March 18th, 2010, 8:28 am · posted by Sarah Tully
Disney’s Electrical Parade will begin its last run in Disney’s California Adventure starting this weekend.
After spring break, Disney plans to ship the light-covered floats and costumes to Walt Disney World in Florida, where the parade will appear this summer.
“We are hopeful that we will get it back eventually, but they have it for the summer at least,” said Denny Newell, senior show director at the Disneyland Resort.
Newell said Disney decided to relocate the parade partly because the new World of Color, a water and light show, is set to debut in California Adventure this summer. The parade route would have been shortened because of the location of the new show and audience area.
California Adventure in Anaheim has hosted the parade since 2001, usually during holidays, summer and spring breaks. The spectacle debuted in 1972 in Disneyland as the Main Street Electrical Parade, becoming the most-popular park parade until it ended in 1996. Then, the parade moved to Florida for five years.
The remaining dates for the California parade are: Friday through April 11 and April 16 to 18. The parade will begin at 9 p.m. nightly.
Photo by Joshua Sudock, Orange County Register.
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