Featuring: Dreams of Imagination (Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy, Chip, Dale, Pluto), Dreams of Laughter & Fun (Alice in Wonderland, Pinocchio), Dreams of Friendship (Toy Story, Winnie the Pooh), Dreams of Fantasy (Peter Pan, Mary Poppins), Dreams of Power (Maleficent, Scar, Hades, Chernabog, Ursula, Evil Queen), Dreams of Adventure (The Lion King, The Jungle Book), Dreams of Romance Prelude (The Little Mermaid, Aladdin), Dreams of Romance Finale (Beauty and the Beast, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella), plus the full show stop of the opening float, featuring the theme song “Just Like We Dreamed It” by Sunny Hilden, which was also the anthem of the 15th Anniversary.

For the first time in Paris, each float features more than one group of characters, and all come overflowing with clever special effects, glitter, sparkling LED lights, moving props, live puppets and a huge range of dancers and street entertainers – Tigger can even properly bounce! The beautiful float music was orchestrated by Steve Sidwell (Moulin Rouge) and recorded by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of London.

Simple motor cars won’t do for these famous faces — each and every classic automobile has been brilliantly customised for the star in question!

The cars all arrive together from Toon Studio, between Flying Carpets Over Agrabah and Animagique, then travel along the Parade Route directly across the heart of the park to Place des Stars in Production Courtyard. Here, the stars step down from their vehicles and join together for a spectacular musical production number!

Includes two full show stops: Pinocchio/Toy Story and Dreams of Romance: Prelude, plus the pre-parade of characters.

Good Morning Walt Disney Studios, the morning mini-parade and meet ‘n’ greet opportunity of Walt Disney Studios Park’s 2004-2007 Summer seasons rolls quickly through Toon Studio to Place des Stars, as the stars shooting at the studios arrive “on-set” – whether they’re ready or not!

This is Disney’s Once Upon a Dream Parade, new for the 15th Anniversary, seen on a Summer evening from Main Street Station, where the ‘Fun & Laughter’ Pinocchio section stops.

Your favourite Disney characters are all a part of the magic-making process, as they take you through the making of a movie masterpiece with a parade of colourful floats, eccentric costumes and magical music.

After travelling up Main Street USA, the train comes to a stop at Central Plaza for the characters to meet guests.

The characters change slightly with each performance; This video is made up of two separate performances.

The float later restarts, and the parade performances of subsequent days go without a single hitch. The parade is arguably one of the most technologically complicated Disney have ever attempted, and was developed entirely by Disneyland Resort Paris itself.

The audio of this parade is so complex they didn’t want to take any chances – and cut all float loops to sync directly with Town Square where the cameras and VIps were watching, to make 100% sure the parade went perfect for these press and invited guests.

Unfortunately, it meant a “once upon a nightmare” for performers and guests watching from elsewhere.

Begins with a marching band before the Fab 5 arrive on a specially re-decorated float, then a sea of blue and yellow from the gathering of Disney Cast Members and Disney VoluntEARS from the local region.

Spot Miley Cyrus, star of Hannah Montana, and Francois Leroux, VP of Entertainment at the resort, amongst the film crews clamoring for footage!

Selected video clips from the final “rehearsal performances” of Disney Characters’ Express and Disney’s Once Upon a Dream Parade. Plus, a glimpse at the first press film crew and even some final polish on Main Street just before the rainy parade!

Magical Garden : Mickey’s Fantillusion!
Disney Villains : Maleficent + Jafar (mixed)
Happy Ending : Snow White

This performance in Summer 2005 captures the parade in its entirety with three complete show stops. Dependant on season and weather, fewer or even no stops are now presented.