"Share a Dream Come True" Parade - MAGIC KINGDOM
Beginning with Mickey Mouse and ending with a fairy-tale finish, this spectacular new parade of giant Disney snow globes is a tribute to all those stories and characters that have touched our hearts through the years. It’s a flurry of classic Disney moments frozen in time.Each of the parade’s eight floats features an acrylic snow globe that is 8½ feet in diameter. Custom Plastics in British Columbia created each one of the globes from approximately 400 pounds of acrylic material — the same type of acrylic used for the windshields in jet fighters. The material was heated in a forced-air oven, secured in a large ring and blown up like an enormous soap bubble.
Each of the floats features special effects from strobe lights to fog to special "snow." Some floats also include signature effects. The Evil Queen from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" magically transforms into the Old Witch with the apple before guests’ eyes on the Face the Darkest Fears float, and Aladdin’s magic carpet magically flies inside its globe on the A Thousand Dreams To See float. Guests can enhance their experience with Disney’s Magical Moments pins, which react at certain times during the parade and other special moments.
In addition to the myriad of characters on each float, the "Share a Dream Come True" parade at the Magic Kingdom features other Disney characters as well. Such favorites as Alice, Tweedledee and Tweedledum from "Alice in Wonderland," Pocahontas and Meeko from "Pocahontas," and Foulfellow, Gideon and the Donkey Boys from "Pinocchio" interact with guests between floats.
Parade Length: 15 min. (approximately)
Performed: Daily at 3 p.m.
Location: Frontierland to Main Street, U.S.A. at Magic Kingdom
"Tapestry of Dreams" Parade - EPCOT
Epcot’s magical parade, "Tapestry of Dreams," celebrates children, dreams and the legacy of Walt Disney. The spectacle begins with Dream Seekers dancing alongside the Dream Catcher -- an enormous "float" that interacts with guests. The parade is a "visible dream," in which ideas, images and emotions are evoked through a series of extraordinary puppets and music. The parade is divided into the Procession and the Celebration.The Procession blends music with children’s voices, each telling their own dream, interspersed with a narrator revealing the power of dreams. There are three Dream Seekers: Elfin (representing nature, magic and emotion) and Cosmo (representing space, the universe and infinity) dance the parade route, interact with guests and "harvest" dreams; Leonardo Columbus (representing discovery, invention and genius) rides the Dream Catcher float, operates its gigantic "wings" and manipulates the float so that chimes and bells ring magically.
The Celebration is a spectacular street festival combining color, music and larger-than-life puppetry that weaves its way through World Showcase. During this joyous celebration, whimsical puppets dance together with guests. Each puppet’s specific movements emphasize its distinct character.
Parade Length: 30 minutes
Performed: Twice daily at 6:30 and 8:10 p.m.
Location: From Mexico to Morocco in World Showcase
"Disney Stars and Motor Cars" Parade - DISNEY-MGM STUDIOS
Disney-MGM Studios stars join together to create a celebrity cavalcade featuring custom cars designed and fabricated to tell a unique story honoring Walt Disney’s moviemaking career. Celebrities from television and the silver screen take over the streets of the Disney-MGM Studios during this interactive parade.
Parade Length: 25 min. (approximately)
Performed: Daily at 4:30 p.m.
Location: The parade steps off at the Star Tours gate, travels down Hollywood Boulevard and exits near the front of the park at Crossroads.
