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Main Street Electrical Parade

How Main Street Electrical Parade works today is different from how returning guests remember it — the change took effect july 3, 2010.

  • Magic Kingdom
  • July 3, 2010

Quick answer

How Main Street Electrical Parade works today is different from how returning guests remember it — the change took effect july 3, 2010. Today: Departed; no full-time replacement

Then / Now / Next

How it changed

Then

SpectroMagic

Now

Departed; no full-time replacement

Next

Nothing further announced for this one.

Timeline

Every verified date

  1. 1977

    Opened

  2. 2010

    Changed

    Main Street Electrical Parade returned

  3. 2016

    Closed

    Main Street Electrical Parade ended its run

Why it matters

Why returning visitors care

The classic light parade returned for what became a six-year encore.

Records

What our database holds

  • 2016

    Main Street Electrical Parade ended its run

    The parade left Magic Kingdom and the park has had no regular night parade since.

  • 2016

    Disney's Electrical Water Pageant continues but Main Street Electrical Parade left

    The lighted parade left Walt Disney World.

  • 2010

    Main Street Electrical Parade returned

    The classic light parade returned for what became a six-year encore.

Context · 2016

What else changed that year

  • EPCOT

    Maelstrom-era Norway completed transition to Frozen Ever After

    Norway's boat ride became a Frozen attraction.

  • Beyond the parks

    Disney Springs Town Center opened

    The multi-year transformation made it a destination of its own.

  • Hollywood Studios

    Lights, Motors, Action! closed

    The imported stunt show closed as the park was reimagined.

  • EPCOT

    Soarin' Around the World replaced the original film

    The film now flies over world landmarks instead of California.

  • Hollywood Studios

    Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Movie Set Adventure closed

    The oversized-backyard playground was cleared for Galaxy's Edge.

  • Hollywood Studios

    Streets of America closed

    The New York and San Francisco street sets were torn down.

See every 2016 change

Sources

Where this comes from

  • Walt Disney World
  • Parkstalgia Research — Parkstalgia research, no public source link on file.

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