Disney has announced that The Main Street Electrical Parade will end its encore run at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom on October 9. The parade returned to Florida in 2010 as part of the Summer Nightastic promotion, but the run was extended when it was discovered that SpectroMagic was not in good enough condition to return. Previously the parade ran from 1977 to 1991 and from 1999 to 2001.
The Main Street Electrical Parade will return to the Disneyland Resort in what is being described as a “limited-time encore engagement.” It is not known when the parade will resume running at the Disneyland Resort or which park it will be used at.
It should be noted that there have been rumors that “Paint the Night,” which will end its Disneyland run on September 5, 2016 would be heading to the Magic Kingdom. This has not been confirmed by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts.
UPDATE 6:07 P.M. EDT:
It was later announced that the Main Street Electrical Parade will return to Disneyland Park in early 2017. It was also announced that Paint the Night will return on select nights during the holiday season.