US EditionDisney Starlight Nighttime Parade Debuts with Temporary Changes to Passholder Park Reservations
ORLANDO, FLORIDA, JUL 21 – Disney Starlight Parade runs twice nightly with 10 floats, prompting temporary park reservation changes for Annual Passholders due to high demand and sold-out Magic Kingdom capacity.
- On July 20, 2025, Disney Starlight officially debuted at Magic Kingdom, marking the first after-dark parade there in nearly a decade.
- With expansions like the Beyond Big Thunder project on the horizon, the parade is slated to run twice nightly through the end of summer, part of a broader push to evolve Magic Kingdom’s nighttime offerings and support future expansions.
- In response to overwhelming demand, Disney closed its post-2 p.m. loophole for Passholders, and Magic Kingdom reached capacity on July 20–22 as fans camped out pre-sunset.
- Walt Disney World reinstated an all-day reservation requirement for Annual Passholders, and these rules took effect on Sunday, July 21, 2025, the day after the parade's debut.
- Once the initial surge subsides, Disney says it will revert to post-2 p.m. entry rules except on weekends, after having rolled back the reservation system since January 2024.
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