Robert Ashburn of Figment’s Media and FTN has provided us with another fantastic photo report, this time from the Magic Kingdom area with a full report on the park’s latest parade and some other smaller happenings. Let’s take a look:
We’ll start this report with photos from the debut performance of the Celebrate a Dream Come True Parade at the Magic Kingdom. Since the pre-parade vehicle is now in the actual parade, a high school band acted in it’s place
Disney was filming the first performance for some promotional footage
The parade banner leads along with what was the pre-parade Grand Marshal vehicle
There is also a woman twirling a banner for some reason
It still carries the parade Grand Marshals, they are just in the actual parade now
The vehicle has been decorated to match the parade
Some fake Mickey balloons are attached to the back of the vehicle
The first of many dancing performer groups follows the vehicle
The Mickey float from Share a Dream Come True and Disney Dreams Come True returns in a new form for this parade
Notice Mickey and Minnie have similar outfits to the dancers
This float is easily the highlight of the updated parade
Another dancer group follows the float
The Pinocchio float returns in the same form
However, the other Dwarves have left Dopey alone and Snow White’s Prince has joined the cast
Didn’t these dancers pass already?
Winnie the Pooh now has a Mickey balloon. Funny, I don’t remember that from any Pooh cartoon…
Bert has joined Mary Poppins on the back of the “A Thousand Dreams to See” unit
More dancers follow that float
All of the female performers have a very “stylish” wig
The villains unit went through little change
The driver is no longer a pirate however
Alright, something isn’t right now
This parade actually makes a two-and-a-half minute show stop
This feels like a cheap attempt to copy the successful Block Party Bash at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
The female performers dance through the stop, while male performers spin flags. The Disney characters simply stand in place and wave their arms from left to right….
Wendy has moved over to make room for Alice and the Mad Hatter. All of the float characters actually have a speaking part.
I can’t say I’m happy with the identical-looking dance groups between floats, it seems really strange
The Princess float is still the same
I think this is the last group we have to see in this report… hopefully
The castle float is still sporting that banner we showed you a few weeks ago, but also much more
Some clouds and Mickey balloons have been added to the float. The characters on this float are now wearing some new costumes to match the theme.
This purple banner signifies the end of what may be the strangest Magic Kingdom parade of all-time
Getting away from the ugliest part of this celebration, “Celebrate Today!” banners have popped up across property
This is a pretty cool way to make sure people go in the right line
A welcome sign updated for the new promotion
Construction walls still stand in front of the Magic Kingdom entrance
More banners for “Celebrate Today!”
The plaque that gets covered every time a new celebration banner goes up
They have repurposed a cart from the Family Fun Day PArade to give out “Celebration” buttons. If there were budget cuts coming, I doubt we would see something like this.
“Should we wait in line to see the Laugh Floor?”
The Galaxy Palace Theater is now history
However, Stitch’s Supersonic Celebration is coming to life
These Tomorrowland restrooms still closed for refurbishment
Bay Lake Tower looms over Tomorrowland. I think it fits the skyline pretty well
More Stitch construction
More Galaxy Palace Theater demolition
The Birthday Fastpass machine for Stitch’s Great Escape, the only fastpass machine this attraction may use for quite some time
The toy guns is the Magic Kingdom now actually look a lot more realistic
Which has necessitated this new sticker
Pecos Bill Cafe is closed for refurbishment through February 20th
El Pirata y el Perico Restaurante is open during this time
Golden Oak Outpost is now open
It has a nice long line too
The seating area full of people
The well-themed bench outside the seating area
The Golden Oak Outpost menu
It appears the Rose garden is being used as party space during the “Celebrate Today!” promotion
Moving over to Disney Contemporary Resort, Concourse Sundries and Spirits is closed to become the Fantasia Market
Work on the Bay Lake Tower continues. Here you can see the Top of the World lounge.
The entrance is taking shape
As is the bridge to connect the tower to the main building
As scaffolding disappears, we can make out the fine details on this beautiful building
Back inside, the Contempo Cafe has added a large sign over its entrance
In addition, the new Outer Rim bar is open
It appears the area will have three signs overhead to seperate the Outer Rim, Chef Mickey’s, and the Contempo Cafe
The Outer rim is well furnished and looks like a relaxing place to spend the evening (if you can handle the noise from the rest of the Grand Canyon Concourse)
The poles that hold up the signs are engraved to tell guests what they can find in each area
The drink represents the Outer Rim bar, while the knife and the fork represent Chef Mickey’s and Contempo Cafe
We end this report with a banner at the Transportation and Ticket Center. A special thank to Robert Ashburn for this great report!!!
