Nationtastic

I know this is a few days late, and the news was already released, but in case you missed it, the Electrical Parade is headed east this summer. She’s going to Walt Disney World for their very own “Summer Nightastic” summer events. Personally, I’d much rather see her back on the original street she came from. After all, it IS Disneyland’s 55^th anniversary this year. But, Walt Disney World has been struggling more than Disneyland to bring in guests, so I can understand this move. What bothers me, is that Disneyland has some relatively cheap entertainment, especially in the parade section. Celebrate! A Street Parade is way too “High School Musical” for me. And it’s odd to see classic characters dressed in urban outfits, dancing to party music that my parents used to dance to.

There were rumors of the “Worlds of Wonder” parade making a debut this year, but I’m guessing budget cuts caused this parade to be shelved…at least for now. I just wish that Disneyland would have a high quality parade that people willingly stake spots out for hours in advance. Ehem, remember Parade of Dreams? Yea, up to its last days, I saw people waiting upwards of two hours to save spots for it. Now, less people wait for C!ASP. Most just stop when it shows up.

Why does Disneyland do mostly nighttime entertainment? On an average spring/summer night, there’s a showing of fireworks, 2 of Fantasmic!, and then the bands at the Tomorrowland Terrace. There’s nothing inside the Fantasyland Theater, and even in Frontierland, there’s been a decrease in Billy Hill and the Hillbillies shows. I’d love to see Aladdin’s Oasis reopen, have a tropical meal, and bring back the Tahitian Show. Not to mention, A revue show in the Golden Horseshow that’s an hourly or so occurrence. Redesign the Fantasyland Theater to actually represent a theater, instead of a dry shamu arena, and put in a very high quality, Broadway style show. I’d even be happy if they transplanted the current, and soon to be late, Aladdin show to this location. At least for the beginning, then they could bring in other shows. Maybe Mulan, or, a combination show of all the Fantasyland dark rides. And the old Festival of Fools arena, there’s some potential here for a western show, or just gut it, and make room for a new attraction on the backside of the Rivers of America.

So much can be done, and there’s always room for creating magic. It’s just a matter of time until things change. It’s Disneyland. It will always change until imagination leaves this world.