Disney's Electrical Parade at Disney's California Adventure - September 12, 2001

[Misfitgraves23]

Wow...that music is really annoying.

[disneydancer99]

I will tell you!!! We all were FREAKING OUT especially seeing the F16's flying over and the bomb squad dogs backstage!!! I was playing Dopey at the time and boy did we all have nightmares of bombs coming in on us during this parade... NO JOKE!!!

[asdTubeU]

@disneydancer99 I don't remember any F16s on 9/12. As a guest, I remember seeing an occasional bomb squad dog, and I remember an occasional helicopter which, alone, was enough to get folks (include me) into a bit of a panic, as everything civilian was grounded (if the commercial planes were flying, I would have been home from my business trip by 9/12 rather than at Disneyland).

[asdTubeU]

@SoaringEagle2005 That's very true. Disney's cast was very professional and a welcome break from sitting in the hotel watching the replays while I waited for a way to get back home.

[TerryT1976]

Great memories of this classic Parade. When I worked at Disneyland Park, I always looked forward to those nights of going to DCA for dinner or coffee/pastry to sit and watch DEP. Just hearing that pre-parade announcement of its return nearly has me tear up as 2001 was a year of mixed emotions. I celebrated my 3rd anniversary with Disney, which was a milestone but came at a sad time with the passing of a dear friend. Then, of course was 9/11. Thanks for sharing a wonderful memory.

[Disneydanny]

@TerryT1976 any idea when they finally stopped playing that pre=parade announcement? (the one w/ the woman's voice I remember seeing it at least a year after it had been back and they were still playing it

[TerryT1976]

@Disneydanny I'm guessing around 2005 at the time of the 50th Anniversary of Disneyland when they started the parade at Paradise Pier and changed the Drum's sign from "A California Classic" to "Presented by Sylvania".

[asdTubeU]

@TerryT1976 I have a picture from 2004 when it still said "A California Classic".