Magic Happens Parade Returns to Disneyland

[@averyeml]

The number of times I listened to this parade soundtrack since it premiered… I have GOT to get back out to California to see it in person, I’m OBSESSED!

[@m.mickeypayne9811]

Wow! I haven't been to Disneyland since the mid 1980's. This video makes me wanna go there, even though I am a retired WDW cast member. :)

[@aadengarcia7201]

same😂😂

[@CaseyJayy92]

I was there 18th March, first time visiting any Disney park & first time in LA (I’m from the U.K.) I SOBBED the whole way through it was incredible! Recommend to anyone if they’re able to make it !

[@disneydanny2]

fun fact: *OVER* 50% of the cast in tne parade in 2023 were in it in 2020.

[@kmbarnett1200]

That's so amazing!!!

[@saffiregoat6432]

Wait I love that! They really got cheated out of their time in 2020 because of the pandemic

[@nicoleacosta5545]

This parade and the music is incredibly uplifting! Enjoyed every moment and will watch it before work everyday. Thanks for posting!

[@steventuscano9233]

This Is The Anthem, Here's What You've Came for...This is the Moment magic Was Made For! 😍😍😍😍 Magic Happens Is Back!!!!

[@yaffarealbeauty6089]

I think this one of the best parades Disney has ever put out! Beautiful!

[@JozieLeePro]

I love this parade. Watched hundreds of times on various videos especially during the lock down. Magic Happens is my happy place. Delighted to see the parade return but noticed number of dancers have been pared down. And totally missed the Tiana float. Looking forward to seeing the parade in person. Thank you for the inaugural performance.

[@danshull1331]

Looks the same to me

[@AustinTexasDaddyBear]

Ive always felt this parade had less performers than it should. The intro group who start the parade, there should be more of them spaced through the parade, and at the end to close it out. And especially parts like the flag wavers, 2 of them seem pretty bare, then the four seem awkward as well. Just take the two and put them with the other four. And the parade does need about 2 more floats, and I do remember Tianna being in this parade so what happened to her? I love the music to this parade, but Soundsational parade is still my favorite with the drummers and all the floats. The finale to that parade with the large MP float was just awesome. Sadly, by summer they will cut back on more of the dancers and performers to save on budget. Happens every time.

[@VincentAlfonso]

Can’t wait to see this soon! I loved the Coco, Moana, & Frozen floats!! I remember seeing this 3 years back during nighttime!!

[@whitebunni]

My daughter fell in love with this parade and Moana back when she was 2 yo in 2019. We’ve been watching this parade ever since! I’m so happy this came back and I get to take her to see it in real life!! She’s so excited!!

[@barbhawkinson659]

It looks like the return of this parade is the entire cast and floats unlike Festival of Fantasy Parade, Festival of the Lion King and Beauty and the Beast on stage at wdw which still haven't returned to their full cast, floats and shows. As always Disneyland is rocking it 💜💙💚

[@coleruttley2631]

I wonder if they should add an Encanto sequence to this parade…. 🤔

[@denisemcgilvrey3966]

I have been watching this parade on KZbin since it’s premiere every few months. I love the whole feel and the music! But I want to know-Why does Disneyland get the Wishes and Remember the Magic sound bites and we can’t even get a nighttime parade???? We needed it for the 50th and we still need it. Main Street needs a night parade!

[@broadwaydest]

Thank you for showing that beautiful opening dance section 😍😍🙌🏾 so excited to see this parade this week

[@kevinfraser7815]

Favorite Disney Parade. Thanks for posting! Look forward to seeing it when I go later this year. Quality content always✊🏿

[@madsnarerbrian]

Moana drummer losing the head of one his mallets at the start of the parade how hilarious.

[@DevenLunger]

Them taking the zip a Dee Doo da lyric out just makes me feel like it will take a while to ever bring paint the night back cause that is one of the main songs in the finale unit.

[@MegaSoulHero]

Magic Kingdom’s Festival of Fantasy used Zip A Dee Doo Dah in the finale and it was replaced with just music when the parade returned.

[@ChristHoon]

It make sence, Peter Pan and Tinkerbell was there and didn't had their song, also Br'er Rabbit wasn't there

[@radiantliving6543]

Yessss I smiled so much watching this. Listened to the soundtrack so many times since... Got to get out to CA to see it this year ✨🥺🤗💙💜

[@melshane23]

Do you know where I can find the soundtrack for this parade?? :) 🙂

[@jish55]

I was lucky to be a cm when this was in production and eventually launched for the two weeks it was out. What was awesome was watching them practice this behind the scenes as well as getting to see it before the public (especially at night where the floats were lit up beautifully).

[@happydizhmslover]

I hope they film it at night too caus the floats look so great at night !

[@disneydanny2]

They better do it before the bugger known as Daylight Savings rears *IT'S* ugly head in.

[@denisemcgilvrey3966]

I love the 2020 recordings of it at night!

