ANAHEIM, Calif. – The dazzling nighttime parade “Paint the Night” makes its grand return to Disneyland park for a limited time during the Disneyland Resort 70th Celebration beginning May 16, 2025. “Paint the Night” parade features innovative floats, vibrant costumes, incredible special effects, unforgettable music and energetic performances the whole family will enjoy. Anna and Elsa from Walt Disney Animation Studios film “Frozen” will rejoin the parade for the first time since its initial run in 2015.
The music for the parade sets the tone for a high-energy party, including a custom version of the song “When Can I See You Again” by Owl City, tunes from Disney and Pixar film scores and a nod to the theme from the original “Main Street Electrical Parade,” and the 70th theme song “Celebrate Happy.”
Guests can check Disneyland.com or the Disneyland app* for show times and details.
From May 16-Aug. 21, 2025, a “Paint the Night” dining package is available at Plaza Inn, which includes access to a reserved viewing area for the parade’s first performance. A Story of Celebration: 70th Anniversary Guided Tour also includes reserved viewing for “Paint the Night.”
By the Numbers
- Including the video screens, the parade contains more than one million LED lights.
- The 500 strobes used in the parade are a custom lighting product developed by Disney.
- “Paint the Night” requires more than 200 “universes of control” to operate everything from the video presentations on the floats to the lights on individual costumes.
“You Can Fly!” – Tinker Bell and Peter Pan (Walt Disney Animation Studios)
- Upon her grand entrance, guests will spot Tinker Bell wearing a new outfit and the 70th logo featured on the float’s giant luminous drum.
- The Tinker Bell float is 40 feet long, with 44 universes of control and, including video screens, more than 850,000 points of light.
“If I Didn’t Have You” – Mike and Sulley from Pixar Animation Studios’ “Monsters, Inc.”
- The “Monsters, Inc.” float is 11 feet wide and 21 feet long, and it glows with nearly 17,000 points of light.
- The five animated doors on this float are more than nine feet tall with 40 individual LED video panels. They were created in collaboration with Pixar Animation Studios.
“Life is a Highway” – Lightning McQueen and Mack from Pixar Animation Studios’ “Cars”
- The “Cars” unit features Lighting McQueen, along with Mack and DJ.
- At 54 feet long, Mack is the longest vehicle in the parade, with 28 moving lights.
- Mack’s design features a 3D display that creates exceptional depth of image. The display contains nearly 27,000 individual orbs.
- Almost 2,000 feet of LED “neon” helps bring this float to life.
“Under the Sea” – “The Little Mermaid” (Walt Disney Animation Studios)
- King Triton stands over 12 feet tall.
- “The Little Mermaid” float is 32 feet long and 11 feet wide.
- There are nine fish, eight flowers and more than 250 blades of grass.
“You’ve Got a Friend in Me” – “Toy Story” (Pixar Animation Studios)
- Slinky Dog scampers along, with Woody and Buzz Lightyear holding on for the ride.
- The 10 spinning disks rotate at 120 RPM and are programmed with custom videos.
- The float is 32 feet long, and Slinky’s ears are 18 feet tall and 11 feet across.
“Beauty and the Beast” – Disney Princesses
- Belle’s video screen contains more than 500,000 pixels, presenting scenes from Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Beauty and the Beast” as well as floral graphic imagery and starry night skies.
- In addition to color-changing programmable ribbons, Belle’s dress has 40 custom-designed jewels and the most decorative lighting caps of any float.
“Frozen Fractals” – “Frozen” (Walt Disney Animation Studios)
- At 35 feet long and 30 feet tall, this float is the tallest in the parade.
- The central chandelier is made up of 72 individual “ice shards,” each lit by its own LED.
- Eight snow-covered trees enhanced with 3,000 tear drop crystals surround Olaf.
- There are six unique etched window art panels on the float featuring characters such as Kristoff, Sven and the Trolls.
Mickey Mouse & Friends Finale
- The Mickey Mouse float is 31 feet long, has 40 universes of control and more than 10,000 points of light.
- Joining Mickey Mouse, and appearing on a series of smaller whirling parade vehicles, are Goofy, Donald Duck and Minnie Mouse. Each whirling vehicle shines with 352 points of light custom-designed for the character on board.
- The spiraling kinetic sculpture on this float is 14 feet tall and seven feet wide. It contains nearly 7,000 individually programmable LED pixels.
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