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ANAHEIM, CA, July 3, 2001 - The dazzling and colorful Disney's
Electrical Parade returns to Anaheim, California, on Tuesday, July 3
beginning nightly performances at the DISNEYLAND¨ Resort's newest
theme park, DISNEY'S CALIFORNIA ADVENTUREú, officials announced
today.
The cherished Disney's Electrical Parade (formerly called the
Main Street Electrical Parade) originated at DISNEYLAND¨ park in
1972 and has since been performed at Disney theme parks around the
globe. The pageant's illuminating nighttime performances, coupled
with its distinctive "Baroque Hoedown" synthesized
soundtrack, was last seen at DISNEYLAND in October 1996, capping a
year of spectacular farewell celebrations.
"Over the past few years, we have received endless requests
to return Disney's Electrical Parade back to California,"
explains Cynthia Harriss, president of the DISNEYLAND Resort.
"In celebration of the first summer of DISNEY'S CALIFORNIA
ADVENTURE, we are thrilled to announce the return of Disney's
Electrical Parade - an all-time favorite of our guests and a
California original."
"Disney's Electrical Parade has for years served as a global
ambassador for Disney theme park family entertainment. It is time to
bring the pageant home," Harriss says.
Throughout its former 24-year engagement at DISNEYLAND, the
parade became the most popular ever presented at the park. After its
premiere in 1972, the parade grew and evolved over the years, with
the 1996 edition showcasing more than 500,000 lights on 30 units and
a cast of 100 performers.
Bringing a variety of Disney animated features to life through
three-dimensional units covered with thousands of colorful lights,
the parade showcases scenes and characters from "Peter
Pan," "Alice in Wonderland" and "Snow White and
the Seven Dwarfs," among others.
Some of the parade's most impressive scenes are the 23-foot-tall
Clock Tower over Cinderella's Ball, complete with elegant,
light-covered ballroom dancers; the smoke-breathing, tail-wagging
Pete's Dragon; and the 108-foot-long red, white and blue flag
finale, To Honor America.
In addition to the glittering lights, also distinctive to the
parade is its upbeat, electronically synthesized theme music,
"Baroque Hoedown," around which favorite Disney tunes are
interwoven. All will once again be part of the pageant when this
Disney classic returns in all its magical glory to DISNEY'S
CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE this summer.
For general DISNEYLAND Resort information, call (714) 781-4565 or
visit the DISNEYLAND Resort Web site at www.disneyland.com.
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