The Fantasia and Pinocchio floats have finally returned to the “Festival of Fantasy Parade” at Magic Kingdom after a lengthy absence.
“Festival of Fantasy Parade” Floats Return
We caught the “Festival of Fantasy Parade” today and saw that the Pinocchio and Fantasia floats were included back in the float lineup. They have been missing from the parade since the end of March.
The Pinocchio float has the puppet-turned-real-boy sitting atop a colorful depiction of Monstro the whale. Behind Pinocchio is a tiny carnival featuring a swing ride, roller-coaster, and Ferris wheel.
The Fantasia float follows the Pinocchio float. It features memorable characters from the 1940 animated classic including Madame Upanova, Hyacinth Hippo, Elephanchine, Ben Ali Gator, Peter Pegasus, and more.
There are also acrobats in brightly colored costumes performing on swings atop the float.
Disney has not announced why the parades have been missing for more than two months. From what we can see, it looks like they may have been given a new coat of paint.
Pluto waves to guests as the parade makes its way through the streets.
Festival of Fantasy
The princess garden float was given a slight makeover when Festival of Fantasy returned last year, with new flowers and giant ribbons on the front where Belle and the Beast stand.
The rest of the float has slowly spinning sections with the other princesses. This float originated in the “Jubilation!” parade at Tokyo Disneyland in 2008 before moving to Walt Disney World.
Dancers in colorful dresses and braids, along with Ulfa the mime, usually led the “Tangled” unit.
Rapunzel stands at the front of the float and Pascal is perched atop a sign for The Snuggly Duckling.
Flynn, Maximus, and some of the ruffians stand on giant swinging axes behind Rapunzel. The float resembles a Nordic Viking ship.
The Pinocchio float has the puppet-turned-real-boy sitting atop a colorful depiction of Monstro the whale.
Behind Pinocchio is a tiny carnival featuring a swing ride, roller-coaster, and Ferris wheel.
Acrobats in swings would perform at the back of the float.
Watch our video of Festival of Fantasy from March 2022 below.
What is your favorite float in the Festival of Fantasy Parade? Let us know in the comments.
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