

I had read this too dinkybean! It will be nice to have a new parade!!! :)

[kathleena]

I liked the block party bash, but it was a very long time before the parade moved on. I wonder given the issues with the MK parade, if they will do an interactive parade at WDW.

I had heard the block party bash rumor also. I would rather have the parade I just read about that plays in Paris at Walt Disney Studios!

[johnnyblack]

I had heard the block party bash rumor also. I would rather have the parade I just read about that plays in Paris at Walt Disney Studios!

Ditto! I'd rather not have a Pixar parade. It would be nice if we had Disney things at Walt Disney World and not pirates and princesses either. When Disney made deals with Muppets and Lucas, we didn't get rid of all Disney projects to bombard guests with nothing but Kermit and Luke Skywalker.

Sorry, I forgot I was logged in as John.

-- Erin

[Timon]

Ditto! I'd rather not have a Pixar parade. It would be nice if we had Disney things at Walt Disney World and not pirates and princesses either. When Disney made deals with Muppets and Lucas, we didn't get rid of all Disney projects to bombard guests with nothing but Kermit and Luke Skywalker.

Sorry, I forgot I was logged in as John.

-- Erin

Erin,

There's a huge difference. Since the merger Pixar is Disney, where as Muppets & Lucas aren't. I consider Buzz & Woody to be as much Disney characters as Donald & Daisy.

[kathleena]

Yes, I like the Pixar and Muppets characters also (Disney bought something to do with the Muppets as well as buying Pixar.....). I also love Star Wars and pirates and princesses. All of these things in a parade is fine with me.

It's the presentation of the parade that I was commenting on. What I didn't like so much was the parade at "DCA". It's OK, but I would tire of it very quickly, kind of like High School musical. It's also not very movie-ish. It's a block party, not sure that is themed to Disney-MGM Studios. The one at the WDS sounds much better.

[LisaG]

I too would rather have a "parade" parade. If you aren't planning to watch BPB you pretty much have to plan to be in the opposite side of the park for at least an hour as it pretty much gridlocks the front of DCA while it is going on. Maybe it can have a better flow at MGM.

[ddoll]

I also read they were bringing Block Party to MGM. It looked like it was aimed just at kids when I saw it in DL.

[kathleena]

Here's a description of the Disney Cinema Parade at DLRP. It sounds great to me and perfectly themed to Disney-MGM Studios

Disney Cinema Parade


1: Camera featuring Tinkerbell

When there's a smile in your heat, there's no better time to start... Lights! Camera! Action! The parade begins with Tinkerbell perched on top of the huge old-fashioned movie camera as she sprinkles her magical pixiedust over the production. Captain Hook, the classic villain, follows closely behind along with various eccentric members of the crew and cinema ushers, whilst Peter Pan himself hovers inside the camera, making sure all the magic is caught on film!


2: Costuming featuring Minnie Mouse

It's the beautiful Minnie Mouse, and she's got the costuming department with her! A wall of endless glittering mirrors and a collection of gorgeous outfits are all she needs to get the cast into their starring roles. She might even find a costume that's just perfect for you!


3: Script featuring The Lion King

Members of the crew with a touch of the Savannah on their costumes arrive on set with Timon and Rafiki and the giant script book, and begin some impromptu dress rehearsals of their favourite scenes. It's the Circle of Life, and it moves us all - a powerful script can create all kinds of magic!


4:Clapperboard featuring Pinocchio

It's time to get this production started - but not before Pinocchio, Jiminy and Gepetto get the clapperboard sorted out. Are there enough letters? Will the title fit? How do you spell "Pinocchio" again? And where's Jiminy got to? He had better not just be hanging around!


5: Movie Reel featuring 101 Dalmations

The production is coming together nicely, but there's a lot of film to edit before it can go in the can! Don't worry, they've got the best in the business, and 101 of them! A scene where Cruella DeVil comes across well?! It's got to go! She won't be happy though, so be prepared for a classic movie star strop!


6: Movie Can featuring Mary Poppins

The movie is nearly complete! Time to get it into the can with the help of the ever-joyful Mary Poppins and Bert with their enchanted carousel horses. They'll take you into their Jolly Holiday and tell you about the magic that happens when you forget about your worries and simply say "Supercalifragilicexpialidocious"!


