Friday, 25th July 2008
Disneyland Resort Paris at the click of a mouse! | Search

Toon en Scène pour les Fêtes !

Image

10th November 2007 to 6th January 2008

Location

Parade Route

Entertainment Type

Seasonal parade unit

Duration

25 minute parade (total)

Premiere

New for 2007 Season

Category

Entertainment

Wait Time

Scheduled Times

Children 3-7

Children 8-12

Teens/Yng Adults

Adults

Seniors

Viewing Tips

  • The 'Dreams of Christmas' unit follows at the end of the regular Disney's Once Upon a Dream Parade as part of the entire parade, so stay in place to watch it pass!
  • The main daytime parade becomes even more popular during Christmas, so be sure to find a place at least 25 minutes in advance on most days, up to 45 minutes in advance busy times.
  • More tips for Disney's Once Upon a Dream Parade >>

Fun Facts

  • Santa Claus' Sleigh is now one of the longest-running parade floats used at the resort, celebrating its own 15th anniversary during the 2007 season!
  • Poinsettia flowers are native to the Pacific coast of Mexico and known as the 'Christmas Flower' in North America. Legend tells that a poor child brought weeds into the Church as a gift to Christ, believing any gift if given with love would be acceptible. The weeds bloomed into green and red flowers and the congregation believed they had witnessed a Christmas miracle.

Music

  • Disney's Once Upon a Dream Parade uses an entirely unique soundtrack for each float, rather than one song running right through. Therefore, this new parade unit requires its own soundtrack. The music loop is a mix of the resort's own Christmas anthem 'Chante, C'est Noel !' and the classic 'Tis the season to be jolly'.  The music used for show stops remains 'Just Like We Dreamed It'.
Sing along, sing a song of Christmas!
Watch in wonder as the parade route is filled with a Christmas fantasy of the most magical kind. Toy soldiers, reindeer and Santa Claus himself - now you can dream a Christmas dream with your eyes open!
Click for full-size

Disney's Once Upon a Dream Parade, the brand new parade for the 15th Anniversary Celebration, ends with this special festive finale for Christmas season.

The new parade unit, 'Dreams of Christmas', mixes Victorian elegance with cartoon fun, leading up to none other than Father Christmas himself, seated on his sleigh piled high with presents as bells ring, horns blare and snow swirls through the air above Main Street, U.S.A.

The Dreams

Dreams of Christmas is perhaps the largest single parade "unit" ever presented by Disneyland Resort Paris, comprising one major float, one small float and four dance units.

Click for full-size
Toy Soldiers

Leading the Dream of Christmas is a reminder of traditional, old-fashioned Christmas presents -- a whole army, in fact!

The red and white toy soldiers clatter their giant boots along the streets in perfect synchronisation with one another.

Up in front, their nutcracker commander points forward with his sword, riding high on a rocking horse sitting atop a toy drum.

Click for full-size
Poinsettia Flowers

In festive green and red, the poinsettia flowers follow on from the flowers of the previous Dreams of Romance, flowing with all shades of green, surrounded by thorns in red and hair bright in silver shades.

Click for full-size
Reindeer

A pair of classic brown reindeer walk up-right for a spot of cartoon foolery, wearing green wreaths and giant red bows around their necks, bright red tongues always on show!

Santa Claus' Sleigh

The grand finale to the entire parade is Santa Claus' Sleigh -- the Christmas hero himself atop a dreamy, snow-covered, present-filled sleigh! To make this dream even more enchanting, Father Christmas is pulled along the parade route by a team of real reindeer! Can you spot Rudolph?

History

  • With a brand new parade this season, a brand new way to incorporate Christmas had to be thought-up. In recent years, The Wonderful World of Disney Parade was transformed with special costumes and decorations into The Christmas Parade. To allow all guests during the 15th Anniversary this year to see Disney's Once Upon a Dream Parade as it was originally envisaged, however, the Christmas theme is now used as a grand finale to the regular parade.
  • The Santa Claus Sleigh float and the Toy Soldier drum have been with the resort since its very first Christmas in 1992, forming a part of the first Christmas parade, then Mickey's Nutcracker Parade from 1998 and later The Christmas Parade from 2003.