How Will Disney World “Compete” with Universal’s Epic Universe in 2025?
Epic Universe is the theme park opening in May 2025 at Universal Orlando. It looks amazing and will be hugely popular due to Nintendo, Harry Potter, How to Train Your Dragon, and Monsters lands. Unsurprisingly, many fans are wondering how Walt Disney World will compete with that new third gate. This addresses the titular question, with realistic possibilities as to what WDW will do. (Updated December 10, 2024.)
Let’s start with what Walt Disney World will not do. Many fans want an equivalent “answer” to Epic Universe, and the only thing that can really compete with a new theme park is a new theme park. That absolutely will not happen. Certainly not in 2025 and almost certainly not by 2035. (Here’s Why a 5th Theme Park Will NOT Be Built at Walt Disney World in the Next Decade.)
On a smaller scale, we can also rule out new lands or rides. That ship has sailed–there isn’t enough time. The only thing even officially announced on that front is Tropical Americas at Animal Kingdom, which is a mix of reimaginings and expansion. In all likelihood, Tropical Americas is the next major project on the horizon (outside of ride reimaginings) and it’ll start in late 2024 and be done in 2026 or 2027.
Disney won’t have any official answer to Epic Universe. CEO Bob Iger claims that Epic Universe is really Universal’s answer to Disney, playing catch-up on a decade of nonstop development at Walt Disney World and that the company doesn’t have anxiety about Universal’s third theme park.
During the company’s latest earnings call CFO Hugh Johnston stated that Epic Universe is “Actually Positive” for Walt Disney World Attendance in 2025. He indicated that the company had modeled Epic Universe into its projections for Walt Disney World, by looking at early bookings and the history of other attractions and other theme parks opening in Florida, all of which suggested Epic Universe will be “beneficial” for Walt Disney World.
In mid-December 2024, Johnston doubled down on this during a Q&A at the UBS Global Media and Communications Conference. In a wide-ranging discussion covering everything from investing in Cast Members to cutting costs even further to help fund the $60 billion park expansion plans, Disney’s CFO also talked Epic Universe.
He began with a bit of a swipe at Universal, saying that Disney’s portfolio of theme parks has “no meaningful competition.” He acknowledged other theme parks, including Universal, but essentially suggested that they’re not in the same upper echelon as Walt Disney World, Disneyland, etc.
Obviously, that’s posturing. There’s a bit of an executive rivalry between Comcast and Disney, and it goes deeper than theme parks. Right now, it probably pertains more to the Hulu acquisition than anything else. But that’s another topic for another day. The bottom line is that Disney won’t acknowledge Epic Universe as a threat or Universal as a bona fide competitor.
The more noteworthy (and objective) thing Johnston said during the conference is that even building “cautious and conservative” guidance into its Walt Disney World forecast for 2025, the company is still anticipating year-over-year growth. This is already proving true, as early bookings are up for Summer 2025 as compared to the same point last year. (This doesn’t surprise me in the least–there’s presumably a reason Walt Disney World has pulled back on discounts for 2025 versus this same point last year!)
Johnston conceded that Universal will likely gain market share on Disney, but it won’t matter because both will benefit from category growth. Meaning that Disney will have a proportionately smaller piece of the pie…but that it won’t matter, because it’s a bigger pie. Still a net positive for Disney!
In a nutshell, Disney has concluded that the only way to “win” is to not play the game–to fall back on the “rising tide lifts all boats” mantra that they used back when the Wizarding World of Harry Potter opened and Walt Disney World had no immediate answer to that.
Honestly, sitting out this round of the theme park wars and conceding the spotlight for 2025 might be the best hand that Disney can play. Disney fans don’t want to hear this, but nothing Disney can do will top Epic Universe or steal Universal’s thunder, so why even try going tit for tat?
With that said, Walt Disney World will still need to do something as an attempt at counterprogramming to Epic Universe. They won’t benefit from the bigger pie if it’s not a tasty one that gives guests a reason to come try it! Obviously nothing Walt Disney World does will be on the same scale as Epic Universe, but there are nevertheless things that could be done to peel days–or even hotel stays–away from Universal when visitors come to Orlando for Epic Universe.
