Schedule your dining reservations at these resort restaurants to accommodate viewing the pageant or let Build A Better Mouse Trip schedule the reservation for you. You may visit these resorts to dine and to watch the Electrical Water Pageant even if you are not staying at the resort.
If you are watching the Electric Water Pageant from the Disneyworld Wilderness Lodge, you may want to stay long enough to see the resort’s Fire Rock Geyer that shoots water up 120 feet every half hour from 7:00AM to 10 PM. Go to the back of the resort and walk towards the pool, then follow the signs to the geyser area.
Start the Disney magic on your arrival day by riding the monorail and visiting the Grand Floridian Resort and Spa and Contemporary Resort, then riding over to the Polynesian Resort to enjoy the Electric Water Pageant from the beach. It will start the fun without costing a dime.
Electrical Water Pageant at Walt Disney World Resort
The Electrical Water Pageant is a floating parade that debuted on October 26, 1971 and has been a special addition to Disney World vacations ever since. It can be seen nightly in resort areas of the Seven Seas Lagoon and Bay Lake. Little lights outline the shapes and characters on each of the floating barges ; you will see King Triton, turtles, whales, a sea monster, dolphins, and several “Stars and Stripes” themed floats. The Electrical Water Pageant inspired the Main Street Electrical Parade which opened in Disneyland in 1972 and can currently be seen most nights in the Magic Kingdom theme park at Disney World; in fact, "Baroque Hoedown" - the music for the Main Street Electrical Parade - was originally featured in the Electric Water Pageant. The Pageant may be cancelled due to weather. Ask a resort cast member for the best viewing location.
Times are subject to change (check with guest services) but the Electric Water Pageant generally can be seen at:
Sea Serpent (four floats) featuring "Boo Bop Bopbop Bop (I Love You Too)" from Pete's Dragon
Whale (one float) accompanied by "Whale of a Tale" from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Turtle (one float)
Octopus (one float) accompanied by "Poor Unfortunate Souls" from The Little Mermaid
Three Jumping Dolphins (three floats)
Brachiosaurus (one Float) accompanied by "Walk the Dinosaur"
Crocodile (one float) accompanied by "Never Smile at a Crocodile" from Peter Pan
Four Seahorses (one float) accompanied by "Fanfare and "Under the Sea" from The Little Mermaid
Neptune (one float) accompanied by "Fanfare and "Under the Sea" from The Little Mermaid
All floats change to the American Flag & Stars and are accompanied by "You're a Grand Old Flag", "Yankee Doodle", and "America the Beautiful".
Closing music "Fireworks" and "Jig" from The Little Mermaid
The Electrical Water Pageant may run later when the Magic Kingdom Wishes Fireworks are scheduled for 9:00PM. It can sometimes be seen at The Magic Kingdom theme park at 10:20 PM when the park has extended hours.
Cost: No charge – You can't get any more of a discount for your family vacation than free! This is one of the many activities that does not require a theme park ticket.
Viewing Tip: We love to watch the Electric Water Pageant from the beach area at Disney's Polynesian Resort. You can pick up a Dole Whip (pineapple flavored frozen soft-serve dessert) in Captain Cook's, the resort's food court, to take out and enjoy while you watch. If the Magic Kingdom is going to have fireworks after the Electric Water Pageant (check your Times Guide), some of us like to catch the first water launch over to the Magic Kingdom after the Electric Water Pageant. We usually pass the floating barges as they go by one of the other resorts. We ride the boat back and forth between the Polynesian Resort and the Magic Kingdom so that we can watch the fireworks from the water - the reflexion on the water is beautiful. You can also watch the fireworks from the beach area, if preferred.
Build A Better Mouse Trip is happy to include the Electrical Water Pageant in your vacation itinerary and will make dining reservations to correspond to this free Walt Disney World Resort activity.
