So as you all might know will the Pixar Block Party Bash be replaced within a few weeks by the Pixar Play Parade. A video showing off concept art has hit YouTube:
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It doesn't look very special to me. 8-[ And like you once said, I'd get really annoyed if the parade floats started spraying me with water - what if people are filming/taking photos?
Having said that, MouseTimes got a photo of a Ratatouille float a while back (when magicforum was down) which looks quite nice:
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It's just a bit samey though, isn't it?
It doesn't look too bad, it'll be interesting to see just how fun it is compared to their expectations :)
Cocept art of Incredibles Float;
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Then the real thing !
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And Toy Story Concept Art;
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From; Mousetimes, Disney
Parade looks good and I'm very interested in seeing final product, may require a trip out to DCA later this year I think.
Baloo I'm sure you can expect plenty of warnings of where to stand and where not to stand. The water parades in Hong Kong and Tokyo Disney parks have differnt areas, wet zones and dry zones.
I'll be at DCA towards the end of the month, maybe I'll capture some photos...that is if I view the parade.
The Pixar Play Parade began it's rehearsals the other day, you can loads of pictures at the link below:
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It looks surprisingly good actually. The Jack Jack effect is pretty cool isn't it:
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It's just a shame that Cars didn't get a proper float, instead of just Lightning and Mater at the end, especially with Cars land on the way :roll:
Quote from: "The Butlin Boy"It looks surprisingly good actually. The Jack Jack effect is pretty cool isn't it:
Very cool!! The Incredibles section looks great, just like the film and design of the 2D end credits.
Sulley's giant bike to open looks good, but the rest of the parade doesn't really grab me. It's probably just a personal thing that I prefer the floats more like OUADP (less plastic, more textured, and better designed), but the Toy Story ones here look a complete mess, with horrible Tokyo Disneyland-style plastic costumes. In my opinion anyway. :wink:
An improvement on Block Party Bash though - it might be the first DCA parade that doesn't painfully try to be so "hip" and "with it". :P
What music does it use? :)
Some of the music is from Mickey's Waterworks Parade at Hong Kong Disneyland. I've also heard a bit of Don't stop me now, originally done by Queen.
I would just like to point out this is only a preview so many things may change by Friday. I hear that an actual Cars float unit is planned for the parade but know one seems to know why it hasn't turned up yet. Personally I love the Ratatouille float.
Video can be found below but warning quality isn't the best, but it gives you a rough idea how the parade will play out.
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I really like it! Great pictures and vids. :D
I guess it's really personal Baloo, cause it really looks colourful and happy in my humble opinion ;)
Quote from: "Soap"I guess it's really personal Baloo, cause it really looks colourful and happy in my humble opinion ;)
Oh yeah, it's very colourful and happy! Maybe I'm just being really grumpy...
It just seems like a parade is such a big investment that it could have been something a bit different or new. Having said that, it's probably more original than Stars & Motor Cars or DCP or WWODP, and it looks like DCA really needs a plain good, popular, parade. Nothing too weird like Eureka or too cheesy like Block Party.
I can imagine it fitting in well at WDS, if they parade shuffle again.
Quote from: "Baloo"I can imagine it fitting in well at WDS, if they parade shuffle again.
So you could imagine a parade that sprays people with a lot of water at the WDS...?
Well, I guess that would at least drive up sales on ponchos and dry clothing on those cold autumn / winter / spring and occasional summer days... :wink:
:P That's the last time I try to say something nice about a parade I don't like!
The water sprays are only on the Ratatouille float though, aren't they? And I'm sure they can be turned off.
Quote from: "Baloo":P That's the last time I try to say something nice about a parade I don't like!
The water sprays are only on the Ratatouille float though, aren't they? And I'm sure they can be turned off.
No, every parade float has that water feature... :wink:
But I guess I know what you mean: a parade of similar artistic design (not necessarily concept) would be very welcomed. (Well, maybe not by you... :P) The parade is quite "light" (which I think is what you don't like... you weren't a big fan of DCP either, were you?) and something similar could work very well at WDS...
On March 19th, A piece off the Bug's Life float fell off and landed in the audience, Minor injuries so the parade is cancelled until 22nd March, Since this there isn't no Bug's Life float, No rats on the bungees, A few dead rats are removed and the actrobats on Toy Story float are removed and replaced by plastic monkeys and a new section for the Toy Story until has been added.
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A similar incident happen recently at TDL too where part of the parade unit feel and almost hit the crowd. You would think something would of been put into place to prevent this from happening again!
Quote from: "Malin"A similar incident happen recently at TDL too where part of the parade unit feel and almost hit the crowd. You would think something would of been put into place to prevent this from happening again!
What does TDL mean, I haven't been on this fourm for months. :?
:shock: I hope Disney sorts out these parade problems, I heard from some other fourms that there will be more stuff being added to PPP like a Cars float (Since when Cars Land is on it's way) New hovercrafts for Dash, Viliot & Syndrome, The robot that squirted out water in front of the Toy Story unit (Which it's already been added when the parade was re opened) and maybe a new Bug's Life float.
I really do hate it when people change great highlights, I loved the rats on the bungees but now they've removed them so the Ratatouille float would be quite plain and not entertaining since there is now only two characters on it.
Well this I didn't expect... In an interview with fan podcast WDWToday, show producer for WDW Thomas Tryon has very casually dropped in the fact that Pixar Play Parade is intended to move to Walt Disney Studios in Paris once it has finished in California! :shock:
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I can't see that being for at least 2 or 3 years, but wow - possibly another new parade for WDS in the future. Stars & Motor Cars haters can now be a bit kinder and remember it won't be here forever.
PPP would be quite good in WDS since Pixar has now starting to invade WDS. :)
I wonder if they add a few more stuff into it, Maybe a Cars unit or some Tractors. :D
Sweet info and i would love to see that one :D
As lang as it stays Disney - Pixar and not vice versa, i'm happy with these additions!!
I have heard from a fourm that Pixar Play Parade is going to have all actrobats back on the floats like Ratatouille, Toy Story, Bug's Life etc. and even a new Bug's Life float but there isn't no date when these return.