This is the list of realistic smaller scale ways that Walt Disney World can be competitive in 2025…
Drones – I refuse to believe Disney Dreams That Soar is the end game for drone displays at Walt Disney World. There’s no way that the company spent all of that money developing nighttime entertainment for a show at Disney Springs. It’s just too good to be the final culmination of drone shows at Walt Disney World. It’s gotta be proof of concept–a test of the technology for something bigger and better in 2025. Does anyone really think Disney would purposefully locate its best summer entertainment outside of a park in a place that’s free to see?!
There are several reasons for Walt Disney World finally getting a drone show, but in a nutshell, attendance is significantly lower at Animal Kingdom than any other park at Walt Disney World. The park is in urgent need for additions, and there’s a good chance that the other parks start cannibalizing Animal Kingdom attendance until that happens. If Epic Universe is going to “steal” park days from Walt Disney World, the first place people will cut is Animal Kingdom.
This is precisely why Tropical Americas is coming to Animal Kingdom, and is the first big project of the next development cycle. That’ll give DAK a shot in the arm, and help revitalize the flailing park. But it won’t open until 2027. In the meantime, Animal Kingdom needs something to draw guests to the park–and keep them there in afternoons and evenings.
A drone show at Animal Kingdom would solve a lot of problems. It could be the ace up Disney’s sleeve that gives them majorly marketable entertainment for 2025 that also doesn’t require costly (in Disney’s eyes) performers. Although they’re becoming increasingly common, drone shows still have a certain wow-factor not found in fireworks or fountain shows on a lagoon.
Summer Celebration – My hope is that Walt Disney World pulls out the whole Summer Nightastic playbook to “compete” with Epic Universe. Make it a summer of spectaculars, with a variety of new and returning entertainment. For those unfamiliar with Summer Nightastic, it was a special event held in Summer 2010 and was, essentially, Walt Disney World’s “answer” to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
During Summer Nightastic, Main Street Electrical Parade came to Magic Kingdom from DCA; Magic, Music & Mayhem fireworks returned to the skies over Cinderella Castle; minor entertainment was added; rides received enhancements. It was a really fun event, and although it didn’t even come close to stealing Universal’s thunder, it gave Walt Disney World a marketable draw that attracted tourists. It was as much a “success” as possibly could’ve been expected given the circumstances.
By the time Summer 2025 rolls around, Walt Disney World’s 50th Anniversary will be a distant memory–the heart of it over for a few years. Disney100 never really was all that much of a celebration at Walt Disney World. Point being, just the right amount of time will have passed for another large-scale event without fans and casual guests getting “celebration fatigue.”
This approach would make complete sense, as entertainment and celebrations are the tried and true response to attendance woes, stopgaps between new large-scale additions, or counterprogramming to new offerings at Universal. All three of those scenarios will apply in 2025, so a twist on Summer Nightastic just makes sense. Here’s hoping that Walt Disney World aims bigger than just a Summer Nightastic–maybe that mixed with Year of a Million Dreams 2.0?!
Other Entertainment – Speaking of additional entertainment, here’s a list of what’s still missing from Walt Disney World:
- Star Wars: A Galactic Spectacular
- Once Upon a Time
- Rivers of Light
- Citizens of Hollywood
- Jedi Training Academy
- Voyage of the Little Mermaid (returns in Summer 2025)
- Citizens of Main Street
- Main Street Trolley Show
- Pandora Rangers & Drummers
At least half of that stuff is never coming back, probably more. But bringing back some of it could help round out the marketing for 2025. Or Walt Disney World could introduce new projections shows, cavalcades, character appearances, etc.
Even though Festival of Fantasy is now a decade old, it still feels too new (and beloved) for Walt Disney World to replace outright. A couple of new units from recent films could give it renewed life, though. A brand-new daytime parade at DHS could also be a welcome addition that rounds out the entertainment slate there. Bringing back Jedi Training Academy feels like low-hanging fruit and an obvious win with parents.
Since this list was originally put together, Disney delayed “The Little Mermaid – A Musical Adventure” until Summer 2025 and announced the new “Villains Unfairly Ever After” for Summer 2025. Both of these shows are coming to Disney’s Hollywood Studios, so we essentially know what the plan is for that park next year.
