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Rain Replaced Disneyland’s First Christmas Fantasy Parade With Holiday Cavalcade

The shorter procession used three decorated vehicles instead of the full parade’s floats on the Nov. 13 holiday-season opening day.

A Christmas Fantasy Parade traveling along Main Street at Disneyland
Image Credit: Disneyland Resort

Rain replaced Disneyland’s first scheduled A Christmas Fantasy Parade of the 2026 holiday season with Mickey’s Holiday Cavalcade on Nov. 13, according to onsite reporting from WDW News Today.

The shorter procession used three decorated vehicles and no parade floats. WDWNT’s footage shows the vehicles moving along the wet Main Street route with Santa and Mrs. Claus, Disney Princesses, Mickey, Minnie and other characters aboard.

Watch WDWNT POV’s complete onsite video on YouTube.

Disneyland’s official holiday guide set Nov. 13 as the season’s opening day. The full A Christmas Fantasy Parade normally includes reindeer, toy soldiers, dancing gingerbread cookies and Santa Claus.

Original onsite reporting and video: Austin Haughton, WDW News Today.

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