{"id":52405,"date":"2017-04-06T12:00:24","date_gmt":"2017-04-06T16:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/?p=52405"},"modified":"2022-04-09T01:12:23","modified_gmt":"2022-04-09T05:12:23","slug":"the-main-street-electrical-parade-returns-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/the-main-street-electrical-parade-returns-home\/","title":{"rendered":"The Main Street Electrical Parade Returns Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-52420 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-title-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"The Main Street Electrical Parade\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-title-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-title-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-title.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls! Disneyland proudly presents our spectacular festival pageant of nighttime magic and imagination. In thousands of sparkling lights, and electro-synthe-magnetic musical sounds: the Main Street Electrical Parade!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-52414\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-Drum-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"Disneyland Drum\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-Drum-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-Drum-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-Drum.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-52413\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-drum-title-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"Main Street Electrical Parade\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-drum-title-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-drum-title-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-drum-title.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Since 1972, that announcement has let Disney fans across the world know that the fun was about to arrive and they were about to get their Baroque Hoedown on. The parade began in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/disneyland\/\">Disneyland<\/a>, before traveling to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/2016\/10\/remembering-main-street-electrical-parade\/\">Walt Disney World<\/a>, Tokyo Disneyland, Disneyland Paris, and Disney\u2019s California Adventure, and until this year had not been seen in Disneyland for over 20 years. Because of that, its limited run return to Disneyland this year (now until August 20) is an event they are making a big deal about.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/QYQUnW4kSao\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/QYQUnW4kSao<\/a><\/p>\n<p>That might actually be an understatement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-52418\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-sign-2017-267x400.jpg\" alt=\"It's Home\" width=\"267\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-sign-2017-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-sign-2017.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now, being a regular visitor to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/walt-disney-world\/\">Walt Disney World<\/a> over the past few decades, I\u2019ve seen the Electrical Parade plenty of times, but the atmosphere around Disneyland in relation to the return of this parade was absolutely amazing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-52410\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-Casey-Jr-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"Casey Jr\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-Casey-Jr-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-Casey-Jr-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-Casey-Jr.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This iteration of the parade seems to include all of the pieces from the past, starting with Goofy, Mickey, and Minnie on Casey Jr. and including Alice in Wonderland, Pinocchio, Cinderella, Pete\u2019s Dragon, and Snow White before the patriotic finale.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Main Street Electrical Parade at Disneyland Park\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dltSFxIEIxQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>During our trip to Disneyland in February, we wanted to make sure to see the parade, and get a decent spot to view it. Each day we were there (which were all during the week), we saw people lining up for spots on Main Street at least as early as 4:00 p.m., and probably even earlier than that (for an 8:00 p.m. parade).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-52408\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-bee-267x400.jpg\" alt=\"Bee\" width=\"267\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-bee-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-bee.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-52421\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-turtle-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"Turtle\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-turtle-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-turtle-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-turtle.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We were actually able to get a quite good spot with only about an hour of waiting time, during which we were able to eat dinner. This spot was near the hub where the parade pivots down Main Street directly behind the benches they move to the edge of the street, so we were guaranteed a view over the people in front of us.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-52409\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-butterfly-267x400.jpg\" alt=\"Butterfly\" width=\"267\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-butterfly-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-butterfly.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-52411\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-caterpiller-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"Alice in Wonderland\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-caterpiller-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-caterpiller-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-caterpiller.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-52412\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-Cheshire-267x400.jpg\" alt=\"Cheshire\" width=\"267\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-Cheshire-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-Cheshire.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The parade itself also looked great. We both commented on how bright it was and on effects we didn\u2019t remember seeing before.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-52417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-petes-dragon-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"Pete's Dragon\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-petes-dragon-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-petes-dragon-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-petes-dragon.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-52415\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-invisible-dragon-267x400.jpg\" alt=\"Elliott\" width=\"267\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-invisible-dragon-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-invisible-dragon.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It is entirely possible nothing was truly different and the excitement and environment around the parade was subconsciously making it seem better. Either way, it was highly enjoyable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-52416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-peter-pan-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"Peter Pan\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-peter-pan-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-peter-pan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-peter-pan.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-52419\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-tinker-bell-267x400.jpg\" alt=\"Tinker Bell\" width=\"267\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-tinker-bell-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-tinker-bell.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So if you have the opportunity to head to Disneyland before the official start of summer, definitely check out the Main Street Electrical Parade, even if you have seen it before. But be warned, you\u2019ll be humming for at least a few days afterward.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-52406\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-america-float-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"To Honor America\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-america-float-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-america-float-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-america-float.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-52407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-american-finale-267x400.jpg\" alt=\"Patriotic Finale\" width=\"267\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-american-finale-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disneyland-MSEP-american-finale.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Do you love the Main Street Electrical Parade? 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