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Soft Reboot – Imagineering has released a number of little teases that seem to suggest they have a big picture plan to do a soft reboot and relaunch of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. There are a number of reasons for this, from Galactic Starcruiser closing to the strengths of Avengers Campus being evident to R&D tests in the parks.
It’s not difficult to envision a soft reboot of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge to launch the land to exciting new time periods and places–breaking the sacred timeline (but tastefully!) and using the setting of the land as a jumping off point for new adventures. (We’ve advocated for this for a while–see Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Needs to Break the Rules for my take on all of that.)
A soft reboot of the Star Wars land would be an opportunity to introduce beloved characters, use the catwalks in the land for mini-shows, and make the land more lived-in thanks to droids and additional performers. They could also finally build the dinner show, and bring that over from the failed Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser. All of this would breathe new life into the land, and offer renewed marketing potential. Heck, they could take things a step further and give the Star Wars land a new subtitle, replacing “Galaxy’s Edge.”
Since this list was originally put together, Disney announced a New Mandalorian and Baby Yoda Mission for Millennium Falcon Smugglers Run in 2026. That makes me believe this is happening, but isn’t in the cards next year. Which also makes sense, given that DHS already has its slate set (see the shows above) for Summer 2025.
Return of Disney’s Magical Express – This is a longshot and I don’t want to give a false sense of hope. It’s unlikely that Disney’s Magical Express is ever coming back. However, if ever there was a time to bring back the airport transportation that gave Walt Disney World a quasi-captive audience and helped increase occupancy, it’s when the competitor across town is opening a new theme park and has a glut of hotel inventory awaiting the occasion.
Long ago, Walt Disney World determined that the increase in average per guest spending with Disney’s Magical Express plus the perceived convenience and goodwill obtained from offering the service outweighs the average per guest cost of offering the service. It’s possible that calculus changed during the era of pent-up demand, especially as rideshare services became more common and easier to burst the Disney bubble, so to speak.
But the opening of Epic Universe might be occasion for revisiting the decision. We’ve also been saying for a while that the biggest threat Universal poses to Disney comes via hotel occupancy numbers. If Epic Universe can peel away even ~10% of on-site guests from Walt Disney World, that’s a big problem.
Disney’s Magical Express could help address that, while also keeping some guests entirely on-site. The bubble isn’t as strong as it once was and there’s literally no way to prevent WDW guests from taking day trips to Universal, but there are ways to keep them staying on-site at Walt Disney World. Perks is one of them, and there’s no better perk than DME!
Cinderella Castle Dream Lights – You’ve probably heard this one before, but I’ll never pass up the opportunity to sing the praises of the Cinderella Castle Dream Lights. Those icicle lights were one of our favorite things about Christmas at Walt Disney World for the decade-plus prior to them being cancelled in 2020. We spent many a late night on Main Street, simply gazing down at those resplendent lights, savoring the scene. I lost count of how many times we did this over the years–probably over 100.
No projections can match the more than 200,000 tiny white lights that illuminate Cinderella Castle and transform it into a veritable ice palace. The Dream Lights would stop you in your tracks, with the resplendent physical display being an absolute jaw-dropper. Words, photos, and video absolutely cannot do it justice. Whatever praise you’ve heard about the Dream Lights, it’s true. All of it.
Dream Lights returning wouldn’t help Walt Disney World compete with Universal during the summer, obviously, but fans would–without a doubt–book trips for Christmas to see them again, helping prop up the last two months of the calendar year. I also refuse to believe that the awful Frozen projections are truly the long-term plan for decking Cinderella Castle out for Christmas.
The Taylor Swift Card – Disney spent a reported $75 million to acquire the exclusive streaming rights to Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour. I’m no math whiz, but that sounds like a lot of money to me. And you know what? It was probably worth every penny for the new Disney+ subs it added.
Love or hate her, there’s no denying Taylor Swift’s popularity–she transcends pop stardom at a level probably not seen since Michael Jackson. This is one attraction overlay that would bring an entirely new audience to Walt Disney World. An attraction featuring Taylor Swift could alone be a legitimate answer to Epic Universe in terms of drawing power, which is sorta depressing…but also accurate.
