Comments on: Review: Starlight Night Parade is “Old Disney World” in a Good Way.

By: Elsa Miranda

Elsa Miranda — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:30:33 +0000

If you want core memories with a toddler, you have to stand close to Tiana and wait for the second showing. I swear the character interaction from the floats was something that I will never forget. We were lucky she had long naps and was in a good mood for the 10:30 PM parade, not everybody can do that, but it was such a game changer.

By: Youknowitstrue

Youknowitstrue — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:04:57 +0000

Nothing will ever beat Mainstream Electrical music, anyone who disagrees is delusional. Still, I liked the the new music, though it is much less memorable than MSEP. things I hated were 1) cramming lots of different movies together instead of give them their own floats 2) too many “new movie” floats being forced on us even though we recognize the superiority of the classics.

I thought many of the whimsical lines of the floats to be extremely charming, but the parade was too short, too fast, too bright, not enough dancers in between. it was mostly just big floats without anything else. Overall, somehow there just felt to be less connection with the characters and parade. We didn’t bother watching the 2nd run. It absolutely lacks the charm of Mainstream Electrical – while still worth seeing once since it’s basically the only show in town

By: Tom hanks

Tom hanks — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:59:38 +0000

This new parade is objectively better than the old parades. If you disagree you are so caught in nostalgia that your opinion is irrelevant.

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 10:57:16 +0000

Rays absolutely go airborne, exploding out of the water straight into the air. They basically “fly” underwater, and I always imagine they’re trying to get up enough speed to do the same thing “Over the Sea.” 🙂

By: Tom Bricker

Tom Bricker — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:01:53 +0000

In reply to Melody.

Nostalgia no doubt comes into play with parades and really all things Disney.

I saw Spectro first, then MSEP, Dreamlights, Paint the Night (HKDL), Paint the Night (DL), Starlight.

I would say that MSEP and Paint the Night (both versions) are more or less a tie for my least favorite, with SpectroMagic and Dreamlights tying for favorite, and Starlight in between.

The nostalgic part of that is probably putting Spectro on par with Dreamlights, which wouldn’t happen with more objective rankings.

By: Melody

Melody — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:39:32 +0000

I haven’t yet had the chance to see Starlight, but I wonder how much of someone’s affinity to parades (or anything else) has to do with the first one they’ve ever seen. I never really saw parades as a kid, so the first real parade I watched was PTN. I absolutely adore Paint the Night. Some of my happiest memories are watching that parade with my close friends at Disneyland, and also with my parents at HKDL. I love Dreamlights in Tokyo, and that is definitely far spectacular in terms of quality but Paint the Night will always be so special to me. That joy and excitement of PTN after a long, fun day at the parks to me is something truly special. I was shocked to hear you say you don’t enjoy it quite as much – but perhaps that’s because the first one you really fell in love with was SpectroMagic, which I never got the chance to see!