Magic Kingdom Parade
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The Magic Kingdom Parade is a large theatrical presentation
at the Magic Kingdom
in Walt Disney World which dates back to the beginning of the theme park.
It is composed of many floats, each of which has its own theme music which is synchronized with a rhythm track that plays underneath the theme music for all floats simultaneously. As the floats move through the park, the appropriate theme music plays through loudspeakers on each float as well as through land-based loudspeakers along the route. A complex electronic tracking system manages the sound so that the correct theme music plays alongside each float as it travels by and pans from one group of loudspeakers to the next synchronously.
The Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade held every year on Christmas Morning on the Disney-owned ABC
, renamed "Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade" Parade in 2009.
which ran from 2001 until 2006 was changed to the Disney Dreams Come True Parade in 2006 and ended on January 22, 2009. The Share A Dream Come True Parade had the Disney style floats with original music and characters but incorporated snow globes
which held many of the characters. The Disney Dreams Come True Parade was similar to the previous parade, though many of the floats were changed, and the snow globes were removed. This parade also had new soundtrack which was previously been used for Disney's Dreams on Parade... Moving On at Tokyo Disneyland
. The Celebrate A Dream Come True Parade replaced the Disney Dreams Come True Parade on January 23, 2009. The parade incorporated the new What Will You Celebrate? theme that both the Walt Disney World Resort
and Disneyland
were using.
The Share A Dream Come True Parade
music can be found on the Magic in the Streets: Parade Memories CD.
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
at the Magic Kingdom
Magic Kingdom
Magic Kingdom Park is one of four theme parks at the Walt Disney World Resort located near Orlando, Florida. The first park built at the resort, Magic Kingdom opened Oct. 1, 1971. Designed and built by WED Enterprises, the park's layout and attractions are similar to Disneyland in Anaheim, California...
in Walt Disney World which dates back to the beginning of the theme park.
It is composed of many floats, each of which has its own theme music which is synchronized with a rhythm track that plays underneath the theme music for all floats simultaneously. As the floats move through the park, the appropriate theme music plays through loudspeakers on each float as well as through land-based loudspeakers along the route. A complex electronic tracking system manages the sound so that the correct theme music plays alongside each float as it travels by and pans from one group of loudspeakers to the next synchronously.
Magic Kingdom Parades
- America on Parade (June 6, 1975 - September 6, 1976)
- Mickey's 50th Birthday Parade (1978)
- Dumbo's Circus Parade (January 2, 1979 - December 21, 1979)
- Tencennial Parade (October 1, 1981 - September 30, 1982) A parade celebrating the 10th anniversary of Walt Disney World. Theme song was "Disney World is Your World".
- Mickey Mouse Character Parade (October 1983 - May 1984)
- Donald's 50th Birthday Parade (1984)
- Mickey's Street Party (January 1985 - 1986)
- 15 Years of Magic (October 1, 1986 - September 1987)
- All-America Parade (1987-1988), possibly Spirit of America Parade
- Disney Character Hit Parade (1989 - September, 1991)
- 20th Anniversary "Surprise" Celebration Parade (September 22, 1991 - December 1992) this parade was renamed surprise celebration parade when the 20th Anniversary celebration ended
- Surprise Celebration (January 1992 - June 1994) New name for the "20th Anniversary Surprise Celebration" when the 20th Anniversary Celebration ended
- Mickey Mania (June 1, 1994 - September 30, 1996)
- 25th Anniversary "Remember the Magic" Parade (October 1, 1996 - September 30, 1997) became "Disney's Magical Moments Parade" when the 25th Anniversary Celebration ended
- Disney's Magical Moments Parade (October 1, 1997 - September 30, 2001)
- Share A Dream Come True ParadeShare A Dream Come True ParadeShare a Dream Come True is a parade that was shown daily in Walt Disney World Resort's Magic Kingdom as a part of the 100 Years of Magic Celebration. The parade featured unique snow globe style floats. More than 110 cast members put on the parade daily at 3 p.m. from Frontierland to Main Street,...
