Beckers 1,136 Posted October 14, 2015 Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 Interestinghttp://www.chipandco.com/2015-disney-parks-christmas-day-parade-taping-schedule-magic-kingdom-220859/ BradyBzLyn...Mo 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beckers 1,136 Posted October 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 Having issues copy and pasting the article but I'm wondering if after last year's sorry excuse of the parade, they think taking the word parade out of the title will cut down on complaints? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted October 14, 2015 Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 Wow. Another classic tradition gone. The Christmas Day parade show used to be such a big deal. It's also crazy that they're supposedly going to tape it so early. This article is saying mid-November. It has always been the first week of December in the past. I'm glad to see it's not going to be Frozen themed. I think Disney is realizing that they've perhaps reached the limits of how far they can shove that stuff down guests' throats. Just in time for the new Frozen stuff to open in Epcot. TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beckers 1,136 Posted October 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 I haven't found anything official just chip and co post.It was awful last year. Awful. We still watch the 2013 one because it's the best one they have had. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
arthuruscg 34 Posted October 14, 2015 Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 meeeh, I have not watched it in years. It realy was not a parade but a 1 hour (?) commercial. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twiceblessed....nacole 433 Posted October 14, 2015 Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 meeeh, I have not watched it in years. It realy was not a parade but a 1 hour (?) commercial. Us too. We usually record it, then fast forward to the parts that interest us. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Travisma 1,317 Posted October 14, 2015 Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 What? Will the next step be dropping Christmas from the title? Maybe they can call it the Disney Parks Unforgettable Christmas Holiday Celebration so no one gets offended. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
devores 382 Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 It is being tapped November 10 to the 13th this year. This is true. BradyBzLyn...Mo 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pezheadval 32 Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 We've never been here when they taped the Christmas show and are curious and want to check it out. Any ideas as to who may be performing? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 We've never been here when they taped the Christmas show and are curious and want to check it out. Any ideas as to who may be performing? For one thing, to actually be in the crowd when the parade is being taped, you have to receive an invite. You will be jammed onto Main Street at a ridiculously early hour and have to remain standing the entire time. The rest of the folks that have the bad luck to be in the MK on that day will have to bypass Main Street. Also, not all of the performers, perform live in front of the crowds. We were actually there one year and caught a glimpse of them coaching the crowd to react to a non-existent performer. They were playing the music, but nobody was on stage. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 We've never been here when they taped the Christmas show and are curious and want to check it out. Any ideas as to who may be performing? We were actually there one year and caught a glimpse of them coaching the crowd to react to a non-existent performer. They were playing the music, but nobody was on stage. Getting excited over nothing....sounds like par for the course with Disney. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WannaBeImagineer 98 Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 For one thing, to actually be in the crowd when the parade is being taped, you have to receive an invite. You will be jammed onto Main Street at a ridiculously early hour and have to remain standing the entire time. The rest of the folks that have the bad luck to be in the MK on that day will have to bypass Main Street. Also, not all of the performers, perform live in front of the crowds. We were actually there one year and caught a glimpse of them coaching the crowd to react to a non-existent performer. They were playing the music, but nobody was on stage. I can confirm everything Carol said. I got a passholder invite one year and participated, I think it was 2005. It started off kind of fun, and we saw Regis and Kelly but then it got hot standing in the sun, so after a while we gave up and left. There was a lot of cheering and reacting to a parade float that didn't move, not much more than that. WBI Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 FWIW the big Christmas tree is up now too. Usually that doesn't happen until after the parade tapping. Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 Wow, that is unusual Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pezheadval 32 Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 Thanks for the info. That doesn't sound as fun as we envisioned. LOL Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beckers 1,136 Posted November 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 This is the first time we have been here while the tree was up! I was very excited to see it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
devores 382 Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 The parade is running reverse this year due to the construction in front of the castle. Normally the tree goes up after the parade taping because a stage and camera crane are place where the tree sits. Since they are tapping from a different angle this year the tree will be the back drop. Tri-Circle-D and BradyBzLyn...Mo 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 The parade is running reverse this year due to the construction in front of the castle. Normally the tree goes up after the parade taping because a stage and camera crane are place where the tree sits. Since they are tapping from a different angle this year the tree will be the back drop. Excellent inside information. As usual. When my girls were working the college program last year, the word among CM's was that Disney was going to try to accelerate the Hub construction so that it would be done and all the walls would come down for the parade taping. They missed that deadline, which limited what was shown of the parade on TV. It's hard to believe a year has gone by, and they're still not done with the construction in the Hub/Castle area. TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted November 8, 2015 Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 The parade is running reverse this year due to the construction in front of the castle. Normally the tree goes up after the parade taping because a stage and camera crane are place where the tree sits. Since they are tapping from a different angle this year the tree will be the back drop. Thanks Dave! :) Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beckers 1,136 Posted December 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 And another year that we fast forwarded most of the show. What a disappointment Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beckers 1,136 Posted December 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 And another year that we fast forwarded most of the show. What a disappointment Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Memphis 105 Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 This was the first year in decades that I did not see even one second of the "Celebration" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beckers 1,136 Posted December 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 Only thing worth watching was the little blips they did on the 3 families. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Travisma 1,317 Posted December 27, 2015 Report Share Posted December 27, 2015 It wasn't a parade, it was an ad for the Disney stars and for the cruise line. We watched the "parade" from Chicago that was on afterwards. That was taped some night previous to Christmas. I was wondering why ABC chose to broadcast that one in particular? It was quickly answered when the majority of the floats and performers were all Disney related and the majority of the commercials/infomercials were all Disney also. But it was still a lot better than the crap they broadcast from the park. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starbuc71 162 Posted December 27, 2015 Report Share Posted December 27, 2015 I think like everything else these days, they tried on going in a different direction. This years parade/ celebration was more a focus on entertainers singing. The parade shots for me me were just short blips of the move it/shake it parade put on character floats and shown on TV for less than a minute. I sat through 1 1/2 hours of it to see th Star Wars part which was a disappointing minute and a half shot. I will say, the only thing I liked was seeng the host this year being professional and not a wise ass like that tool Nick Cannon who should never be on TV. I thought the wedding proposal thing was also stupid. Now everyone is going to want to do that. I thought it was staged anyways. Just like reality TV Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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