Disneyland Resort has announced the performance times for the returning “Paint the Night” parade, new “The Celebrate Happy Cavalcade,” and returning “Wondrous Journeys” fireworks spectacular at Disneyland Park, as well as for “World of Color Happiness!” at Disney California Adventure. All return or debut on May 16, the star of the Disneyland Resort 70th Celebration.
The Celebrate Happy Cavalcade
The Disneyland Resort website now lists daily show times for this new cavalcade as 1:30 p.m. and 2:45 p.m. It will feature Mickey and Friends in their 70th anniversary costumes, alongside Max, Disney Princesses, Heroes, Duffy, and ShellieMay. According to concept art, there will be one float, plus two small bike carts for the bears.
Duffy originated as the Disney Bear, created for the 2002 opening of Once Upon a Toy at Walt Disney World. When the bear wasn’t popular, Disney gave him to the Oriental Land Company, owners of Tokyo Disney Resort. He was introduced as Duffy at Tokyo DisneySea in 2005 and proved incredibly successful, spawning a franchise of characters and merchandise. Tokyo DisneySea is currently celebrating 20 years of Duffy.
Paint the Night Parade
According to the Disneyland website, the Paint the Night parade will be performed at 8:45 p.m. and 10:45 p.m. each evening for the foreseeable future.
Paint the Night is a follow-up to the Main Street Electrical Parade, with grand floats and over a million LED lights. The first version debuted at Hong Kong Disneyland in 2014 for the park’s 9th anniversary.
The Disneyland version debuted in May 2015 for the park’s 60th. Its original run ended in September 2016 but it returned for the holiday season, running until January 2017. It then ran at Disney California Adventure from April 2018 to November 2018. For the Disney California Adventure version, a new “The Incredibles” float replaced the “Frozen” float.
“Frozen” will return for this version of the parade. Its lead float will be updated with a 70th anniversary design. A Paint the Night Dining Package is available to book.
Watch our video of Paint the Night at Disney California Adventure below.
Wondrous Journeys
“Wondrous Journeys” will be performed at 9:30 p.m., the standard time for Disneyland nighttime spectaculars. The show features projections, pyrotechnics, and fireworks on select nights.
Watch our video of “Wondrous Journeys” from last year:
World of Color Happiness! and Muppet Pre-Show
“World of Color Happiness!” is scheduled for 9 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. nightly at Disney California Adventure. Its Muppet pre-show will begin a few minutes before the regular show time.
The pre-show will see Kermit the Frog, Gonzo and other Muppets sharing safety announcements in a “zany song-and-dance number” projected on the World of Color fountains.
“World of Color Happiness!” will feature Joy and other emotions from Pixar’s “Inside Out” and “Inside Out 2.” Guests will be able to vote on a featured emotion ahead of the show’s performance. It will include a rendition of “Rainbow Connection” by Boyz II Men and the original song “Makes Me Wanna Move” by FITZ.
Bookings are open for the “World of Color Happiness!” Dessert Party.
The Disneyland Resort 70th Celebration will run through the summer of 2026. Other offerings include the new “Walt Disney – A Magical Life” Audio-Animatronic show, new park decor, and a 70th anniversary theme song performed by the Jonas Brothers.
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