A symphony in SpectroMagic. Pure enchantment lights our way!
"Welcome to the splendor, the spectacle, the sparkling sensation, where the comedy and thrill of Disney fantasies come to electric life. And now, the Magic Kingdom proudly presents, in a million points of musical light, the magic worlds of Disney...in SpectroMagic!"
SpectroMagic was a nighttime parade that ran from 1991 to 2010; replacing the classic Main Street Electrical Parade. The parade was exclusive to Walt Disney World and debuted during the resort's 20th anniversary in 1991.
In 2013, it was confirmed that the parade had been permanently retired due to the floats having deteriorated in storage, leading to them being destroyed, while also killing off any chance of a comeback unlike its predecessor.
SpectroMagic provides examples of:
- All There in the Manual:
- There is actually a backstory to SpectroMagic, mainly for Mickey and the SpectroMen.
The SpectroMen are keepers of light. They hold the parades magical light and transform it for you in the midst of the night. They come from a land called LightSpriation where everything is filled with rays of light and magical bursts of color. They were always afraid to come out of hiding and share their magical light, until one day, Mickey, the SpectroMen King, asked if they would join him in a nighttime festival of magic and light, and come and bring the magical light for everyone to see. Scared to confront people, they hesitated. After much consideration, the SpectroMen agreed. They brought along their magical SpectroBalls and Light-Trumpets to spread the joy of their magical light to everyone. Mickey controls the light they magically create and powers the parade through his Electro-ball, changing it from night to day, or crystal to multi-color.- Also, the four SpectroMen on the whirly balls are named Hyper-Chic, Lo-Ball, Rapper and Opera.
- Keet: The SpectroMen all act very energetic and giggle a lot.
- Mood Whiplash: The brilliant finale of SpectroMagic comes just after a scene devoted to Fantasia, whose last float depicts Bald Mountain, complete with Chernabog opening up and closing his wings periodically.
- Non-Standard Character Design: The SpectroMen look a little out of place compared to the other Disney characters. There faces used to change color, act and move very energetically, and all their hair was fuzzed up. They later got redesigned in 2008 and became face characters.
- Speaking Simlish: While the SpectroMen do sometimes talk in English, they mostly communicate by singing or speaking with made up words.
- Vague Age: The SpectroMen appear to be fully grown adults. While it's easy to tell by their voices some of the Spectromen sound very young.
- Vocal Dissonance: Some of the SpectroMen have voices that won't match the appearance depending on the one you encounter.
- Vocal Evolution: In the early years of SpectroMagic from 1991 - 1995 the SpectroMen used to have robotish voices but changed in 1996 to be easier to understand.
