Comments on: Ask a Disney Imagineer About the Main Street Electrical Parade for a Chance to Win

By: scyscyscy

scyscyscy — Wed, 26 May 2010 02:27:09 +0000

My first memory of the Parade is seeing it as the halftime show at the Orange Bowl back in the late '70's. How has the parade changed in its many incarnations since its inception? What types of creative work are the Imagineers doing on this production of the parade, or is it entirely a re-staging/remounting of an existing attraction?

By: Amy W.

Amy W. — Wed, 26 May 2010 02:02:43 +0000

How much planning time goes into a parade of this magnitude? Did pre-planning begin last summer or at the beginning of this year? Do you try to re-use parts from other attractions, parades or vehicles or start fresh from the ground up?

By: Jon

Jon — Tue, 25 May 2010 21:44:26 +0000

How does the Main Street Electrical Parade Imagineering team balance the pressure to deliver a “classic” parade to those of us looking for nostalgia versus the ability to update the parade and really “wow” people with new technology, new characters, etc.?

By: Armand Usagi

Armand Usagi — Tue, 25 May 2010 21:32:42 +0000

Those are actually from Spectromagic, and they are called the SpectroMen according to a friend who used to play as Tigger at WDW.

By: Jennifer Meyering

Jennifer Meyering — Tue, 25 May 2010 20:28:34 +0000

What is the biggest challenge in bringing the MSEP back to WDW? And will it say MAIN STREET ELECTRICAL PARADE (which is very important to some of us!)

By: Cheyenne P.

Cheyenne P. — Tue, 25 May 2010 13:15:29 +0000

How many cast members are in the parade and how much time (days,weeks) does it take for them to prepare for this parade and learn the dances/motions to the music?

By: Michelle Price

Michelle Price — Tue, 25 May 2010 11:25:43 +0000

The MSEP is one of two memories I have from my first trip to WDW many, many moons ago. What's your favorite MSEP memory and how has that affected your work on the parade?

By: DBTN

DBTN — Tue, 25 May 2010 00:14:03 +0000

How many batteries and lights are used in this parade and what is new and different that we should be looking for this time around?

By: Renee Walsh

Renee Walsh — Mon, 24 May 2010 22:24:30 +0000

What are those characters that appear in the beginning of the parade that have large heads, ride on the lit spheres, and have scarey clown like facial expressions? I have never liked those even as an adult.

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 24 May 2010 21:27:14 +0000

In the interest of going green, do you use LED lights in any of the floats? If so, how many do you use and how often do the bulbs have to be changed to keep the parade glowing?