*Sung lyrics in bold.
(Music begins with brass fanfare.)
ANNOUNCER
Hear ye! Hear ye! Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, welcome to the Magic Kingdom. You are warmly invited to join Mickey Mouse and his Fantasyland friends for a magical celebration in the streets! Dreams will come true, hearts will soar, and you will become a part of the magic. For the time has come to take your places, and prepare to welcome the wondrous and wonderful Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade!
(Parade begins with dancers.)
CHORUS
Away we go (away we go),
It’s a Festival of Fantasy!
Beauty and majesty,
Shining magically!
Dreams that glow (dreams that glow),
Wondrous, dazzling brilliantly.
So, away we go.
It’s a Festival of Fantasy!
La la la, etc.
(Float goes by with BELLE, BEAST, CINDERELLA, PRINCE CHARMING, TIANA, PRINCE NAVEEN, ANNA, and ELSA.)
MALE CHORUS
Tale as old as time,
True as it can be.
CHORUS
Barely even friends,
Then somebody bends
Unexpectedly.
MALE CHORUS
Certain as the sun,
Rising in the east.
FEMALE CHORUS
Tale as old as time,
MALE CHORUS
Song as old as rhyme…
CHORUS
Beauty and the Beast!
FEMALE CHORUS
A dream is a wish your heart makes,
When you’re fast asleep.
CHORUS
In dreams, you will lose your heartaches.
Whatever you wish for, you keep.
FEMALE CHORUS
For the first time in forever…
CHORUS
Let it go! Let it go!
FEMALE CHORUS
For the first time in forever,
I won’t be alone!
CHORUS
Dreams that glow (dreams that glow),
Wondrous, dazzling brilliantly.
So, away we go.
It’s a Festival of Fantasy!
(Tangled float approaches, carrying RAPUNZEL, FLYNN, and MAXIMUS. THUGS dance in front. Rhythmic bangs and clanks accompany the next sections.)
CHORUS
Away we go,
It’s a Festival of Fantasy!
Beauty and majesty,
Shining magically!
Dreams that glow,
Wondrous, dazzling brilliantly.
So, away we go.
It’s a Festival of Fantasy!
(TANGLED CHORUS sings to the tune of “I’ve Got a Dream.”)
TANGLED CHORUS
La la la la,
La la la la,
La la la la la!
THUG SOLOIST
I’ve got a dream!
TANGLED CHORUS
He’s got a dream!
THUG SOLOIST
I’ve got a dream!
TANGLED CHORUS
He’s got a dream!
THUG SOLOIST
See, I ain’t as cruel and vicious as I seem!
Though I do like breaking femurs,
You can count me with the dreamers.
TANGLED CHORUS
Like everybody else,
I’ve got a dream!
THUG SOLOIST
Can’t you see me with that special little lady?
Rowing in a rowboat down the stream.
Though I’m one disgusting blighter,
I’m a lover, not a fighter.
‘Cause way down deep inside,
I’ve got a dream!
TANGLED CHORUS
He’s got a dream!
RAPUNZEL
When will my life begin?
TANGLED CHORUS
‘Cause way down deep inside, we’ve got a dream.
RAPUNZEL
I’ve got a dream!
TANGLED CHORUS
She’s got a dream!
RAPUNZEL
I’ve got a dream!
TANGLED CHORUS
She’s got a dream!
RAPUNZEL
I just want to see the floating lanterns gleam.
TANGLED CHORUS
Awww!
RAPUNZEL
And with every passing hour,
I’m so glad I left my tower!
RAPUNZEL AND TANGLED CHORUS
‘Cause way down deep inside,
I’ve got a dream!
CHORUS
Dreams that glow,
Wondrous, dazzling brilliantly.
So, away we go.
TANGLED CHORUS
Here we go!
CHORUS
It’s a Festival of Fantasy!
TANGLED CHORUS
La la la la,
La la la la,
La la la la la!
(The Little Mermaid float approaches, carrying ARIEL, SEBASTIAN, and various sea creatures.)
CARIBBEAN CHORUS
Away we go-oh-oh,
It’s a Festival of Fantasy, yeah!
Eh, eh-oh, eh-oh.
Shining magically, yeah!
Dreams that glow-oh-oh,
They wondrous, dazzling brilliantly.
Eh-oh-eh
So, away we go-oh-oh.
It’s a Festival of Fantasy!
SEBASTIAN
Hahaha, dat boy… He ain’t never gonna kiss de girl…
CARIBBEAN CHORUS
Sha-la-la-la,
La la la la la.
Sha-la-la-la-la-la, my, oh my,
Look like the boy too shy,
Ain’t gonna kiss the girl.
Sha-la-la-la-la-la, ain’t that sad?
Ain’t it a shame? Too bad,
You gonna miss the girl.
Sha-la-la-la-la-la, don’t be scared.
You got the mood prepared.
Go on and kiss the girl (kiss the girl).
Sha-la-la-la-la-la, don’t stop now.
Don’t try to hide it, how…
ARIEL
Someday I’ll be
Part of your world!
SEBASTIAN
Under the sea!
CARIBBEAN CHORUS
Under the sea!
SEBASTIAN
Life under the sea is better than anything they got up there!
CARIBBEAN CHORUS
Under the sea,
Under the sea.
When the sardine
Begin the beguine,
It’s music to me!
What do they got?
A lot of sand.
We got a hot crustacean band!
Each little clam here
Know how to jam here,
Under the sea!
SEBASTIAN
You’ve got the rhythm! Come on, do it with us now — celebration! (Laughs.)
