Disneyland’s New “Celebrate”: A sneak Peek at “Street Show” Debuting Friday

You had to be up well before dawn to catch a dress rehearsal of “Celebrate! A Street Party,” the new interactive “street show” debuting at Disneyland on Friday.

The show…it’s more a series of performance show stops than a traditional marching parade…seems the perfect anecdote for these economic times. A no-frills performance low on costly gadgetry and theatrics and high on affordable energy and fun.  The 12-minute “show stops” occur at three locations: along Main Street, around the Central Plaza hub and in front of It’s a Small World. Be forewarned that if you camp out in Town Square in front of the train station or along Matterhorn Way, you’ll miss the show.

The parade  features 99 performers, including 48 dancers, 12 stilt-walkers, 12 chariot drivers, three DJs and 24 costumed Disney characters. Even Clarabelle Cow and Clarice the Chipmunk, two of Disney’s lesser-known characters, are in the parade.  The seven parade floats include three rolling stages with DJ skyboxes and four smaller character floats featuring inflatable balloon likenesses of Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy.

The parade will be held twice on busy days at 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. and once on slower days at 7 p.m.

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