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The Celebrate a Dream Come True Parade was a parade that ran at The Magic Kingdom in the Walt Disney World Resort from 2009 until 2014, then being replaced by the Festival of Fantasy Parade.

The parade was a rethemed version of the Disney Dreams Come True parade, which had been running, albeit under a different name, since 2001.

The parade featured Colorful Floats, Characters, and Dancers. The float order is as follows:

Opening (2001-2008)[]

Cast Member Portraying Walt Disney animating Mickey Mouse

It Was All Started by a Mouse[]

Mickey Mouse stands atop a spinning platform, with many figures of himself below. The figures were replaced with Minnie Mouse in 2009 after the retheme of the parade.

Wish Upon a Star[]

This float features Pinocchio, Geppetto, and Jiminy Cricket on the front, and Snow White & the Seven Dwarves on the back. The Blue Fairy originally appeared alongside the Pinocchio on the front of the float but she was removed in 2005 following the retheming, Jiminy Cricket took her place in 2005.

A Hundred Thousand Dreams to See[]

This float featured flying characters such as Aladdin, Dumbo, and Winnie the Pooh. Other characters such as Mary Poppins & Bert were also on the float.

Face Your Darkest Fears (2001-2009)[]

The Face Your Darkest Fears float featured Disney's most famous villains such as Maleficent, Jafar, the Evil Queen, and more. During the show stop from 2001-2004, the Wicked Queen transformed into the Wicked Hag. The parade float was retired from the parade in Early May of 2009. The float can still be seen in Mickey's Boo-to-You Halloween Parade during Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party where it serves as the finale of the parade.

As Long as There is Imagination Left in the World[]

Originally the finale of the parade, this unit has seen many characters come and go over the 13 years it was used. The float originally featured Peter Pan, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy from 2001-2004, then they were replaced with Wendy Darling in 2005. From 2006-2008, multiple other characters were featured in front of the float. From 2009-2014, Alice and The Mad Hatter joined Peter & Wendy.

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Ariel and Prince Eric on the Happily Ever After float

Happily Ever After[]

This unit is the longest in the parade and is responsible for killing an actor playing Pluto in early 2004. The float was retired from the parade and replaced with the now infamous reflective castle float. The float returned in 2006 with Disney Dreams Come True, this float lasted until 2010 when the back half of the float was removed moving Ariel, Eric, Belle, and The Beast to the reflective castle float. The unit also featured Cinderella and her Prince.

Once Upon a Dream/A Kingdom of Dreams/Celebrate Today[]

This is the now infamous reflective castle float from 1984's Fantasy on Parade, this unit was added in 2004 after the death of the actor playing Pluto. This float has featured a plethora of characters between 2004 and 2014. The unit was also used in Disney's Enchanted Adventures Parade from 2007-2008, Mickey's Once Upon a Christmastime Parade from 2007-Present & other special parades.

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