Former Parade // updated 1976.09.06
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Former Parade · the memorial record
This parade is gone, but its history stays documented — the full lifetime log is below.
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America on Parade gave its final Magic Kingdom performance after about 15 months; the Bicentennial special was retired rather than extended toward its originally planned 1977 run.
The parade served as the centerpiece of the Magic Kingdom's Bicentennial Fourth of July, its score including the Sherman Brothers' specially written song 'The Glorious Fourth.'
America on Parade debuted at the Magic Kingdom, a U.S. Bicentennial pageant of 50 float units and roughly 150 performers in eight-foot 'People of America' costume heads, running to a soundtrack from the restored 1890 'Sadie Mae' band organ.
Per the documented record, America on Parade at Magic Kingdom opened on Jun 6, 1975.
The most recent closure/refurbishment documented for America on Parade is dated Sep 6, 1976: America on Parade gave its final Magic Kingdom performance after about 15 months; the Bicentennial special was retired rather than extended toward its originally planned 1977 run.
The latest documented change (documented Sep 6, 1976): America on Parade gave its final Magic Kingdom performance after about 15 months; the Bicentennial special was retired rather than extended toward its originally planned 1977 run.
3 documented changes, dating back to 1975 — the fan-kept parade changelog nobody else keeps.
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