A brand new nighttime parade is coming to Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom on July 20th, 2025. Get ready for Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away!
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The new parade will feature beloved characters from Walt Disney Animation Studios and Disney Pixar films, and some will be making their nighttime parade debut. We can’t wait to check out this new nighttime parade, which is great because Disney just revealed the showtimes for Disney Starlight!
Disney just revealed the showtimes for the newest Magic Kingdom parade, Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away, and we’re getting even more excited to check out this brand-new nighttime event. Disney Starlight follows in the footsteps of previous iconic nighttime spectaculars like the Main Street Electrical Parade and SpectroMagic.
Disney Starlight debuts July 20th in Magic Kingdom ©Disney
Disney Starlight will take place nightly at 9 PM and 11 PM at Magic Kingdom. Disney also confirmed that the parade will begin on Main Street, U.S.A., and travel towards Frontierland for its parade route!
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As it begins, Disney Starlight will be “brought to life by the magic of the Blue Fairy” from the Disney animated classic, Pinocchio. In fact, the star on the Blue Fairy’s wand will be the “first star you’ll see tonight,” and viewers will be invited to wish upon that very star to kick off the parade.
Disney Starlight concept art ©Disney
Parade viewers will see Disney characters from Walt Disney Animation Studios films such as Encanto, Frozen, and Peter Pan. (You’ll see Wendy, too!)
Isabela will swing on vines on the Encanto float, just like she does in the beloved film, and Disney also confirmed that a Moana float will be part of the parade, along with Coco and Wish floats!
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Disney previously revealed additional concept art for a float featuring Disney Princesses and their Princes (and Beast!), including Aurora and Philip, Tiana and Naveen, Cinderella and Prince Charming, and Belle and the Beast.
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We can’t WAIT to check out this new parade for the first time when it debuts on July 20th. In the meantime, stay tuned to DFB for the latest Disney news and more.
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If the new MK parade starts at 9, won’t that clash with the fireworks? How will that work?
Its been a long time coming. I cannot wait to see this parade. Thank you for sharing