As for what this could be–your guess is as good as mine. The last time the world had this big of a pop star, Disney brought in George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola and made Captain EO with him and a bunch of space Muppet kinda critters. George Lucas seems to have plenty of free time and Francis Ford Coppola needs some money now that Megalopolis has bombed, so maybe we can get Captain ShE-O out of this.
Joking aside, the most obvious reimagining would have been Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster: Taylor’s Version. But we now know that isn’t happening…
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster – This one is a sure thing, as Walt Disney World announced the Muppets taking over Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster and replacing Aerosmith. This entry made the list even prior to this news, as we’ve viewed a RnRC reimagining as a “sure thing” in the next 5 years for the last few years.
However, I do not believe the timeline for this is 2025. It’s simply too late for that to happen and based on what we know so far (it’s still early–the announcement is less than one month old), everything points to this being a 2026 or later project. Which is fine, because Walt Disney World has no new attractions on tap until 2027.
Test Track 3.0 – This one is also a sure thing given that Test Track 2.0 already closed to make way for Test Track 3.0, which will open in Late Summer 2025. If I had to guess, this project is more involved than the last ride reimagining and will essentially reboot the attraction with all new show scenes and more. It’ll still use the same ride system and track layout.
The marketability of Test Track 3.0 depends largely on General Motors, the budget and parameters they’ve given Imagineering. Thrill rides can have a lot of drawing power, even reimagined ones. So this needs to rise to that level, and not simply be a light aesthetic refresh along with bringing back “It’s Fun to Be Free” to throw old school EPCOT Center fans a bone. There needs to be more there there. If the budget, timeline, scale and scope are all large/long enough, there could be Test Track 3.0 billboards and ads when it debuts.
Night Parade – Another sure thing, and probably the big one that’s already driving higher Summer 2025 bookings for Walt Disney World. For those who missed it, the company announced the new “Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away” Parade coming to Magic Kingdom.
Walt Disney World hasn’t announced when this will debut, but our expectation is around Memorial Day 2025. Magic Kingdom has been starved of a night parade for the better part of the last decade, and from our perspective, this was the most exciting news from the recent D23 Expo…which included several new rides and entire lands. And we know we were not the only fans most excited for Disney Starlight Night Parade!
As we mentioned before this was officially announced, night parades are the “break glass in case of emergency” entertainment option when attendance urgently needs a boost. For the last decade or so, Walt Disney World has held out on breaking that glass. We now know that 2025 is finally the year when they have no other option. I expect this to be a huge driver of Summer 2025 attendance for Magic Kingdom, and possibly Walt Disney World bookings as a whole.
While I’d certainly love to see more from this list come to fruition, Disney Starlight Night Parade might be the only “answer” Walt Disney World needs to see slight growth and tread water until Tropical Americas debuts in 2027. I’d still expect smaller entertainment additions, and possibly another ride reimagining or two–see our list of Top 10 Ride Reimaginings Needed at Walt Disney World for options there. Regardless, it should be an interesting saga to watch as Walt Disney World kicks its development cycle into high gear.
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YOUR THOUGHTS
How do you think Walt Disney World will (unofficially) respond to Epic Universe? Play the tried and true ‘entertainment celebration’ card? Even more ride reimaginings? Or is “do nothing at all” becoming a more distinct possibility in your mind? Think Disney has cause for concern, or do you generally agree that a rising tide lifts all boats? Think growing the market for Central Florida theme parks is an ‘everyone-wins’ best case scenario? Any other thoughts or commentary to add? Any questions we can help you answer? Hearing your feedback–even when you disagree with us–is both interesting to us and helpful to other readers, so please share your thoughts below in the comments!
Tom,
I have followed your blog for almost ten years (and WDW’s “steady decline” for the last five). The opinions you have expressed, and the insight and factual positions behind them, have given me hope that there may be a saving grace after all for the Happiest Place on Earth. This edition of the Disney Tourist Blog should be required reading for all Disney executives; it might help bring them into the reality that they have been denying (and blame solely on the pandemic) since 2019. They have done very little in that time to enrich the experience for their fan base, taking away so many free perks that normally would have encouraged new fans to visit. They have nickel-and-dimed us to death.
Families made WDW prosper, and were Walt’s main reason for the creation of the parks, yet this demographic has been ignored and Mr. Disney’s vision cast aside.
