Disney Shares New Artwork for “Disney Starlight” Parade Coming to the Magic Kingdom
Hi everyone!
Disney has shared new artwork for “Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away”, the new parade coming to the Magic Kingdom this summer. The parade’s princess unit will pay homage to Disney Legend Mary Blair’s concept artwork for “Cinderella.” There are also beautiful costumes being designed for “Disney Starlight“, which “will unfold on a bed of starlight” with stories that include “Frozen” and “Encanto”.
Read below for the announcement from the Disney Parks Blog about “Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away”.
Switching gears to Magic Kingdom Park, “a nod to the past with our eyes firmly set on the future” has become a bit of a motto for the creative team bringing “Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away” to life. As they prepare this all-new nighttime parade for its debut this summer, the team is drawing inspiration from not only the rich history of nighttime parades at Magic Kingdom (trust me fellow parade lovers, there are more than a few easter eggs), but also some of Walt Disney Animation Studios’ earliest animated features.

This reverence for the past will be on full display in the parade’s recently revealed princess unit, which pays homage to Disney Legend and artist Mary Blair’s original concept artwork for Disney Animation’s “Cinderella.” Anchored by a gleaming fountain of light that overflows to illuminate a cosmic ballroom, the float is just one piece of the constellation of classic and contemporary stories that make up this new parade. Moments from Disney Animation’s “Moana,” “Peter Pan,” “Frozen,” “Encanto” and more will unfold on a bed of starlight as the cavalcade floods Main Street, U.S.A. with some of your favorite tales.
Anyone who’s seen a good parade knows the floats are just one piece of the magic. That’s why members of the Disney Live Entertainment Costuming team have been hard at work designing a whole fleet of glimmering garments for “Disney Starlight.”
Using a blend of innovative lighting techniques and whimsical custom-fabrics, the team is constructing each look to be “kissed by starlight.” When you look at the photo below of one of the prototype costume pieces for the parade, try to imagine it swirling down the parade route, layers of shimmering fabric picking up the glow of the surrounding floats, each light twinkling in perfect synchronization with the music.
Speaking of music… You know what? It’s only January. I don’t want to reveal too much just yet! Keep an eye on the Disney Live Entertainment Instagram and right here on the Disney Parks Blog as we share more exciting first looks in the coming months.