The World According To Goofy was a parade at Disneyland which opened in June 1992 and closed about five months later to begin a 3 month refurbishment in the It's a Small World area, which included repainting the façade to a different color and adding a gift shop.[1] It contained floats showing the history of the world with Goofy-esqe characters portraying real ones.[2] For example, one of the floats showed a large dinosaur that had some of Goofy's features, called the "Goofasaurus". The parade was shown in celebration of Goofy's 60th "birthday".[3]
Parade units
- Opening Unit: The float was themed to Ludwig Von Drake standing on a teacher's desk piled with history books, alongside school students dancing with books.
- The Pre-Hysterical Age: The floats featured dinosaurs, cavepeople from the "Tar Bath Resort," and a Buddy Geyser band playing with Goofy. A Brontosaurus with Goofy's face appeared at the end of the unit.
- Egyptian Daze: The floats consisted of Ancient Egypt as a golfing tournament. It featured the Pharoah Golf Champion "King Putt", Clarabelle Cow as Cleopatra, a Goofy Sphinx, a Goofy mummy emerging from a pyramid, and a Goofy-faced golfball.
- The Renais-Sauce: The float focused on food, with paintings featuring the discovery of fried chicken, and the "Leaning Tower of Pizza," with roller-skating chefs carrying stacks of pizzas.
- Goofy Runs for President: The closing units consisted of Goofy physically "marathon-running" for president, with his friends Donald, Pluto, Chip and Dale riding in "Goofy's Pace Bus," with a dance crew participating in the marathon. Goofy, Mickey, Minnie and Max rode on a Finish Line-styled float with a giant Uncle Sam Goofy inflatable. Near the end of the parade's run, following the 1992 elections (which the unit parodied), the unit instead featured Goofy becoming "Man of the Year."[2][3]
See also
- List of former Disneyland attractions
- Mickey Mania, A parade similar to this parade that ran from 1995-1996 at Magic Kingdom
References
- ^ Strodder, Chris (2017). The Disneyland Encyclopedia (3rd ed.). Santa Monica Press. p. 369. ISBN 978-1595800909.
- ^ a b Geryak, Cole (October 11, 2018). "Disney Extinct Attractions: The World According to Goofy and Parade of Stars". The Laughing Place. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ a b "The World According to Goofy Parade". Yesterland.com. 25 August 2007. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
External links
- World According to Goofy Parade on YouTube
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