Disney World should run this show forever. This was and always has been the perfection of Magical Innocence. I 1st saw it at five years old in 1978, then 11 in '84, 24 in '97 and last at 37 in 2010. Used to be in awe, now it brings tears to my eyes. It needs to never change. And never go away. ❤
@@Widderic it used to be held in the Magic Kingdom on Main Street a few evenings a week. But they no longer do it. Hopefully it gets resurrected because it is very special.
" A return date for the parade has yet to be announced, but has been confirmed that it will return in time for its 50th anniversary starting in Spring 2022. "
This song will always bring joy to the hearts of those who have seen it in person, and tears to the eyes of those who wouldn’t miss it for the world. I didn’t enjoy this parade enough when I was younger, and I can barely watch this video without a tear in my eye. What I would give to see those floats traverse the streets of the Magic Kingdom once again....
I always get teary during the Cinderella section. She was my favorite princess growing up and I remember watching this parade and wishing I could wear one of those hoop skirt dresses with lights. This parade is so magical and I’m so sad it didn’t get to celebrate its 50th anniversary with the Magic Kingdom’s 50th.
This was the very 1st Disneyland parade I saw when I was 5 years old. It brings back so many memories. I'm now 40 years old. Makes me tear up seeing this..especially seeing Pete's Dragon and Pete. One of my favorite movies!!
I just bought the Disney album from the late 70s that had this sone and Timi Club and Pirates and all of them on it. Such great memories and seeing the Main Street Electrical Parade in 1979 was so amazing
You’ve said it, Disney World may have more themed territory, I mean they do have a lot (hotels, the disney world park, animal kingdom, epcot, blizzard beach, etc) but Disney Land holds a place in my heart for this parade and all the great memories
"Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls! The Magic Kingdom Proudly Presents our Spectacular Festival Pageant of Nighttime Magic and Imagination! In thousands of Sparkling Lights, and Electo-Synthemagnetic Musical Sounds! The Main Street Electrical Parade!!!" Those Lines will Forever stick in my Mind
I found on UA-cam the Disneyland Paris version and the only difference is this opening line is in French. I know nothing of French and it still gave me goosebumps.
This parade was my childhood, my young adulthood as a CM and I saw it in my 40s at MK in 2013. My eyes teared up with joy and sadness because I miss this parade so much. It holds a special place in my heart.
I love Tinkerbell waving her glowstick wand and making faces at the audience! Also, the whirly bugs and turtles! And Elliot! And those girls dancing as the parade leaves!
Those nights waiting for the electrical parade were the best nights at disney. Hearing the music start was such a magical feeling. Even after almost 4 years, I still cry watching it.
My husband has never been to Disney but I have. We are supposed to go in the next couple of years so I showed him this video and he didn't think it looked like that big of a deal. When you can feel the heat from the lights and vibration of the music, getting handshakes from characters, and smelling those "Disney" smells; "big deal" is an understatment!
The sweet girls at the end are the embodiment of Disney magic for teens+ grown ups. So sweet to see them having such a good time….If only they knew how Disney-esque their actions were.
I remember going to WDW every summer as a kid and this parade is what I always looked forward to the most. All the lights and costumes and characters so lovely and we'll put together and the music is very catchy. I love everything about this parade was so sad when they took it out 😥 it brought back so many memories when I watched this video. This parade will always be missed and cherished.
This parade will always have a special place in my heart. 2015 December 20th it was my birthday and I was in Disney at this parade. It was so magical seeing this parade once again. But who would know it would be the last time I saw it in person.
I requested this and I can't not thank you enough the way you guys film, edit and present the videos is exceptional. The parade will forever be preserved perfectly like this thanks to you guys.
Hands down the best and most magical experience for adult or child. My favourite. Love "The Baroque Hoedown" music theme. It just goes with the magic of it all. Happy and light.
In the 1970s, Walt Disney Productions chose this tune to be the theme for the Electrical Parade. It was extraordinary, I didn't know about it because the publishers said nothing to me. It was by chance, in 1980, that I went there and was so surprised to hear Baroque Hoedown arranged for a full orchestra. - Jean-Jacques Perrey
Holy Mouseketeer!! The quality of this is AMAZING!! And the sound is so clear!! It’s like TV broadcast quality! Great job!! And love this parade, one of my all time faves!! Brings back my childhood.
this is my childhood right here summed up in 23 minutes. this parade and wishes were the best parts of magic kingdom days while on vacation when i was little, and now both are gone :,( side note: this parade song is unmatched)
Y'all. I am 42 years old. I've only been to Disney World four times. I did not want this to be an emotional experience. But here I am crying like an idiot.
