March of the Paint the Night Fairies

A couple of weekends ago, I took a nighttime photo run to the Disneyland Resort to catch the Paint the Night parade for the first time since its return this year (after a hiatus last holiday season in the middle of Disneyland's 70th Anniversary celebration).  This is still my favorite Disney parade and an all-time, classic.  And it's fun to photograph both the spectacular parade floats and the great performers between the floats, from the Disney characters to the dancers. Everything starts off with the opening segment, however, which sees Tinker Bell and Peter Pan preceded by Tink's fairy friends, Silvermist, Rosetta, and Iridessa.  They set the tone for the magic that will follow, shimmering in nighttime color and luminescence.  It is a beautiful start to a magnificent parade--one that I'll be sad to see leave when this 70th Anniversary celebration concludes later this year!