A festive cavalcade with Disney characters and performers moves down a crowded Main Street during D23 Day, featuring a vintage car adorned with balloons and banners, under a clear blue sky.

Special One Time Only D23 Day Cavalcade Parades Through Disneyland

Katie Francis

Disneyland Resort is celebrating the kickoff of the D23 Ultimate Fan Event this weekend, and a special one-time-only D23 Day Cavalcade was performed at Disneyland Park.

D23 Day Cavalcade

A colorful parade with performers holding a "Disneyland Resort" banner passes through a street lined with spectators during the D23 Day cavalcade, featuring well-decorated buildings in the background.

Cast Members carrying a D23 Day at Disneyland banner led the parade. They were dressed in retro outfits.

A festive cavalcade with Disney characters and performers moves down a crowded Main Street during D23 Day, featuring a vintage car adorned with balloons and banners, under a clear blue sky.

Mickey and Minnie were in the first car with some Disney Legends. Banners on the sides of the vehicles featured the names of the Legends.

A D23 day cavalcade featuring a red vintage car with colorful balloons and Disney characters, including Minnie Mouse, moves down a street lined with spectators in front of themed storefronts.

Mark Henn and future Disney Legend Martha Blanding were in this car.

A marching band dressed in blue and white uniforms performs on a street lined with spectators and colorful buildings during the festive D23 Day cavalcade on a sunny day.

The Disneyland Band followed the car. At one point, they played the “Fantasmic!” theme.

A double-decker bus adorned with colorful banners and balloons parades down the street for the D23 day cavalcade, surrounded by a crowd of spectators eagerly taking photos.

Next was the omnibus, also full of Disney Legends. Jodi Benson, the voice of Ariel, sat at the front of the bus. On the other side were Wing T. Chao, Paige O’Hara, Bill Farmer, and Kenny Ortega.

A parade float with people in costumes and banners with names including David Stollery, Don Hahn, Linda Larkin, and Tom Nabbe drives through a crowded street decorated with balloons and streamers during the festive D23 Day cavalcade.

David Stollery, Don Hahn, Linda Larkin, and Tom Nabbe were on this side of the bus. Their banners say their specialty such as film, television, animation, or voice, as well as the year they were inducted as a Disney Legend. They were also joined by classic Disney characters like Pinocchio, Princess Belle, Cinderella, the Fairy Godmother, and the Blue Fairy.

Experience the D23 Day cavalcade featuring costumed characters like Alice, Queen of Hearts, Peter Pan, and Mad Hatter, marching in front of a delighted crowd at the amusement park.

More characters with sparkling streamers followed the bus.

A D23 Day cavalcade float decorated with colorful balloons carrying characters and a driver moves along a street with a crowd of spectators in the background. Buildings line the street in a theme park setting.

Donald and Daisy were in the jitney at the end of the cavalcade, along with Floyd Norman and former Imagineer Tony Baxter.

A parade vehicle decorated with balloons carries people, including Floyd Norman as per a sign, through a crowded street with spectators watching and taking photos during the lively D23 Day cavalcade.

Watch the D23 Day Cavalcade in our video below.

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