My family would always sit right where the parade starts (the firehouse) and I remember always watching to figure out how the floats worked. Now I’m on a path that could lead me to become a Disney imagineer, it’s funny how many little things lead us to who we are today.
Sitting here watching this with my 4yrs old granddaughter. She was amazed jumping all around. I would have loved for her to experience this {my favorite parade ever} in person. So many childhood memories. 🥺
So glad I got to see this parade before it was removed in 2016. I remember my family and I caught the parade just in time, and a Haunted Mansion employee walked right up to us and said we can sit in the front row with her! A family behind us was so mad at this, but I found it hilarious and so did the Disney cast member. The mother kept hitting the back of my head with her camera and mumbling comments under her breath such as "Parades are for children." The cast member and I just smirked the whole time. During one point I pretended to look swiftly at something as the woman kept banging my head with her camera and sent it flying right out o her hand! I'll never forget that moment! 😂 😂
My first trip to Disney was in 2016 from the UK and watching this just brings so much joy and memories from that trip, I’m crying as I’m watching this, when I went back in 2017 it wasn’t there anymore and I’m going back in April 2022, I just wish they would bring back this magical parade that brought joy and happiness to everyone who got to see it in person ❤️
Disney brought this back for one month and I was able to see it in person. So happy I was able to experience this after it was retired and brought back to life for a short time!
I don't really remember the visuals of this, but boy did I play the heck out of the record we got back in 76/77 timeframe. Good musical memories. Sad that they felt they had to remove such an encompassing piece of musical art.
Aw, we were in Disney yesterday and today I showed this to my son -since they no longer do it. :( I remember being stunned as a kid the first time I saw this - it was brand new then. This video is amazing. I love the girls at the end - that right there is what makes Disney so amazing - that EVERYBODY gets totally into it 100 percent! :)
The Baroque Hoedown has that effect. I have soft spot for it as it takes me back to 1990. And you know what they say: "If it's not Baroque, don't fix it." 😁
Awesome video and parade, thanks for sharing, luved the three girls at the end, thanks for continuing to film to capture so much fun! Have a great day. KO
A fun fact: did you know that the soundtrack was made by Gershon Kingsley and Jean-Jacques Perrey? The song which begins the parade is called Baroque Hoedown, which was released in 1967 on the album "Kaleidoscopic Vibrations: Spotlight on the Moog".
This reminds me of the first time my brother and I actually got along and hugged for the first time, it was during this parade . He died a year after that, if only I could relive this again..
Holy crap I remember this YEARS ago in Orlando when I heard that music and thought we were gonna miss it and fuckin DARTED to the parade with my family and felt the music sped up as I ran😂😂.... yes I made it everyone
God I miss Walt Disney World Resort and as someone who lives in the UK, it's not like I was able to go regularly in the first place. I was due to be there in last April. I really hope for better times ahead for all of us. Please stay safe, y'all
I saw this parade once when i was about 5 or 6, and then never again. Years later in 2008 i was in Orlando, and of course i went to Disney, but then we were there during the daytime and i did see the day parade. Which was also really fun.
What i do notice is that when the stepsisters of Cinderella come by, they basically just stand there. Back in the day as I remember, they would push each other around the float a little. Now that was fun to watch.
I remember every time me and my dad stayed at Disney,we would watch this show, it was the best show to end a magical day at Disney. Then I would be knocked out in the car lol
Best parade ever! They should have never removed it. So happy I was able to take my daughter for her to see it! I remember sitting on the ground with a bunch of children and clapping and being so loud for the characters to notice us 😅 and gave a couple of parents a break. My daughter is now fifteen and still remembers that evening like it was yesterday ❤
I haven't seen this since I was there in 1986! I'm 46 yrs old and I still have the book and cassette tape of Walt Disney world that includes the songs of the rides and this Main Street Electrical Parade. I'm sad to hear that they have done away with it. This was great.
