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'''''Paint the Night Parade''''' is a nighttime parade at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, and formerly at Hong Kong Disneyland on Lantau Island, Hong Kong.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2015/01/paint-the-night-parade-starts-may-22-as-part-of-the-disneyland-resort-diamond-celebration/|title='Paint the Night' Parade Starts May 22 as Part of the Disneyland Resort Diamond Celebration|work=Disney Parks Blog|access-date=3 March 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202065627/http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2015/01/paint-the-night-parade-starts-may-22-as-part-of-the-disneyland-resort-diamond-celebration/|archive-date=2 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Times 2015">{{cite news | title=Disneyland to launch new parade, fireworks for 60th anniversary | newspaper=Los Angeles Times | date=January 28, 2015 | url=https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-disneyland-60th-anniversary-20150128-story.html | access-date=March 3, 2015 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150303194323/http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-disneyland-60th-anniversary-20150128-story.html | archive-date=March 3, 2015 }}</ref>
The Hong Kong version premiered on September 11, 2014, as part of the park's 9th anniversary. The California version debuted at Disneyland on May 22, 2015, as part of the park's 60th anniversary.<ref name="Times 2015"/><ref name="OCR"/> The parade is a spiritual successor to the long-running Main Street Electrical Parade, which has appeared at numerous Disney parks worldwide in several different incarnations since June 17, 1972. On January 25, 2020, Hong Kong Disneyland's version of the parade had its final performance due to the COVID-19 outbreak's impact on China.
In October 2024, it was announced that the California version will return as part of '''Disneyland's 70th anniversary celebration'''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/reel/DA_c-wivp8c/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-11 |title=BREAKING: Paint The Night Electrical Parade Return Finally Teased - WDW News Today |url=https://wdwnt.com/2024/10/paint-the-night-parade-return-finally-teased/ |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=wdwnt.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-05 |title=BREAKING: Paint The Night Electrical Parade Return Date Announced - WDW News Today |url=https://wdwnt.com/2024/12/paint-the-night-parade-return-date-announced/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=wdwnt.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Paint the Night returned to Disneyland on May 14, 2025. The parade paused between November 10, 2025, and January 30, 2026, for the 2025 Christmas season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Will Paint the Night be back in 2026? If so, ... |url=https://plandisney.disney.go.com/question/paint-night-back-months-showing-624974/ |access-date=2026-01-02 |website=planDisney |language=en}}</ref> The parade will run through the end of the 70th anniversary on August 9, 2026.
==Hong Kong Disneyland== '''Disney Paint the Night Parade''' ({{lang-zh|t=迪士尼光影匯}}, Jyutping: dik6 si6 nei4 gwong1 ying2 wooi6) premiered at Hong Kong Disneyland on October 1, 2014.<ref name="HKDland"/> This is the first time Walt Disney Parks and Resorts created a fully LED parade,<ref name="HKDland"/> and featured seven original floats containing over 740,000 individual lights.<ref name="HKDland"/>
The Hong Kong version of the parade used a newly arranged version of the Main Street Electrical Parade's theme song, "Baroque Hoedown," alongside a Cantonese arrangement of Owl City's "When Can I See You Again?" from Wreck-It Ralph. In the original version of the Hong Kong version of the parade, there was a show stop in which the performers were able to interact with the interactive LED Paintbrushes sold to audience members. The show stop used an original song in Cantonese and English called "Paint the Night". The show stop was discontinued in November 2015.
