Happiness is Here Parade

The Happiness is Here Parade premiered on April 15, 2013 at the Tokyo Disney Resort resort in Japan, as part of the park's 30th anniversary events. This daytime parade that replaced Jubilation!, it features Disney characters, cheerful music, and themed parade floats. the Parade is designed by Steve Davison (creator of World of Color).

The resort's 30th anniversary promotion, titled "The Happiness Year", is scheduled to run from April 15, 2013, through March 20, 2014.

Parade Unit

 * Opening: Goofy leads the way on a pink, stylized horse. The Three Little Pigs from Three Little Pigs pull an oversized Mickey Mouse drum toy. Pinocchio from Pinocchio leads a magical train over a piano, with Sleepy and Grumpy as passengers. Other characters featured in this unit include Clarabelle and Horace, characters from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Dumbo.


 * The Aristocats Unit:  Based on the 1970 animated film. Marie plucks an oversized violin with her brother Berlioz by her side, while Toulouse features on the back. A purple player piano is the major feature of this float.


 * Joy of Friendship Unit:  Lilo and Stitch from Lilo & Stitch lead this unit aboard pastel-colored seahorses. They are followed by puppet versions of Nemo and Gill from Disney and Pixar film Finding Nemo. Marlin and Dory appear in the mouth of Nigel on the next float. The Toy Story pals conclude the unit aboard their own float; Slinky and Mr. Potato Head pedal an enormous bicycle, which Jessie and Rex sit in the basket of, while Woody and Buzz Lightyear dance atop a "Woody's Roundup" record player behind them.


 * Wish Unit:  Based on the 1992 animated film Aladdin. The Genie's horse, which precedes the unit, is designed to look like a stylized camel. He is followed by a number of genies and spirits. Prince Ali, Princess Jasmine and their pages are carried by Abu, as transformed into an elephant. They are followed by a small band of Arabian-dressed dancers.


 * Beauty Unit: Presenting the Disney Princesses and Tinker Bell films. Rapunzel from Tangled appears first on Maximus with a pink mane. She is followed by the Ugly Duckling and a few pink flower dancers. Cinderella from Cinderella, Princess Aurora from Sleeping Beauty and Belle from Beauty and the Beast follow on an ornately-decorated swan float; this is attached to the fairy garden float, which features Tinkerbell from Peter Pan and two fair friends.  More fairies and bugs round out the unit.


 * Mysterious Unit:  Based on the 1951 animated film Alice in Wonderland. In the vein of the previous horse and camel floats, Alice rides the butterfly version of her film's curious Caterpillar. The Mad Hatter and a number of tea party guests follow her; the hatter pushes a small float featuring paper-cutout versions of himself and the March Hare. The King of Hearts leads a procession of various unique characters, including an enormous float version of the Queen of Hearts, her playing card subjects, and Tweedle-Dum and Tweedle-Dee.


 * Dream Unit: Based on the 1977 and 2011 animated films The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh and Winnie the Pooh, Rabbit kicks off the unit aboard a pink and yellow Woozle. A large bandleader Heffalump leads a small procession of honeybee dancers. Tigger and Winnie the Pooh ride atop honey jars overflowing with Pooh's favorite snack, while stationary versions of Piglet and Eeyore float beneath them.


 * Finale: The parade culminates in a tribute to Disney's classic characters and the 1964 musical film Mary Poppins. Mary Poppins and Bert lead the final unit on identical horses to those they ride in Disneyland's Mickey's Soundsational Parade, which are in the same design as the horses used throughout this parade. A few penguins follow them. Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Pluto, Chip 'n' Dale ride the next float, which is an enormous vista featuring a carousel, canopies and an oversized doll version of Minnie Mouse on the back.  A squad of chimney sweeps lead the way for the final float, which features Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse aboard a giant hot air balloon made out of Mickey Mouse balloons.  The balloon is held up by an oversized doll of Goofy, and similar giant dolls of Mickey and Donald wave goodbye to the guests. This is followed by the NTT DoCoMo Sponsor Float.

Show facts

 * Original Run: April 15, 2013
 * Show duration: 45 minutes
 * Sponsor: NTT DoCoMo
 * Other songs featured:
 * OPENING UNIT
 * "Whistle While You Work" / "Casey Junior" / "Minnie's Yoo Hoo" / " I've Got No Strings"
 * THE ARISTOCATS
 * "Scales and Arpeggios" / "Everybody Wants to Be a Cat"
 * JOY OF FRIENDSHIP UNIT
 * "Jellyfish Forest"
 * "You've Got a Friend in Me" / "We Belong Together"
 * ALADDIN UNIT
 * "Arabian Nights" / "One Jump Ahead" / "Prince Ali" / "A Whole New World"
 * PRINCESSES & FAIRIES UNIT
 * "Once Upon a Dream" / "So This Is Love" / "Someday My Prince Will Come" / "I See the Light" / "Beauty and the Beast" / "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes" / "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo"
 * ALICE IN WONDERLAND UNIT:
 * "March of the Cards" / "The Unbirthday Song" / "I'm Late" / "Alice in Wonderland"
 * WINNIE THE POOH UNIT:
 * "Rumbly In My Tumbly" / "Winnie the Pooh" / "The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers"
 * FINALE UNIT:
 * "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"