Disney Announces July Opening Date for Starlight: Dream the Night Away Magic Kingdom Parade

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Disney Starlight Parade Concept Art
Posted: Tuesday May 27, 2025 7:20pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney has officially announced that Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away will debut at Magic Kingdom on July 20, 2025. 


This all-new nighttime parade will bring glowing floats, beloved Disney and Pixar characters, and the magic of the Blue Fairy to Main Street, U.S.A., combining classic nostalgia with cutting-edge lighting and design.

The float lineup includes:

  • The Blue Fairy opening the parade
  • Characters from Peter Pan, Wish, Encanto, Frozen, Coco, Moana, and classic Disney royals
  • A newly revealed finale float featuring Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Pluto, Donald, Daisy, Snow White, Dopey, Rapunzel, and Aladdin

We expect the parade will run twice nightly, following the pattern of a first parade before fireworks, then a second after. Disney says fans can expect an experience that recalls the charm of past parades like Main Street Electrical Parade and SpectroMagic, but with new technology and fresh storytelling.

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    jrhwdw1 hour ago

    No plans here but I would love to see Times!!! LOL!!!!

    seabreezept8131 hour ago

    I like to make my plans early lol.

    jrhwdw1 hour ago

    We're hoping for Twice a Night: 9 & 11. No Official Times yet...... Thoughts on when Times will be posted???

    HauntedPirate1 hour ago

    Educated? 1 hour before and 1 hour after HEA. Smart-a** guess: 14 times per day to accommodate the millions of people who will be descending on MK every day to view this life-altering parade.

    seabreezept8131 hour ago

    Anyone have an educated guess at the time for the parade?

    HauntedPirate22 hours ago

    Rumored version: People would just stand and look. Apparently it was from mind of the creative genius, Bob Chapek. All set to Disney movie music clips, of course.

    ToTBellHop22 hours ago

    Nothing appreciably different. All of these parades are similar. Light theme about dreams/acid trips with accompanying dreamy/rave (respectively) music showcasing IP. We got a dreamy one.

    TTA941 day ago

    Do you know what those options were for parades? If you can say.

    ToTBellHop1 day ago

    Yes. Always some sort of new show but the CEO du jour had significant pull on included IP. Budget was fine on the project. Creativity was off as they went a little too strongly down the “this is HEA’s successor” rabbit hole. It was like someone ordered HEA on Temu.

    Comped1 day ago

    From what I recall hearing out of DLE, it was always on the table. So they claim.

    ToTBellHop1 day ago

    Again, multiple options but they really thought they would have a permanent replacement for HEA.

    jrhwdw1 day ago

    Was DE on the Table before COVID as well? Or was the 50th just going to be a a Return of the Nighttime Parade and and a 50th Tag for HEA??

    ToTBellHop1 day ago

    There were other options but the world ended before a final call was made.

    TTA941 day ago

    Was it always going to be Starlight?

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