disneylandguru:

1978 Orange Bowl

  • The only parade floats included were:
  • Alice in Wonderland 
    • Mushroom with Butterfly and Ladybug
    • Snails
    • Mushroom with Alice and Cheshire Cat
    • Fireflys
    • Mushroom with The Caterpillar and Frog
    • Turtles
    • Centipede
  • Elliot, Pete’s Dragon
  • Baroque Hoedown dance floats (Golf Carts with lights)

zbinks89:

Happy 40th Anniversary to the original Main Street Electrical Parade which premiered in Disneyland on June 17, 1972.

A promotional shot of the Main Street Electrical Parade. 

It’s the longest-running parade in Disney theme park history. It’s also one of the largest Disney parades, consisting of 23 floats, 80 performers and more than 600,000 lights.

The parade originally debuted at Disneyland park on June 17, 1972.  The Magic Kingdom park received its own version which debuted June 11, 1977, and was performed nightly through 1991. It returned 1999-2001, and again for a third time in 2010.