June 17, 1972 and the Main Street Electrical Parade Premieres at Disneyland.

It was a day of deep tension and nerves for those involved in the premiere of Disneyland's Main Street Electrical Parade, because just two weeks earlier the parade was on the fritz. Disney engaged a company in Chicago to build the floats and most were not complete, and work on some hadn't even begun!

Disneyland's Vice President of Entertainment Bob Jani and Director of Show Development Ron Miziker decided to have all the units shipped to California in pieces where a second set of electricians and technicians would try to make them all work. Everything was down to "the wire" but when the gates opened for the big premiere, it was all ready, and it was electrifying.

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