The 20th Anniversary Surprise Celebration Parade was a parade based on Disneyland's Party Gras Parade. It was shown at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom for its 20th anniversary. The balloons from this parade (except for Mickey Mouse, but Donald Duck in later versions) were reused from the Party Gras Parade and featured carnival themes such as Mardi Gras, Carnival De Rio, and Venetian Carnivals. The parade debuted in October 1991, and ran until June of 1994 when it was replaced with the Mickey Mania Parade.
Floats[]
Roger Rabbit[]
Roger Rabbit's float was first, he stood on the top and the Grand Marshals sat on the bottom. The balloon remained unchanged, but with the addition of a jester's hat and a different bow tie.
A jack-in-the-box float followed after the balloon.
Minnie Mouse[]
Minnie Mouse was next, The Minnie balloon was unchanged from the Disneyland one, except for the position of the pupils in her eyes. Minnie Mouse was led by dancing women.
A horsed pineapple followed on with King Louie and one of his servants standing backward. Baloo stood at the back. Baloo and King Louie also wore their TaleSpin outfits during the filming of the 1991 Christmas Parade. In a few instances, Eeyore sat in the pineapple coach taking King Louie's place, and Pooh and Tigger walked around it.
Donald Duck[]
Donald's float featured him with Panchito Pistoles and José Carioca. The balloon of Donald featured him with puffy arm cuffs and playing the bongo. In later versions of the parade, the Party Donald Duck balloon from the Party Gras Parade was reused.
Chip and Dale rode on palm tree carts after the float. The palm tree carts would later be used for the 1994 Christmas Day Parade.
Pluto[]
Pluto was the next character. He was joined by the Country Bears playing tropical music. Pluto's balloon was unchanged, but with the addition of maracas.
Goofy[]
A rotating jester music box followed on with Goofy, joined by some acrobats. Goofy's balloon remained unchanged except his shorts are detailed. The float has jester faces all over it.
Mickey Mouse[]
The final float featured the new King Mickey balloon. To fit in with the float's royal theming, Snow White and Cinderella rode with Mickey. On occasions, Aurora rode on this float as well.
Differences between the Party Gras Parade and this parade[]
- The floats have been rearranged. starting with Roger, Minnie, Donald, Pluto, Goofy, and lastly, Mickey.
- This parade has character dialogue, unlike the Party Gras Parade.
- Some of the balloons have been re-designed, and others remained the same with some minor additions.
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