Video : Pixar Fest' Pixar Play Parade Debut at Disneyland Park!

Pixar Play Parade debut at Disneyland Anaheim for Pixar Fest and with new floats, including a Luxo, Jr. float leading the parade, an Inside Out float with Joy, Sadness, and Bing Bong, and an Up! float with Carl, Russell, and Kevin.

Watch the full parade on the video below filmed and posted on Youtube by Parks and Cons!




Video: copyright Parks and Cons

New Story Elements Add to the Fun at the Pixar Play Parade During Pixar Fest Celebration

First day of "12 Days of Disney Parks Christmas" during which Disney Parks will unveil exclusive new details about events, entertainment, attractions and more at the Disneyland Resort, Walt Disney World Resort, Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa, as well as new offerings aboard Disney Cruise Line.

And today it's about memorable new story elements add to the fun of the Pixar Play Parade During Pixar Fest Celebration: Pixar Play Parade returns April 13 to the Disneyland Resort – this time, at Disneyland park! Part of the limited-time Pixar Fest celebration, this delightful parade will bring even more of your favorite Pixar stories to life with the addition of three new story elements.

The parade will begin as all Pixar films have, with an appearance by the iconic and adorable Pixar Lamp - picture on top. Rolling ahead of the famous lamp will be the familiar yellow Pixar Ball, making a cameo in Pixar Play Parade, as it has in many Pixar films.

Also joining the parade are characters from the beloved film, “Up.” Wilderness Explorer Russell will appear astride the colorful flightless bird, Kevin, with Carl Fredricksen and Dug following behind amid green foliage and snipe chicks, with Carl’s tethered house floating above.



Another popular Pixar story coming to Pixar Play Parade is “Inside Out.” Perched atop colorful memory orbs, Joy and Sadness take flight aboard Bing Bong’s rocket wagon, with Bing Bong himself cheering them on!

Pictures: copyright Disney

Pixar Play Parade and Playhouse Disney Live on stage making-of video

The new Pixar Play Parade at DCA is already very popular and this Disney video below will give you an interesting insight on the making of. Also include, a sneak-peek of the new "Playhouse Disney Live on Stage!", which, obviously is for very young kids.



This Playhouse Disney Live on stage is supposed to be a new addition to the Walt Disney Studios in Paris next year. Not the greatest news of the year, but i suppose that the kids will love it...



Photos and video: copyright Disney

The New DCA Pixar Play Parade and a Kevin Kidney and Jody Daily tribute

In this article, i will give a special tribute to Kevin Kidney and Jody Daily, and to the brand new DCA Pixar Play Parade.



What? You don't know Kevin and Jody? I don't believe it! Kevin and Jody are two fantastic sculptors and one thing is sure: you DO know all the fantastic collectibles they've created two years ago for Disneyland 50th anniversary, all these fantastic Disneyland replicas.

Like this great sculpture of the Pirates of Caribbean auctioneer



Or the beautiful Monorail replica



And also this great Rocket to the moon lamp



Not to mention the fantastic Mark Twain replica, actually on sale on Disney Outlet web site.



And, by the way, you can have a look at all the fantastic collectibles they've created on their special Flickr page HERE



Now, what is the link between the new DCA Pixar Play Parade which had its first soft opening two days ago and Kevin and Jody? Well, you see, Jody Daily is actually the Art Director for the the new Pixar Play Parade opening officially at DCA on March 14. All the floats, puppets, AA figures and some of the costumes are his design - But not the music, coming from the same people who wrote High School Musical.

Kevin sent me some of Jody's great artwork for this new parade and here they are!




You can see plenty of great pictures of the parade soft opening on miceage HERE

But you can also watch the video of the whole parade right here below, thanks to "TwilightZoneAnaheim" who did a great job and posted them on youtube!







Now, let's come back to Kevin Kidney. Not only Kevin is always creating new wonders for Disney, but he now have is own blog, the Kevin Kidney blog at miehana.blogspot.com , and it's a great one!

You can discover on Kevin's blog rare artwork, like this one in relation with the Kaiser "Aluminum Hall of Fame" a "lost" Disneyland's extinct exhibits...



Or these also rare pictures of the floats of the "Hercule Victory Parade" that began its short run at Disneyland in June 1997. Kevin collaborated with artist Vladimir Petrov in sculpting and constructing the float models.



You see, these kind of very rare documents that you don't find anywhere else, even on Disney and more!

So, as they fully deserves it, have a look to Kevin and Jody wonderful work, whether it's on Kevin blog, on their Flickr page or at DCA new parade!

Jody Daily artwork: copyright Disney

All other photos; copyright Disney

Youtube videos: many thanks to TwilightZoneAnaheim