Paint The Night Parade

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Paint the Night is a nighttime parade at Hong Kong Disneyland and Disneyland. The Hong Kong version premiered on September 11, 2014, and the Disneyland version debuted on May 22, 2015 as part of the park's 60th anniversary celebration. The parade was intended to serve as a spiritual successor to the long-running Main Street Electrical Parade, which has appeared at numerous Disney parks in several different incarnations from 1972 to the present. At Disneyland, Paint the Night made its last regular performance on September 5, 2016, and returned as a seasonal offering for the 2016 holiday season. The original Main Street Electrical Parade returned to Disneyland in January 2017 for a limited-time run, with its final night of performance scheduled to be June 18, 2017.

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Hong Kong Disneyland

Disney Paint the Night (Chinese: ??????, Jyutping: dik6 si6 nei4 gwong1 ying2 wooi6) premiered at Hong Kong Disneyland on October 1, 2014. This is the first time Walt Disney Parks and Resorts created a fully LED parade, and features seven original floats containing over 740,000 individual lights.

The Hong Kong version of the parade uses a newly arranged version of the Main Street Electrical Parade's theme song, "Baroque Hoedown," alongside a Cantonese arrangement of Owl City's "When Can I See You Again?" from Wreck-It Ralph. In the original version of the Hong Kong version of the parade, there was a show stop in which the performers were able to interact with the interactive LED Paintbrushes sold to audience members. The show stop used an original song in Cantonese and English called "Paint the Night". The show stop was discontinued in November 2015.

The interactive "Mickey Mouse Paintbrushes," which guests can purchase in the park, allow them to interact with the performers by changing the colors of their costumes when the brushes are activated. Wearable merchandise items include the "Mickey Glow Mitt" and "Minnie Glow Bow," which change colors throughout the show through the use of RFID-enabled technology.

Units

The Hong Kong version contains the following parade units:

• Tinker Bell and Friends
• Monsters, Inc. Dance Party
• Cars Electric Roadway Jam
• The Little Mermaid Electric Watercolours
• Belle's Candlelight Dreams
• Toy Story Electric Rodeo
• Mickey & Friends Lightastic Finale

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Disneyland (California)

The Paint the Night Parade (or Paint the Night Electrical Parade, as it is titled within the show) opened May 22, 2015 as part of Disneyland's 60th Diamond Celebration, in commemoration of its 60th anniversary. This version of the parade utilizes over 1.5 million LED lights, special effects, and features 76 performers. The California version of the parade was inspired by the Main Street Electrical Parade. It is Disneyland's first all-LED parade. The parade lasts approximately 17 minutes. During the Diamond Celebration, the entire 24-hour event was streamed live via internet by the Disneyland Resort, including the premiere of Paint the Night parade on May 22, 2015. Like the Hong Kong version, the parade jointly features arrangements of Jean-Jacques Perrey and Gershon Kingsley's "Baroque Hoedown" and Owl City's "When Can I See You Again?". This version, now in English, features new lyrics for the parade along with vocals and arrangement from Adam Young of Owl City. Following the Diamond Celebration, Paint the Night at Disneyland performed a short run during the 2016 holiday season before Disneyland revived the Main Street Electrical Parade in January 2017 for a limited-time run scheduled to end on June 18, 2017.

Units

The Disneyland version of the parade is slightly different and includes new floats. Unlike the Hong Kong version, it moves continuously down the parade route, with no show stops.

The Disneyland version contains the following parade units:

• Peter Pan and drum unit (featuring Rosetta, Silvermist, Iridessa, and Tinker Bell)
• Monsters, Inc. Dance Party (featuring Sully and Mike)
• Cars Electric Roadway Jam (featuring Lightning McQueen, Mack, and DJ)
• The Little Mermaid Electric Watercolors (featuring Ariel, Sebastian, Flounder, King Triton, and Marlin and Nemo from Finding Nemo)
• Toy Story Electric Rodeo (featuring Jessie, Slinky Dog, Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and Squeeze Toy Aliens)
• Candlelight Dreams (featuring Belle, Rapunzel, and Cinderella)
• Frozen Fractals (featuring Anna, Elsa, and Olaf)
• Mickey's Lightastic Finale (featuring Goofy, Donald Duck, Minnie Mouse, and Mickey Mouse)

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