Come for the princesses and stay for the … interpretive dance? Disneyland's new parade ups the art ante
by Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times
Mar 09, 2020
4 minutes
The draw of a Disney parade in the modern era has long been the floats. That's true again for Magic Happens, Disneyland's first new daytime cavalcade in almost a decade. Marvel at the mini forest that conceals Anna of Elsa of "Frozen" fame, and stand transfixed at the curved LED screen that represents a wave towering over Moana.
Yes, the floats of Magic Happens provide the requisite eye candy needed for a theme park parade. There are details large - a blinking, bronzed sorcerer's hat with a slight Steampunk bent - and small, such as a little robotic owl, his name is Archimedes, perched near Arthur and Merlin on an installation celebrating the under-represented
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