Duffy and ShellieMay Are Coming to Disneyland for the New Celebrate Happy Cavalcade
The two characters will make a rare U.S.-based Disney Parks appearance as part of the 70th Anniversary celebration.
The 70th Anniversary celebration at Disneyland will feature a new parade that includes a couple of characters that are none too common in U.S.-based Disney Parks currently, Duffy and ShellieMay.
What’s Happening:
- Among the details revealed by Disney Parks Blog for the Disneyland 70th Anniversary celebration this summer is a new character cavalcade called The Celebrate Happy Cavalcade. Per Disney, “As it winds its way along the parade route, favorite characters will encourage you to dance and clap along in an energetic and contemporary celebration of seven decades of happiness."
- Notable among the Disney characters in this particular gathering are Duffy and ShellieMay, who Disney Parks Blog mentions are “not often seen at Disneyland."
- Duffy has made sporadic appearances at Disneyland Resort, but this actually appears to be ShellieMay’s first ever appearance as a costumed character in either Disneyland Resort park, though she has come to Aulani Resort in Hawaii. The two are much bigger ongoing presences in international Disney Parks, including Tokyo DisneySea.
- Besides Duffy and ShellieMay, the artist rendering for The Celebrate Happy Cavalcade also includes characters like Goofy, Max, Chip 'n Dale, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Pluto, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck and Clarabelle Cow, seen wearing their new 70th Anniversary celebration outfits.
- The Disneyland 70th Anniversary festivities kick off on May 16, 2025.
More on Disneyland’s 70th Anniversary:
- First Look at Disneyland’s 70th Anniversary Merchandise
- New Tapestry of Happiness Nighttime Projection Show at “it’s a small world" Facade
- “World of Color Happiness!" Nighttime Spectacular Revealed for Disneyland’s 70th Anniversary
- Coco Characters Added to “it’s a small world" as Part of Disneyland’s 70th Anniversary