Walt Disney would be pleased to see Disneyland reaching out today to tomorrow’s forever fans with the latest round of live entertainment that’s equal parts self-referential, empowering, off-beat, edgy and fresh.
Walt never wanted to see Disneyland turn into a museum and 2023 promises to be the year when his beloved Anaheim theme park leans forward just as it looks back at the first 100 years of Disney animation.
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The returning Magic Happens parade joins “World of Color — One,” “Rogers: The Musical” and even the new Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway in speaking to the next generation of Disneylanders making memories today that they will eventually pass onto their kids decades from now.
The return of Magic Happens on Friday, Feb. 24 was postponed by steady rain — but the parade will run twice daily on most days. “World of Color – One” and Runaway Railway debuted in late January. “Rogers: The Musical” is coming this summer to the Hyperion Theater at Disney California Adventure.
Magic Happens
Magic Happens is a fresh and unexpected turn for Disneyland, which is known for playing it safe and falling back on tried-and-true formulas.
The returning parade, put on hiatus by the pandemic, turns Main Street U.S.A. into an attitude-filled sassy runway catwalk with fashion-forward dancers in avant-garde costumes striking vogue poses.
The edgy-by-Disney-standards fashion-forward look is by design. Disney teamed up on the parade with Emmy-nominated makeup artist David Petruschin, known by the stage name Raven on VH1’s “RuPaul’s Drag Race.”
A new song and musical score produced by “American Idol” singer-songwriter Todrick Hall provide the soundtrack for the parade.
‘World of Color – One’
The new “World of Color — One” sets out to be unexpected and different from previous water shows at Disney California Adventure.
The goal…
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