(Photos, Video) Magic Kingdom Easter Parade Returns for 2024
Hi everyone!
The Magic Kingdom Easter Pre-Parade kicked off today and will run through tomorrow (Easter day) for 2024. The pre-parade has not really changed much in the past few years, with returning characters including Mr. and Mrs. Easter Bunny, the White Rabbit and Clara Cluck. The Magic Kingdom Easter pre-parade runs prior to Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade.
Here is our multi-angle video from today, followed by photos.
The “Happy Easter” banner is followed by the Fantasia hippos and ostriches. I was asked about the Azalea Trail Maids, and they are not in the pre-parade (nor is Daisy Duck, who used to be a great part of it).
The song “Easter Parade” plays.
The lyrics are:
In your Easter bonnet, with all the frills upon it, You’ll be the grandest lady in the Easter Parade.
I’ll be all in clover and when they look you over, I’ll be the proudest fellow in the Easter Parade.
On the avenue, Fifth Avenue, the photographers will snap us, And you’ll find that you’re in the rotogravure.
Oh, I could write a sonnet about your Easter bonnet, And of the girl I’m taking to the Easter Parade.
Jeff and I each took photos and video from a few different angles. Tiana’s Bayou Adventure – coming this summer – can be seen in the background here in Frontierland.
Jeff also took a spot in Town Square to make for a multi-angle video.
The White Rabbit is the only rabbit in the parade. In the past, we’ve seen Rabbit, Thumper and Miss Bunny, as well as Judy from “Zootopia”. I would love to see a lot more characters return.
The performers in the Magic Kingdom Easter pre-parade are always great!
Mr. and Mrs. Easter Bunny take up the gazebo float.
They pose together.
Next are butterfly performers. The one change I noticed was that they now wear skirts with the outfit.
The flower performers are next.
The dancers dressed as chickens are ahead of Clara Cluck.
Clara Cluck is in her barn float.
Cast Member performers hold the final banner.
It is always nice to have the Easter pre-parade before Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade. But, the last few years have been pretty much the same and it would be great to have more characters return. Mr. and Mrs. Easter Bunny used to be in a car and other bunnies took up the gazebo float, which was a nice way to celebrate Easter weekend (along with Daisy Duck).
A good chunk of those costumes are from the Spectro Magic Parade. Floats from MNSSHP. Disney used to put a lot of thought into the different holiday parades. Still nice to see parts of Spectro Magic again
Hi! Thank you very much for the comment. Jeff had said the butterflies and Fantasia reminded him of Spectromagic. We were watching some old WDW Easter parades yesterday from the 80s/early 90s and the Fantasia characters, butterflies, flowers and chicken performers all were part of those! – Denise