It's Official — Disney Reveals First Look at NEW Tinker Bell Parade Float!

It’s almost time…a huge celebration will be starting soon!

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Yep, Disneyland is celebrating its 70th birthday and there’s going to be a massive party that starts on May 16th and ends in summer 2026. In honor of that big anniversary, Disney is breaking out some new ride additions, a Walt Disney animatronic (no, REALLY), and bringing back one of its most popular parades, Paint The Night. However, Paint the Night is getting some upgrades, and Disney just shared a look at one of them.

Disney shared a new look at Tinker Bell in the parade, and it looks like Tink got a bit of a glow-up with a new light-up outfit. For comparison, here’s what Tink looked like in 2016 when Paint The Night was being performed for Disneyland’s 60th anniversary.

Tinker Bell in 2016

Here’s what Tink will look like when Paint The Night returns in 2025. As you can see, she got an all-new light-up outfit that’s a lot more streamlined. It has been many years since the parade was last performed, so it would make sense that Disney gives it a bit of an update — technology has changed a lot in a decade!

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Disney also recently revealed that the Frozen float will be returning to the parade. The Incredibles float replaced the Frozen float in 2018, but Disney confirmed that Anna and Elsa’s float will come back in 2025 for the first time since the parade’s initial run.

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The parade will also include illuminated floats from other Disney movies, including Monsters, Inc., Cars, Toy Story, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and more. Characters will include Ariel, Belle, Buzz and Woody, Mike and Sulley, Peter Pan, Rapunzel, and more!

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Paint The Night returns on May 16th, so be sure to check the Disneyland website or app for showtimes. This is one parade you don’t want to miss!

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