Magic Kingdom's Festival of Fantasy Parade Moves to Earlier Time Slot; Disney Adventure Friends Cavalcade Reduced to One Performance in August

Jul 23, 2024 in "Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade"

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Posted: Tuesday July 23, 2024 8:33am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

In a change to Walt Disney World's entertainment schedule, the Disney Festival of Fantasy parade at Magic Kingdom will be shifting from its traditional 3 pm slot to a new 2 pm time beginning August 4. According to the current official calendar, this adjustment will remain in place at least through August 31.

Disney Adventure Friends Cavalcade will also see a scheduling change. From August 4 through at least August 31, the cavalcade will have only one scheduled performance at 11:15 am, replacing the current two performances per day at 10:30 am and 11:45 am.

The shift in entertainment begins the same week that Magic Kingdom enters party season, with Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party kicking off on August 9.

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Sirwalterraleigh14 hours ago

…my bad

Comped20 hours ago

From what I've been told, terrible. "Gym showers, but worse."

WorldExplorer21 hours ago

The guy in the Beast costume must be happy to have the full body outfit be a benefit for once. Also, darn, if I knew this was going to happen I would've stuck around and gotten wet instead of hiding from the rain in Pinocchio's.

jrhwdw21 hours ago

Thanks! Certainly a more Strange Performance of FOF! Some Routines when on it looks like. While Shocking to look at, This looks to be just FOF going through a Normal Rainstrom with no Thunder/Lighting whatsoever. Not unlike My Visit to the WI State Fair's Midway during a non Thunder Monsoon 1 Year. My Cousin and I ran frrom Ride to Ride with no wait in the pouring Rain. I hate to admit it but it was kind of exciting! LOL!!! I also encounterd a Monsoon in 2021...you never know what memories You'll Make!..... As for Floats, I totally understand the need for the Rainy Day Parade but Yesterday was not MK's first Parade Monsoon, It looks like the floats MK has are like Weather Proof actually..

SoFloMagic21 hours ago

Years of sweat dripping out onto your face... yum

MisterPenguin21 hours ago

Ugh. Can you imagine what that wet fur smells like?

Sthebest21 hours ago

Closest I’ve seen:

Disone22 hours ago

97%. :) I think.... Assumes 9am to midnight operating hours, and combined parade waiting and viewing time of 30 minutes.

jrhwdw23 hours ago

Usually what I see from Videos/Streams, the moment the Rain picks up, the Walking starts. Although, I can't tell if the Tangled Dancers are enjoying the rain or doing their Routine?....

Brian23 hours ago

This is SOP for wet conditions, even if it's not actively raining but the pavement is slick, to avoid slip and falls.

MisterPenguin23 hours ago

From the clip shown, it looks like all choreography is stopped and they just walk by and wave. The guys on the Tangled float aren't swinging either.

Sirwalterraleigh1 day ago

…you got a lot riding on this parade? What’s your plan for the other 98% of a park day?

jrhwdw1 day ago

I can't seem to find a Livestream of FOF yesterday...

jrhwdw1 day ago

We'll see if Starlight gets MK's Rainy Day Parade. Which would be a First for a MK Nighttime Parade(outside of Parties)in my memory...