CARIBBEAN CHORUS
Dreams that glow-oh-oh,
They wondrous, dazzling brilliantly.
Eh-oh-eh
So, away we go-oh-oh.
It’s a Festival of Fantasy!
(Peter Pan float approaches, carrying PETER PAN, WENDY, CAPTAIN HOOK, and TINKER BELL. LOST BOYS and PIRATES dance in front.)
LOST BOYS CHORUS
Away we go, yo-ho!
Oh, a pirate’s life is a wonderful life,
A-roving over the sea!
Give me a career
As a buccaneer,
It’s the life of a pirate for me!
Yo-ho! Yo-ho!
Oh, a pirate’s life is a wonderful life,
You find adventure and sport.
But live every minute
For all that is in it —
The life of a pirate is short!
Aha!
FEMALE SOLOIST
Think of a wonderful thought,
Any merry little thought.
FEMALE CHORUS
Think of Christmas, think of snow.
Think of sleigh bells, off we go,
Like reindeer in the sky
(Reindeer in the sky, reindeer in the sky)
CHORUS
You can fly, you can fly, you can fly!
LOST BOYS CHORUS
Following the leader,
The leader, the leader.
We’re following the leader,
Wherever he may go!
(Whistling.)
Just a teedle-ee-dum,
A teedle-ee-do-tee-day
FEMALE CHORUS
When there’s a smile in your heart…
LOST BOYS CHORUS
Following the leader…
FEMALE CHORUS
There’s no better time to start
LOST BOYS CHORUS
Wherever he may go!
FEMALE CHORUS
Think of all the joy you’ll find,
When you leave the world behind…
CHORUS
And bid your cares goodbye (your cares goodbye)!
You can fly!
You can fly!
You can fly!
LOST BOYS CHORUS
Dreams that glow, yo-ho!
Yo-ho!
Away we go,
It’s a Festival of Fantasy!
FEMALE CHORUS
You can fly!
CHORUS
You can fly!
LOST BOYS CHORUS
Yo-ho!
(Brave float approaches, carrying MERIDA and her BROTHERS.)
CHORUS
Away we go (away we go),
It’s a Festival of Fantasy!
Beauty and majesty,
Shining magically!
Dreams that glow (dreams that glow),
Wondrous, dazzling brilliantly.
So, away we go.
It’s a Festival of Fantasy!
MERIDA
Chase the wind, and touch the sky!
(Bagpipes and Scottish music.)
MERIDA
I will rise, I will fly!
Chase the wind, and touch the sky!
I will fly!
Chase the wind, and touch the sky!
CHORUS
Dreams that glow,
(Chase the wind)
Wondrous, dazzling brilliantly.
(Chase the wind)
So, away we go.
It’s a Festival of Fantasy!
MERIDA
Chase the wind, and touch the sky!
(Maleficent DRAGON float approaches. FLORA, FAUNA, and MERRYWEATHER dance out front, while PRINCE PHILLIP is taunted by spooky dancers.)
FEMALE SOLOIST
Away we go!
Away we go!
Shining magically.
Dreams that glow!
Away we go…
FEMALE CHORUS
It’s a Festival of Fantasy!
(DRAGON breathes fire and does battle with PRINCE PHILLIP.)
FEMALE SOLOISTS
Dreams that glow!
Away we go!
It’s a Festival of Fantasy.
You’ll love me at once,
The way you did once upon a dream.
(SNOW WHITE, DWARFS, JIMINY CRICKET, ALICE, and MAD HATTER dance by ahead of Monstro, Dumbo, and Fantasia float. PINOCCHIO rides atop the whale.)
CHORUS
Away we go (away we go),
It’s a Festival of Fantasy!
Beauty and majesty,
Shining magically!
Dreams that glow (dreams that glow),
Wondrous, dazzling brilliantly.
So, away we go.
It’s a Festival of Fantasy!
MALE CHORUS
Who’s the leader of the club
That’s made for you and me?
M-I-C-K-E-Y
M-O-U-S-E!
Mickey Mouse!
Mickey Mouse! (Mickey Mouse!)
Forever let us hold our banner high.
Come along, and sing a song,
And join the jamboree!
M-I-C-K-E-Y
M-O-U-S-E!
FEMALE CHORUS
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay.
My, oh my, what a wonderful day!
Plenty of sunshine headin’ my way
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay!
When you wish upon a star!
(FEMALE CHORUS sings to the tune of “I’ve Got No Strings.”)
FEMALE CHORUS
La la la la la la la
MALE CHORUS
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah…
FEMALE CHORUS
La la la la la la la
MALE CHORUS
Zip-a-dee-ay…
FEMALE CHORUS
La la la la la la la
What a wonderful day.
CHORUS
What a wonderful day.
(Wonderful day. Wonderful day.)
M-I-C-K-E-Y
M-O-U-S-E!
FEMALE SOLOIST
Well I think I’ve seen about everything
When I see an elephant fly!
CHORUS
La la la la la
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah!
Dreams that glow (dreams that glow),
Wondrous, dazzling brilliantly.
So, away we go.
It’s a Festival of Fantasy!
Fantasy!
(DONALD, DAISY, and PLUTO float, and MICKEY and MINNIE balloon float approach.)
MICKEY MOUSE
Oh boy! That’s right! This is the best celebration ever! Gosh Minnie, isn’t this fun?, etc.
MINNIE
I just love a parade! We’re flying! etc.
CHORUS
Dreams that glow (dreams that glow),
Wondrous, dazzling brilliantly.
So, away we go.
It’s a Festival of Fantasy!
Fantasy!
It’s a Festival of Fantasy!
(Parade ends.)
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