Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade

Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade
Magic Kingdoms Status Operating Opening date February 16, 2014 Replaced Share A Dream Come True Parade, Disney Dreams Come True Parade and Celebrate A Dream Come True Parade. (2001 - 2014)
General Statistics
Attraction Type	Parade

Festival of Fantasy Parade premiered on February 16, 2014, at Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World, Florida. Conceived by VP of Parades and Spectaculars, Steve Davison, the parade celebrates songs from Disney films. The parade includes Disney characters throughout the years. It includes eight floats all celebrating Walt Disney Production’s catchy tunes. Deluxe Daytime Parade, The music used in the parade is derived from Happiness is Here Parade at Tokyo Disneyland.

Parade Units

• Mickey’s Adventure Kingdoms: The parade starts with Pedro from Saludos Amigos in “Airplane Take Wonder”, Airplane Red is a fully working animatronic and hovers over the title-float; Mickey drives a Kingdoms named “Adventure of King”, and greets all the guests around the parade route, and his friends, Minnie, Pluto, Goofy, Roger Rabbit, Donald and Chip ‘n’ Dale also sing and dance along with him Three Blind Mouseketeers and Captain Katt from Three Blind Mouseketeers, The Three Little Pigs, Three Little Wolves and Tod and Copper from The Fox and the Hound.
• Pinocchio Clock and Music Box (Pinocchio Unit): Based on the 1940 animated film. The float features Pinocchio next to his good friends Jiminy Cricket, The Blue Fairy, Geppetto’s & Honest John and Gideon, and attached to the float are Clock, Toys and Music Box With four 2 Russian Girl puppet and 2 Russian Men puppet spring-loaded stilts, and a performer in a Clock bringing up the rear. Hanging behind the unit are Ballerina Ballet on bungee cords. The part of the unit that they hang on raises up during the show stop to allow the Ballerina Ballet to perform amazing bungee tricks.
• Alice Dreamsland Imagination (Alice in Wonderland Unit): Based on the 1951 animated film. The larger float features Tea Party, with Alice and White Rabbit riding on bicycle tea Party behind the brightly colored, Mad tea Party. Various characters Tweedledee and Tweedledum ride, Queen of Hearts atop a small float Cheshire Cat, The larger flamingos and hedgehogs float. during the show stop to butterfly girls fly comical acrobatics.
• Magical Music Last World (Disney Princess Unit): On a Magic the Disney princesses Cinderella from Cinderella, Belle from Beauty and the Beast and Tiana from The Princess and the Frog.
• Symphony Jazz Cat (The Aristocats Unit): Based on the 1970 animated film. The longest float in the parade, it features Marie, Berlioz, and Toulouse on a three-person swing with Roquefort looking on, along with two larger swings in the back portion of the float capable of swinging almost 360-degrees around the top of the float. Scat Cat leads the float, pushing a music with him, occasionally splitting in to multiple portions as he walks. Napoleon and Lafayette takes up the rear of the float dancing and playing with a smaller female paris and waving to guests.
• Aurora Music Sky Dream (Sleeping Beauty Unit): Based on the 1959 animated film. Princess Aurora and Prince Phillip rides atop a Forest float dominated by a Maleficent Dragon. Eight dancing the ballroom, and Magic lead the giant float down Main Street. The addition of the float is Jaq and Gus from Cinderella. The Three bicycle Animal Forest bird and rabbit and owl brings up the rear of the float.
• Mulan Joy and Dance Lion (Mulan Unit): Based on the 1998 animated film. It’s carrying a live-action Mulan and Mushu. A giant animatronic Shan Yu sits on the back of the unit atop a Dance Lion and Swing Dragon, and music from the masterpiece itself Dance Lion and joyful China, music too! Li Shang, Yao, Ling, and Chien-Po entertain the crowd, while First Ancestor are pushing stylized giant animatronic, a pair of The Emperor of China, and four ‘jumping’ Cri-Kee entertain the crowd. The Woman China climb atop Dragon Boat Swings on a float similar to the Peter Pan float of Jubilation!. during the show stop to Dragon girl Watermeteors perform incredible acrobatics.
• Rapunzel Kingdom Celebration (Tangled Unit): Based on the 2010 animated film. Rapunzel’s tower dances atop a giant float raining with During the show stop, the "tower" part of the unit raises up and the Gold Light perform an amazing Spanish Web routine. Snuggly Duckling Inn. The Flynn Rider leads his dancing team, which is formed of The Pub Thugs dancer. A Pascal the float ending.

Show facts

• Show run: February 16, 2014 - Present
• Show length: Approximately 25 minutes with two show stops
• Show Stop song: An upbeat version of Where Dreams Begin from Disney Princess.
• Other Songs Featured:
  • OPENING UNIT:
    • "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" / "Mickey Mouse Club March" / "Minnie's Yoo Hoo"
  • PINOCCHIO UNIT:
    • "I've Got No Strings" / "Give a Little Whistle" / "Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee" / "When You Wish Upon a Star"
  • ALICE IN WONDERLAND UNIT:
    • "March of the Cards" /"The Unbirthday Song" / "I'm Late" / "Alice in Wonderland"
  • PRINCESSES UNIT:
    • "Almost There" / "So This Is Love" / "Beauty and the Beast" / "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes"
  • THE ARISTOCATS UNIT:
    • "Scales and Arpeggios" / "Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat"
  • SLEEPING BEAUTY UNIT:
    • "I Wonder" / "Once Upon a Dream" / "Hail to the Princess Aurora"
  • MULAN UNIT:
    • "Reflection" / "Honor to Us All" / "I'll Make a Man Out of You" / "A Girl Worth Fighting For"
  • TANGLED UNIT:
    • "When Will My Life Begin?" / "I've Got a Dream" / "I See the Light"