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The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Subscriber Exclusive: What happened to WDW​’​s SpectroMagic parade

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Len Testa & Jim Hill talk about the ambitious nighttime parade that originally debuted at the Magic Kingdom back in September of 1991 as part of WDW’s 20th anniversary celebration. They also reveal what role the “Festival of Fantasy” parade played in SpectroMagic’s demise

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Over the course of this episode, listeners will learn about:

When did the Main Street Electrical parade first roll through Disneyland Park out in California

When was the first time that Disney’s Outdoor Entertainment built two identical parades which would then run in theme parks on the opposite side of the country

Where did Walt Disney World’s version of the Main Street Electrical Parade go after it completed its run at the Magic Kingdom back in the Fall of 1981

How many parade units from Tokyo Disneyland’s “Jubilation” parade wound up being shipped to Florida

What was especially memorable about SpectroMagic’s finale unit

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released October 12, 2023
Hosts: Len Testa and Jim Hill
Fabulously edited by Aaron Z. Adams

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The Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

Jim Hill is a writer, blogger, and theme park historian, and he'll be the first to tell you all of the back-room deals and corporate gossip that happens inside the Walt Disney Company.

Len Testa co-authors the Unofficial Guide series of travel books, focusing on theme parks.
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