Christmas at Disneyland Paris
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Mickey's Christmas Parade ("The Nutcracker") - Page 1
The parade itself is not particular unique or special for the season. This daytime parade is themed towards the Nutcracker suite of music by Tchaikovsky. The parade commences with the Fab Five leading the procession. Each float that follows is used to indicate a particular suite of music and recycles the parade floats from the now ancient Wonderful World of Disney parade (we are all praying for a new 10th Anniversary parade for 2002 but the odds seem slim at best now). Therefore the parade features Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, the Little Mermaid, Sleeping Beauty and Aladdin, usually preceded by dancers dressed in Nutcracker costumes like thistle and tulips.

The final float is unique for Christmas and is an elaborate sleigh being "pulled" by four reindeer. Santa arrives to a medley of Christmas tunes including Silent Night, O Christmas Tree and Jingle Bells as arranged by DLP’s longtime musical director, Vasile Sirli.

Donald Duck leads the Nutcracker parade with his Disney pals
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The Nutcracker Parade
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The Nutcracker Parade
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The Nutcracker Parade
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