Breaking: Disney Starlight Parade Begins Tonight at Magic Kingdom
This is the best surprise for guests visiting the Magic Kingdom! Find out full details of this early opening.
Disney Starlight Parade Updates
"Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away" parade will debut on July 20th at Magic Kingdom. Due to the overwhelming popularity of this parade, Disney made changes to Park Reservations. Find out how this will affect your trip HERE.
Just as a warning, "Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away" parade will not be offered on nights that offer Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party and Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party.
You can see all of the dates for Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween PartyHERE and full dates for Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party HERE. You can also see our tips for the best tips to enjoy this parade HERE.
Disney Starlight Parade Testing
As we hoped, there will be 2 showtimes nightly for this parade at both 9:00 pm and 11:00 pm. As stated before, this will also change the showtimes for Happily Ever After starting in July.
Last week, Walt Disney Imagineering shared our first look at the finale float and introduced the newest Disney character, "Whimsy". This is the name of the train for the finale float, which is said to be made entirely out of stardust. You can check out this sneak peek HERE.
Earlier, we shared that this morning, before the park opened, a full rehearsal took place along Main Street USA. You can see full details of this rehearsal courtesy of Walt Disney World President, Jeff Vahle HERE.
Disney Starlight Soft Opening
Disney just released that there will be a soft opening of Disney Starlight Parade at 9:00 pm tonight at the Magic Kingdom. This is a HUGE surprise for Guests.
Disney Starlight Parade will have a soft opening on July 18th at 9:00 pm.
As a reminder, the parade will officially open this Sunday, July 20, 2025. Check out our first full look at this parade:
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