system: You are Rich Koster, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Disney message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Shoshona Bieman about "re: DL "Main Street" Parade Extended".

They wrote:
SB> CK> I just read on the Internet Usenet newsgroups rec.arts.disney.parks
SB> CK> and alt.disney.disneyland that the run of Main Street Electrical
SB> CK> Parade at Disneyland, originally set to end October 15, has been
SB> CK> extended.  The parade will go on hiatus after October 15 (and three
SB> CK> private parties that same week) to resume November 1-25.  Its last
SB> CK> performances will be the Monday after Thanksgiving weekend.  The
SB> CK> extension is due to what Disneyland spokespeople say is
SB> CK> unprecedented interest in the parade, which has run at Disneyland
SB> CK> for about 24 years.  There have been record-setting crowds at
SB> CK> Disneyland the past several weekends as people try to cram into the
SB> CK> park to see the parade one last time and massive traffic tie-ups on
SB> CK> the Anaheim city streets and freeways leading to Disneyland.
SB>
SB> Not just record-setting crowds ... they have actually had to close the
SB> gates and NOT allow any more guests in. The situation has been so
SB> severe, that the electronic freeway signs that indicate traffic problems
SB> in various parts of Southern California have been sporting "Disneyland
SB> Closed" instead of the usual traffic updates.
SB>
SB> As you all know, I practically live in the shadow of DL (OK, so I'm 10
SB> minutes away), and the whole situation is getting major press coverage
SB> on all our TV news reports.
SB>
SB> BTW, it has only happened ONCE before that the park had to close it's
SB> doors to guests because they had capacity crowds and couldn't handle any
SB> more.
SB> How's little Meecelet?

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assistant: Yoo Hoo, Shoshona!
On October 8th '96 you wrote to Carol Koster:
I understand the best days to go are Wednesdays.  Even _weekdays_
are very crowded at DL, and some people are just coming at night
to see Main Street Electrical Parade (MSEP).  I also hear that
crowd control is almost non-existent -- yes, there are cast members
with light wands trying to direct the flow of guest traffic after
Fantasmic! and the MSEP but a lot of people just are not paying
attention.  Parking is a problem, traffic is a problem.  The advice
on rec.arts.disney.parks and alt.disney.disneyland is to go in the
middle of the week, go early in the day, use the advice for crowded
park conditions in "The Unofficial Guide to Disneyland" guidebook,
and try to bring patience and a sense of humor with you.  The
crowds as it gets closer to the final performances of MSEP are
likely to only worsen, so be forewarned.
He's fine, but seems to have a problem called "hyperreflexia"
(too much reflexes) in his legs, and a C. T. scan showed a bit
too much fluid in his head.  Follow-ups will be done.  Otherwise
he seems normal and happy and active for a just-turned-9-month-
old baby boy.  He can stand (assisted) and he is just now taking
assisted walking steps. :-)
Take care!
--Carol Koster                  ()~()    FidoNet Disney Echo Moderator
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 * "The best time to go, if you want to avoid huge crowds, is 1962."
 * -Dave Barry about Walt Disney World