Paint the Night

Paint the Night Parade is an interactive nighttime parade at Hong Kong Disneyland that premiered on September 11, 2014. The Disneyland version of the parade premiered on May 22, 2015 as part of the park's 60th anniversary celebration.

The parade is a spiritual successor to the Main Street Electrical Parade, as it uses a newly-arranged version of that parade's theme song, "Baroque Hoedown", as its own, alongside an arrangement of Owl City's "When Can I See You Again?" from the 2012 Walt Disney Animation Studios film, Wreck-It Ralph.

Current versions
There are two operational versions of the Paint The Night Parade:
 * 1) Hong Kong Disneyland version (premiered on October 1, 2014)
 * 2) Disneyland version (premiered May 22, 2015)

Hong Kong Disneyland version
Paint the Night Parade (Traditional Chinese: 迪士尼光影匯) (alternatively, Disney Paint the Night) is the very first time ever Walt Disney Parks and Resorts created fully LED parade, also features seven original floats containing over 740,000 individual lights.

Hong Kong Disneyland designed interactive "Mickey Mouse Paint Brushes," which, when activated, allow guests to change the colors of performers' costumes. Other wearable merchandise items, such as the "Mickey Glow Mitt" and "Minnie Glow Bow" change colors throughout the show through the use of RFID-enabled technology.

On August 14, 2014, David Lightbody, Director of Entertainment and Costuming of Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, to share the news of brand new nighttime spectacular at Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel, together with Halloween and Christmas season. David Lightbody said that the creative team spent over 2 years and developed over 1,000 scenic and lighting designs to ensure the parade. New technology coupled with unleashed imagination takes this parade to a whole new level and Hong Kong Disneyland guests will enjoy a colorful feast for the guests eyes. Over 25 different styles have been applied in the design and construction of the costumes and many of them have been developed specially for this parade. Each costume has its own very sophisticated system of lighting controls. The team used new technologies in ways that have never been used on costuming before to bring a new perspective to the guests. Interactivity is always a key to enhancing guests' immersive experiences. There are special magic enabled merchandise items developed for the parade. The Park especially designed the all-new interactive merchandise - "Mickey Magic Paint Brush" which allows guests to interact with performers. During two show stop moments of "Disney Paint the Night", guests will be able to "paint the night" with the Paint Brush. It can literally change the colors of the performers’ costumes at the touch of a button. The floats can also ‘talk’ to all other magic-enabled merchandise items, including "Mickey Glow Mitt" and "Minnie Glow Bow" and change the colors of the items to give guests a chance to really become a part of the parade.

Disneyland version
The Paint the Night Electrical Parade (alternatively marketed simply as Paint the Night and the Disney Paint the Night Parade) has floats and costumes that light up with over 1.5 million LED lights. It is similar but slightly different to the Hong Kong version, featuring special effects and over 80 performers. “Frozen” is part of this version of the parade, including appearances by Anna and Elsa. Also unique to the Disneyland version is the drum float, which serves as a tribute to the original Main Street Electrical Parade. The show stop and "Let's Paint the Night" song are not present in the Disneyland version. 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 at 8:50pm PST on May 22, 2015. Paint the Night is the first nighttime-only parade presented at Disneyland since the short-lived and ill-received Light Magic in 1997. It is the third parade at the Disneyland Resort to be derived from an earlier Hong Kong Disneyland parade, with the Pixar Play Parade and Mickey's Soundsational Parade borrowing music and elements from Mickey's WaterWorks and Flights of Fantasy Parade, respectively.

Opening voiceover
“Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls! Disney proudly presents our spectacular nighttime pageant of magic and imagination. In millions of dazzling lights, and astounding musical sounds: It's the PAINT THE NIGHT ...... PARADE!”

