FOURTH EDITION (1968)
December 21, 1968 to December 31, 1969

• 19 Major Units (counting 26 total) themed around Disney Classics - each representing a major Disney motion picture, plus special elements for animated short subject milestones.

• There’s a new route (down Main Street, past Frontierland’s entrance through Fantasyland to “it’s a small world”).

/!\ THE DEPICTION OF THIS LINE-UP COMES FROM THE 1970 EDITION BUT APPEARS IN STAFF MEETING NOTES FROM APRIL 4,

1968 AND CONCEPT ARTS INDICATES THESE UNITS COULD HAVE PREMIERED AS EARLY AS 1968. TBC WHEN FOOTAGE IN FOUND /!\

No video footage available

OPENING UNIT
No Float
8 Trumpets
6 Knights on Horseback
Royal Band & Court with flags

SLEEPING BEAUTY UNIT
Carriage pulled by two live horses
Maleficent (face)
Member of the court with flags
Member of the court
Flora (sculpt)
Fauna (sculpt)
Merryweather (sculpt)
2 live white horses
1 coachman
Prince Philip
Princesse Aurora

RELUCTANT DRAGON UNIT
No float
The Reluctant Dragon (blowing smoke)
1 peasant lady with a rolling pin and sword
1 small knight in on a (fake) small horse

FANTASY ON PARADE DRUM UNIT
1 Drum float pulled by 6 miniature horses
2 drivers
Mickey Mouse (Classic outfit)

PETER PAN UNIT
1 Pirate Boat float
Wendy Darling on pirate boat float
Michael Darling on pirate boat float
1 Pirate (driver)
Peter Pan walking
Captain Hook (sculpt) walking
Tik Tok Croc (sculpt) walking
Pirate band

Lost Boys (NEW for 1968)

1 small Pirate Boat (repurposed ride vehicle)
John Darling on pirate boat float

1 small Pirate Boat (repurposed ride vehicle)
Mr. Smee on pirate boat float

RANDOM UNIT
Several small vehicles with Disney Characters
Scrooge McDuck on the money truck

THE JUNGLE BOOK UNIT
No Float
Baloo
King Louie
Mowgli
Colonel Hathi (NEW for 1968)
Elphants (NEW for 1968)
Jungle Guide
Jungle Fanfare

DUMBO CIRCUS UNIT
Small fireman car with Dumbo (prop) on a ladder
Fireman clowns (sculpt) with a trampoline
Bongo on a monocycle
Upside-down Elephant walking on ground (no footage)
The Ring Master (sculpt) (no footage)
Casey Jr Train and circus menagerie (no footage)
Timothy Mouse (sculpt) (NEW for 1968)
Band with trumpets (no footage)

PINOCCHIO AND COMPANY UNIT
Gypsie with string puppets
Geppetto (sculpt) with Pinocchio as string puppet
1 Wagon pulled by a horse
1 gypsy with accordion and 1 driver Stromboli (sculpt)
Live string Puppets are on board the wagon, on sides
Pinocchio (sculpt)
Gideon (sculpt)
Foulfellow (sculpt)

The Coachman (driver) (sculpt)
Donkey music band (trombones) (NEW for 1968)
Jiminy Cricket (sculpt) walking (NEW for 1968)

WINNIE THE POOH UNIT
No Float
Winnie the Pooh (sculpt)
Tigger (sculpt) (NEW for 1968)
Owl (sculpt)
Kanga (sculpt) (Roo puppet)
Eyeore (sculpt)
Rabbit (Piglet puppet)
Honey Tree with hanging bees
Heffalumps (sculpt) (NEW for 1968)
Woozles (sculpt) (NEW for 1968)

DONALD DUCK DRIVE UNIT
1 motorcycle with side car
Donald Duck (prop)
Huey (prop)
Louie (prop)
Dewey (prop)
1 driver hidden in prop luggage
1 policeman chasing the motorcycle

