Saw SpectroMagic Parade for first time.

WVParkfan · Post by **WVParkfan** » Apr Fri 11, 2008 7:21 am

We never got to see the Main Street Electrical Parade. How was it different from SpectroMagic?

meticulus9 · Post by **meticulus9** » Apr Fri 11, 2008 10:15 am

spectromagic is much better than MSEP. its like comparing wishes to fnatasy in the sky.....a much better product

rodders · Post by **rodders** » Apr Fri 11, 2008 11:22 am

You know what, I absolutely adore both. Both parades have a special place in my heart for the following reasons

MSEP opened my eyes to Disney. When first went as an adult to WDW I was a cynical 20something who was convinced that the best things to do in Florida were Busch, Universal, Sea World etc. Disney didn't have that much appeal to me. The first time I arrived in MK MSEP had just started. I could not believe what I was experiencing. From then on I have only ever wanted to holiday in Disney

I first saw Spectro on my Honeymoon in 2005. Me and my wife saw it almost every night. I get so emotional when I hear the music. It has a special place in both of our hearts

Cheshire Cat · Post by **Cheshire Cat** » Apr Fri 11, 2008 6:19 pm

spectromagic is much better than MSEP. its like comparing wishes to fnatasy in the sky.....a much better product

Come on now, of course something that's older may seem inferior. However, I wouldn't say SpectroMagic is a better product. The technology is wonderful, but IMO the parade lacks character. On the other hand I like Wishes more than Fantasy in the Sky. It's just a personal preference that has nothing to do with how old a show is.

MSEP has run at every Disney park and has so many fans that getting rid of it may have caused riots. SpectroMagic has only run at Magic Kingdom. That should say something right there.

In any case I don't think judging things by their predecessors is fair. You have to view them, taking into consideration the technology of the time. MSEP, SpectroMagic, Fasntasy and Wishes were all groundbreaking for their time. Doesn't mean anyone of them was better than another.

We never got to see the Main Street Electrical Parade. How was it different from SpectroMagic?

It's kind of difficult to describe the differences, they both have very different feels to them. The impressions I get from them are that MSEP is supposed to be "fun" while SpectroMagic is supposed to be "beautiful". While MSEP has a very neat synthesizer theme, Spectromagic has this wonderful orchestra theme with vocals at some points. The major difference is the technology. Most of MSEPs lights are of the same type. SpectroMagic has many different kinds of lights. It also has some other cool effects (stolen from Fantillusion?

) like when the finale floats change from all white to all different colors. Like I said in an earlier post though, Spectromagic uses only a few movies in the main sgement of the parade and then throws all the other movies together in the finale. The original MSEP was much longer and incorparted more movies into their own individual segements.

I think that's why I don't like SpectroMagic as much. Today's Disney shows always have to end in a big finale with all the Disney characters. I think that really takes away from the heart of the show and makes all the shows more generic. It's almost become expected to have a finale with all the characters now.

As a side note, Tokyo's MSEP: Dream Lights is sort of a combination between the classic MSEP and the technolgoy of SpectroMagic, if anyone's ever wondered what would happen if the two parades combined.

tmptnr · Post by **tmptnr** » Apr Fri 11, 2008 9:42 pm

I remember the first time I was Spectromagic. I dont remember my exact age. I was little. and my dad put me on his sholders so I could see over all the other people. Tue Magic!

luv2cthemouse · Post by **luv2cthemouse** » Apr Tue 15, 2008 5:25 pm

Just out of curiosity, which is your favorite.

I haven't seen them all, but Spectromagic is easily my favorite of the ones I've seen.

My favorite parade is the afternoon Parade in MK. Used to be Tapestry of Dreams, but that is long gone now.

Sharonofwindham · Post by **Sharonofwindham** » May Fri 09, 2008 8:16 pm

When I saw spectromagic for the first time I was disapointed that msep was no longer at wdw, so I think that influenced my feelings at first. Now I absolutely love it! Everything about it. We had been watching by the castle one night, it was one of the times when it was run right at closing time, and we had no idea that a parade was about to happen. It was 10pm, and as far as we were concerned the park was closing, so we were getting ready to head toward Main street. It was such a treat! As the parade was coming to an end we noticed some Castmembers with brooms getting ready to clean up. They were dancing with their brooms to the Spectromagic music, and doing an incredible job, it was so sweet and spontanious. Something I will never forget