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The Magic Kingdom Parade is a large theatrical presentation at the
The Festival of Fantasy Parade has resumed operation. The most recent iteration features a reduced slate of performers and no longer includes the
Magic Kingdom
Magic Kingdom Park, previously known as Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom (1971–1994) and The Magic Kingdom (1994–2017), is a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida, near Orlando, Florida. Owned and operated by The W ...
in Walt Disney World
The Walt Disney World Resort, also called Walt Disney World or Disney World, is an entertainment resort complex in Bay Lake and Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States, near the cities of Orlando and Kissimmee. Opened on October 1, 1971, th ...
which dates back to the beginning of the theme park. .
The early "character parades" were simple in execution, featuring Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse is an animated cartoon Character (arts), character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The longtime mascot of The Walt Disney Company, Mickey is an Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic mouse who typically wears red sho ...
leading the Walt Disney World Band, followed by a group of Disney characters, performers, and musicians walking or riding vehicles along the parade route. As the years went on, the parades became composed of many floats.
As of March 12, 2020, Festival of Fantasy and Move it! Shake it! Mouskedance it! had their final performances due to the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...
.
The Festival of Fantasy Parade returned to the Magic Kingdom on March 9, 2022 after being closed due to the Covid 19 Pandemic.
History
Current parades
The Festival of Fantasy Parade has resumed operation. The most recent iteration features a reduced slate of performers and no longer includes the Brave (2012 film)
''Brave'' is a 2012 American computer-animated fantasy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The film was directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman (in the former's feature directorial debut), co-di ...
unit. Current parade offerings also include Mickey's Celebration Cavalcade featuring Mickey Mouse and friends, and the Disney Adventure Friends Cavalcade featuring a variety of Disney and Pixar characters, including Moana, Merida and The Incredibles.
Former parades
* ''Character Parade'' (October 1 – December 9, 1971) * ''Cavalcade of Characters'' (1974–1975, 1977–1978) * ''Move It! Shake It! Dance and Play it! Street Party'' (February 12, 2009 – December 1, 2018): Formerly named ''Move It! Shake It! Celebrate It!'' (Renamed in Fall 2014) * ''Move it! Shake it! Mousekedance it!'' (January 18, 2019 – March 12, 2020)References
External links
* {{Magic Kingdom Magic Kingdom Walt Disney Parks and Resorts parades