A 25-minute goodbye to 25 years of twinkling magic — bring tissues and glow sticks.
Catch the spark after dark at Disneyland Park. And say farewell to one of the Magic Kingdom's most celebrated traditions - The Main Street Electrical Parade. Where else, but in The Main Street Electrical Parade, could you see an illuminated 40-foot-long fire-breathing dragon? And hear the energy of its legendary melody one last time? It's unforgettable after-dark magic that will glow in your heart long after the last float has disappeared.
Score
That synth-heavy 'Baroque Hoedown' earworm from 1977
Practical Effects
Half-million twinkling lights on spinning floats, zero CGI
Production
The 40-foot Pete's Dragon breathing actual fire
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The parade 'retired' in 1996, then un-retired three more times — Disney invented the fake farewell before K-pop did.
This short captures peak 'Disney Decade' anxiety: the 90s purge of 70s/80s nostalgia before the 2000s acquisition binge.
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