Electrical Water Pageant returning soon to Walt Disney World

The Electrical Water Pageant that floats around the Seven Seas Lagoon and Bay Lake will be returning soon, Disney has announced.

The 14 different free-floating barges with thousands of lights depicting images of sea creatures and ending with a patriotic flare are being tested on the waterways.

Debuting October 25, 1971, the pageant has gone through three versions. The current lineup includes:

• Opening: “Fanfare” from The Little Mermaid
• Sea Serpent (four floats) “Boo Bop Bopbop Bop (I Love You Too)” from Pete’s Dragon
• Whale (one float) (Updated later in 1997) “Whale of a Tale” from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
• Turtle (one float)
• Octopus (one float) “Poor Unfortunate Souls” from The Little Mermaid
• Three Jumping Dolphins (three floats)
• Brachiosaurus (one float) “Walk the Dinosaur” by Was (Not Was)
• Crocodile (one float) “Never Smile at a Crocodile” from Peter Pan
• Four Seahorses (one float) “Fanfare” & “Under the Sea” from The Little Mermaid
• Neptune (one float) “Fanfare” & “Under the Sea” from The Little Mermaid
• All floats then change to the American Flag & Stars “You’re a Grand Old Flag”, “Yankee Doodle”, & “America the Beautiful”
• Closing: “Fireworks” & “Jig” from The Little Mermaid