After the sun sets and the stars begin to shine, our favorite characters parade down Main Street in Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away!
As a self-proclaimed Disney Adult, I was thrilled to hear that Magic Kingdom was getting a nighttime parade.
The Boo-to-You parade from Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party is incredibly popular (it’s my favorite part of the event), so the idea of an evening parade that happens year-round is exciting!
On July 20, 2025, Disney Starlight made its official debut, and for just over three months, it has been creating new magical memories. Each float lights up the night as it makes its way from the top of Main Street toward Cinderella Castle and through Frontierland.
It begins with the first float as the arrival of the Blue Fairy. As she floats down the parade route with seemingly endless stars twinkling in her dress, the energy in the air shifts to one where anything seems possible.
Classic Disney characters, along with new friends from recent Disney movies, are included in the parade, making it hard to choose which float was my favorite.
BUT what I will say is that seeing Pinocchio and Geppetto was a happy surprise. Everything I read ahead of time mentioned the Blue Fairy, nothing about Pinocchio, so I was pleasantly shocked to see him and Geppetto dancing in the parade.
The Train at the end of the parade is another highlight that I need to share.
It’s a great way to wrap up the parade, and as it passed by, I saw everyone around me smiling, showing that Disney has done it again by capturing our hearts and making us believe in magic.
The one area of improvement that I will mention is the dancers between the floats. Each of these performers are working incredibly hard, yet their costumes do not light up as much as the floats, meaning a lot of the effort they’re putting into their performance can be missed.
Parade merchandise can be purchased throughout the park, and there are some really cute items. Odds are those ears will end up being added to my collection on my next trip.
For my first time seeing the parade, I jumped at the opportunity to create a new bound and chose to bound as the Blue Fairy, inspired by her parade dress.
Blue Fairy Bound Details:
- Blue dress with gold stars
- Blue hair scrunchie
- Gold star earrings
- Gold star bracelets
- Gold star sunglasses
- White socks
&
- White shoes
As the parade ended and the last float disappeared into the night, I was reminded that magic doesn’t end when the parade does — it lives on through every bound we create and every dream we chase. I hope that when you see Disney’s Starlight parade, it inspires you to see the magic and chase your dreams.
~Kelly