Disney Cruise Line’s “Magic Meets the Seas” float is heading back down the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade route, and this year Captain Mickey Mouse, Captain Minnie Mouse and First Mate Goofy are dressing up for it. All three will wear special glittering officer outfits for the 100th parade on Thursday, November 26.
Disney released a new rendering of the float on Thursday. It is shaped like a ship in navy and gold, with a big set of gold Mickey ears rising over the top deck where Captain Mickey waves. Characters line the deck behind the rail, and a row of performers in blue sailor-style outfits dances out in front.
Who Is On Board
The crew is a big one. Joining Mickey, Minnie and Goofy are Elsa and Queen Anna from Frozen, Woody and Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story, Stitch, Mirabel from Encanto, Spider-Man and several of Disney’s royal couples.
The performers will dance ocean-inspired choreography to a lively rendition of “Shimmering Seas,” the Disney Cruise Line anthem.
Second Year On The Route
This is the float’s second year in the parade. It joins a big Disney presence for the 100th edition, including the brand-new Sorcerer’s Apprentice Mickey balloon, the Spider-Man balloon that first flew in 1987, and the Buzz Lightyear balloon, which first launched in 2008. Sorcerer’s Apprentice Mickey arrives more than 90 years after the first Mickey Mouse balloon flew in 1934. All of Disney’s balloons have been cleared to fly after Macy’s Balloonfest earlier this month, where new balloons are inflated outdoors and handlers learn how to steer them along the route.
The float is a moving ad for life on board, from the Broadway-style shows to the themed spaces and dining that set a Disney sailing apart. Disney Cruise Line has been adding to that experience across the fleet, including haptic vests for silent discos and Braille guidebooks. Its next new ship, the Disney Believe, debuts in December 2027.
How To Watch
The 100th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade starts on Manhattan’s Upper West Side on the morning of Thursday, November 26, and runs more than 2 miles to Midtown. It airs on NBC, Peacock and Telemundo starting at 8:30 a.m. in all time zones.
If you are in New York before then, the 100th Parade Shop on the mezzanine level of Macy’s Herald Square has the Macy’s and Disney 2026 Holiday Collection, plus scaled-down replicas of the Buzz Lightyear, Spider-Man and Sorcerer’s Apprentice Mickey balloons and a display of Mickey balloons through the decades.
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