CINDERELLA UNIT
Pumpkin Carriage Float
Knights on horses with flags (no footage)
Prince Charming on horse (no footage)
The Grand Duke (face) walking with glass slipper + cuffin prop
The Fairy Godmother (sculpt) walking
Lady Tremaine (sculpt) walking
Drizella Tremaine (sculpt) waking
Antastasia Tremaine (sculpt) walking
Gus (sculpt) walking
Jas (sculpt) walking
Cinderalla on board the coach
Coachman (driver)
Footman (on float)

THE UGLY BUGS UNIT
No Float
4 or more bugs musicians with saxophones
Caterpillar Push Unit with 1 Head, 5 (?) torsos and 1 Tail
Several butterfly dancers

A BARNYARD BASH UNIT
1 wagon pulled by two live horses
CLARA CLUCK (sculpt) (different design than previous years)
ROOSTER (sculpt) (different design than previous years)
Farmers daughter (face) walking
2 Scarecrows with guitar
1 prop Scarecrow on a cross

SONG OF THE SOUTH UNIT
No Float
Br'er Bear (sculpt)
Br'er Fox (sculpt)
Br'er Rabbit (sculpt) (no footage)

DAWG GONE UNIT
1 dog catcher vehicle
Pluto
1 driver (sculpt)
Live dogs
1 dog catcher

HEIGH-OH UNIT
1 Wagon pulled by a horse
Doc (sculpt) (driver)
Snow White walking
1 horse handler
Grumpy (sculpt)
Happy (sculpt)
Sneezy (sculpt)
Bashful (sculpt)
Sleepy (sculpt)
Dopey (sculpt)
Band
Scary Trees (about 6)
The Wicked Witch (sculpt)
The Evil Queen (face) with mirror prop

FANTASIA FOLIES
Float with classic orchestra
4 Dancing Hippos (new design/color)
4 Dancing Aligators (NEW for 1968)
4 Mushrooms
4 Ostriches
1 statue push unit
Band on float

GOOFY'S GONDOLA UNIT
1 car (different than previous years, no stunt)
Goofy (driver)
Minnie Mouse (in yellow outfit)

ALICE IN WONDERLAND UNIT
Various Tea Cups push-unit
Alice
The King of Hearts (sculpt)
Tweedle Dee (sculpt) (NEW for 1968)
Tweedle Dum (sculpt) (NEW for 1968)
16 Card Drill team
The Mad Hatter (sculpt)
The Queen of Hearts (sculpt)
Mr. Warlus (sculpt)
White Rabbit (sculpt)
Band

LITTLE TOOT UNIT
Little Toot push-unit

MARY POPPINS UNIT
Chimney Sweeps
Mary Poppins (nanny look) with umbrella prop
Mr. Penguin (sculpt)
Perly Band
Bert Music Man
Jane Banks (NEW for 1968)
Michael Banks (NEW for 1968)
Mr Banks (no footage but pictured on concept arts)
Mrs Banks (no footage but pictured on concept arts)
Member of the Bank with kites (no footage but picture on concept arts)
Carrousel push unit (NEW for 1968)
People on (fake) carrousel horses

THE ARISTOCATS UNIT
1 small drum float
Hip Cat
Peppo
1 singer

THE MARCH OF THE TOY SOLDIERS UNIT
No Float
20 Fanfare Toy Soldiers (sculpt)
20 Toy Soldiers (sculpt)
Little boy in red shirt and suspenders
Little girl in long socks white hat and light green top

CHRISTMAS UNIT
1 Santa Sleight float
Walking Christmas Trees
Silly Reindeers
Girl musicians along the float
Santa Claus

FINAL UNIT
1 Toy Train pulling THE END letters
1 train conductor driver (sculpt)
The Disneyland Band
Mr. Snowman (sculpt)
Mrs. Snowman (sculpt)
Elves

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CHRISTMAS CAROLERS UNIT
Couples of Carolers walking

NO FOOTAGE FOR
FERDINAND THE BULL UNIT
THREE LITTLE PIGS UNIT
ARABIAN NIGHTS UNIT
IT'S A SMALL WORLD UNIT

FOURTH EDITION (1968)

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