Does anyone know what kind of speakers they use for this show? I have heard they mainly use Bose, Meyer Sound, and d&b audiotechnik. With a combination of Bose and Crown amplifiers. But I’ve never been so I’m not sure. Sounds awesome!!! Did some research and there’s apparently 200 speakers! Some on the ground and on buildings. Still no idea what the brands are but I assume it’s 1 or all of the 3 I listed above. The system used to control the parade is called “Mickey Track” Under the hood the lighting system is an LOR (Light-O-Rama) system. It controls of course the lights and the music too. It also has interactive functions to track where the parade is so it can change the music zones. Mickey Track is their nickname for the software that controls the show.
No other parade has ever had an effect on me like that one! Even though it was 50 years ago, I remember it like it was yesterday!!!
Disney World should run this show forever. This was and always has been the perfection of Magical Innocence. I 1st saw it at five years old in 1978, then 11 in '84, 24 in '97 and last at 37 in 2010. Used to be in awe, now it brings tears to my eyes. It needs to never change. And never go away. ❤
Current rumor is that it’s coming back to Florida next year
I think it varies on which show you saw first. Mine was Spectromagic that will live forever as the best to me.
Where can you go see this? Is it really done?
@@Widderic it used to be held in the Magic Kingdom on Main Street a few evenings a week. But they no longer do it. Hopefully it gets resurrected because it is very special.
It better be a show that runs forever. It should never be missed out on. I wish this parade was back.
So mad that they took this away. This whole parade is my CHILDHOOD. from the characters, to the lights and music!
I love the electrical parade!😀😀😀😀❤❤❤
@@johnkozllwski6637 same
The current D way of thinking has destroyed Disneyland.
" A return date for the parade has yet to be announced, but has been confirmed that it will return in time for its 50th anniversary starting in Spring 2022. "
It’s back !
This song will always bring joy to the hearts of those who have seen it in person, and tears to the eyes of those who wouldn’t miss it for the world.
I didn’t enjoy this parade enough when I was younger, and I can barely watch this video without a tear in my eye. What I would give to see those floats traverse the streets of the Magic Kingdom once again....
I always lose it when Elliot comes around the corner
I always get teary during the Cinderella section. She was my favorite princess growing up and I remember watching this parade and wishing I could wear one of those hoop skirt dresses with lights. This parade is so magical and I’m so sad it didn’t get to celebrate its 50th anniversary with the Magic Kingdom’s 50th.
Question is how many kids saw this and became ravers
This is absolutely poetic
Well said! They need to bring this back. Best parade ever.
This was the very 1st Disneyland parade I saw when I was 5 years old. It brings back so many memories. I'm now 40 years old. Makes me tear up seeing this..especially seeing Pete's Dragon and Pete. One of my favorite movies!!
Same but I first saw it at Magic Kingdom since I never been to Disneyland
I’m nearing 40, this brings so many amazing memories back to me. I wish they would bring it back.
I just bought the Disney album from the late 70s that had this sone and Timi Club and Pirates and all of them on it. Such great memories and seeing the Main Street Electrical Parade in 1979 was so amazing
They bring back limited runs every few years :) They did last year for several months!
@@danhuff8446 ppp
I’ll anmoy
I’m a moth
The best parade. Still no replacement!
You’ve said it, Disney World may have more themed territory, I mean they do have a lot (hotels, the disney world park, animal kingdom, epcot, blizzard beach, etc) but Disney Land holds a place in my heart for this parade and all the great memories
Coronavirus yes
It’s his opinion
Spectro?
Spectromagic all the way
I’m literally sitting here sobbing watching this because I wish I was in Disney watching this rn
"Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls! The Magic Kingdom Proudly Presents our Spectacular Festival Pageant of Nighttime Magic and Imagination! In thousands of Sparkling Lights, and Electo-Synthemagnetic Musical Sounds! The Main Street Electrical Parade!!!" Those Lines will Forever stick in my Mind
I am actually crying right now 😭😭
Am I the only one that only gets goosebumps from this out of every other song and sentence..
I cry everytime. Saw this back in the 90s as a kid then again as an adult in Florida. 😢✨😍
I found on UA-cam the Disneyland Paris version and the only difference is this opening line is in French. I know nothing of French and it still gave me goosebumps.
@@ehtropenelopen5192 from the opening fanfare
the main street electrical parade will be loved, cherished and definitely will be missed
Marcus Hutchison well itz back now!!
