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The Electrical Water Pageant is a show that takes place several times every evening (weather permitting) in Walt Disney World's Seven Seas Lagoon and Bay Lake. It features fourteen floats with lights that depict images of sea creatures. It was originally set to the tune of Baroque Hoedown
Baroque Hoedown

"Baroque Hoedown" was created by early synthesizer pioneers Jean-Jacques Perrey and Gershon Kingsley . The composition was once described as being a "harpsichord gone country music"....
 by Jean-Jacques Perrey
Jean-Jacques Perrey

Jean-Jacques Perrey is a French electronic music producer and was an early pioneer in the genre. He is best known within the sphere of popular music as a member of the influential electronic music group Perrey and Kingsley....
 and Gershon Kingsley
Gershon Kingsley

Gershon Kingsley, is a contemporary Germany-born United States composer most famous for composing the early electronic pop instrumental song Popcorn ....
, and now has different musical themes for each float, the main theme being Fanfare from The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid

"The Little Mermaid" is a fairy tale by the Denmark poet and author Hans Christian Andersen about a young mermaid willing to give up her life in the sea and her identity as a merperson to gain a human soul and the love of a human prince....
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The Electrical Water Pageant is a show that takes place several times every evening (weather permitting) in Walt Disney World's Seven Seas Lagoon and Bay Lake. It features fourteen floats with lights that depict images of sea creatures. It was originally set to the tune of Baroque Hoedown
Baroque Hoedown

"Baroque Hoedown" was created by early synthesizer pioneers Jean-Jacques Perrey and Gershon Kingsley . The composition was once described as being a "harpsichord gone country music"....
 by Jean-Jacques Perrey
Jean-Jacques Perrey

Jean-Jacques Perrey is a French electronic music producer and was an early pioneer in the genre. He is best known within the sphere of popular music as a member of the influential electronic music group Perrey and Kingsley....
 and Gershon Kingsley
Gershon Kingsley

Gershon Kingsley, is a contemporary Germany-born United States composer most famous for composing the early electronic pop instrumental song Popcorn ....
, and now has different musical themes for each float, the main theme being Fanfare from The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid

"The Little Mermaid" is a fairy tale by the Denmark poet and author Hans Christian Andersen about a young mermaid willing to give up her life in the sea and her identity as a merperson to gain a human soul and the love of a human prince....
. It is the predecessor to the classic Main Street Electrical Parade
Main Street Electrical Parade

The Main Street Electrical Parade was a regularly-scheduled parade, created by Bob Jani, famous for its long run at Disneyland at the Disneyland Resort most summers between 1972-1974, 1977-1982, and 1985-1996....
, which used an updated version of Baroque Hoedown by Don Dorsey
Don Dorsey

'Don Dorsey' is an United States audio production consultant, and a designer and director of fireworks and nighttime spectacular shows including ...
. Floats include King Triton, a sea serpent, dolphins, and turtles. At the end of the show, the floats turn into lighted flags and stars, for a patriotic finale. A record for the show's music was released in 1973.

Floats and music listing (current version)

  • (no float) "Fanfare
    The Little Mermaid (soundtrack)

    The Little Mermaid: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack is the soundtrack to The Walt Disney Company 1989 animated feature The Little Mermaid ....
    " from The Little Mermaid
    The Little Mermaid (1989 film)

    The Little Mermaid is a 1989 in film animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation with a pencil test beginning on September 23, 1988 and its first release on November 17, 1989 distributed by Walt Disney Pictures....
  • Sea Dragon (4 Piece) - "Boo Bop Bopbop Bop (I Love You Too)" from Pete's Dragon
    Pete's Dragon

    Pete's Dragon is a live-action/animated film musical film feature film from Walt Disney Productions. It is a live-action film but its title character, a european dragon named Elliott, is animation....
  • Whale - "Whale of a Tale" from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
    20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954 film)

    20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is a 1954 in film film starring Kirk Douglas as Ned Land, James Mason as Captain Nemo, Paul Lukas as Professor Pierre Aronnax and Peter Lorre as Conseil....
  • Turtle
  • Octopus - "Poor Unfortunate Souls
    Poor Unfortunate Souls

    "Poor Unfortunate Souls" is a song from the Walt Disney Pictures animated film The Little Mermaid . Written by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken and performed by Pat Carroll , "Poor Unfortunate Souls" is sung to Ariel by Ursula ....
    " from The Little Mermaid
    The Little Mermaid (1989 film)

    The Little Mermaid is a 1989 in film animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation with a pencil test beginning on September 23, 1988 and its first release on November 17, 1989 distributed by Walt Disney Pictures....
  • Dolphins (3 Piece)
  • Brachiosaurus - "Walk the Dinosaur" by Was (Not Was)
    Was (Not Was)

    Was is an eccentric pop music group founded by David Weiss and Don Fagenson . They gained popularity in the 1980s and early 1990s....
  • Crocodile - "Never Smile At a Crocodile" from Peter Pan
    Peter Pan (1953 film)

    Peter Pan is an animated feature produced by Walt Disney based on the play Peter and Wendy by J. M. Barrie. It is the fourteenth film in the List of Disney animated features and was originally released to theaters on February 5, 1953 by RKO Pictures....
  • Sea Horse & King Triton (2 Piece) - "Fanfare" & "Under the Sea
    Under the Sea

    "Under the Sea" is an Academy Award-winning song from The Walt Disney Company 1989 animated film The Little Mermaid , composed by Alan Menken with lyrics by Howard Ashman and is heavily influenced by the Calypso music style of the Caribbean....
    " from The Little Mermaid
    The Little Mermaid (1989 film)

    The Little Mermaid is a 1989 in film animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation with a pencil test beginning on September 23, 1988 and its first release on November 17, 1989 distributed by Walt Disney Pictures....
  • American Flag & Stars (9 Piece) - "You're a Grand Old Flag
    You're a Grand Old Flag

    File:Youre a Grand Old Flag.jpg"You're a Grand Old Flag" is a patriotic song of the United States. The song, a spirited March written by George M....
    ", "Yankee Doodle
    Yankee Doodle

    "Yankee Doodle" is a well-known Music of the United Kingdom the origin of which dates back to the Seven Years War. It has been widely adopted in the United States and is often sung patriotically today....
    ", & "America the Beautiful
    America the Beautiful

    "America the Beautiful" is an United States patriotic song. The words are by Katharine Lee Bates and the music by Samuel A. Ward. Bates originally wrote the words as a poem, first published in 1895....
    "
  • (no float) "Fireworks" & "Jig" from The Little Mermaid
    The Little Mermaid (1989 film)

    The Little Mermaid is a 1989 in film animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation with a pencil test beginning on September 23, 1988 and its first release on November 17, 1989 distributed by Walt Disney Pictures....


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