West Aurora High School’s marching band will play in the Magic Kingdom’s Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmastime parade at 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 29.
Planned is a live video feed of the Marching Blackhawks’ performance on facebook.com.entouragemanagement. The video will be saved to the tour management firm’s page for later viewing. The parade will consist of Disney characters in holiday garb, Santa and M. Claus and holiday music.
The musicians will step off in a 10:30 a.m. pre-parade performance for chaperones and family members lined up on the parade route.
Approximately 200 musicians, 20 chaperones, and two tour directors, boarded four 56-passenger buses about 6:30 a.m. Thursday to begin the trip south.
After a visit to Disney’s Epcot theme park Monday, most Marching Blackhawks and escorts will board buses for the trip home.
—Al Benson