The interactive "Mickey Mouse Paintbrushes," which guests can purchase in the park, allow them to interact with the performers by changing the colors of their costumes when the brushes are activated.<ref name="HKDland"/> Wearable merchandise items include the "Mickey Glow Mitt" and "Minnie Glow Bow," which change colors throughout the show<ref name="HKDland">{{cite web | url=http://news-en.hongkongdisneyland.com/PressReleases/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?AssetId=52a97510-8c71-4814-86a3-0a48ac99601c | title=Hong Kong Disneyland will showcase a Whole New Light at Nighttime this Coming Fall/Winter | publisher=Hong Kong Disneyland | access-date=3 March 2015 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206032803/http://news-en.hongkongdisneyland.com/PressReleases/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?AssetId=52a97510-8c71-4814-86a3-0a48ac99601c | archive-date=6 February 2015 }}</ref> through the use of RFID-enabled technology.<ref name="HKDland"/>
===Units=== The Hong Kong version contained the following parade units:thumb|Logo for the Hong Kong version of ''Paint the Night'' * Tinker Bell and Friends (2014–2020) * ''Monsters, Inc.'' Dance Party (2014–2020) * ''Cars'' Electric Roadway Jam (2014–2020) * ''The Little Mermaid'' Electric Watercolours (2014–2020) * Belle's Candlelight Dreams (2014–2020) * ''Toy Story'' Electric Rodeo (2014–2020) * Mickey & Friends Lightastic Finale (2014–2020)
==Disneyland Resort== thumb|''The Little Mermaid'' float at Disneyland, California in 2015. The '''Paint the Night Parade''' (or '''Paint the Night Electrical Parade''', as it is titled within the show) opened May 22, 2015, as part of Disneyland's Diamond Celebration,<ref name="Times 2015"/><ref name="OCR">{{cite web | last=Pimentel | first=Joseph | title=VIDEO: Disneyland announces 60th anniversary plans with a little extra dazzle; it's adding a parade, punching up fireworks show | website=The Orange County Register | date=January 28, 2015 | url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/disney-649579-disneyland-park.html | access-date=March 3, 2015 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150306031652/http://www.ocregister.com/articles/disney-649579-disneyland-park.html | archive-date=March 6, 2015 }}</ref> in commemoration of its 60th anniversary.<ref name="ABC7 Los Angeles 2015">{{cite web | title=Disneyland to celebrate 60-year anniversary with new shows, diamond decorations | website=ABC7 Los Angeles | date=January 28, 2015 | url=http://abc7.com/495519/ | access-date=March 3, 2015 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201025402/http://abc7.com/495519/ | archive-date=February 1, 2015 }}</ref> This version of the parade utilizes over 1.5 million LED lights,<ref name="Times 2015"/><ref name="OCR"/> special effects,<ref name="Richard 2015">{{cite web | last=Richard | first=Terry | title=Disneyland adds nighttime spectaculars for 60th anniversary starting in May at Anaheim | website=OregonLive.com | date=February 3, 2015 | url=http://www.oregonlive.com/travel/index.ssf/2015/02/disneyland_adds_nighttime_spec.html | access-date=March 3, 2015 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150312003151/http://www.oregonlive.com/travel/index.ssf/2015/02/disneyland_adds_nighttime_spec.html | archive-date=March 12, 2015 }}</ref> and features 76 performers.<ref name="LAT">{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/travel/themeparks/la-trb-disneyland-paint-the-night-parade-preview-20150429-story.html|title=What to expect from Disneyland's Paint the Night parade|first1=Brady|last1=MacDonald|date=29 April 2015|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=26 May 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529112851/http://www.latimes.com/travel/themeparks/la-trb-disneyland-paint-the-night-parade-preview-20150429-story.html|archive-date=29 May 2015}}</ref> The California version of the parade was inspired by the Main Street Electrical Parade. It had an opening announcement similar to that used in the Main Street Electrical Parade.<ref name="OCR"/> It is Disneyland's first all LED parade.<ref name="Times 2015"/><ref name="Service 2015">{{cite web | title=Disneyland announces 60th anniversary plans | website=Los Angeles Daily News | date=January 28, 2015 | url=http://www.dailynews.com/lifestyle/20150128/disneyland-announces-60th-anniversary-plans | access-date=March 3, 2015 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221143800/http://www.dailynews.com/lifestyle/20150128/disneyland-announces-60th-anniversary-plans | archive-date=February 21, 2015 }}</ref> The parade lasts approximately 17 minutes.<ref name=firstlook /> During the Diamond Celebration, the entire 24-hour event was streamed live via internet by the Disneyland Resort, including the premiere of ''Paint the Night'' parade on May 22, 2015.