Same. I'd give anything to hear the SpectroMagic soundtrack like again. It was the first show I watched as a child going to Disney for the first time back in 2008, so Spectro has a very special place in my heart that no other parade has been able to take over.
I worked in frontierland in 06-07 and loved the "race" against Spectromagic - if I got off work at Splash i had a short window of time to clock out and get to the other side , where I could enter the tunnel and go home. If I didn't beat it, i had to watch the entire parade. I was never mad about not making it in time.
I was in entertainment back in 2006-07 and had the privilege of being in SpectroMagic during that time. Still the most magical thing I've ever done. Hard to believe it's been 15 years!
@@ecoRfan The funny thing is that I'm sure that Happily Ever After actually costs more than any of their parades, past or present. Fireworks are damn expensive and LED lights don't need to be replaced after each use. Fantasmic has to be up there with production costs too. SpectroMagic is definitely better than either of the two daytime parades they have right now, especially with the music...and fills me with so much nostalgia as a 90s kid. I can't stand the song that plays on a nonstop loop for the Mousekedance It thing they have.
+Kate McConnell I hear that not all SpectroMagic floats were not destroyed but as far as I heard Disney will update MSEP with SpectroMagic floats later on.
So youre mad they got rid of something bad anyway for peoples safety? If its your childhood you’re way too young to be on youtube... MSEP is nearly everyones childhood.
Scot Smith 🎉Foreal! Shut up! That is amazing!! My daughter and I were OBSESSED with this parade and were devastated when they ended it. What role(s) were you cast as?! 🎉
@@lindsaycombs2911 I was originally one of the Bass players on the music float. Roger Rabbit was the maestro then before Genie. I also did finale characters, Sebastian and Jiminy puppets ( they were later automated) and drove floats. I eventually transferred to Studios.
this was my favorite Disney parade, I loved it so much more than the Electrical Parade. it's a shame it's not around anymore, I'm glad I was able to see it when it was here :) thank you for uploading this!
I was so sad when I found out this parade had been cancelled--I saw it on my first trip to Disney World back in 1992. My grandfather taped this parade and it is my most vivid memory of the trip. He has since passed on but SpectroMagic music always reminds me of him, and the main theme and Mickey float bring me to tears. I saw Spectro again in 2002, but it was gone by the time I returned in 2012; I wish I could have seen it one last time. Thanks for capturing this and for posting!
I'm with you on this. I just watched a family video from 1996 when we went to Orlando with my mum dad and grandparents and this music always reminds me of my nana and grandad and they have passed now. I'm glad I share such a feeling moment with someone else xx
I feel like SpectroMagic is supposed to be Magic Kingdom exclusive as it feels like a more fantastical version of the Main Street Electrical Parade and fits Disney World in general better while the MSEP should be Disneyland exclusive to still give the small but compact charm that the park is known for
Goosebumps. This parade was the epitome of my early childhood. So many memories have this parade. I hear the music and immediately I am 6 years old again. So sad that my future kids won't get to see this in person. What I wouldn't give to see this in person again.
MotorCityPrepper well they can't upgrade floats that we're basically destroyed by termites. Hopefully now that happily ever after has debuted Disney will work on a new parade to bring to the Magic Kingdom! I'm predicting we'll get one before 2022 for sure because they usually go all out for anniversaries and the 50th is in 2021
Im in this parade. I can tell you all that watching this back made me shed some tears. These were some of the best, worst, craziest days of my life. Spectromen forever! If you have any questions about its operation or the parade in general ask away; I did 27 different roles in this parade, including float driving and spotting so i know it well
I love this parade so much. I was fortunate enough to be in it, too, back in 2006 and 2007. Magic Kingdom just isn't the same without it. I just got my earphones out and listened to the beginning of the soundtrack while standing in Town Square to relive the magic. Glad we got to be a part of its history ❤️
The floats got ruined during the time that the Main Street electrical parade was supposed to originally run, so we had that for a while, but now in October, we have to say goodbye to that as well because its last time to see it ever will be in Disneyland. PLEASE HELP ME I CANT STOP CRYING BECAUSE MY LAST TIME SEEING THE MSEP WAS IN APRIL AND I GREW UP WITH MSEP
i got 5 minutes in and i'm already on the verge of tears, I was about 4 (2009) the last time I saw this parade and i'm absoloutley heart broken that it's gone, me being the stupid child I was fell asleep in the stroller as the parade when by so I didn't even see the majority of it, I have the entire parade recorded and it just makes me so sad to look back at this parade,this parade completely blows main street electrical out of the park in my opinion.
