Merryweather Stuck on Tracks During Festival of Fantasy Parade at Walt Disney World, tell me about this news today

During the performance of the Festival of Fantasy Parade at Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World, Merryweatherone of the three Good Fairies from Sleeping Beautyexperienced a mechanical mishap along the parade route.

In the parade, Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather appear to “fly” and glide along the streets using motorized character scooters hidden beneath their voluminous skirts. While traveling down the route, Merryweather’s scooter malfunctioned after encountering the trolley tracks embedded in the street surface.

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Because the device could no longer operate properly or clear the tracks, the performer had to step off the broken scooter and abandon the vehicle entirely. Disney Cast Members quickly assisted to manage the stalled unit, while the performer stayed in character and finished the parade route on foot.