TEAM / CORPS PARADES

 

 

PARADES FOR TEAMS

Competitive Team Championships

&

Non Competitive Team – Parade for FUN

                                                                                                                   

 

A dream of a lifetime comes true as your group  PARADES DOWN MAIN STREET, U.S.A. in the Magic Kingdom® Park

 

NEW TEAMS… BE SURE TO SEND IN YOUR VIDEO AUDITION EARLY along with your parade team roster!  DEADLINELINE:  November 15, 2012  Space is limited

FIRST RECEIVED….FIRST RESERVED  Don’t Wait…Call Now to Reserve  321-939-3577

Twirl Mania ~ 1315 Artisan Avenue E ~ Celebration, FL 34747

 

 

 

 

PARADE CRITERIA

  •  AGE

 Participants must be ( 8 ) eight years of age and able to march two miles for DAY parade and ( 10 ) years of age for the NIGHT parade.   No exceptions, this is a Disney rule.  Birth certificates may be required.  Groups not abiding by Disney rules will be removed from parade lineup.

 

 For those members under the age of 7, we now have the PEE WEE Show in Epcot!  For complete information please look at the Solo Parade & Showcase Link for Music and Video.

  •  COMPETITIVE OR NON-COMPETITIVE

    Teams may participate in one of two ways  Parade Competition Championships by division:  Juvenile Teams

          (Saturday day) , Junior, Senior, High School or Collegiate Teams. Senior C's (Saturday Night)  OR  Non-

          Competitive   

       

Please enter Parade (s) of choice on your Team Entry Form  (see choices below)

 

CHOOSE YOUR PARADE (s)

 

  • SATURDAY DAY:  Juvenile Parade Championships & Teams for fun only

Please report to Magic Kingdom® Park ~ Splash Mountain Gate 1:15pm 

 

  • Saturday Night:  Junior, Senior, High School, & Collegiate & Senior "C's" Parade Championships & Teams for fun only

Magic Kingdom® Park,  Location TBA

 

 

 ROUTINE & REQUIREMENTS

 Coach will choreograph their team routine for parade (s) following the below requirements.

·         FORWARD MOTION must be maintained at all times. NO BACK STEPS / SIDE STEPS / DRILLS / HESITATIONS or MARCHING IN PLACE.

·         There are to be NO TOSSES or RELEASES due to liability of the Disney spectators & guests. 

                                                Teams will be disqualified and removed from parade line-up.

·         LINE UP  please no more than 3 across.  Coach will march with sign in front of team between groups to maintain proper spacing.

·        This is a very fast moving parade so it must be a NO DROP by ALL.  Difficulty is NOT a factor in the    judging of the parade competition.  You may also choose to use the Solo routines online as an example or use for the parades.

·        Teams will be ADJUDICATED on PERFORMANCE, APPEARANCE, SHOWMANSHIP, UNISON,  MARCHING, POSTURE & POISE, & PROFESSIONALISM. Again, Difficulty is not a factor, it's the PERFORMANCE quality.

·         We suggest that your routine be a maximum of 32 counts and repeated throughout the entire parade route with 8 counts of marching before repeating routine.  You never know where the judges are positioned.

 COSTUMES / UNIFORMS

·         Team members attire should all be in the same (costume, shoes, socks, or stockings included)

·         Banner Carriers, Drummers, Color Guard members should also be in matching uniforms

·         Coaches:  Black pants, white top, or Team Warm-up to match group colors. 

·         No jeans, tank tops, flip-flops or inappropriate attire permitted.  Teams will be disqualified and removed from parade line-up.

·         Cover-ups…Please do not allow your team members to walk through the Parks in costume or twirling their batons.  Costumes must be covered and batons in a case.  Any teams identified will be disqualified and removed from the parade lineup. 

Please leave personal belongings with family.  No cell phones or cameras permitted back stage.

WE MUST OBEY THE DISNEY RULES & REGULATIONS.

MUSIC

·         Everyone will be marching to the same music.  Please download parade music below.

DOWNLOAD PARADE MUSIC

 

·        Teams with musical instruments (drums, cymbals, bells, etc are welcome to march…but not play) due to Disney music and announcements throughout the park during the parades. Call for alternative performance opportunity in one of the many Disney parks or venues.

 

 

 IDEAS / SUGGESTIONS

·         NIGHT PARADE…lighted batons, glow sticks, glow jewelry, hair accessories, etc. add to your GE (depending on step-off time of night parade).

 AWARDS

  • Each Parade Competition Division  1st – 3rd Place

  • “Best in Dress” chosen from all Competitive and Non-Competitive Teams

 

IMPORTANT

IMPORTANT

Please make sure that every member has an "UNUSED" day on their Disney ticket

for the day of the parade!