Thank you for the illuminating article. It should be copied and sent return receipt requested to all the powers-that-be at The Disney Company.
Personally I hope that people will abandon Disney and go to Universal. Disney is way too crowded lately. I find absolutely no magic at Universal (not a Potter fan) and could care less if I ever visit again. But if they become more popular than Disney and the Disney crowds become less that is definitely a plus for me
Disney will always be my favorite. It truly gives you this magical feeling. Nothing can top that.
While I’d settle for *any* night time parade, my ideal situation is the newest physical parade with a Baroque Hoedown based soundtrack. (An actual brand new night parade for WDW is beyond my comprehension.)
Did the Pirates bar not make the list because it’s too small, or that it’s more likely to open before or, gulp, after 2025?
Pirates Tavern (or whatever it’s called) is a license to print money, but I don’t see anyone booking trips or allocating days at Walt Disney World specifically for it.
That’s the same reason Peter Pan’s Flight and BTMRR didn’t make the list. Even though they’re both receiving refurbishments very soon, I just don’t see whatever enhancements are made to either being enough to drive bookings.
Sadly, I can see them doing Summer Celebration as an after hours upcharge special event. That seems to be the main thought process any more.
Do you recommend going to Epic Universe in 2025 when it opens or wait until 2026? Thinking about what you said in your article about visiting MK when the parties happen (zig when everyone zags). many might wait a while only for the crowds to increase. We save for several months to take a nice vacation, and Epic Universe is definitely a possibility for 2025 or 2026.
Impossible to say at this point. At least in part depends on how they’ll handle existing APs, previews, hotel guests, etc.
I could see a scenario where it’s like the opening summer of Galaxy’s Edge—slower than expected as fears of crowds keep people away. That’s not what I’m expecting, though.
Sorry, Taylor’s music doesn’t get my adrenaline going. An easy adaptation is to call it Rock’n’Roller Coaster and don’t feature anybody. Take a page from Guardians and have multiple songs available, maybe using music from the 60s, 70s, and 80s. It’s called classic rock for a reason. Speeding through LA to get to a concert works with all of that.
I’m pretty far from a Swiftie, so it does nothing for me, either.
I also realize I’m not the target demo for this, and any other musician or genre wouldn’t be a marketable change. They might as well leave it as is unless it’s Swift, Marvel, or some other popular IP.
Already planning a 7 day “Universal only” trip for Xmas 2025. Never imagined we’d go to Orlando and not hit Disney. If Disney wanted me to hang out in their parks for a few days, the MSEP would probably get me there for a day. Not sure if anything else would.
Just MSEP or does any night parade fit the bill?
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Can’t compare WDW to Universal. It’s apples to oranges. I’ve been vacationing at WDW for 51 years but now vacation at Universal. Thought I’d miss Disney, but I don’t. I still have many cast member friends so we will probably do a day or two at Disney. For the most part, though, I am now a Universal person. We have saved a bundle of money (Dockside Inn), transportation is better and we like the restaurants at CitiWalk. Go figure.
I agree with Tom, I would add a paid express pass for rides, like Universal has, may be a consideration. One charge, no reservations, the top tier rides in the parks….
There’s a decent chance you’ll get your wish. I know some fans want that, but I don’t think that’s what helps WDW compete with Epic Universe in 2025…especially at the likely price points.
Really miss the night parade from years back so would definitely welcome a return of this. Also as previously mentioned I’m happy to pay for Magical Express and really miss the hotel/Disney Springs luggage checking for your return.
Please bring both back!
Honestly I think Disney probably doesn’t do many if any of those things. I think they are going to ‘hit the free dining in event of emergency’ hard, very hard even in the peak summer hard. Other then that I’m not sure what else they can do in the time tht will move the needle those don’t appeal to me or possibly more importantly given they would chosoe not to go the rest of my family
I went in January this year and would have booked again atound about now but until a few of the lightning lane and no new stuff issues get fixed. I already have a 3 week visit to Japan with Disney included and might go to california and visit disneyland for a few days later on in the year when seeing relatives. if I’m a representative of the UK market then this is a problem for Disney.
Discounting is the obvious answer–that one will certainly happen.
