It's time for
Flashback Friday Time to focus on our favorite Disney memories from the past. This week we discovered (unearthed) an old photo from The 20th Anniversary Surprise Celebration Parade in The Magic Kingdom circa 1991.
The parades name would be changed to
The Surprise Celebration Parade after the 20th anniversay ended. There were six very impressive cold-air filled 35 - 40 feet tall balloons and three floats in the parade.
We always called it
The Party Gras Parade after the Disneyland parade of the same name. The floats and balloons had originated from the popular Party Gras Parade in Disneyland so it made sense to us.
The theme was a blend of Mardi Gras and Carnival del Rio with characters, acrobats, jesters and stilt walkers. The music kept the parade tempo exciting and festive. You couldn't help but smile and dance or at least sway to the beat. To see giant balloons floating down Main Street USA was a thrill.
Each day of the parade, one lucky family was chosen to ride in the parade on the Roger Rabbit float.
It was a huge hit from September 22, 1991- June 1994 in Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom Resort.
I hope yours is a magical weekend!!