@@lpslexizacstales8502 not anymore
This parade was my childhood, my young adulthood as a CM and I saw it in my 40s at MK in 2013. My eyes teared up with joy and sadness because I miss this parade so much. It holds a special place in my heart.
THIS WAS MY FAVORITE PARADE AT THE MAGIC KINGDOM!!! I LOVED THE MUSIC. SO UPSET THEY GOT RID OF IT!!!
Tinkerbell's float is lovely
I love Tinkerbell waving her glowstick wand and making faces at the audience! Also, the whirly bugs and turtles! And Elliot! And those girls dancing as the parade leaves!
Those nights waiting for the electrical parade were the best nights at disney. Hearing the music start was such a magical feeling. Even after almost 4 years, I still cry watching it.
My husband has never been to Disney but I have. We are supposed to go in the next couple of years so I showed him this video and he didn't think it looked like that big of a deal. When you can feel the heat from the lights and vibration of the music, getting handshakes from characters, and smelling those "Disney" smells; "big deal" is an understatment!
the girls at the end are absolutely adorable lol. i would have danced along.
Those 3 girls at the end, I loved that. Disney is for all ages, truly
The sweet girls at the end are the embodiment of Disney magic for teens+ grown ups. So sweet to see them having such a good time….If only they knew how Disney-esque their actions were.
That fabulous original soundtrack. That intro!
I always start crying the second they make the announcement. Geesh. So many great memories of the Disney Electrical Parade.
The girls at the end made the video. The sheer joy! My favorite parade.
I remember going to WDW every summer as a kid and this parade is what I always looked forward to the most. All the lights and costumes and characters so lovely and we'll put together and the music is very catchy. I love everything about this parade was so sad when they took it out 😥 it brought back so many memories when I watched this video. This parade will always be missed and cherished.
I hope I get to see this live at least once more in my lifetime. Brings tears to my eyes every time.
I’d love to see it just once.🥺😌
How anyone could prefer the Cavalcades to the experience of a Disney Parade is beyond me. Great work Dis Crew!
This parade will always have a special place in my heart. 2015 December 20th it was my birthday and I was in Disney at this parade. It was so magical seeing this parade once again. But who would know it would be the last time I saw it in person.
I Remember back in the 1970s seeing this for the first time. This brings back so many memories. Thanks for Sharing.
I requested this and I can't not thank you enough the way you guys film, edit and present the videos is exceptional. The parade will forever be preserved perfectly like this thanks to you guys.
I just discovered this. I never experienced it, but wished I had. A wonderful, happy experience with great music.
They still bring it back for a few months every few years
Most breathtaking, heart-shocking, wonderful parade on Earth.
Rodrigo Valenzuela indeed pal!
It deserves to stay in Disney World! I love it so much!!!
I’m so sad they took this away, and this was my favorite part of my entire Disney experience!
Just hearing the music brings an instant smile to my face. I absolutely love this parade
The Main Street Electrical parade surely lit the streets of Main Street Up!! It’s like pixie dust over there! ✨ 🧚♂️
Hands down the best and most magical experience for adult or child. My favourite. Love "The Baroque Hoedown" music theme. It just goes with the magic of it all. Happy and light.
when talk is brought up about iconic disney music, this parade is the first tune that comes to mind
THIS WAS THE BEST PARADE IN DISNEY WORLD!!! BRING IT BACK!!!! PLEASE!!!!
In the 1970s, Walt Disney Productions chose this tune to be the theme for the Electrical Parade. It was extraordinary, I didn't know about it because the publishers said nothing to me. It was by chance, in 1980, that I went there and was so surprised to hear Baroque Hoedown arranged for a full orchestra.
- Jean-Jacques Perrey
And because of that, his music became immortal.
That theme will be stuck in my head for seconds and minutes and hours and days and years and decades and centuries and milleniums until i die.
Holy Mouseketeer!! The quality of this is AMAZING!! And the sound is so clear!! It’s like TV broadcast quality! Great job!! And love this parade, one of my all time faves!! Brings back my childhood.