Every time I hear those trumpets, I tear up so much!! I not only remember seeing this on my three childhood trips to Disney in the early 2000s, but also seeing it recorded on my dad's "Camcorder" (it's a 90's thing, kids), from when he and my mom went to Disney in the early 90's, a few years after they got married. I fell in love with this parade watching it on our grainy little TV when I was little before I was able to go to Disney. It was event more incredible in person! So, so, so sad that it's gone : __ (
After watching this whole show through, I have to say it's sad that this parade got cancelled due to negligence on Disney's part in the care and maintenance of the float. As much as I love the Electrical Parade and I'm happy it's back in Magic Kingdom, it would have been fun to see the parade live when I could remember it rather than when I was a toddler (stupid middle school me not taking advantage of the fact that she had annuals to stop and watch this parade), still, I hope they do manage to recreate it someday in the future so I can see Spectromagic live again.
+Xion they had no choice but to get rid of it due to the floats being damaged from poor storage conditions, something about a hurricane. I was told parts of the floats were used for the day time parade they have now, and other pieces were used to make for collector limited edition pins.
Jenna Poole Yeah, I already knew about that, I don't know the parts besides Sebastian, but I know he's in Festival of Fantasy, and I have a few of the pins (I think six or so?), it doesn't make it any less sad, however.
I think they might be able to rebuild this even better in the future since there's so many people complaining about it being gone. They saved some peices for possible future use, so....spectromagic might return it just might be a while
They should bring it back with an update, like use the theme song which is simply magical, and include more movies, like Cinderella, the 90s and current ones like Frozen and Moana. That would be awesome and magical. We would get a little bit of nostalgia and at the same time innovation with the new films :)
I saw this in June of 2010 without realizing it would be gone almost immediately afterwards. It's such a magical parade that I cry when I hear the music! I mean, it has that special "Disney" chorus you hear in their shows, music and whatnot. The Main Street Electrical Parade may be sweet, but it should be in Disneyland in CA where it belongs! Let the 'Land" have MSEP, and the "World" have SpectroMagic!
When you look back on this it looks like a complete freakshow. But a wonderful freak show that rams itself into your eyeballs with absolutely no guilt whatsoever. It was a nightmare to keep running at the end, but totally paid its way and deserves its place in Disney history. B***** Engineering did a great job of rejuvenating it in its final years with LEDs.
As much as I will miss DEP (so many memories) I would love for Disney to recreate Spectro and bring it back to what it was (if they could) PtN is nice but it fits Disneyland's crowd and guests more than it would fit here. Last time I was in Florida I was speaking to a friend of a friend and she said "As much as I like PtN, it makes me feel like I'm in a nightclub... And I've never gone clubbing.." Now that does not mean it's a bad parade, but I love the technology created to make Spectro. It isn't the most advanced, but it looks stunning to this day.
Some people might hate for what im about to say but this parade is so much more superior to Main Street Electrical Parade i know that it's a Disney Classic and all but i honestly don't like Main Street Electrical Parade that much because the music is very and repetitive compared to this music it has a beautiful melody to it when Main Street Electrical Parade is this high pitched musical box music that would sound like one of the toys that you have to crank up for it to play music. Also the floats in spectromagic are more creative when Main Street Electrical Parade is just regular floats and Spectromagic has Fantasia and the Spectro Men and the floats have more creativity to them for example the sleeping beauty float it has a beautiful peacock at the begining of it and the fairies are there and they have the little turning things on the ceeling of the float, also the 3 little pigs float it's not nesecarily a popular tale told by Disney but it's nice that they include it in this parade and the carousel float after that float is pretty cool too! and to finishit has Jimony Cricket at the end saying goodbye witch is creative and etc... That's my opinion and I think that Disney should re create it since it had been damaged and take away Main Street Electrical Parade
Disney girl /catbug lover Cassandra Catriona have either of you seen videos of Disneyland's new Paint The Night Parade? imo that makes BOTH spectro and MSEP look outdated. thankfully Magic Kingdom will be getting their own copy of PTN for MK's 50th in 2021 if not sooner
+Cassandra Catriona That's because you're young. MSEP was the original and was just as magical to us old timers...I was furious when it was replaced and was SO ready to not like this new parade. I love this one just as much, so...Disney is always improving.