(October 1, 2001 - August 9, 2006) became "Disney Dreams Come True Parade" - Main Street Trolley Parade (February 2003 – present)
- Disney Dreams Come True Parade (August 10, 2006 - January 22, 2009) became "Celebrate a Dream Come True Parade"
- Celebrate a Dream Come True Parade (January 23, 2009 – Present)
- Move It! Shake It! Celebrate It! (February 12, 2009 – Present)
Nighttime Parades
- Main Street Electrical ParadeMain Street Electrical ParadeThe Main Street Electrical Parade is a regularly scheduled parade, created by Bob Jani and project director Ron Miziker, famous for its long run at Disneyland at the Disneyland Resort most summers between 1972–1974, 1977–1982, and 1985-1996...
(1977–1991, 1999–2001, 2010–present) - SpectroMagicSpectroMagicSpectroMagic was an evening parade presented at the Magic Kingdom park at the Walt Disney World Resort. Produced by longtime Disney Show Producer Ron Logan, it is similar to the Main Street Electrical Parade, which was its predecessor, directed by Don Frantz. The parade incorporates elaborate,...
(1991–1999, 2001–2010)
Special Event and Holiday Parades
- Mickey's Boo To You Parade (2005–Present) held as part of "Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween PartyMickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween PartyMickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party is a separate-admission Halloween-themed event held annually during the months of September and October at the Magic Kingdom theme park of the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, outside Orlando, and at Disneyland Paris Resort outside Paris,...
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- Mickey's Christmas Cavalcade (? - 1993) an early incarnation of Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Parade ended in 1993. Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Parade reused some of the music and made new float theme. Neither parade used an underliner.
- Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Parade (1994–2006) replaced by Mickey's Once Upon a Christmastime Parade
- Mickey's Once Upon A Christmastime Parade (2007–present)
- Disney's Enchanted Adventures Parade (2007–2009) held during Disney's Pirate and Princess Party
The Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade held every year on Christmas Morning on the Disney-owned ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
, renamed "Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade" Parade in 2009.
Dreams Come True Parades
The Share A Dream Come True ParadeShare A Dream Come True Parade
Share a Dream Come True is a parade that was shown daily in Walt Disney World Resort's Magic Kingdom as a part of the 100 Years of Magic Celebration. The parade featured unique snow globe style floats. More than 110 cast members put on the parade daily at 3 p.m. from Frontierland to Main Street,...
which ran from 2001 until 2006 was changed to the Disney Dreams Come True Parade in 2006 and ended on January 22, 2009. The Share A Dream Come True Parade had the Disney style floats with original music and characters but incorporated snow globes
Snow globe
A snow globe is a transparent sphere, usually made of glass, enclosing a miniaturized scene of some sort, often together with a model of a landscape. The sphere also encloses the water in the globe; the water serves as the medium through which the "snow" falls. To activate the snow, the globe is...
which held many of the characters. The Disney Dreams Come True Parade was similar to the previous parade, though many of the floats were changed, and the snow globes were removed. This parade also had new soundtrack which was previously been used for Disney's Dreams on Parade... Moving On at Tokyo Disneyland
Tokyo Disneyland
is a 115 acre theme park at the Tokyo Disney Resort located in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, near Tokyo. Its main gate is directly adjacent to both Maihama Station and Tokyo Disneyland Station. It was the first Disney park to be built outside of the United States and opened on April 15, 1983...
. The Celebrate A Dream Come True Parade replaced the Disney Dreams Come True Parade on January 23, 2009. The parade incorporated the new What Will You Celebrate? theme that both the Walt Disney World Resort
Walt Disney World Resort
Walt Disney World Resort , is the world's most-visited entertaimental resort. Located in Lake Buena Vista, Florida ; approximately southwest of Orlando, Florida, United States, the resort covers an area of and includes four theme parks, two water parks, 23 on-site themed resort hotels Walt...
and Disneyland
Disneyland Park (Anaheim)
Disneyland Park is a theme park located in Anaheim, California, owned and operated by the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts division of the Walt Disney Company. Known as Disneyland when it opened on July 18, 1955, and still almost universally referred to by that name, it is the only theme park to be...
were using.
The Share A Dream Come True Parade
Share A Dream Come True Parade
Share a Dream Come True is a parade that was shown daily in Walt Disney World Resort's Magic Kingdom as a part of the 100 Years of Magic Celebration. The parade featured unique snow globe style floats. More than 110 cast members put on the parade daily at 3 p.m. from Frontierland to Main Street,...
music can be found on the Magic in the Streets: Parade Memories CD.