Q: I have two coins (one gold and one purple) from the 20th anniversary surprise parade at Walt Disney World. I received the coins when I was about four years old from cast members in the parade. I was wondering if they gave out these coins at every parade during the celebrations or only certain shows?
Heather, Miami, Florida
A: These coins (there are also green ones) were first given out by parade cast members, along with strings of colored beads, during the Party Gras Parade at Disneyland, which ran during most of the year in 1990. A similar parade for the 20th anniversary of Walt Disney World using the floats from Disneyland, named the Surprise Celebration, began in the Magic Kingdom in the fall of 1991 and continued until 1994. That parade had different coins, in gold, blue, and green.
Dave Smith