Nerd
this is my childhood right here summed up in 23 minutes. this parade and wishes were the best parts of magic kingdom days while on vacation when i was little, and now both are gone :,(
side note: this parade song is unmatched)
Nerd
I really need a Disney vacation! Just shows you that ANYONE can love Disney! 🎆🏰🥰
Y'all. I am 42 years old. I've only been to Disney World four times. I did not want this to be an emotional experience. But here I am crying like an idiot.
47. And me too.
21. I've only been there twice, the second time being within the last month. I'd love to go back with my sisters and friends
Don't feel yourself an idiot for crying! This your childhood, so, you have a big reason for this!
35- I will never not cry happy tears while watching the MSEP. The last time I saw it in person, I was a mess!
14- been 12 times: here again
I miss this parade so much!! I made so many memories with my dad before he passed away so many others too! 💕
The best thing Disney ever did! Great video!
When I die, play this music.
No sadness
No crying
Just smiles and be happy!
This should replace sad music at a funeral.
Don’t die 😭😩
@@tishypoo no no not for a long time. Life is soooo good now!😊😊😊
@@tishypoo but I do miss our Disneyland!
@@AmitKumar-hm3ek me too, soooo much😭 hopefully we’ll get to our happy places soon, friend!
Watched this first in August 1988 in Disneyland. I was 9 years old: the perfect age! Wonderful memories. Thank you for uploading.
My family would always sit right where the parade starts (the firehouse) and I remember always watching to figure out how the floats worked. Now I’m on a path that could lead me to become a Disney imagineer, it’s funny how many little things lead us to who we are today.
My favorite parade...hate to see it go. My phone ring is that tune! Always makes me happy when I here it!!!
Christopher Volkman paint the night isn’t there anymore for right now lol
Its my fav parade too
@@ZahraThePomPomFanGirl sameeee
Sitting here watching this with my 4yrs old granddaughter. She was amazed jumping all around. I would have loved for her to experience this {my favorite parade ever} in person. So many childhood memories. 🥺
I really like the layers of sound every object has and still in the melody of the track.
Watching this takes me back as a small boy in the 90s. It certainly was a special time at WDW in those days.
Best parade that anyone could ever go too!!!!!!
Best video of the best parade.
This is what you watch when you can't go to Disneyland anymore.....
Thank you for uploading this masterpiece of a parade.
😀
I’m 42 and a grown man. Yet this brings me back to when I was 10. Brought tears to my eyes.
So glad I got to see this parade before it was removed in 2016. I remember my family and I caught the parade just in time, and a Haunted Mansion employee walked right up to us and said we can sit in the front row with her! A family behind us was so mad at this, but I found it hilarious and so did the Disney cast member. The mother kept hitting the back of my head with her camera and mumbling comments under her breath such as "Parades are for children." The cast member and I just smirked the whole time. During one point I pretended to look swiftly at something as the woman kept banging my head with her camera and sent it flying right out o her hand! I'll never forget that moment! 😂 😂
When this song plays the earth stands still...only Joy fills the universe... childhood dreams and my eyes are glued on nothing but being mesmerized 🌺🧜
The younger generation will never get to see this, and that is regrettable. This was and will always be a special part of my childhood.
The beginning of the music gives me goosebumps and I’m 8 years old all over again
This song will always be stuck in my head!
That parade and the Lion King parade are the best ones!
The sound, by the way, is the best of ANY of the videos. Kudos on that.
They need to bring it back! It was so especial waiting for the parede and the fireworks!
My heart just broke... 😭😭💕💕
Why
Tierra and Luis Sanchez because it’s never coming back to Florida, they permanently moved it back to California
My first trip to Disney was in 2016 from the UK and watching this just brings so much joy and memories from that trip, I’m crying as I’m watching this, when I went back in 2017 it wasn’t there anymore and I’m going back in April 2022, I just wish they would bring back this magical parade that brought joy and happiness to everyone who got to see it in person ❤️
Disney brought this back for one month and I was able to see it in person. So happy I was able to experience this after it was retired and brought back to life for a short time!
I don't really remember the visuals of this, but boy did I play the heck out of the record we got back in 76/77 timeframe. Good musical memories. Sad that they felt they had to remove such an encompassing piece of musical art.
my favorite parade ever :)
Same
Aw, we were in Disney yesterday and today I showed this to my son -since they no longer do it. :( I remember being stunned as a kid the first time I saw this - it was brand new then. This video is amazing. I love the girls at the end - that right there is what makes Disney so amazing - that EVERYBODY gets totally into it 100 percent! :)
The Baroque Hoedown has that effect. I have soft spot for it as it takes me back to 1990.