<ref name=premiere>{{cite web|url=http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2015/05/watch-premiere-performances-of-paint-the-night-parade-and-disneyland-forever-fireworks-and-disneyland-resort-24-hour-event-live-on-disney-parks-blog/|title=Watch Premiere Performances of 'Paint the Night' Parade and 'Disneyland Forever' Fireworks and Disneyland Resort 24-Hour Event LIVE on Disney Parks Blog|work=Disney Parks Blog|access-date=26 May 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526093953/http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2015/05/watch-premiere-performances-of-paint-the-night-parade-and-disneyland-forever-fireworks-and-disneyland-resort-24-hour-event-live-on-disney-parks-blog/|archive-date=26 May 2015}}</ref> Like the Hong Kong version, the parade jointly features arrangements of Jean-Jacques Perrey and Gershon Kingsley's "Baroque Hoedown" and Owl City's "When Can I See You Again?". This version (in English) features new lyrics for the parade along with vocals and arrangement from Adam Young of Owl City.<ref name=Instagram>{{cite web|last1=Young|first1=Adam|title=Disney hired me to work on their new Electrical Parade. Stoked|url=https://instagram.com/p/0o_BiwAWY1/|website=Instagram|publisher=@owlcityofficial|access-date=26 April 2015|format=Video|date=25 March 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518095542/https://instagram.com/p/0o_BiwAWY1/|archive-date=18 May 2015}}</ref>
At Disneyland Park, Paint the Night made its last regular performance on September 5, 2016, and returned as a seasonal offering for the 2016 holiday season, closing on January 10, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2016/08/main-street-electrical-parade-coming-to-disneyland-park-for-a-limited-time-last-chance-to-paint-the-night/|title=Main Street Electrical Parade Coming to Disneyland Park for a Limited Time; Last Chance to 'Paint the Night'|work=Disney Parks Blog|access-date=10 August 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812015848/https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2016/08/main-street-electrical-parade-coming-to-disneyland-park-for-a-limited-time-last-chance-to-paint-the-night/|archive-date=12 August 2016}}</ref> The original Main Street Electrical Parade returned to Disneyland Park on January 19, 2017, for a limited-time run.<ref name="June 18">{{cite web|last=Glover|first=Erin|title=It's Home! Main Street Electrical Parade Begins Limited-Time Run at Disneyland Park|url=https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2017/01/its-home-main-street-electrical-parade-begins-limited-time-run-at-disneyland-park/|publisher=Disney Parks Blog|access-date=January 23, 2017|date=January 20, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202031218/https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2017/01/its-home-main-street-electrical-parade-begins-limited-time-run-at-disneyland-park/|archive-date=February 2, 2017}}</ref> The parade returned in a modified form at Disney California Adventure from April 12, 2018, through November 7, 2018. Portions of the Little Mermaid float were too tall to clear the Red Car Trolley's overhead wires; the Frozen float was removed entirely for this run.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Smith|first1=Thomas|title=New Pixar Pier to Bring Favorite Pixar Stories to Life at Disney California Adventure Park; Limited-Time Pixar Fest Celebration Coming Throughout Disneyland Resort|url=https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2017/07/new-pixar-pier-to-bring-favorite-pixar-stories-to-life-at-disney-california-adventure-park-limited-time-pixar-fest-celebration-coming-throughout-disneyland-resort/|website=Disney Parks Blog|access-date=July 16, 2017|language=en-us|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716220209/https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2017/07/new-pixar-pier-to-bring-favorite-pixar-stories-to-life-at-disney-california-adventure-park-limited-time-pixar-fest-celebration-coming-throughout-disneyland-resort/|archive-date=July 16, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Kubersky|first1=Seth|title=Disneyland Resort's Pixar Fest brings Pixar Pier to DCA in 2018|url=http://attractionsmagazine.com/disneyland-resorts-pixar-fest-brings-pixar-pier-dca-2018/|work=Attractions Magazine|access-date=July 16, 2017|date=16 July 2017}}</ref> A new float themed around Disney•Pixar's ''The Incredibles''<ref name="April 13, 2018">{{cite web|last1=Glover|first1=Erin|title=Pixar Fest Brings Celebration of Friendship Throughout Disneyland Resort Beginning April 13, 2018|url=https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2017/10/pixar-fest-brings-celebration-of-friendship-throughout-disneyland-resort-beginning-april-13-2018/|website=Disney Parks Blog|language=en-us|access-date=November 20, 2017|archive-date=November 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107025531/https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2017/10/pixar-fest-brings-celebration-of-friendship-throughout-disneyland-resort-beginning-april-13-2018/|url-status=dead}}</ref> joined the parade for the grand opening of Pixar Pier on June 23<ref name="New PTN Float">{{cite web|last1=Glover|first1=Erin|title=Pixar Pier to Open June 23 at Disney California Adventure Park; New 'Incredibles' Float to Join 'Paint the Night' Parade|url=https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2018/02/d23j-update-disney-california-adventure/|website=Disney Parks Blog|access-date=February 14, 2018|archive-date=February 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213000421/https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2018/02/d23j-update-disney-california-adventure/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and for the release of ''Incredibles 2'' which hit theaters on June 15, 2018.
