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| Main Street Electrical Parade | |
|---|---|
 The Casey Junior and drum float displaying the parade's title logo at Disneyland in 2022. | |
| Disneyland | |
| Status | Removed |
| Soft opening date | January 19, 2017 (fourth run) April 20, 2022 (sixth run) |
| Opening date | June 17, 1972 (first run) June 11, 1977 (second run) 1985 (third run) January 20, 2017 (fourth run)[1] August 2, 2019 (fifth run) April 22, 2022 (sixth run) |
| Closing date | 1974 (first run) 1982 (second run) November 25, 1996 (third run) August 20, 2017 (fourth run)[1][2] September 30, 2019 (fifth run) September 1, 2022 (sixth run) |
| Replaced | America On Parade (1976) Flights of Fantasy Parade (1983) Paint the Night (2015–2017)[3][4] Magic Happens (2020) (original version) |
| Replaced by | America On Parade (1975) Flights of Fantasy Parade (1983) Light Magic (1997) Magic Happens (2020; 2023) (original version; updated version) |
| Magic Kingdom | |
| Status | Removed |
| Soft opening date | June 5, 2010 (third run) |
| Opening date | June 11, 1977 (first run) May 21, 1999 (second run) June 6, 2010 (third run) |
| Closing date | September 14, 1991 (first run) April 1, 2001 (second run) October 9, 2016 (third run)[3] |
| Replaced | SpectroMagic |
| Replaced by | SpectroMagic (1st & 2nd Tenures) Disney Starlight |
| Tokyo Disneyland | |
| Name | Tokyo Disneyland Electrical Parade (1985–1995) Tokyo Disneyland Electrical Parade: DreamLights (2001–present) |
| Status | Operating |
| Soft opening date | May 2001 (DreamLights) |
| Opening date | March 9, 1985 (original) June 1, 2001 (DreamLights) |
| Closing date | June 21, 1995 (original) |
| Replaced | Disney's Fantillusion |
| Replaced by | Disney's Fantillusion |
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| Disneyland Park (Paris) | |
| Status | Removed |
| Opening date | April 12, 1992 |
| Closing date | March 23, 2003 |
| Replaced by | Disney's Fantillusion |
| Disney California Adventure | |
| Name | Disney's Electrical Parade |
| Status | Removed |
| Soft opening date | July 2, 2001 (original) |
| Opening date | July 3, 2001 (original) June 12, 2009 (updated) |
| Closing date | January 5, 2009 (original) April 18, 2010 (updated) |
| Replaced by | Paint the Night (2018) |
| Ride statistics | |
| Attraction type | Parade |
| Sponsor | BIPROGY (Tokyo Disneyland) |
The Main Street Electrical Parade is a nighttime parade, created by Robert Jani and project director Ron Miziker. It features floats and live performers covered in over 600,000 electronically controlled LED lights, and uses a synchronized soundtrack triggered by radio control along key areas of the parade route.
The original parade at Disneyland in California ran from 1972 to 1996, and again in limited engagements in 2017, 2019, and 2022.[5] The neighboring Disney California Adventure park hosted the parade between 2001 and 2010. Another version, at the Magic Kingdom in Florida's Walt Disney World Resort, ran from 1977 to 1991, 1999 to 2001, and 2010 to 2016.
The parade has also spun off several other versions that ran or continue to run at Disney parks around the world. An updated version has run at Tokyo Disneyland as Tokyo Disneyland Electrical Parade: DreamLights since 2001. In 2014, Hong Kong Disneyland premiered a spiritual successor to the Main Street Electrical Parade, the Paint the Night Parade. An extended version of Paint the Night premiered at Disneyland on May 22, 2015, as part of the park's 60th anniversary celebration, and moved to Disney California Adventure on April 12, 2018.[6] Paint the Night is confirmed to be returning to California soon, likely in 2025 for Disneyland's 70th anniversary celebration.[7]
The original Disneyland version of the parade ran at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom as "Disney's Main Street Electrical Parade" from June 5, 2010, to October 9, 2016,[3][8] when it closed in preparation for a limited-time run at Disneyland. The Disneyland run started on January 19, 2017, and was planned to run through June 18, 2017,[1] but due to popular demand, Disney extended the parade's run to August 20, 2017.[2]
On June 28, 2019, Disneyland officially announced that the parade would once again return to Disneyland Park for another limited engagement run, which began on August 2, 2019, and ran through September 30, 2019.[9]
On October 26, 2021, the Disney Parks' TikTok account released a video teasing the parade's return to Disneyland again. On November 20, 2021, it was announced at Destination D23 that the parade will return in spring 2022.[10][11] Disney confirmed on February 22, 2022, that the parade would return on April 22, 2022, as well as revealing a reimagined To Honor America finale float that is more inclusive. The parade's 50th anniversary run began on April 20, 2022, during a soft opening that was live streamed on the Disney Parks Blog and had its "final performance of the season" on September 1, 2022.
A spin-off of the parade premiered at Disneyland Paris on January 8, 2024 called the Disney Electrical Sky Parade, which honors the Disneyland Paris version of the parade using drones, water effects, projections, and pyrotechnics on drones.
- ^ a b c Glover, Erin. "Main Street Electrical Parade Returns to Disneyland Park January 20". Disney Parks Blog. Archived from the original on December 5, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- ^ a b Glover, Erin. "Main Street Electrical Parade Extended by Popular Demand at Disneyland Park". Disney Parks Blog. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
- ^ a b c Smith, Thomas. "Main Street Electrical Parade Ends Run at Walt Disney World On October 9, Heads to Disneyland Resort for a Limited Time". Disney Parks Blog. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016.
- ^ @DisneylandToday (August 2, 2016). "Hello! Paint the Night parade also will conclude on September 5, 2016" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Strodder, Chris (2017). The Disneyland Encyclopedia (3rd ed.). Santa Monica Press. pp. 297–298. ISBN 978-1595800909.
- ^ Glover, Erin (October 26, 2017). "Pixar Fest Brings Celebration of Friendship Throughout Disneyland Resort Beginning April 13, 2018". Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "@DisneyParks on Twitter: "World of Color" and "Fantasmic!" are returning to the Disneyland Resort next year, along with the "Main Street Electrical Parade," which will return in time to celebrate its 50th anniversary. #DestinationD23". Twitter.
- ^ Smith, Thomas. "Destination D23: LIVE Blog Updates on Future Experiences Coming to Disney Parks Around the World". Disney Parks Blog. Archived from the original on November 20, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.