The “Better Together: A Pixar Pals Celebration!” Parade is an all-new parade at Disney California Adventure park for Pixar Fest. The parade runs twice daily at 4pm and 6:30pm.
Take a look at the parade in photos and make sure you scroll to the bottom of this post to watch a full-parade video from my YouTube channel.
“Better Together: A Pixar Pals Celebration!” Parade
The new song “Better Together” is very catchy and will stick in your head – much like the “Magic Happens” parade song. But, that’s not a bad thing because it is a great song!
“Better Together: A Pixar Pals Celebration!” is an upbeat celebration of Pixar movies and characters. The parade includes characters from Turning Red, Up, Soul, Inside Out, Luca, The Incredibles, Toy Story, Coco and Monsters Inc. The celebration includes dancers, rollerblade dancers, bicycle performers, parade floats and more!
The parade begins with rollerblade dancers and a Luxo Jr. float with the parade name “Better Together” and “A Pixar Pals Celebration!” on the float.
Turning Red
Next is the Turning Red float. Dancers lead the float which carries Meilin in Panda form, Meilin’s friends (Abby, Priya and Miriam), her father and the boy band 4*Town. This float is one of the most popular floats in the parade. Everybody love 4*Town!
Up
The next segment of the parade features characters from Disney-Pixar’s Up. First, Russell rides on the back of Kevin down the parade route. Russel and Kevin are followed by Carl Fredricksen riding on a float that also carries Kevin’s babies and Dug. There is also a small model of Carl’s house floating above the float that is attached to a bunch of balloons.
Soul
Next, the Soul float carries Joe Gardner, some of his music students and little souls. There is a banner on the float that reads “We ♥️ you, Mr. G!”. The float is preceded by dancers. The song “It’s Alright” can heard playing as the float passes by.
Inside Out
Joy and Sadness follow the Soul float riding on Bing Bong’s wagon as they fly over memory balls. Bing Bong is peeking out of the memory balls on the back of the float.
Luca
The Luca float is next. It is designed to look like Portorosso. The float carries Luca, Alberto and Giulia. Luca and Alberto are swimming in water on the coast of Portorosso. They are in human form above the water. But if you look closely, their legs and tails are in Sea Monster form under the water. Giulia rides on a Vespa on top of the float. The float is preceded by Sea Monster dancers and Portorosso Cup Triathlon bikers.
The Incredibles
Mr. Incredible, Elastigirl and Frozone ride on hoverboards in the next segment of the “Better Together: A Pixar Pals Celebration!” parade. If you saw the “Pixar Play Parade” from the previous Pixar Fest at the Disneyland Resort a few years ago, you will recognize these hoverboards because they were used in that parade.
Toy Story
For the Toy Story segment, Woody rides in the back of a yellow toy dump truck. “Reach for the sky!” and clouds are printed on the side of the truck.
Finale
The parade ends with more parade dancers and a Finale float carrying Miguel & Dante from Coco, Jesse & Buzz Lightyear from the Toy Story movies and Sulley and Mike Wazowski from Monsters Inc. The float also features a Pixar ball.
And rope carrying dancers end the “Better Together: A Pixar Pals Celebration!” parade.
Watch a Video of the Parade
Here’s a recording of the “Better Together: A Pixar Pals Celebration!” parade from Tuesday, April 30, 2024.
Visit my YouTube channel to see other recordings of the “Better Together: A Pixar Pals Celebration!” parade.
More Pixar Fest News
Read more about Pixar Fest at the Disneyland Resort by visiting these articles:
- Pixar Fest Merchandise at the Disneyland Resort
- Pixar Pals Playtime Party during Pixar Fest
- Disneyland Resort Pixar Fest Foodie Guide
Pixar Fest runs through August 4, 2024 at the Disneyland Resort.
As always, I’ll “see ya real soon” Mouseketeers!