The only reason I didn’t include it is because this has already started. We’ve talked a lot about WDW pulling out the “2019 playbook” for discounts as a response to pent-up demand. They’ve already pulled that lever this year.
Honestly, I don’t think it’ll be enough to simply “hit the Free Dining button harder.” If they want to pull stays and days away from Universal, they (IMO) will need compelling substantive offerings, not just better prices. Especially since they would have to discount pretty deeply to compete with Universal on resort pricing. So while discounting will certainly happen, I’m skeptical it’ll be sufficient.
unpopular opinion- not a big fan of festival of fantasy. it’s too busy. overall would rather have a full time night parade with a day parade as a sometimes treat. 3pm in florida is the hottest part of the day.
Literal standing ovation for Captain She-O. Well done, sir.
How insane would it be to send out Josh D to say, “we fell and hit our collective heads a few years ago and made a series of idiotic decisions that we now see are completely indefensible. I’m here to say, on behalf of the company, that we are very sorry. We knew we shouldn’t let Umbrella Bob say words out loud in private, much less in public, and we understand why you’re all so pissed off. Frankly, we are too. So we’re gonna pretend like the last several years never happened and put things back the way they were. Starting October 1, we’re bringing back Magical Express. Also, early morning and late evening Extra Magic Hours are returning for all resort guests. Solid color Magic Bands are complimentary for all guests, or guests can upgrade to nicer bands at a significant discount. The dining plan will have three tiers, not the moronic and insulting sham of a system that we “brought back” after Covid. We’ll immediately be rehiring many of the live entertainment performers we unceremoniously axed under the cover of Covid– which was actually just a penny pinching move shrouded in the pandemic– and I’ll be taking a commiserate pay cut from my fat daddy salary to fund their returns, but honestly I probably won’t even notice the difference. The nighttime parades are coming back on a rotating basis. Fastpass+ is returning as a free planning perk for resort guests, but just for giggles we’ll keep the paid tier for those who want a more customized experience. Resort Mugs will hold more than three sips of fluid, the Pirates League will be reopened and that godawful travesty of a fever dream Runaway Railway will immediately and forevermore be reverted to the Great Movie Ride. J-Dizzle, OUT!”
Man … typing all that out made me really sick inside. To think there was a time very recently when all those things existed at the same is wild.
Yes! To spectromagic return. Other ideas-a true free fastpass for deluxe guests-it’s the number one reason five of us might pay to stay in a room on site at universal hard rock but the thing that might help more than they think is NO MORE moving screen stuff-I hate going to universal because for most rides my motion sensitive self waits outside the rides in the blazing sun because there’s nowhere to sit in air conditioning holding the bags. If Disney could get creative and at the same time be sensitive to the screen averse that might attract more people
Tom,
It is not so much the free Magical Express,but rather the luggage delivery to your room. I would happily pay the $32 for Mears as a Disney fee if the luggage was delivered to the room.
Then at the other end of your trip, the resort airline check in, where you could drop you bags off at the counter in the lobby and they would put the appropriate tags on them and they’d be checked and waiting for you at the carousel when you got home. These were both ENORMOUS timesavers for a vacation.
yes, especially when you are rounding up small children and all of their gear. 100% the luggage service was gold.
Thank you, Tom, for another great story that is right on the mark for WDW’s potential plans for summer 2025. I agree with you that bringing back Magical Express could sway some visitors from booking a Universal resort and make financial sense for WDW resorts to cover the cost. Here is how I would like the summer of 2025 to look at WDW:
1, New drone show at Animal Kingdom
2. New night parade at Magic Kingdom (hopefully not just a new castle projection/fireworks show)
3. New day parade at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and perhaps a new fireworks show in Galaxy’s Edge (similar to what Disneyland had during their Season of the Force)
4. Epcot could add live bands in the American Gardens Theater all summer similar to what they offer during Food & Wine and Flower & Garden festivals
Price decrease to draw crowds? It works for Walmart.
Thanks for your thoughts and perspective,Tom! As someone who loves AK, I’m always sad when others don’t. If a little new entertainment would draw a crowd, I’m on board. I guess we will see!
Night Parade! Night Parade! Night Parade! I would seriously book a trip just for this.
10000000000000000% agree