The Main Street Electrical Parade

"Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, Walt Disney World proudly presents our spectacular festival pageant of nighttime magic and imagination in thousands of sparkling lights and electrosynthomagnetic musical sounds... the 'Main Street Electrical Parade!'"

The legendary Main Street Electrical Parade originally debuted in Disneyland on June 17, 1972. Since then, it has been seen by guests in all four of Disney's theme parks, including Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, Disneyland Paris, and Tokyo Disneyland. Currently, the parade still makes its daily appearance at Disney's California Adventure in Disneyland, and at Disneyland Paris. In Walt Disney World, the parade was replaced by "SpectroMagic," and in Tokyo Disneyland, it was replaced by "Dreamlights."

On June 11, 1977, a version of the parade that was slightly different than the Disneyland original debuted in Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom. Floats in the parade included the Blue Fairy from "Pinocchio," the Casey Junior Circus Train (from "Dumbo"), with Goofy at the controls, pulling a huge bass drum that read, "The Magic Kingdom Presents Main Street Electrical Parade" in multicolored lights.

Sponsored by Energizer, more than 27 tons of batteries powered the lights, audio and floats - they provided enough power to light 32 homes. The final float was a tribute to America. The memorable theme from the parade was adapted from a 1967 synthesizer piece known as "Baroque Hoedown," written by Gershon Kingsley and Jean-Jacques Perrey. It was discovered by Jack Wagner, the longtime "voice of Disneyland." (He's the monorail narrator