| Disney Stars and Motor Cars | |
| Imagedimensions: | 250px |
| Location: | Disney's Hollywood Studios |
| Status: | Removed |
| Soft Opened: | September 2001 |
| Opened: | October 1, 2001 |
| Closed: | March 8, 2008 |
| Previousattraction: | Mulan Parade |
| Replacement: | Block Party Bash |
| Location2: | Walt Disney Studios Park |
| Altname2: | Disney Stars 'n' Cars |
| Status2: | Removed |
| Soft Opened2: | March 2009 |
| Opened2: | April 4, 2009 |
| Closed2: | July 3, 2014 |
| Previousattraction2: | High School Musical: The Party Show |
| Type: | Parade |
| Ride: | no |
| Duration: | 25 minutes |
Disney Stars and Motor Cars Parade was a parade at Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort, and Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris. The parade first premiered on October 1, 2001, as part of the Walt Disney World Resort's 100 Years of Magic Celebration.[1] The parade is a procession of characters riding in highly themed cars down the streets of Disney's Hollywood Studios in true Hollywood style.
During the holiday season, the parade was transformed into the "Hollywood Holly-day Parade". The parade had its final run at Disney's Hollywood Studios on March 8, 2008. It has been replaced by the Block Party Bash parade from Disney California Adventure Park. Block Party Bash had its "soft opening" on March 9, 2008. The parade then moved to its sister park, the Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris in 2009, and was renamed Disney Stars 'n' Cars. It premiered on April 4, with previews for guests beginning on March 9.[2]
The regular features of the parade included the following cars. The parade route travelled from the gate next to Star Tours over to Hollywood Boulevard to next to the exit of the park. The parade originally consisted of 15 cars, but was later updated to 18 over time:
With the release of new films, both in theaters and home video, the parade has had several pre-parade promotional units that have not been permanent additions. Those "Guest stars" include: Enchanted, Ratatouille and Chicken Little.
The vehicles and floats themed to Atlantis: The Lost Empire and Hercules were removed during the parade's time at Disney's Hollywood Studios.
This parade replaced the Disney Cinema Parade and High School Musical: The Party Show at Walt Disney Studios Park. This version of the parade was also 25 minutes long, with a show-stop on stage at "Place des Stars."
The following eleven cars were at the Walt Disney Studios Park parade from the premiere on April 4, 2009. The parade route began and ended at the backstage gate next to Animagique. The parade had an update on April 2, 2010, with the twelve floats. By 2012, the show's stop at "Place des Stars" had been cut, with the floats simply driving through the studios as a normal parade.