Disney Confirms Starlight Parade Will Change, Just Months After Opening

Disney Confirms Starlight Parade Will Change, Just Months After Opening

Walt Disney World didn’t make a big announcement. There was no press release, no social media tease, and no official explanation posted anywhere. Instead, guests standing along the parade route at Magic Kingdom noticed something different—small, subtle changes to Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away. And as often happens with Disney, those quiet adjustments sparked a much bigger conversation. Credit: Disney Disney Starlight holds a unique plac…

Disney Makes Early Changes to Starlight Parade at Magic Kingdom : Disney Fanatic

Disney usually lets new entertainment offerings settle in before making changes. That’s why recent adjustments to Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away feel surprising — and telling. The parade hasn’t been around long, yet guests have already started noticing updates. The most visible one appears in the Moana (2016) unit, where ground performers now use brighter, more dynamic glowing props than before. The original handheld pieces were subtle, …

Disney Quietly Alters Starlight Parade as Early Issues Emerge

When Disney debuted Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away, it was clear the parade had potential. The floats looked impressive, the soundtrack worked, and Magic Kingdom finally had a nighttime parade again after years without one. Still, even early on, fans agreed on one thing: Starlight didn’t feel finished. Now, just months after opening, Disney appears to be making small but noticeable adjustments — and they’re happening quietly. Credit: Dis…

Disney World Begins Improving Disney Starlight Parade at Magic Kingdom, Are More Changes Coming?

Walt Disney World has recently made a small change to the Disney Starlight parade that we hope is an indicator of bigger and better improvements to come. Recently, Disney updated the props for the ground performers in the Moana section of the parade, but that’s not all! When we visited, a number of other ground performers were cut from the parade. Was that a one-off, or are more changes on the horizon? We made it out to Magic Kingdom recently to…

Moana Wave Dancers in Disney Starlight Parade Revamped After Negative Feedback

The wave dancers in the Moana section of the Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away nighttime parade have received new lighted props and choreography, six months after the Magic Kingdom parade’s debut. Disney Starlight Moana Wave Dancers Updated As you can see in the photos above and in our initial review of Disney Starlight, one of our consistent issues was the dancers who opened each section. Each group is clad in dark costumes and either wea…