Parades are back at Walt Disney World with the return of the Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade at Magic Kingdom

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Posted: Wednesday March 9, 2022 1:21pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Walt Disney World welcomed back large-scale parades today with the long-awaited return of the Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade.

Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade returns March 9 2022

The parade features most of the original floats, including the fire-breathing steampunk Maleficent unit. The Brave unit is missing, with Merida now taking part int he Disney Adventure Friends Cavalcade. It is also apparent that a number of performers between the floats are missing compared to the pre-pandemic version totaling approximately 40 performers.

Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade returns March 9 2022

Watch the video below for a look at the very first showing of the Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade since the shutdown.

During the upcoming spring break period, the Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade is performed twice per day, at 11:30am and 2:30pm. The second showing means that guests park hopping at 2pm will be able to catch the parade.

Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade returns March 9 2022

The parade steps off in Frontierland, passes through the hub, along Main Street U.S.A. to the train station, ending in Town Square.

Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade returns March 9 2022

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Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade returns March 9 2022

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ToTBellHop1 day ago

They’d have Mickey and Minnie played by one person at the same time if they could like

TTA941 day ago

Something I’m sure they are not dieing to go back to and giving cast more hours and hiring new ones lol.

jrhwdw1 day ago

Makes more sense, Thanks!!

SpectroBro1 day ago

It wasn’t straight through. They’d leave after the 12pm show and come back at 7:30pm

jrhwdw2 days ago

Trolley and DEP? That's a long shift! Plus the Train Station Welcome......

SpectroBro2 days 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.

Squishy2 days 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.

jrhwdw2 days ago

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

ToTBellHop2 days ago

2 casts, I’d guess.

jrhwdw2 days 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.

ToTBellHop2 days 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.

SpectroBro2 days 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

TTA943 days 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.