 

 WHO SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT PARADE LOCATION

  • Coaches or Directors should arrive with their Team (s) members at the specified gate, at the designated times and check in with the Twirl Mania Staff. (Not the Disney staff)  NO PARENTS PLEASE.....

  • Only the participants and director/coach who have received their parade credentials should report to parade area as listed on team roster.  
  • Parents/Guardian should make plans to drop athletes off to their coach at a location prior to the coach taking them to the parade entrance gate and then proceed to viewing area.
  • Reminder:  Participants must be ( 8 ) eight years of age DAY parade and ( 10 ) years of age for the NIGHT parade.

WHAT SHOULD BE WORN?

  • Please come to the Park dressed in costumes and ready to perform. 
  • A warm‑up covering the costume is mandatory and batons should be carried in a case.
  • No personal items/clothing/cameras,cell phones can be taken back stage, please leave with parents or group representative not going to the parade staging area.

 

 ASSEMBLING / DISASSEMBLING PROCEDURE

·         Each coach or director will be given a commemorative sign with your teams name upon arrival.  Please assemble your team as quickly as possible in single file behind you and your sign at designated position by TM outside the gate.

·         The TM staff will then escort all the Teams in single file to the staging area in the back lot.  Only those with parade credentials formulated from the Parade Roster submitted by the coach will be permitted.  Please make sure your group reports on time!

·         No performers or coach will be permitted through the gate once the last Twirl Mania staff person has reported to the casting area.  If possible, the Disney cast member will contact a Twirl Mania staff member to see if there is still room for positioning and time to rehearse for the parade.

·         Upon conclusion of the parade, all coaches will line-up their team single file once again behind them and their sign.  All teams will be escorted to the drop off gate immediately after the parade. Each coach will remain with their team members until everyone is picked up by their parent/guardian.

 

 EQUIPMENT TRANSPORT TO PARADES

 

       WHERE?

  • Parking Drop Off Circle of ESPN Wide World of Sports® Complex.  TM Truck

 WHAT?

  • Banners, poles, tall flags, flag batons, hoops, poms (i.e. equipment to be used in the parade) along with a Coach/Director tote bag containing light sticks, first aid, safety pins, halos, small items of possible need can be transported in the TM truck.  They will go directly from the parking drop off area of ESPN Wide World of Sports® Complex to the back stage area so you do not have to carry them through the park.     

·         All equipment placed on the truck needs to be labeled with Team / Coach Information along with the cell phone of the coach.

·         After the parade, all equipment should be placed back on the truck for transport back to the parking drop off circle of the ESPN Wide World of Sports® Complex.

·         There are also rental lockers at the front gate of the parks for personal belongings for your use before and after the parade.

WHEN?

DROP OFF    (Tentative)

Saturday:                     11:00am -   12:00pm    (Saturday Day Parade)

Saturday:                       4:00pm -     4:30pm    (Saturday Night Parade)

PICK UP

Saturday:                       4:00pm -     4:30pm     (Saturday Day Parade)

Sunday:                         7:00am -      8:00am     (Saturday Night Parade)   

(times subject to change pending parade times)

                                   

  •    Equipment must be picked up after each parade due to the large number of participants utilizing the truck service.

·         Unclaimed equipment will be left at the front door of the ESPN Wide World of Sports® Complex at noon; neither Twirl Mania nor Disney will be held responsible for the equipment.

 

 HOW TO REGISTER FOR PARADES

 TEAM ENTRY FORM & ENTRY FEE

  • Register for Team Parade Competition or Non-Competitive Parade on the easy to use On-line Team Entry Form or a mail in team entry form included in your TM brochure.   
  • $50.00 per team / per division for Parade Competition. 
  • $25.00 per team / per division for Non-Competitive Teams ~ Parade for fun.

 TEAM PARADE ROSTER

  •  Along with your Team entry, all participating teams are required to fill in an Online Parade Roster.

  • The list should include EVERYONE that is participating in the parade; twirlers, flags, poms, banner carriers, coach, etc.   CREDENTIALS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS.

 

     ACCEPTANCE INTO PARADE

 

Please do not wait until the Twirl Mania deadline.  To insure a position in a parade, please send in your request for a position immediately.

NOTES TO COACH / DIRECTOR

·         All coaches / directors ...please supply a cell phone number on their registration form in case there are any changes in parade schedules, times or any other important information.

·    Only Coach / Director can take a cell phone into the casting area.  It may be carried in your pocket in the off position and to be used in emergency situations only.  To operate, it must first be cleared by the Disney staff.  Failure to comply will result in confiscating said item and returning it the next day at competition.

·   No cameras are permitted back stage in the casting area.

  

 

Coaches, Parents…PLEASE note that the AGE LIMIT and DRESS CODE will be

strictly enforced!

  

                            

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