America’s Favorite Parade is Back at Disneyland

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America’s Favorite Parade is Back at Disneyland

Published on: July 05, 2019

For those who lament that 4th of July parades and fireworks come and go too quickly for your liking, California’s grand theme park has an anecdote.

Disneyland in Anaheim has a long tradition of serving up parades and fireworks fun — usually on a nightly basis during the summer months. While Mickey’s Soundsational Parade at the park is going away July 17, 2019, the air is electrified with news that Main Street Electrical Parade returns to Disneyland Resort Aug. 2 for a limited engagement through Sept.30, 2019.

First introduced at Disneyland June 17, 1972, the parade features approx. 22 floats, 7 films (Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, Peter Pan, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Dumbo and Pete’s Dragon,) 80 performers, over half a million sparkling lights and a popular synthesizer musical score known as Baroque Hoedown. You can check out tickets and packages to the Happiest Place on Earth.

While fireworks may be found on a limited basis throughout California after the 4th of July, parades are plentiful. Some delightful summer parades include these…

Burney Basin Days Parade July 6, 2019

Wrightwood Mountaineer Days Parade July 7

San Diego LGBT Pride Parade July 13

Santa Barbara French Festival Pooch Parade July 13-14

Greenville Gold Digger Days Parade July 20

Pacific Grove’s Feast of Lanterns Pet Parade July 26

McCloud Lumberjack Fiesta Parade July 27

Benicia Holy Ghost Festa Parade July 28

Courtland Pear Fair Parade July 28

Santa Barbara’s Old Spanish Days Fiesta Parade August 2

Rio Del’s Wildwood Days Parade August 3

Venice Festival of Chariots August 4