When I went to Disney World for the first time, this parade brought back the magic and the comedy for me. It sometimes scares me because, of the spinning floats but then I got use to them and loved the parade after that. Now after 10 years of this parade it has cancelled because of poor maintenance on the floats. Spectomagic your floats dreams, magic, floats, and theme will be in my heart.
Thank you so much for posting this! I was part of the cast that opened this parade after ELP and I had no idea it closed. I noticed a few changes since it's inaugural debut, like replacing Roger Rabbit with Genie and the removal of the masks of what we called "Chuckie" characters at the opening of the parade. Again, thank you for bringing back so may wonderful memories for me.
Thanks for posting! I got to march in this parade twice in high school (our marching band lead the parade). I absolutely love the musical score. I love all the Disney night parades though...so many pretty lights! I just got to see the Main Street Electrical Parade again in Disney World last week and I live near Disneyland so I've seen the amazing Paint the Night parade several times. People are always argueing over which is best but I prefer to appreciate each parade. They obviously have grown technologically with each parade but I find just as much magic in MSEP as PTN, especially when I consider the history and importance of each. I do wish they would bring out SpectroMagic every once in awhile though! I think it's great to offer historic as well as new entertainment!
I remember my mom sitting hours before this started to save a spot for us while we continued to ride. This was always the highlight of her trip. She had a hard childhood, and this always made her happy. She recently broke her hip and nearly passed away from an infection- so I am so grateful for these memories because I will likely never get to sit next to her for another Disney parade ever again.
I love this parade. The music just sets it apart from the Electrical parade for me, hearing it always makes me think of my childhood and my dad. It was his favorite moment of any trip.
I miss this so much. Spectromagic gave you the pixi goose bumps and brought that inner child out and on that magic night you truly felt the way Walt wanted for us all. The new version does not and the soundtrack is crap lol
New version? You call a parade dating back to 1972 new? that's so adorable. :) Not everybody may like it, but MSEP IS iconic. I do wish I was able to see SpectroMagic when it was here. Alas.
I've been listening to spectromagic since I was a kid, and from a musical standpoint, I think this parade has so much more to offer! There was so much more variety in terms of movies used, the instruments are real and it displays so much strength and honor! When I saw the Nighttime electric parade, I heard the same tune repeated in various squeaky high buzzes, and I really miss this one!
I miss the warm glow of the fiberoptic and incandescent lights. They werent an eyesore like the leds. This show enduced memorys of beautiful christmas lights.
Maaaan, this brings back so many memories. This parade used to mesmerize me as a little girl, in my opinion it captured Disney's elegance perfectly! By today's standards it's really old fashioned but I wish they can bring it back upgraded! Paint the Night is absolutely wonderful in my opinion but it had too many Pixar characters.
I was there that night and I didn't even know it was the last performance. I was on the International College Program and I'd just got my Disney ID that afternoon so came into MK with all the excitement of a child. It wasn't until I had my first shift working at Casey's Corner 2 days later that I knew this had been the final performance before MSEP came in for the summer. I'm grateful I got to see it once in my life 💖
I watch this often and am happy you had a such a great recording of what was my favorite WDW parade. I was sad when it went and always held out hope it would come back until I learned of the fate of the floats. Glad it gets to live on in your video. I wish everyone knew it was the end the way they did when the ended Wishes where they sang along after the show was done.
Wow. This is the parade that made us come back year after year. Wish they would bring it back. The parade now is not worth stopping for, we go and get on a ride.
Stumbled on this...Glad you captured this final performance. I was there with my wife and son (he was 5 at the time). We were leaving the castle after dinner and decided to catch it. 'Didn't know it was the final show until they announced it. I worked for Disney Event Productions when I lived in Orlando back in the late 90's and Spectro was one of my favorites. I was happy my son got to see it. I don't mind saying it brought tears seeing his joy, knowing it was the last performance. Thanks for posting...
All these Spectromagic critics... I love it! Probably my fave! PTN is so hyper and fast paced you can't enjoy the Classic Disney magic. I think this one is tons of fun
The first time I went to WDW, (2006), I was only 5 years old. I just remember how special this parade was and I was in absolute awe the entire time. I’ll be 20 next May, and I still think this is if not the most iconic parade WDW has ever had.