In October 2024, Disneyland announced on its Instagram that Paint the Night would return to Disneyland Park as part of the Disneyland Resort's 70th anniversary celebration.<ref name=":0" /> On March 6, 2025, Disneyland revealed the Frozen float would re-join the parade upon its return to the resort on May 16.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://disneyland.disney.go.com/entertainment/disneyland/paint-the-night-parade/ |title=Paint the Night Parade <nowiki>|</nowiki> Disneyland Resort |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=disneyland.disney.go.com}}</ref> It did not run for the 2025 holiday season, and it was announced the final performance will happen on August 9, 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2025-12-02 |title=Disneyland Resort 2026 Calendar, Events, and Offers |url=https://disneyparksblog.com/dlr/disneyland-resort-2026-calendar-events-and-offers/ |access-date=2025-12-02 |website=Disney Parks Blog |language=en-US}}</ref>
===Units=== The Disneyland version of the parade includes four original floats not present in the Hong Kong version. This version does not include show stops.<ref>{{cite web|last=Slater|first=Shawn|title=Behind the Scenes of 'Paint the Night' Parade, Coming for the Disneyland Resort Diamond Celebration|url=http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2015/04/behind-the-scenes-of-paint-the-night-parade-coming-for-the-disneyland-resort-diamond-celebration/|work=Disney Parks Blog|access-date=April 13, 2015|date=April 13, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182121/http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2015/04/behind-the-scenes-of-paint-the-night-parade-coming-for-the-disneyland-resort-diamond-celebration/|archive-date=April 15, 2015}}</ref>
The Disneyland parade contains the following parade units:<ref name=dazzled>{{cite web|title=Prepare to Be Dazzled! Disneyland Reveals More Details for the Upcoming 60th Birthday|date=15 April 2015|url=http://www.laughingplace.com/w/articles/2015/04/15/prepare-to-be-dazzled-disneyland-reveals-more-details-for-the-upcoming-60th-birthday/|access-date=April 16, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419194135/http://www.laughingplace.com/w/articles/2015/04/15/prepare-to-be-dazzled-disneyland-reveals-more-details-for-the-upcoming-60th-birthday|archive-date=April 19, 2015}}</ref> thumb|Incredibles Unit in the Paint the Night Parade at Disney California Adventure in 2018. '''Current Parade Floats''' * ''Peter Pan'' and drum unit (featuring Rosetta, Silvermist, Iridessa, Tinker Bell, Peter Pan, Tigger from ''Winnie the Pooh'', Genie from ''Aladdin'' and Lumière from ''Beauty and the Beast'') (2015–2018, 2025–Present) * ''Monsters, Inc.'' Dance Party (featuring Sulley and Mike) (2015–2018, 2025–Present) * ''Cars'' Electric Roadway Jam (2015–2018, 2025–Present) * ''The Little Mermaid'' Electric Watercolors (featuring Ariel, Sebastian, Flounder, King Triton and Marlin and Nemo from ''Finding Nemo'') (2015–2018, 2025–Present) * ''Toy Story'' Electric Rodeo (featuring Woody, Jessie, Buzz Lightyear and Squeeze Toy Aliens) (2015–2018, 2025–Present) * Candlelight Dreams (featuring Belle, Rapunzel and Cinderella) (2015–2018, 2025–Present) * ''Frozen'' Fractals (featuring Anna, Elsa and Olaf) (2015–2017, 2025–Present) * Mickey's Lightastic Finale (featuring Goofy, Donald Duck, Minnie Mouse and Mickey Mouse) (2015–2018, 2025–Present)
'''Former Parade Floats''' * ''The Incredibles'' Float (featuring Mr. Incredible, Elastigirl, Frozone, Dash, Violet and Jack-Jack) (2018)
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Official website|https://disneyland.disney.go.com/entertainment/disneyland/paint-the-night-parade/}}
{{Disney nighttime shows}}
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