CHICAGO (WLS) -- There was a festive cheer in the air Saturday evening on Michigan Avenue as huge crowds of people lined up on the parade route to usher in a new holiday season with the help of some of Disney's favorites.

With a wave of their white gloves, Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse left Michigan Avenue dazzled as the 2025 Wintrust Magnificent Mile Lights Festival and Parade began.

ABC7 Chicago will air a special broadcast of the Wintrust Magnificent Mile Lights Festival and Parade at 6 p.m. Sunday.

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"I'm having fun, and I'm definitely going to miss this when I go back to Dallas," said Thuian Dang from Texas.

That's because no place does it better than Chicago, and, like each year, people from near and far lined the downtown r

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