MK All-New Nighttime Parade Disney Starlight Set to Debut at Magic Kingdom in 2025

[jrhwdw]

"Wish bombed at the box office it shouldn't get a float"

Tell that to the imagineers that designed Electrical Parade and gave Alice almost 10 floats

So many Disney movies struggled in their initial run and only found an audience (and made a profit) in time, through reissues, home video, and Disney Parks showcasing them

You can like or dislike any movie, but saying it shouldn't be featured based on box office is plain wrong
They're building and Encanto ride as we speak and both movies made the same amount of money

I've heard that Pete's Dragon had problems, but I didn't know Alice did too...

 

[Agent H]

I've heard that Pete's Dragon had problems, but I didn't know Alice did too...

It didn’t do great at the box office and only really became popular after a shortened version aired on the Disneyland show.

 

[jrhwdw]

It didn’t do great at the box office and only really became popular after a shortened version aired on the Disneyland show.

Who Knew!

 

[THEMEPARKPIONEER]

I have always wanted to see a Lion King scene in a light parade in there’s way. They should have used Lion King for the traditional greenery part all Light parades have always seem to have had.

 

[IMDREW]

Beautiful, but a wish nighttime float without some actual wishes (blue orbs) on it seems silly

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Sorcerer's Apprentice would be perfect for this. That I would actually look forward to.

He's in Paint the Night - not saying he can't also be here but might want to keep them different

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Beautiful, but a wish nighttime float without some actual wishes (blue orbs) on it seems silly

They could be held up by dancers moving around the Actual float or something like that

 

[joanna71985]

Disney has shared a new look at the Wish float:

Wow, that is stunning!

I hope there’s at least one more “rare” pick for the parade like Hercules or even Raya.

If I had to guess, I'd say probably not

 

[WorldExplorer]

He's in Paint the Night - not saying he can't also be here but might want to keep them different

Meh, I don't exactly associate Disney with variety right now or even in this parade (Peter Pan in both day and night parades, another night time thing with a bunch of dancing princesses, more Frozen, more Moana) might as well repeatedly highlight something cool since it's going to be repetitive anyway.

"Needs more Fantasia" is an on-going complaint I have for all things Disney parks.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Am i missing something but this parade seems to be heavily geared towards girls….

And boys who've hit puberty.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Meh, I don't exactly associate Disney with variety right now or even in this parade (Peter Pan in both day and night parades, another night time thing with a bunch of dancing princesses, more Frozen, more Moana) might as well repeatedly highlight something cool since it's going to be repetitive anyway.

"Needs more Fantasia" is an on-going complaint I have for all things Disney parks.

Certainly possible but I would expect to not use the same version of Mickey as another parade but we shall see

Fantasia in general certainly can fit the parade though

 

[Agent H]

Am i missing something but this parade seems to be heavily geared towards girls….

You know as someone who is no stranger to this kind of ridicule this is really annoying.

 

[Agent H]

Yes, but I may have feeling that it did well on DisneyPlus, and I think it's going to become a cult classic for years to come.

I feel like meet the Robinsons is a good comparison here.

 

[MerlinTheGoat]

If they're actively trying to make certain floats tie in with a "wishing star" theme, then I'll be surprised if Princess and the Frog isn't one of the remaining floats.

Could also do an Aladdin themed one with the carpet flying through the clouds and starry sky. Hercules could also work if they lean into the conselllation/planets aligning motif.

And yes, Sorcerer's Apprentice would be an appropriate choice for Mickey for some obvious reasons too. Even if they do have Fantasmic next door.

But if you wanna get into movies that flopped heavily and developed a pretty decent cult following in the many years following AND could fit nicely with a parade about stars, then I'd throw out Treasure Planet. Maybe too many pirates alongside Hook though.

 

[Agent H]

If they're actively trying to make certain floats tie in with a "wishing star" theme, then I'll be a bit surprised if Princess and the Frog isn't one of the remaining floats.

Could also do an Aladdin themed one with the carpet flying through the clouds and starry sky. Hercules could also work if they lean into the conselllation/planets aligning motif.

And yes, Sorcerer's Apprentice would be an appropriate choice for Mickey for some obvious reasons too. Even if they do have Fantasmic next door.

But you wanna get into movies that flopped heavily but developed a pretty decent cult following and could fit nicely with a parade about stars, then I'd throw out Treasure Planet. Maybe too many pirates alongside Hook though.

Tiana is in the concept art for the princess float so I don’t think there’s going to be a princess and the frog one.

 

[MerlinTheGoat]

Tiana is in the concept art for the princess float so I don’t think there’s going to be a princess and the frog one.

I forgot about that. Too bad. Not sure how I feel about the "toss a handful of our spare princesses onto this generic one" float. It's pretty and all, but kind of lazy and cheap to just consolidate them all into one generalized one. At least when these parades are already much shorter than the pre-2000s ones. PtN does this as well for a couple of princesses who didn't get their own float (I think they rotate out different ones, but I know Rapunzel and Cinderella are sometimes on it).

 

[SoFloMagic]

Am i missing something but this parade seems to be heavily geared towards girls….

Because boys only like movies with male leads?

Oh my

 

[radiorae]

Hercules could also work if they lean into the conselllation/planets aligning motif.

If they did stars/planets I could also see a Wall-E & Eve “dancing” float — it would have to be smaller like the Wish float though.

 

[Agent H]

If they did stars/planets I could also see a Wall-E & Eve “dancing” float — it would have to be smaller like the Wish float though.

I love that idea.

 

[TsWade2]

If they're actively trying to make certain floats tie in with a "wishing star" theme, then I'll be surprised if Princess and the Frog isn't one of the remaining floats.

Could also do an Aladdin themed one with the carpet flying through the clouds and starry sky. Hercules could also work if they lean into the conselllation/planets aligning motif.

And yes, Sorcerer's Apprentice would be an appropriate choice for Mickey for some obvious reasons too. Even if they do have Fantasmic next door.

But if you wanna get into movies that flopped heavily and developed a pretty decent cult following in the many years following AND could fit nicely with a parade about stars, then I'd throw out Treasure Planet. Maybe too many pirates alongside Hook though.

Love it!