Festival of Fantasy Parade
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The Maleficent dragon float shooting out fire with a background of Cinderella Castle | |||||||||
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| Duration | 12 Minutes (Average)[3] | ||||||||
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Disney's Festival of Fantasy Parade is the current Daytime Parade presented in the Magic Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort. It was introduced in 2014 in celebration of New Fantasyland, replacing the Celebrate a Dream Come True parade.
History
The parade was announced by George Kalogridis on April 26, 2013. The parade was the first all-new daytime parade for the Magic Kingdom in 13 years.[4]
Parade Route
The parade travels the same path as the nighttime parade, the Main Street Electrical Parade, but travels the opposite direction. Festival of Fantasy begins its route by entering the park by Splash Mountain and Pecos Bill. The parade crosses the path between Adventureland and Frontierland, which is the first point at which guests are able to see the parade. It then travels east towards Liberty Square on the path next to the Rivers of America, keeping the river on the parade's left side of forward motion. The parade travels into Liberty Square and takes a right turn in front of The Liberty Belle and the Liberty Tree. After passing Hall of Presidents and exiting Liberty Square, the parade passes over the Liberty Square bridge and enters the Hub in front of Cinderella Castle at about the Hub's 11 o'clock (with Cinderella Castle serving as 12 o'clock). Traveling clockwise, the parade passes in front of the Castle and leaves the Hub at its 6 o'clock. The parade then enters its final land, Main Street, U.S.A., traveling towards the Main Street, U.S.A. train station. At the end of the street, the parade enters Town Square at the square's 12 o'clock and travels clockwise, passing Town Square Theater, the train station, and City Hall. Finally, the parade exits the park at the square's 11 o'clock, through a gate between the Car Barn and the firehouse.[5][6]
Parade Units
- Princess Garden
- Tangled Unit
- The Little Mermaid Unit
- Peter Pan Unit
- Brave Unit
- Sleeping Beauty Unit
- Finale & Mickey’s Airship
Disney Characters
The parade includes 60 live-action Disney characters[7] and over 40 more in sculpture or in animated form. In total, more than 100 Disney Cast Members perform in the parade[8]
- Alice & Mad Hatter
- Anna & Elsa
- Ariel
- Beast & Belle
- Captain Hook & Mr. Smee
- Chip & Dale
- Cinderella & Prince Charming
- Daisy & Donald Duck
- Flynn Rider & Rapunzel
- Goofy
- Jiminy Cricket & Pinocchio
- Merida
- Mickey & Minnie Mouse
- Naveen & Tiana
- Peter Pan & Wendy
- Prince Phillip
- Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs
- The Fairy Godmothers (Fauna, Flora, & Merryweather)
- The Lost Boys (Cubby, Nibbs, the Raccoon Twins, Slightly, & Tootles)
- Tinker Bell
- Ulf
- White Rabbit
Music
The parade's soundtrack features a medley from many different Disney movies:
- "Festival of Fantasy" the parade's theme song.
- "Beauty and the Beast" from Beauty and the Beast.
- "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes" from Cinderella.
- "For the First Time in Forever" from Frozen.
- "I Have a Dream" from Tangled.
- "Kiss the Girl" & "Under the Sea" from The Little Mermaid.
- "A Pirates Life" & "You Can Fly" from Peter Pan.
- "Touch the Sky" from Brave.
- "Mickey Mouse March" from Mickey Mouse Club.
- "When You Wish Upon a Star" from Pinnochio.
- "Zip-a-dee-doo-dah" from Song of the South.
- "When I See an Elephant Fly" from Dumbo.
Effect on Decorations
Since the steampunk Maleficent dragon float soars over 26 feet in the air,[8] the Main Street U.S.A. holiday wreaths had to be redesigned once the show debuted, as the dragon was taller than the old wreaths.[9]
See also
References
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- ↑ "‘Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade’ Debuts March 9 at Magic Kingdom Park". Disney Parks Blog.
- ↑ "Disney unveils Festival of Fantasy parade floats". tribunedigital-orlandosentinel. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ↑ "Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade". Walt Disney World. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ↑ "New "Festival of Fantasy" daytime parade announced for Magic Kingdom in 2014 replacing Celebrate a Dream Come True". Inside the Magic. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ↑ "Magic Kingdom Map" (PDF). The Walt Disney Company. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ↑ Jennifer V. "Where does the Festival of Fantasy Parade and the Main Street Electrical Parade take place and how can I get the best seat in the house for my little princess to be able to watch?". Disney Parks Mom Panel. The Walt Disney Company. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ↑ "Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade, Magic Kingdom". Disney Character Central. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- 1 2 "Disney Festival of Fantasy Fun Facts". Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ↑ "Holidays at the Magic Kingdom News". www.wdwmagic.com. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
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