In 2013, following reports that the SpectroMagic floats had been destroyed due to deteriorating in storage conditions that couldn't protect them from the harsh Florida weather, Disney confirmed that the parade had been permanently retired.[2]
[CHORUS]
On this magic night,
A million stars will play beside us,
Cast a spell of light,
Glimmering, shimmering, carousel-ling
'Round the world tonight,
A symphony in SpectroMagic.
Pure enchantment lights our way!
[JIMINY CRICKET]
"Welcome to the splendor, the spectacle, the sparkling sensation, where the comedy and thrill of Disney fantasies come to electric life.
And now, the Magic Kingdom proudly presents, in a million points of musical light, the magic worlds of Disney...in SpectroMagic!"
[KIDS]
Music surrounds us
Laughter that found us
Twirling around this
Carousel of light and laughter!
We shall remember
This moment together
Let this night forever
Live in our dreams!
[ALL]
On this magic night,
A million stars will play beside us,
A special spell of light,
Glimmering, shimmering, carousel-ling
'Round the world tonight,
A symphony in SpectroMagic.
Pure enchantment lights our way!
[KIDS]
Music surrounds us
Magic around us
Twirling around us
Carousel of light and laughter!
Though we say goodbye
We cast a spell that won't be broken
Let this night forever
Live in our dreams!
[JIMINY CRICKET]
So long! Se ya later!
[ALL]
On this magic night,
A million stars will play beside us,
A special spell of light,
Glimmering, shimmering, carousel-ling
'Round the world tonight,
A symphony in SpectroMagic.
Pure enchantment lights our way!
[JIMINY CRICKET]
So long! I'm Jiminy Cricket...in SpectroMagic!
The Story
The parade is about Mickey Mouse, along with the SpectroMagic Spectromen, who together create the power of SpectroMagic. After the first part of the Parade with Mickey Mouse and the SpectroMagic Spectromen, the parade then takes you though five different themes:
"The Worlds of Music from the Silly Symphonies"
"The Wonder of Sleeping Beauty's Garden"
"The Fantasy of The Little Mermaids Ocean"
"The Imagination of Fantasia"
"And The World of Dreams in a Grand Disney Cavalcade"
Opening Announcement: "Welcome to the splendor, the spectacle, the sparkling sensation, where the romance, the comedy, and the thrill of Disney fantasies come to electric life. And now, the Magic Kingdom proudly presents, in a million points of musical light, the magic worlds of Disney...in SpectroMagic!"
Closing Announcement: "So long! From Jiminy Cricket... in SpectroMagic!"[3]
The Parade lineup consists of 24 Units.
Throughout the 17 years of running nightly at the Magic Kingdom, the SpectroMagic Parade has had various combinations of lineups. These range from different characters in different locations throughout the parade, to whole units being in a different order.
The soundtrack was released as its own album, rather than being featured on the Walt Disney World Official Album.
Parade Units
SpectroMagic Trumpeters Units
SpectroMagic Whirly-Ball Unit (1)
SpectroMagic Whirly-Ball Unit (2)
SpectroMagic Whirly-Ball Unit (3)
SpectroMagic Whirly-Ball Unit (4)
SpectroMagic Title Unit
SpectroMagic Mickey Mouse's Unit
Silly Symphonies Unit
Sleeping Beauty's Garden Unit 1
Sleeping Beauty's Garden Unit 2
Sleeping Beauty's Garden Unit 3
Giant Fish Unit
School of Fish Unit
Ursula Unit
The Little Mermaid Unit
Whirly Fish Unit (Grey Color)
Whirly Fish Unit (Orange Color)
Fantasia Opening Unit
Bacchus Unit
Diana Unit
Chernabog Unit
First Finale Unit
Carousel Unit
Second Finale Unit
"A Piece of SpectroMagic History"
The Piece of Disney History collection became "A Piece of SpectroMagic History" Collection for the year 2014. Each month one Limited Edition Disney Pin was released, and contained different original elements from the former SpectroMagic parade.[4]
Trivia
When SpectroMagic debuted in October 1, 1991, the parade originally kicked off with two Spectromen riding whirly balls followed by Mickey Mouse. The float was later moved to the parade's beginning a few weeks in late 1991.
The music for the trumpet float had to get recorded twice. When the parade premiered in 1991, the float played "Chim Chim Cher-ree" and "It's A Small World" but with different musical tunes and took brief breaks to greet guests. In late 1991, the float played original music until late 1995 when it rearranged the medley from the first incarnation.
Between late 1995 till 1999, the parade's music and character dialogue was made louder. Notably the trumpet float featuring a SpectroMen playing music was loud enough that it can be heard from a distance before guests get a proper look at the floats.
Roger Rabbit was in the Silly Symphonies section from 1991 to 1999. He was replaced by Genie from 2001 to 2010.
For The Little Mermaid section, Sebastian and King Tritan conversation be re-recorded three times during the parade's run. During the parade's infancy in 1991, Tritan is more stern and is heard laughing between Sebastian's performance of Under the Sea and as a response to Sebsatian being mildly embarrassed over his energetic musical performance. Tritan's laugh was removed in late 1991 after the parade's premiere. When the parade returned in 2001, Tritan's reaction to Sebastian's performance is less stern and more humorous.
From 1991 till 1995, the final float featuring Jiminy Cricket, Minnie Mouse, and Donald Duck used to play chimes that played a unique music from the parade.
See also
Light Magic (a similar parade with LED and fiber optic floats)