7: Director featuring Donald Duck

Look busy, everyone - the director is here and has a tendency to get rather annoyed if things aren't going exactly how he wants them. He proudly sits atop his giant directors chair and shouts instructions through a massive megaphone - maybe we'll actually be able to understand him now? Who could it be? No one but Donald Duck!


8: Filmstrip featuring Toy Story

Strange things are happening... The characters from Toy Story burst out of the film strip and take over the parade route with a colourful assortment of larger-than-life toys as Woody and Buzz come to life to the rhythm of "You've Got A Friend In Me". Quick, it's nearly time for the big cinema premiere! Back into the filmstrip!


9: Cinema featuring Mickey Mouse

The time has finally come - the grand cinema premiere with Mickey Mouse! How did Donald do? As the curtains open the magic begins and the tension grows. Then, a stunning round of applause from the special VIP audience! A new Disney cinema classic has just been made, right before your eyes.

Cut! That's a wrap!

[kathleena]

Second half of description:

The music for Disney Cinema Parade features one clear underlying main theme that follows through all the music. Each float has its own music - a melody of memorable pieces of music from the featured film, mixed into the main Disney Cinema Parade theme. The opening "Camera featuring Tinkerbell" float, for example, features "You Can Fly! You Can Fly! You Can Fly!" and "Second Star To The Right", whereas the "Filmstrip featuring Toy Story" float features "Strange Things" and "You've Got A Friend In Me".


The parade music uses the popular Disney concept of the "Underliner", a system previously used in parades such as "Main Street Electrical Parade", this allows the audience to see the parade with one consistent piece of music but with changing themes depending on the float which is passing. This is thanks to highly sophisticated synchronised audio, made possible by sensors in the floats and on the metal light poles along the parade route. These then map out the exact position of each float so that the music from speakers can be lined up accordingly.


Each float has it's own piece of music, featuring the underliner and other overlying themes, that are all linked together in perfect synchronisation. Music for all the floats begins at exactly the same time and finishes at the same time, so that as the parade passes you get the main underliner from the nearby speakers plus the extra float-specific themes as the various floats pass by. The audience usually doesn't even notice the music changing and this system allows for a large amount of flexibility whilst still having specific music for each float that passes.



This unique parade was designed entirely from scratch by the stage production design company DRAGONE, created by Art Director Franco Dragone, whose past accomplishments include the direction of the world famous Cirque du Soleil.


With Production Direction by Luke Petit and Artistic Direction by Danielle Roy, the idea was to combine the avant-garde aesthetics of Franco Dragone with the great entertainment legacy of Disney, creating a parade full of recognisable Disney characters but with a continuity and an abstract artistic quality that had never been seen in a Disney parade before.


To create a sense of continuity throughout a parade which features so many different characters and themes, the universal character of the Cinema Usher was chosen for all of the parade's dancers. Their luxurious deep red costumes link together the different themes and floats of the parade to create a continuous and involving experience between floats, whilst clever individual touches on every single costume (such as savannah grass on hats for The Lion King or traffic cone overlays for Toy Story 2) still allow a variety of themes and ideas to be featured.

In total, three workshops, situated in the Netherlands, Belgium and in the north of France, worked on the creation of the parade floats, while the colourful parade costumes were hand-made in the Belgian town of Beniche, the site of one of Europe's popular carnivals.




After a few months of speculation about whether there would be a park parade for the new Walt Disney Studios Park at all, a new parade was confirmed in the Annual Passport Brochure with a premiere of June 1st 2002. Disney Cinema Parade began fairly quietly, without a large build up or a great deal of publicity, but has gone on to gain recognition as one of the resort's greatest parades. The parade was developed by the same people who have worked for Cirque du Soleil, and so boats an impressive abstract visual quality that gives it a beautiful sense of continuity and theme throughout the various costumes and floats.

2003 brought the introduction of the Walt Disney Studios Van, which allows the latest Disney stars to be a part of the parade. Nemo was also added to the start of the parade in October 2003.


Until early 2004, the parade had a "Pre-Parade" featuring Goofy driving down the parade route and interacting with the guests, but this was cut from the parade and replaced with the park's CinéFolies "movie stars" walking down the parade route, posing for photos and greeting the guests. Part of the reasoning behind Goofy's departure was likely the fact that his speech was totally in English, and so could not be enjoyed as much by guests speaking other languages.


In late Summer 2004 another change was made when the lively "Lights! Camera! Action!" parade stops were cut. These later returned in 2006, and are now performed almost every day.