Mickey's Soundsational Parade

Mickey's Soundsational Parade is a parade at Disneyland that debuted on May 26, 2011. Focusing on Disney music, the parade features songs and characters from such films as The Lion King, The Princess and the Frog, Aladdin, Tangled, Peter Pan, The Three Caballeros and Mary Poppins.

Development
Looking to develop a new parade for Disneyland, various concepts were considered, including an entire Princess and the Frog parade with the film's music being so strong. Eventually, director Steve Davidson chose the idea of doing a parade based on Disney music in general, allowing for numerous films to be utilized.

Parade Units

 * Mickey's Band: Mickey plays on a drum set, accompanied by Minnie Mouse and Chip 'n' Dale, with Goofy trailing behind on a buffer float. On the float itself, Professor Owl appears as part of the decor along with Donald Duck trapped in a Tuba.


 * Agrabah Band: Aladdin rides on a massive drum as Prince Ali, with Genie leading a group of harem girl dancers and a gold coin dancer. Following the drum float is a small Abu float, playing cymbals.


 * Under the Sea: Ariel and Sebastian ride a float dominated by a large octopus. Following the main float is a small hermit crab float.


 * Mexican Band: Donald Duck appears on top of the drum float with the Aracuan Bird riding on a pole above him. Panchito Pistoles and Jose Carioca march alongside the float with three pinata dancing girls and two Flamenco dancers


 * Princess Float: Dominated by Rapunzel's Tower, the float carries Rapunzel, Belle, Snow White, Cinderella and Aurora.


 * Jungle Band: Simba rides atop the drum float with Terk and King Louie marching alongside him. Stiltwalking dancers follow behind Simba's drum, along with several monkey dancers. Zazu is also part of the float and the image of Mufasa's face appears on the sun behind Simba.


 * New Orleans Float: Tiana rides a small boat while Louis plays his trumpet on the lower deck of a steamboat on this unit.


 * Neverland Band: Tinkerbell rides atop the drum float, decorated with mushrooms and flowers to make her appear smaller, with Smee, Captain Hook and Peter Pan marching in front.


 * Step in Time Float: Mary Poppins and Bert ride carousel horses while a group of chimney sweeps perform a dancing number behind them as well as a large old bicycle float following the group.