Units

 * Opening Unit: Based on the 1953 animated film Peter Pan. Tinker Bell leads the way before a dazzling "color spiral" of sparkling fairy dust! She magically flies within this "color spiral" while spreading pixie dust all around her. Following Tinker Bell are glittering Fiber Fairies and the Pixel Painters. In the Disneyland version, this float is 40 feet long, with 44 universes of control and video screens, more than 850,000 points of light. Presenting the Disney Fairies such as Rosetta, Iridessa and Silvermist and also includes Peter Pan sitting on a tribute to the “drum unit” that led the classic “Main Street Electrical Parade” from 1972 to 1996 in Disneyland. Tinker Bell’s wand is handmade and is capped by a rosette from the original 1972 Main Street Electrical Parade. Also in this unit are the puppets from the World of Color Preshow: Genie from the 1992 animated film Aladdin, Lumiere from the 1991 animated film Beauty and the Beast, and Tigger from the 1977 animated film The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.
 * Monsters, Inc. Unit: Based on the 2001 Disney and Pixar film. The flot is 11 feet wide, 21 feet long, and has nearly 17,000 points of light. The Scare Floor in Monstropolis comes to crazy, vivid life as Mike and Sulley navigate an array of vibrant, twirling doors! The five animated doors are just over 9 feet tall and contain 40 individual LED video panels that feature an endless array of appearances by "surprise visitors" from Monsters, Inc. and 2013 Disney and Pixar film Monsters University. This is the only float that didn't have any excess will distract the guests with generous elements of attention (even any kind of dancers), and the door videos were created in collaboration with Pixar Animation Studios.
 * Cars Unit: Based on the 2006 Disney and Pixar film. It includes Piston Cup champion Lightning McQueen in his World Grand Prix paint job, Mack (over 54 feet long, 18 feet tall, the longest vehicle in the parade, and has 28 moving lights) and DJ. Mack is driving along in a larger-than-life fashion, equipped with some very cool, 3D "light display" panels affixed to his sides that creates exceptional depth of image. The display contains 26,730 individual orbs. Almost 2,000 feet of LED ‘neon’ is used in this unit.
 * The Little Mermaid Unit: Based on the 1989 animated film. The float is 32 feet long, 11 feet wide and 18 feet tall. Life under the sea is an underwater, watercolor wonderland of vibrant, glowing hues! King Triton (stands over 12 feet tall), Princess Ariel and a school of glowing "sea creatures" are nine fish, eight flowers and more than 250 blades of grass fill the streets with their own briny brilliance. Sparkling animated figures that depict Sebastian and Flounder grace the float and join the party as well. Each of the 80 ‘sea grass bubbles’ was custom cast and painted and can be individually programmed. In the Disneyland version, the unit is followed by Nemo and his father Marlin from the 2003 Disney and Pixar film Finding Nemo
 * Toy Story Unit: Based on the Disney and Pixar film. Slinky Dog (32 feet long, and his ears are 18 feet tall and 11 feet across) scampers along with Woody and Buzz Lightyear holding on for dear life! Slinky's ever-moving, ever-changing "coils" glow with eye-popping, ever-changing and iridescent patterns. Bringing additional excitement to the hoedown are the Lasso Poi Performers wielding light-up lassos. The 10 spinning disks rotate at 120 RPM and are programmed with custom video content. In the Disneyland version, this unit includes Jessie with the dancers. also on the float, Woody sits in a different side and includes the Little Green Men.
 * Belle Candlelight Unit: Based on the 1991 animated film Beauty and the Beast. Vibrant projections that depict memorable and iconic moments from Belle's "tale as old as time" story fill her gown and travel upwards onto a giant tapestry of electric imagery, featuring unforgettable chapters from her beloved story. Her dress has 40 custom-designed jewels and the most decorative lighting caps of any float, and the video screen contains more than 500,000 pixels and presents scenes as well as floral graphic imagery and starry night skies. Following Belle are giant glowing candelabras that are framed by lovely Dove Dancers and a series of illuminated Court Couples. In the Disneyland version, the float is 26 feet long and the rose is 17 feet tall, and also includes Cinderella from the 1950 film Cinderella and Rapunzel from the 2010 animated film Tangled.
 * Frozen Unit (Disneyland version): Based on the 2013 Academy Award-winning hit animated film.From Arendelle comes the tallest float in the entire parade (almost 35 feet long and 30 feet tall), inspired by Elsa's Ice Palace. Princess Anna and Elsa the Snow Queen will grace the float, accompanied by the summer-lovable snowman Olaf and eight snow-covered trees, enhanced with 3,000 tear drop crystals. The central chandelier is made up of 72 individual “ice shards,” each lit by its own LED. There are 56 over-scale scenic snowflakes and 11 individual water jet cut swirls on the float. There are six unique etched window art panels on the float. Three depict happy memories of Anna and Elsa in childhood. The other three feature Kristoff, the Trolls and Sven.
 * Mickey & Friends Finale Unit: For the grand finale, Sorcerer Mickey is the star of the celebration and takes center stage - riding high above our heads and leading the way to brighten up the Park (14 feet tall, 7 feet wide, contains 6,944 individually programmable LED pixels with 124 ‘paddles’ on 31 armatures) with happiness and vibrant colors from 12 feet above the street. The float is 31 feet long, has 40 universes of control and more than 10,000 points of light. Joining Mickey Mouse, on a series of Whirly-Balls from SpectroMagic, are Goofy, Donald Duck, and Minnie Mouse, each whirling vehicle has 352 points of light custom designed for the character on board. This glittering gathering also features a series of Finale Drum Majors, Light Stick Mirror Dancers and Double Pinwheel Performers.

