Sams Disney Diary: The Podcast

What does the Pixar Play Parade at Disney’s California Adventure (March 2008 – August 2017), the Pixar Pals Countdown to Fun Parade at WDW Hollywood Studios (January 2011 – April 2013), and the Pixar Play Parade “Pixar Fest Edition” Disneyland (April 2018 - November 2018) all have in common?  I’ll give you 5, 4, 3, 2…. FUN. Yes, they are all Disney/Pixar parades… AND they all share the same soundtrack.  “Welcome to our world of play. Come on, it’s time to celebrate…. everyone countdown to fun, yea… 5, 4, 3, 2, Fun...”.  While they share the same soundtrack and mostly the same characters, they don’t share the same floats.  In fact, the parade itself is much different between the Florida and California versions.  California Adventure used floats that featured water jets that would shoot water into the crowds, while most of the floats at WDW Hollywood Studios were recycled from the Block Party Bash from disneyland(March 14, 2008 – January 2011).  Block Party Bash itself was more of a traveling stage show than a