[@lauri-jeancarlson8476]

welcome back magic happens at Disneyland park

[@ThatFandubGirl]

A Girl I went to school with is in this parade as one of the girls with blue hair in the beginning with the Moana float. I'll have to go see her in this parade at some point. The floats look really pretty, wish it was a little longer though, and there was more going on

[@gabrieldally6044]

My favorite daytime parade🥺

[@Blade.s15]

I think It’s missing one more full fledged float dedicated to a film. That’s my only complaint. I see the “if you just believe” segment as one big finale.

[@Sarahgirl1610]

There was originally a beautiful Tiana and Naveen float that looks like their wedding scene. I dont know what happened to it

[@Disneydude94]

I’m going to watch the parade when I come back in next week with my family!

[@pamela_fay]

Thank you for recording this. ❤

[@PrinceMarc22]

Thank you so much for sharing this with us! 😃 I loved the Sword in the Stone float for the simple fact that movie hardly gets any attention so it was nice to see a float devoted to that underrated Disney classic.🙂

[@deannatawney2147]

Wow! That was really good. Loved the music, the costumes and the floats.

[@micycles1200]

Anyone else notice how they removed both the Tiana float as well as Zip a Dee Doo Dah?

[@MegaSoulHero]

Tiana’s float is only temporarily missing.

[@facusmendoza1061]

Its good to FINALLY Back!!!!!!

[@rmannayr2129]

GOOD TO SEE THE PARADE BACK!

[@KaiyaKramer]

Thank you so so much for this!

[@jillevers1432]

This was the best introduction to a parade I seen

[@christopherwynn727]

Welcome Back Magic Happens Parade Happy 3Rd Anniversary February 28 2023

[@hopperowner3832]

i’ve never loved anything more than the heihei float

[@lionellion8]

I was actually right behind these folk filming... I wish I had known!! It was strangely quiet where we were located... no guest interaction!! But I loved the parade...

[@matthewberg5835]

so my question is how long will the parade be back for. is it this year only or will it continue into next year

[@levicalebleon4321]

They removed the zipiddy-doo-dah part in the finale sequence 🥺

[@ItzAdrian02]

That's paint the night

[@levicalebleon4321]

@@ItzAdrian02 there was a Zippidy doo dah line in this parade that now is replaced with “think of the happiest things,” But yes, Paint the Night Finale has a whole finale sequence with Zippidy Doo Dah and not sure any other song would be able to capture the hype of that epic finale.

[@ItzAdrian02]

@@levicalebleon4321 ohhh

[@ChristHoon]

​​@@levicalebleon4321t make sence, Peter Pan and Tinkerbell was there and didn't had their song, also Br'er Rabbit wasn't there. I do enjoy it.

[@Blondedummy]

It came on feb 24 and it rained and it got cancelled 😢

[@sorcerermickeyfanguy6271]

LETS GOOOOOO!!!!! HOPEFULLY THEY BRING BACK PAINT THE NIGHT

[@lucianadebiase271]

OMG, it’s back!!!!! I don’t know if I’m the only one, but i NEED…REALLY NEED this parade in ORLANDO!!! Just imagine: Happily Ever After, Magic Happens, and NO MORE Bob “paycheck”!!! We only need the parade to firmly say “all dreams come true” 😂

[@DepthTravel]

how about removing bob iger while we’re at it he’s the one responsible for all of the decisions that occurred under chapek’s reign.

[@sdboutet]

Thanks for the recording! I think the content of this parade is on point, but I find the floats are nothing that special. Yes, they do the job, and they do look better at night, but they fall a bit flat for me. Performers are great, 10 out of 10, but I'm not a fan of the soundtrack. While lyrically, it provides a great message, musically I find it sluggish for a parade. As a writer/composer, I find it odd that the "Magic Happens" chorus is written in minor chords (which in laymen's terms are sad chords-major chords are happy chords). My last "nit pick" is something I find in most Disneyland parades, and that's the huge amount of "dead space" between parade units. The soundtrack sometimes completely disappears as there's nothing in front of you. Christmas Fantasy, Soundsational, and even the Pixar Play Parade all have the same issues. Can't figure that one out, as I've never seen a parade at WDW with those issues. In conclusion, even with all those negatives from me, it's STILL great to see a parade back at DL, and even better that it appears the parade is filled with recognizable faces from 2020. The vast majority of guests seem to love it, and that's what counts. Just wanted to share why it doesn't quite do it for me.

[@dylansantos6361]

Welcome Back

[@MegaSoulHero]

I wonder why Tiana wasn’t there today.

[@DevenLunger]

I heard from someone on a live stream that during the cast preview it wasn't working correctly so maybe they are trying to fix it.

[@palosadventures8794]

Yes it is being repaired and will be back in the parade hopefully soon!

[@nathanriley6536]

I just realized, I wonder why they removed the Princess and the Frog float from the parade? It was a beautiful float

[@MegaSoulHero]

It’s only temporarily out for maintenance I’m guessing.

[@palosadventures8794]

Yes it should be back after repairs. It was in the castmember review but had some noticeable issues with it.

[@CaliforniaDreamin.]

Cinderella looking stunning!