Songs Featured

 * Background Music:
 * "For the First Time in Forever" from Frozen (intro) / "Electric Fanfare" from Main Street Electrical Parade (intro) / "When Can I See You Again?" from Wreck-It Ralph (adapted version) / "Baroque Hoedown" from Main Street Electrical Parade


 * OPENING UNIT
 * "You Can Fly" / "The Second Star to the Right"
 * MONSTERS, INC. UNIT
 * "Monsters, Inc. Theme" / "The Scare Floor"
 * CARS UNIT
 * "Life is a Highway" / "Route 66"
 * THE LITTLE MERMAID UNIT
 * "Under the Sea" / "Part of Your World"
 * TOY STORY UNIT
 * "You've Got a Friend in Me" / "We Belong Together"
 * PRINCESSES UNIT
 * Hong Kong Disneyland version: "Something There" / "Beauty and the Beast" / "Be Our Guest"
 * Disneyland version: "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes / "Beauty and the Beast" / "I See the Light"
 * FROZEN UNIT (Disneyland version)
 * "Do You Want to Build a Snowman?" / "Let it Go" / "For the First Time in Forever" / "In Summer"
 * FINALE UNIT
 * "Mickey Mouse Club March" / "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" / "When You Wish Upon a Star"

Parade Mode
Intro (Cantonese): 這個晚上　與我經歷奇妙 揮揮彩筆　世界都照亮了 你我這刻　忘形大笑 快樂來了 繽紛色彩衝天飛　這剎那耀眼無比 璀璨星光閃照入雲間　今晚一起跟我盡情玩 (盡情玩)

Cantonese Lyrics: 舉起雙手跟我齊鼓掌 一起開心起舞和歌唱 萬千燈光將一切全照亮 Oh oh 越過幻想 (來吧) 要約你玩多一晚 Oh oh oh oh 來約你玩多一晚 Oh oh oh oh 要約你玩多一晚 Oh oh oh oh 越過幻想 要約你玩多一晚

Intro (English): Switch on the sky and the stars glow for you Go see the world 'cause it's all so brand new Don't close your eyes 'cause your future's ready to shine It's just a matter of time, before we learn how to fly Welcome to the rhythm of the night There's something in the air you can't deny (Deny)

English Lyrics: Put your hands up 'cause the night is young Kick your heels up when you join the fun As the magic sets us all aglow Oh oh I gotta know (my friends) when can we do this again? Oh oh oh oh I never want this to end Oh oh oh oh When can we do this again? Oh oh oh oh I gotta know, when can we do this again?

Show Stop (Hong Kong Disneyland)
Narrator (Cantonese): 輪到你地將黑夜畫上色彩喇 準備好未 大家攞起支光影畫筆 油顏色喇

Narrator (English): Now is your chance to Paint the Night! Come on everyone! Get your “Paint Brushes” ready! Let’s paint!

Narrator (Cantonese): 開始喇

Narrator (English): Here we go!

Cantonese Lyrics: Oh～Oh～Oh～畫上色彩 神奇畫筆一點 紅黃藍綠色光閃 齊施展魔法威力 (威力) 夢與想通通也看清 Oh～Oh～Oh～舉起你手 畫筆變化 Oh～Oh～Oh～ Oh～Oh～Oh～畫上色彩 Oh～Oh～Oh～ Oh～Oh～Oh～畫筆變化

Narrator (Cantonese): 油顏色喇

Narrator (English): Let's paint!

English Lyrics: Oh～Oh～Oh～Let's Paint the Night Turn all the colors on into worlds of rainbow light A little bit of magic (magic) And your dreams become electric ''Oh～Oh～Oh～Come on! Let's go! Let's Paint the Night'' Oh～Oh～Oh～ Oh～Oh～Oh～Let's Paint the Night Oh～Oh～Oh～ Oh～Oh～Oh～Let's Paint the Night Let's Paint the Night! Let's Paint the Night!