Walt Disney's Parade of Dreams - Fun Facts About The Parade

Fun Facts About The Parade

• Each float has a hidden Mickey on it.
• The original (May 2005 - October 2006) opening recording was voiced by award-winning actress Julie Andrews. It has since been replaced to coincide with the "Year of a Million Dreams."
• The parade's theme song "Welcome" from Brother Bear was written by Phil Collins. The parade version has slightly different lyrics and is performed by an ensemble. The song is featured on the "Gateway to Dreams" float and the "Dreams Come True" float as well as being used as the theme for the Show Stops.
• There was a similarly titled parade at Tokyo Disneyland called Disney's Dreams on Parade which was latter titled Disney's Dreams on Parade Movin' On and ran from 2003 to 2008. While they had similar names, both parades had a different soundtrack and theme.
• Starting in Spring 2007, the Princes (Prince from Snow White, Prince Charming, Prince Phillip) were cut from the parade.
• The original show stop was about three minutes long. It was cut down to two-and-a-half minutes for pacing.
• During the two-and-a-half minute show stop, characters from each float wave golden banners (the Beauty and the Beast unit uses golden napkins and the The Lion King unit uses bird kites). Some floats also have acrobats, including, Pinocchio float, Alice in Wonderland float and The Lion King float, that perform during the show stop. The music for the show stop begins with a recording of the opening of Walt Disney's dedication of Disneyland; "To all who come to this happy place, welcome."
• During the holiday season at Disneyland, Walt Disney's Parade of Dreams is replaced by A Christmas Fantasy Parade.