Disneyland Announces Return Of Revamped Main Street Electrical Parade With Massive, Segmented New Float

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Three of Disneyland’s most popular shows will return to the park this spring, Disney announced today.The Main Street Electrical Parade and Disneyland Forever fireworks spectacular will return April 22, while Fantasmic!

will return to Disneyland on May 28.The electrical parade made its debut at the Anaheim theme park in 1972, with unique musical arrangements synchronized to each float.

Disney parks around the world have presented evolving versions of the iconic parade over the years.For this year’s 50th anniversary, Disney is introducing a grand finale that celebrates the theme of togetherness in an all-new, seven-segment float stretching 118 feet in length that brings to life more than a dozen Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios films.Guests along each side of the parade route will see different stylized scenes from Encanto, The Jungle Book, Raya and the Last Dragon, Aladdin, Coco, Mulan, Brave, The Princess and the Frog and more.

The finale also pays tribute to the parade’s heritage with the return of the Blue Fairy character from Pinocchio and a unique, 19-foot-tall representation of Sleeping Beauty Castle.We just announced some super exciting news about the nighttime spectaculars returning to @Disneyland, including details around the 50th anniversary of the “Main Street Electrical Parade!”