Back in May of 2018, during the Festival of Fantasy Parade at Magic Kingdom, the Maleficent dragon caught fire. So it’s been a while since we have seen her, but yesterday she made her grand return.
Disney fixed up the dragon and added some extra safety features to make sure there are no more malfunctions like what happened in May. She looks pretty much the same though, with Disney keeping the original Steampunk style. Needless to say, guests were pretty excited to see her in the parade again. Check out the clip of her return in Disney’s video below.
The Festival of Fantasy Parade happens daily at 3 p.m. in Magic Kingdom and the parade tells the stories of the characters from Fantasyland. During the parade guests will see favorite characters like Cinderella, Belle, Tiana, Elsa, Anna, Rapunzel and Flynn Rider, Ariel and Sebastian, Peter and Wendy, Merida, and more! There are quite a few characters and fun designed floats to see during the parade.
Guests tend to claim spots for the parade early. So if you definitely want to see the parade and have a good viewing spot, I would start looking for a spot an hour or so before the parade starts. If you want to be guaranteed a good viewing spot you can purchase the Festival of Fantasy Parade Dining Package, which will give you access to a VIP viewing area for the parade.
On Disney’s website they show the route of the parade and also give locations for key viewing areas.
Are you excited to see Maleficent back in the parade?
Thanks for reading!
*Liz*
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Liz
I love all things Disney, but my main love is for Disney World and I'm always planning for the next trip. Before becoming a Disney blogger, I was a radio DJ, so I guess I'm just continuing in the communication industry, just in a different form. I love talking Disney and I could talk about Disney all day. That's why I started blogging and created the Facebook group. The Disney community is full of friendly, helpful, and happy people...and I love being a part of it! If there is any Disney subject you would like to see covered just let me know! Need help planning your Disney vacation. Feel free to contact myself or Melissa at Never Stop Dreaming Travel Co. We love helping people plan their trips! Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoy! Don't forget to check out our Countdown to Disney app! Feel free to email me with suggestions of things you would like to see in the app :-)
Love this parade can’t wait to see it! The clip was great, music in the parade is awesome! When choosing a spot I always like to know where the parade will start, do you know if this starts on Main Street and ends in Frontierland?
Thank you for all your info, look forward to it each day!
Hi Dina!
Thank you for the kind words and I’m glad the info is helpful! 🙂
The parade starts in Frontierland and ends at the end of Main Street U.S.A. So if you watch from Frontierland you will see the end of the parade first and be able to get to other rides an attractions while everyone else is still watching on Main Street.