Has Disney Parks lost hope in developing great parades and shows?

[DodgerGirl]

I think Disney Parks also need to add more dinner theater style shows besides The Golden Horseshoe to the parks. Because as I mentioned in a previous post people LOVE dinner theater and if Disney Parks had more dinner theater style shows people would like it. Because it is odd that the Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue is now the only other dinner show that Walt Disney World has besides The Golden Horseshoe and another dinner theater show would be the ticket and they could revive the Luau Dinner Show at the Polynesian Resort in a new version too. But I think ever since Fantasmic was revived at Disneyland I think Disney saw the end of expensive parades and shows and like I have mentioned Disney Parks seem to want to focus on kiddie shows and parades aimed at children younger than 5. But they should put a new show in the Cinderella Castle stage that everyone can love. Does Magic Kingdom still do this or does Cinderella Castle not have any shows on that stage anymore?

 

[Minnie1222]

Does Magic Kingdom still do this or does Cinderella Castle not have any shows on that stage anymore?

They still do.

 

[DodgerGirl]

I think a new show based on the Disney Princesses would be a great fit for that stage in Cinderella Castle and it would be a grand idea for Magic Kingdom to do and it would be a Disney Princess tribute show where you could have Cinderella Snow White Princess Aurora Belle Tiana Rapunzel and Raya come all together and talk about what it means to be a princess and they would have a different song then after each song children would be selected from the audience to share their own heroic deeds with the princesses and then at the end all the children and princesses would sing a finale song and the children would get princess crowns and sashes along with a picture with the princesses, And it would be a nice show. Because for some reason Disney Parks are big on shows and parades that are interactive but as I mentioned in posts Disney Parks has never had any interactive parades since the Remember The Magic Parade at Walt Disney World in 1997 and they really need interactive parades

 

[DodgerGirl]

I think Disney Parks generally need to realize and understand that they need successful entertainment and draw more visitors into the parks. Because I think people who go to Disney Parks are afraid to see the shows because they think they cost money in tickets to go into the theater to see the shows. When you get the general picture all Disney Parks shows are free with admission with your park ticket. But I think what really caused the shows to go downhill was when the parks started selling packages with perks such as priority seating and popcorn and soda packages and they repeat the same packages with parades and have dinner packages as well. When Disneyland launched Rogers The Musical they had a special package that included VIP seating and popcorn and soda and that package sold out and when they show Fantasmic some nights they offer dinner packages too and it makes me think this is the way that Disney Parks are marketing their shows and parades now. A second thing that has hurt Disney Parks in their character meet and greets that they should quit doing is introduce new characters then retire them with no reason given. Take for example when Magic Kingdom launched Talking Mickey Mouse he was a hit and a lot of fans got to see him but then Talking Mickey Mouse retired suddenly in 2008 fans were shocked at why they did this. But when they introduce a character return such as Figment i'll never understand why people wait in long lines just to see that character

 

[KPeterso]

I think Disney Parks generally need to realize and understand that they need successful entertainment and draw more visitors into the parks. Because I think people who go to Disney Parks are afraid to see the shows because they think they cost money in tickets to go into the theater to see the shows. When you get the general picture all Disney Parks shows are free with admission with your park ticket. But I think what really caused the shows to go downhill was when the parks started selling packages with perks such as priority seating and popcorn and soda packages and they repeat the same packages with parades and have dinner packages as well. When Disneyland launched Rogers The Musical they had a special package that included VIP seating and popcorn and soda and that package sold out and when they show Fantasmic some nights they offer dinner packages too and it makes me think this is the way that Disney Parks are marketing their shows and parades now. A second thing that has hurt Disney Parks in their character meet and greets that they should quit doing is introduce new characters then retire them with no reason given. Take for example when Magic Kingdom launched Talking Mickey Mouse he was a hit and a lot of fans got to see him but then Talking Mickey Mouse retired suddenly in 2008 fans were shocked at why they did this. But when they introduce a character return such as Figment i'll never understand why people wait in long lines just to see that character

I am a local passholder at Disneyland. The #1 thing Disneyland does NOT need are more visitors. It is very crowded all the time. The shows are often full if you are not there early. We do the parade packages usually at least once a year for an easier viewing of the parades. We will with Paint the Night when it returns since we love it so much. Those sell out daily. And the parade routes are full for every parade and one typically needs to be there almost an hour before to see them with a good view.

 

[DodgerGirl]

What I think when Disney Parks started hurting in their entertainment division was during the start of the pandemic when Disneyland got rid of some of their shows that showed promise but never ever brought them back once the pandemic was finished. Take for instance Disneyland had Mickey And The Magical Map and once Disneyland closed both Mickey And The Magical Map and the Magic Happens parade were gone for good while in Walt Disney World they lost the Jedi Training for kids at Disney's Hollywood Studios and I think Disney Parks were thinking more about developing rides and other things. And when Disney Parks reopened and more shows were developed I think they were more interested in nighttime fireworks shows as I mentioned in a post in this thread and that's why you see more nighttime fireworks shows. But like I have mentioned many times in this thread Disney Parks seem to be focusing more on character meet and greets because in Disney Parks's eyes they see character meet and greets as their top moneymaker for the parks and people with children love meeting characters

 

[DodgerGirl]

A second wise thing that Walt Disney World could do to bring the need for good entertainment is have a live show in Disney Springs where they could have singers perform a cappella performances of Disney songs and then have another show where they could have a storyteller for young children read Disney stories and young children could be selected from the audience before the show to help act out the story and that show would be great for parents to watch with their toddlers to keep them quiet and it would be great for infants for naptime as well. I have seen these types of shows at my outdoor mall and it would work for Disney Springs like magic. Because malls often have these events during holidays like Christmas so would this idea work for Disney Springs as well? As for Disneyland what I think they need to do is bring some new entertainment to Avengers Campus and develop a new parade for DCA. Because like I mentioned in my posts in this thread why I think DCA got rid of all of the Avengers Campus entertainment was so they could focus more on Marvel character meet and greets and to save money on show costs. But getting rid of successful entertainment like the Pixar Pals parade is odd for DCA to do. And why did they bother having the Storytime With Deadpool show in the first place when people couldn't even do a meet and greet with Deadpool after the show and if a Deadpool meet and greet could've been added after each showing of Storytime With Deadpool fans would've gone wild and crazy meeting Deadpool. After all fans could meet Star Lord and Gamora after each showing of the Guardians Of The Galaxy Dance-Off show so why couldn't they have done the same thing with Storytime With Deadpool?

 

[mlayton14]

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