This summer marks the 50th year of the premiere of Disneyland's Main Street Electrical Parade. I saw it that first summer it came out and I've been spellbound ever since. With a timeline, we'll look at the entire history of this parade experience. The Main Street Electrical Parade is a technological pioneer and has created innovations we see in Disney parades today. We'll look at its predecessors and the other nighttime spectacular parades that have travelled the Disney theme parks the world over. From SpectroMagic to FantIllusion; From DreamLights to Light Magic and to the newest parade, Paint the Night. We'll look at all of it and its contribution to the Disney theme park experience. And we'll talk about why it may never come back to the Magic Kingdom.
Check out the complete history, videos and links at Disney at Play.
Theme Park Attendance at Disney: Troublesome Signs
Embarking on a Last Minute Disney Cruise
1971 Walt Disney World Tomorrowland Cast Member Handbook
Benchmarking Disney: 13 People, 5 Days, 4 Parks, & So Much More
1971 Walt Disney World Fantasyland Cast Member Handbook
What is Epcot? A Vision That is More than Brick and Mortar
Hurricanes, Tornados, Typhoons, Earthquakes and Other Disney Disaster Events I’ve Known
1971 Walt Disney World Liberty Square Cast Member Handbook
Disney Park D23 Announcements: Into the Unknown
On the Floor at the 2022 D23 Expo
Take a Live Walk Through Disneyland Park
A New Tomorrowland for Disneyland & The Magic Kingdom
1971 Walt Disney World Frontierland Cast Member Handbook
”I Really Hope” Anticipated D23 Park Announcements
1971 Walt Disney World Adventureland Cast Member Handbook
What’s Missing and What’s Done at Walt Disney World Since D23 in 2019
1971 Walt Disney World Main Street Cast Member Handbook
Beyond the Pandemic: Walt DisneyWorld Attractions Still Closed and More
Test Driving Disney’s New MagicBand+
The Intersection of Sesame Place and Sea World: Accusations of Racism & Animal Abuse
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