And you know what they say: "If it's not Baroque, don't fix it." 😁
This is by far, the best video of this. The sound and video are up to par.
Thank you 🙏
That’s awesome how you can see the different sections as they start the parade sequence when the lights on the buildings go out!
Please Disney bring this back!
Awesome video and parade, thanks for sharing, luved the three girls at the end, thanks for continuing to film to capture so much fun! Have a great day. KO
I miss this parade. The last time I saw it in person I was 5-6 years old back in the late 90s. It’s been about 22-23 years since then. Memories.....
Wow......how I miss the old days, at WDW! Been there, and rode Space Mountain at least 30 times.....this was the highlight!
The most magical parade!
Extremely high quality video!!! Excellent job!
A fun fact: did you know that the soundtrack was made by Gershon Kingsley and Jean-Jacques Perrey? The song which begins the parade is called Baroque Hoedown, which was released in 1967 on the album "Kaleidoscopic Vibrations: Spotlight on the Moog".
This reminds me of the first time my brother and I actually got along and hugged for the first time, it was during this parade . He died a year after that, if only I could relive this again..
Holy crap I remember this YEARS ago in Orlando when I heard that music and thought we were gonna miss it and fuckin DARTED to the parade with my family and felt the music sped up as I ran😂😂.... yes I made it everyone
♥️ it! Tear up every time Ariel goes by.. . I'm so happy to cosplay her
Back when the parades were GREAT!!
God I miss Walt Disney World Resort and as someone who lives in the UK, it's not like I was able to go regularly in the first place. I was due to be there in last April. I really hope for better times ahead for all of us. Please stay safe, y'all
I saw this parade once when i was about 5 or 6, and then never again. Years later in 2008 i was in Orlando, and of course i went to Disney, but then we were there during the
daytime and i did see the day parade. Which was also really fun.
What i do notice is that when the stepsisters of Cinderella come by, they basically just stand there. Back in the day as I remember, they would push each other around the float a little. Now that was fun to watch.
Wow this brings so many nice memories from my childhood!
daw that's charming seeing folks actually dancing x)
I remember every time me and my dad stayed at Disney,we would watch this show, it was the best show to end a magical day at Disney. Then I would be knocked out in the car lol
Best parade ever! They should have never removed it. So happy I was able to take my daughter for her to see it! I remember sitting on the ground with a bunch of children and clapping and being so loud for the characters to notice us 😅 and gave a couple of parents a break. My daughter is now fifteen and still remembers that evening like it was yesterday ❤
PLEASE DO something like this but for wishes a nighttime spectacular!!
I really wish they would bring this back!
You know what I want? This parade back, but with the floats updated to the standard of Tokyo Dreamlights
Tears of joy in my eyes. I cried a little 😅
I haven't seen this since I was there in 1986! I'm 46 yrs old and I still have the book and cassette tape of Walt Disney world that includes the songs of the rides and this Main Street Electrical Parade. I'm sad to hear that they have done away with it. This was great.
Here in 2020 to remind me there used to be joy in the world
Am i the only one who cries? Please tell me im not alone 🖤
Your not alone I am tearing up badly right now.
I cry out of overstimulation and happiness of how awesome it is
Just like it was when I first saw it circa 1976. Great! Thanks.
I remeber seeing this amazing parade as a child when I went there!
It was soo kewl!👍😀
I miss this parade 😭
Thank you for posting this video, it was so much fun. I haven't been to Disneyland for over 20 years, and this really brought back some memories. :)
Does anyone know what kind of speakers they use for this show? I have heard they mainly use Bose, Meyer Sound, and d&b audiotechnik. With a combination of Bose and Crown amplifiers. But I’ve never been so I’m not sure. Sounds awesome!!!
Did some research and there’s apparently 200 speakers! Some on the ground and on buildings. Still no idea what the brands are but I assume it’s 1 or all of the 3 I listed above. The system used to control the parade is called “Mickey Track”
Under the hood the lighting system is an LOR (Light-O-Rama) system. It controls of course the lights and the music too. It also has interactive functions to track where the parade is so it can change the music zones. Mickey Track is their nickname for the software that controls the show.