Is bringing back the MSEP a blantant attempt to boost attendance at DCA? Obviously.
Is this a bad thing? I don't see why. Those of us less than impressed with DCA have been clamoring for them to make improvements that will make the park more exciting.
You may disagree about how exciting MSEP is, but I don't think it is fair to complain that there's nothing to do/see at DCA and then complain when they provide something new to do/see in DCA.
Elsewhere people are constantly crying that a closed attraction should return (Subs, PeopleMover, SFR Treehouse, etc.). MSEP was certainly beloved my many thousands of people. I'm betting most people will be tickled to have it back however they can get it.
As for the collectible value of the lightbulbs, I don't see how that value is affected by the parade appearing at DCA any more than it is affected by the parade appearing at WDW, TDL, and DPR.
Does this show a dishonesty in the "Glowing Away Forever" tagline? If the parade had been appearing in other locations ever since it had closed at DL, I'd agree with that. If they had brought it back to DL under any circumstances I would definitely agree with it. But they are showing the parade in a park other than DL and they've been doing that for the last five years.
Admittedly, if DCA attendance were good, they almost certainly would have put the parade back into DL, but for whatever reason they've kept the promise, I feel they have.
Also, Disney has not responsibility to maintain the value of collectible items, unless they promise to. If the only reason you buy a sculpture is because it is #8 of 150, make sure they broke the mold. You bought a lightbulb from the last show at DL. On July 5th, you'll still have a lightbulb from the show at DL.
(The video issue is a no-win. If they kept their promise and never released a non-VHS version they would be slammed for the rest of time - or at least until Fantasia fades into the mists of memory. If they release it on DVD or LD they are in trouble for breaking a promise. They never should have made that promise, but it was a stupid promise, and I'm glad they broke it.)
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