Only time will tell if this is just a one year thing due to the 60th or a sign of the times.
nor was it anything to do with the 60th.
That tidbit was first hand info from someone directly involved with the filming this year at a production level position...not just a random CM..
I am saying it SUCKING had nothing to do with the 60th.
It was an hour and 45 minutes of caroling and 15 minutes of parade? NO GOOD!
Honestly it felt more like a few minutes of parade, 15 minutes of yammer, 15 minutes of singing and almost an hour and a half of commercials.
I recorded it expecting some disneyland, but it seemed all wdw. I seriously couldn't recognize any disneyland in it. About 5 minutes showing some parade floats, the rest was songs in front of the castle by donut grande, reba, jason derulo and a few other lesser known up and coming singers. Some proposal and other "heartwarming" stories.