Fun Facts
More than 80 performers appear in each presentation of Disney’s “Main Street Electrical Parade.
There are 11,000 lights on the dancers’ costumes alone. Thanks to the energy-efficient LED lights, some of the dancers’ costumes now carry only one battery pack instead of two.
All the floats are battery-powered. More than 500 batteries supply power for lighting, propulsion, audio and special effects.
Approximately five miles of wire is used throughout the floats.
The original “Main Street Electrical Parade” premiered at Disneyland on June 17, 1972.
A version of the “Main Street Electrical Parade” was created for Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort in 1977.
The tallest float in the parade is the “Cinderella” clock tower, at 18.5 feet tall.
Wrapping it up
We will have more images from the parade and all the summer fun to come for 2011. If you have a particular favorite Disney memory you would like us to cover, please feel free to add it to the comments section.
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