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

[surfsupdon]

Let’s get you to bed, grandpa.

Well played. But in my day, the Disney Cast Members looked neat and well put together, not like the hogwash these days. I'm an 80s kid! Hahaha. I am just a traditionalist I suppose. Not complaining, just giving a different viewpoint honest to me.

 

[MerlinTheGoat]

Floats look great and the music (while still nowhere near as good as Spectromagic) sounds very pleasant and appropriate. The weakest link is going to be the small quantity of floats, and i'm dreading in advance how many will eventually be subtracted from the roster after a few years. Festival of Fantasy, another parade that was also short even when it was new, is now missing several I believe.

Are there any rumors about whether it's going to have some smaller minor floats? Like the balls and fish from Spectro, or the snails from MSEP? They even brought some of those MSEP floats up during one of the videos explaining their inspiration. Even PtN had a few kinda like those, so one would think this would too...

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

In order it's
Float 1: Blue Fairy
Float 2: Peterpan Wendy & Tinkerbell
Float 3: Wish
Float 4: Encanto
Float 5: Frozen
Float 6: Princess float
Float 7: Coco
Float 8: Moana
Float 9: Finale

And Not a villain In sight...

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Let’s get you to bed, grandpa.

 

[mattpeto]

You can’t help to wonder, if this parade was supposed to be part of the 50th at one point.

 

[Agent H]

We have Merch!:

This looks great. Looks like that sorcerer Mickey merch they dropped earlier this year.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

You can’t help to wonder, if this parade was supposed to be part of the 50th at one point.

I'm sure that was the plan initially..

 

[Ayla]

I’m actually moving to Florida (about half an hour from WDW) in a couple weeks and need to get new AP’s so I’m hoping there are some reservations left for me to snag once I get my passes.

They'll probably be gone by tonight, unfortunately.

 

[TsWade2]

At least you guys are no longer negative about it!

 

[Splash4eva]

Can anyone reveal how long the parade is going to be or give a comparison to past/current parades?

 

[Drew the Disney Dude]

 

[brb1006]

You can’t help to wonder, if this parade was supposed to be part of the 50th at one point.

That's because one of WDW's original plans for the resort's 50th Anniversary prior to COVID was creating a brand new electrical parade. It was the most discussed topic for the 50th Anniversary Thread.

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

What percentage chance is there that there are early showings between July 8-15? Been waiting for so long and we leave 5 days before??!

 

[THEMEPARKPIONEER]

Even a snippet of Starlight's score made me regain that peaceful and relaxing MK atmosphere that's been notably absent from the park for over a decade now. Sure Happily Ever After is decent but I always felt like something was missing until this evening.

I’ll always long to see Spectromagic again but most of all I missed the atmosphere. This music is so similar in the way the music coming off the floats is going to go right thru the audience and shake the ground and my god I have missed that so much.

 

[THEMEPARKPIONEER]

Sweet mother of Walt Disney! The music sounds awesome! The finale floats are definitely awesome! I knew Snow White and Aladdin will be included!I’m so jealous, but I’m happy for you WDW fans! See? You guys don’t need Paint The Night Parade anyway.

You can keep it

 

[TTA94]

So the main theme will be fully instrumental? Or was what we just heard very vague and there is more to it?

 

[TsWade2]

You can keep it

Thank you kindly!

 

[wdwfan22]

The music sounds good. Thankfully nothing like Paint the Night. Now we need to know if the Magic Kingdom will go to 9 am to 11 pm with parade performances at 9 & 11 pm?

 

[HauntedPirate]

Old key west?
Bay lake?
Copper creek?

Riviera.

 

[brb1006]

Floats look great and the music (while still nowhere near as good as Spectromagic) sounds very pleasant and appropriate. The weakest link is going to be the small quantity of floats, and i'm dreading in advance how many will eventually be subtracted from the roster after a few years. Festival of Fantasy, another parade that was also short even when it was new, is now missing several I believe.

Are there any rumors about whether it's going to have some smaller minor floats? Like the balls and fish from Spectro, or the snails from MSEP? They even brought some of those MSEP floats up during one of the videos explaining their inspiration. Even PtN had a few kinda like those, so one would think this would too...

I'm still bummed about the lack of Classic Disney Characters that aren't from the Disney Renaissance period, associated with the "Disney Princess" brand, or post-Tangled. What I loved about Spectromagic (made in 1991) is the parade gave love to not only of Disney's Animated Films. But also to Disney characters from their animated shorts. The Silly Symphony float featured the Golden Harp from Fun and Fancy Free (made in 1947).

Meanwhile, Spectromagic's finale was lead by Fifer, Fiddler, and Practical Pig (including the Big Bad Wolf) from Disney's Silly Symphony that predated Disney's Animated Films.

Remember when The Three Little Pig alongside Big Bad Wolf used to be common meetable characters before getting demoted to being Rare Characters since the 2000s?

Nowadays, Disney rarely gives Disney Characters from the animated shorts/older films a proper representation at the U.S. Disney Parks (especially as walkaround characters). Except for special occasions like merchandise. I'm still waiting for Elmer Elephant and Tillie Tiger to get some love.