I love a parade, and I love one in a theme park even more. However, I really enjoy is a good nighttime parade at a theme park more than anything, and Disney Parks has provided that for me. I was over the moon when I got to see Disneyland’s Paint the Night parade return for the 70th anniversary of Disneyland Resort, and I’m even more excited for the upcoming Disney Starlight: Dream The Night Away, the brand new nighttime parade heading to Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World next month.
Of all the new attractions heading to Disney World in the coming months, I may be most excited about this parade. The floats we’ve seen under construction look incredible even before they’ve been lit up. The musical score that fans have been teased with is beautiful. However, this morning, Disney World revealed a few new details about the upcoming parade, and one of them has me really excited, because it turns out the parade will have a positive effect on Magic Kingdom’s hours of operation.
Disney: Starlight Means Magic Kingdom Will Be Staying Open Later
long Disney World lines are usually shorter.
There are some caveats in the new schedule. Disney Starlight won’t run at all on nights when Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween party is happening in the fall, and it’s a safe bet the same will be true when Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas party takes place during the holidays.
Disney Starlight has no confirmed end date; it will run for months and could conceivably run for years to come. Hopefully, this schedule will remain in place for as long as it runs, and Magic Kingdom closing at 11 PM will become the norm. If we’re lucky, the rest of the Disney World parks will follow suit and add an extra hour (or more). The more time one can spend inside a theme park, the better.