I feel so old - I was on the college program at Disney World and 19 in 2006! It was definitely a magical parade. That, and Wishes, were so special. Enjoy this incredible time of your life, you'll be 33 before you know it!
They could just rebuild it since i would assume the Disney company has the funds for it. AND, the music of the new parade is cringe worthy. please bring back SPECTROMAGIC!!
I got to be in this parade when it first was around back in 1997. I was in the marching band in high school and we got to lead this parade because there was about 100 of us band members. The largest school marching band at the time.
actually Spectromagic has only played at Walt Disney World. it's predecessor, The Main Street Electrical parade has played at Disneyland,Walt Disney World, Tokyo Disneyland and Disneyland Paris.
Isatu Mansaray I've gotten to Lead the Main Street Electrical Parade 3 Times in Marching Band, once in Horn Line, and Twice as a Commander/Drum Major. Once at DCA in 2009, and Twice in Magic Kingdom in 2012 and 2015 (2015 was my Last Year. I joined in 6th Grade)
Mikey which parade route was longer DCA's or Magic Kingdom's? (I'm GUESSING Magic Kingdom's since DCA's parade route was shortened from what it used to be)
I really love to see the awesome big floats from MSEP!!! But still, the awesomeness of it does NOT compare to how sentimentally connected I feel to Spectro!!!! I really love SpectroMagic and i even enjoy listening to the spectacular soundtrack and that brings me memories of the times i've seen the parade at the Magic Kingdom and how it has always felt like living a dream and it's truly amazing!!! This is the parade i grew up with!!!! I miss Spectro!! I hope they bring it back!!!
At 3:47 LOL that was awesome!… It’s incredible to see how much this has changed since 1993 when I saw it! The music gives me goosebumps LOL it also brings a few tears and a massive lump in my throat LOL that was such a magical time for me I was 13 years old and it was the first and only time I had ever been to Disney World! I hope to visit again sometime in the future! There’s no place like it! ❤️❤️ thank you for posting and sharing this with us! 😎🙈❤️❤️🥰
I grow up watching Main Street Electrical Parade and this parade clearly have a awesome the music I don't know but it reminds me of my childhood. Plus the Finale floats have a lot of MSEP references.
We always enjoyed Spectromagic over the Main Street Parade. Sad to see it go. I really feel sorry for my daughters. They saw the parade every time we were at DW. The last four years or so, they couldn't go with my wife and I. So, they never got to see it for the last time. I heard on another disney site, the floats were sitting out in the open and are in bad shape. I hope one day they bring this parade back, but I'm not holding my breath. Perhaps if enough fans complained to them.....
Watch it through you're car speakers with a gear vr. It's like you are there. Don't use head phones you want it to feel like the audio is coming from speakers away from you lile they did at Disney
i miss this parade so much. ive only seen it once but i was terrified of the spectromen (this was before their redesign, which is okay, but ive grown to love their original design) and chernabog, so i feel like i missed out a bit. i pray that disney decides to rebuild spectro from scratch.
I'm not sure the younger generation could handle the original Spectromen compared to the modern parades. That horror is something for us to remember and treasure.
I'll stay hopeful that it'll come back hopefully sometime this year!!!! Spectro's WAY better than MSEP!!!! MSEP's music is fun but it can get a little annoying!! But Spectro's musoc is just something else, it's FAR FAR more awesome and spectacular and magical!!!!!!!! It just sent me in a musical and magical journey every time i've seen the parade as a child!!!! I will always love!! My favorite!! It just can't be........gone forever!
The Magic Kingdom needs a nighttime parade again! Nothing will ever top Spectro, but the nights are missing the magic of lights and music. Something needs to come in and fill the void.
Mainstreet Electrical Lights. It still has tons of lights as you can tell by the title but yes everyone misses Spectromagic it was one of the last Disney parades I saw as a child.
Thanks for the upload! I saw SpectroMagic in '96, and my love affair with Disney nighttime parades began--it has yet to end! lol! It feels really great to see this again. I really, really miss this parade, and I wish they would bring it back!
It is a shame that we are never going to see this live again. This was definitely a part of my childhood, so seeing this again makes me cry tears of nostalgia and sadness. RIP, SpectroMagic. You will forever live in our hearts.
I 1st see the spectro magic parade back in 1993 and even to this day now its January 2021 i still get goosebumps watching it,if is by far the best night time parade Disney has done,please please please bring it back even with some updates with frozen and moana