[@Pope_Party_of_6]

Honestly curious (no hate, I swear): How are you able to record these parades and not get hit with copyright warnings from KZbin when you share them with us? Is it because you are considered media and the rest of us are just wishing? 😌

[@Mickey19286]

They replaced Zip a dee do Dah with You Can Fly

[@ChristHoon]

It make sence, Peter Pan and Tinkerbell was there and didn't had their song, also Br'er Rabbit wasn't there. I do enjoy it.

[@Liz.R]

During Cobid listened to this over & over...glad it's back but the gimbal didn't seem to be LOL

[@hopperowner3832]

someone on the live i watched during the premiere said the tiana float was still under construction

[@michaelflach7596]

The float with Naveen and Tiana was missing

[@burneyboys02]

12:34 just realized they swapped Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah with a lyric of You Can Fly from Peter Pan.

[@rmannayr2129]

MAGIC HAPPENS!!!!!!!!!!

[@adamkehoe7405]

12:34 - the 'zipadee do dah' word in the final 'magic happens' section of the song has been replaced.

[@ChristHoon]

It make sence, Peter Pan and Tinkerbell was there and didn't had their song, also Br'er Rabbit wasn't there. I do enjoy it.

[@CourtneyRose14]

Was watching the video and saw that the Moana drummer lost a mallet top on his mallet for the drums

[@zacheslick]

Come on guys, she says into the unknown in the goddamn monorail drive by I was like you got me, bro you got me @ 10:33

[@danaelocatelli7618]

I just noticed the Tiana float is missing. Must have been added after

[@ashlyndewitt9887]

How has it been three years?!

[@ChristHoon]

12:35 It make sence why "You can Fly" replaced "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah", Peter Pan and Tinkerbell was there and didn't had their song, also Br'er Rabbit wasn't there. I do enjoy it.

[@koopa159]

Honestly, despite how cool it is to see a Sword in The Stone float, this parade still feels lacking compared to Soundsational.

[@mindyschocolate]

4:26 stupid Heihei 😂😂😂👍

[@lindamemo5224]

April 14 got my dining pkg reserved

[@ejsavageable]

Has anyone noticed that the Tiana float was not in the parade? I wonder why?

[@joeydolton1398]

fun fact: over 50% of the cast in the parade in 2023 what is it in 2020 11:09

[@PlayRaaf_T]

Yessssssssssss🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@foxythepirat2003]

Bring back zip a dee Doo dah to the soundtrack

[@MegaSoulHero]

“You Can Fly” fits better with the message of the parade.

[@foxythepirat2003]

@@MegaSoulHero it's not "you can fly" it's "think of the happiest things" in my mind it sends the same message but the point is we as Disney fans love the song and it deserves to be played everywhere like it used to

[@Blade.s15]

@@foxythepirat2003while I do think removing Zip everywhere is an overreaction on Disney’s part. Think of the happiest things is from Peter Pan which fits with the character being in this segment of the parade.

[@ChristHoon]

​@@foxythepirat2003It make sence, Peter Pan and Tinkerbell was there and didn't had their song, also Br'er Rabbit wasn't there. I do enjoy it.

[@Blade.s15]

What replaced the Zip a dee doo dah line in the final song? I can’t make it out 16:11

[@DevenLunger]

It sounds like you can fly

[@foxythepirat2003]

God damit not again

[@MegaSoulHero]

“Think of the happiest things”.

[@happydizhmslover]

Happy I am not the only one wondering this lol

[@Blade.s15]

@@MegaSoulHerooh makes sense since Peter Pan is there

[@younga6987]

Soundsational is better IMO

[@johnalvinbelarmino598]

OMG Tiana and Naveen wasn't in the parade that's sad

[@KawaiiNancy]

💜💜💜

[@gabrieldally6044]

No princess and the frog?

[@TjSamson]

It was on the cast member preview. Probably float malfunction.

[@palosadventures8794]

It is being repaired and should be back in the parade hopefully soon!

[@mindyschocolate]

I need to see this parade. I keep missing it. Thank god they upgraded Frozen for the second movie. I have always dislike Anna’s pigtail braids.

[@JasonRasmussen]

Something else happens.

[@emily91303]

Hooray 😃!

[@element2729]

Love that they replaced the Zip A Dee Doo Dah part in the finale music It made zero sense before!

[@ChristHoon]

It make sence, Peter Pan and Tinkerbell was there and didn't had their song, also Br'er Rabbit wasn't there

[@cmunoz810]

PTN and Soundsational will forever be the best Disneyland parades, nothing comes closer. You can just tell Disney no longer puts any effort in the parades, the dancers and performers just seem lackluster, and the parade floats are not as amazing as they used to be. It's really sad 😔

[@lukeribeiro9361]

Have you ever thought that the parades are for kids! But, those floats look way better that soundsational.

[@Cwilliam1999]

I disagree Disney did a great job with this parade. There was effort put into it. The dancing and the music was top notch

[@denisemcgilvrey3966]

I actually love this parade. It just feels like joy.

[@palosadventures8794]

This is a great parade one of Disney's best!

[@danshull1331]

Can someone tell me why this parade is fully staffed and not Florida’s?

[@pinhead35]

Higher pay at DL

[@danshull1331]

@@pinhead35 Figures