50 years ago, a magical parade sparkled to life brining wonder and joy to the young and the young at heart. Alive with imagination it continues to grow, welcoming new friends and stories, inspiring new generations, and shining into our hearts with its heritage of hope. For its magic celebrates togetherness and the spirit of Walt Disney's words that welcomed the world:

To all who come to this happy place, Disneyland proudly presents our spectacular festival pageant of nighttime magic and imagination in thousands of sparkling lights and electro-synth-magnetic musical sound; the Main Street Electrical Parade!

Welcome everyone to Step into the Magic's grand tribute to the history of Disney nighttime parades, starting with the Electrical Water Pageant and the Main Street Electrical Parade in the early 70s, and working all the way up to today. Join us as we recount 50 years of Disney parade history.

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0:00-2:04 Introduction
2:04-6:20 Walt Disney World's Electrical Water Pageant in 1971
6:20-13:18 Disneyland's Main Street Electrical Parade (1972-1974)
13:18-16:02 America on Parade & Electrical Water Pageant 1977 and beyond
16:02-18:12 Disneyland's and Walt Disney World's Main Street Electrical Parade 1977
18:12-19:30 Tokyo Disneyland Electrical Parade
19:30-24:49 Walt Disney World's Spectromagic & EuroDisneyland's Main Street Electrical Parade
24:49-27:20 Tokyo Disneyland's Fantillusion
27:20-33:45 Disneyland's Light Magic StreetTacular
33:45-34:48 Disneyland's Mulan Parade and Epcot's Tapestry of Nations
34:48-36:00 The Magic Kingdom's Main Street Electrical Parade (1999-2001)
36:00-37:29 Disneyland's Parade of the Stars
37:29-39:06 Disney's Eureka! A California Parade and Disney's Electrical Parade (2001-2009)
39:06-41:59 Tokyo Disneyland Electrical Parade Dreamlights
41:59-42:18 Disneyland Paris' Fantillusion
42:18-44:47 Walt Disney's Parade of Dreams at Disneyland's 50th Anniversary
44:47-47:33 The 2009 update to Disney's Electrical Parade and the shows return to Magic Kingdom
47:33-49:50 The death of Spectromagic
49:50-52:01 Disneyland Resort's Pixar Play and Soundsational Parades, and the death of Fantillusion
52:01-55:41 Hong Kong Disneyland and Disneyland Park's Paint the Night parades
55:41-1:02:13 Disneyland's Main Street Electrical Parade 2017 and Paint the Night shenanigans
1:02:13-1:02:59 Disneyland's Main Street Electrical Parade 2022 50th Anniversary run
1:02:59-1:06:13 Conclusion

DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of the music or footage featured in this video. Credit goes to the rightful owners.