The Lion King Celebration Parade | DISNEY THIS DAY

The Lion King Celebration Parade | DISNEY THIS DAY | July 1, 1994

July 1, 2024

On this day in 1994, The Lion King Celebration Parade premiered at Disneyland. The parade showcased six elaborate floats, each themed after an element of Africa. It used both “Puppetronics,” a method to animate large characters on floats, and Audio-Animatronics in a parade for the first time. Four of the floats eventually found a permanent home at the Festival of the Lion King show at Animal Kingdom in Walt Disney World, where they can be seen today! [30 years ago in 2024]

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