Opening dates announced for Magic Kingdom's Disney Adventure Friends Cavalcade, Festival of Fantasy and Mickey's Magical Friendship Faire

Jan 27, 2022 in "Disney Adventure Friends Cavalcade"

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Disney Adventure Friends Cavalcade pre-opening promo

Posted: Thursday January 27, 2022 12:05pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney has today announced opening dates for new and returning entertainment at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom.

Disney Adventure Friends Cavalcade pre-opening promo

Starting February 11 2020 is the brand-new “Disney Adventure Friends Cavalcade!” Starring nearly 30 of your favorite Disney and Pixar friends, this super-sized cavalcade features Nick and Judy from “Zootopia,” Baloo and King Louie from “The Jungle Book,” José Carioca and Panchito from “The Three Caballeros,” plus Merida, Moana, The Incredibles, and more – including the Magic Kingdom debut of Miguel from “Coco” in his mariachi best.

Disney Adventure Friends Cavalcade pre-opening promo

"Mickey’s Magical Friendship Faire" will make its debut on the Cinderella Castle Forecourt Stage Feb. 25. The show, newly enhanced for the Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary celebration, will incorporate favorite scenes inspired by “Frozen,” “Tangled,” and “The Princess and the Frog” – plus a new opening and a new finale with Mickey Mouse and all his friends in their sparkling, EARidescent fashions. Presented multiple times a day, the show will also include an all-new, original song entitled “Where the Magic Feels Like Home.”

Finally, Disney “Festival of Fantasy” Parade returns to Magic Kingdom Park beginning March 9 – the anniversary of the debut of the parade in 2014. And Maleficent will be returning to the parade.

Maleficent Steampunk-inspired Dragon for Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade

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SpectroBro4 hours ago

Some did Trolley split to DEP, some did FoF, PM MiSi , DEP. some did DEP only. Some did FoF, Hoedown, DEP. Some did other meet and greets into DEP. There were also significantly more people trained in parade roles back then.

Squishy7 hours ago

I'm wondering if its some sensitive wind checklist that got added after the DL fire because WOC seems to have a similar thing with the big flame thrower where it gets disabled with the slightest of gusts. It was windy today.

jrhwdw7 hours ago

No Fire tonight on F!s Lagoon, I think it's Broke.........

ToTBellHop8 hours ago

2 casts, I’d guess.

jrhwdw8 hours ago

What did MK do pre 2016??? 1 FOF, 3 MISI, 1-2 MSEPs? Why did FOF go only to once per day a couple of weeks ago? FOF was Twice a day for months with Adv. Friends and the Hoedown.

ToTBellHop9 hours ago

So I guess with a light parade, they’d go back to one afternoon parade at 3 pm, maybe a single cavalcade (or not…) and then the light parade at 9 pm. Another cast would be required to show it again at 11 pm it seems.

SpectroBro9 hours ago

Half of the cast perform in Frontierland Hoedown Happening and half perform in Adventure Friends. And all of that has to fit into an 8 hour shift with an hour lunch. And account for rest time in between performances

TTA9416 hours ago

Does anyone know the reason why they can not run FoF after 3pm? The only logical reason I can think of is it has something to do with cast schedules and the union? But when there’s a night parade again they will need to adjust cast schedules.

ToTBellHop17 hours ago

Statler: He's trying to drown us! What kind of an act is that? Waldorf: An act of mercy!

Zummi Gummi17 hours ago

On Saturday night, it was no fire on the water, so there really was nothing for Mickey to "put out."

ToTBellHop17 hours ago

If they’re lucky, they’ll get to cancel 2 or 3 of those with the daily thunderstorms!

DCBaker17 hours ago

According to the Walt Disney World website, the parade time changes above will remain through May 25, 2024. Beginning May 26, the Festival of Fantasy Parade returns to 2 showings daily at 12pm and 3pm, through at least June 1. Also beginning May 26, Disney Adventure Friends Cavalcade will move back to two performances at 5:10pm and 6:25pm, through at least June 1.