Topps Disneyland 70th Anniversary - MS-11 Rafiki and Zazu: The Lion King Celebration Marches Into the From Silver Screen To Main Street Insert Set!
The Circle of Life Comes Full Parade on Main Street!
Welcome back, fellow collectors! Pull up your favorite chair, maybe grab a warm Dole Whip in spirit, and let me tell you about a card that hit me right in the heart the moment I first saw it. We are talking about the Topps Disneyland 70th Anniversary MS-11 Rafiki and Zazu insert from the gorgeous 25-card From Silver Screen To Main Street set, and wow - this one is an absolute treasure for any Lion King fan or Disneyland parade lover. 🎴
MS-11 features the iconic duo from The Lion King Celebration, one of Disneyland's most beloved parades of the 1990s. Rafiki and Zazu together on one card is just pure Disney magic. If you have ever seen The Lion King, you know exactly what these two mean to the story - Rafiki is the wise, mystical mandrill who presents Simba to the world in that breathtaking opening sequence, while Zazu is the prim and proper majordomo with a flair for the dramatic. Seeing them immortalized as a parade float moment on a trading card? That is the kind of detail that makes this hobby so incredibly joyful. 💖
I still remember the first time I heard the opening notes of "The Circle of Life" while walking through Disneyland. I was near the Matterhorn when the parade music drifted down Main Street and I just froze, soaking in every second of it. That feeling is exactly what MS-11 captures - that pure parade magic frozen in collector form.
Every parade is a promise - that the stories we love on screen will find their way into our hearts, our hands, and now, our binders.
About the From Silver Screen To Main Street Insert Set
Let's talk about this insert set in full, because it is one of the most charming checklists in the entire Topps Disneyland 70th Anniversary release. From Silver Screen To Main Street is a 25-card insert set celebrating Disney parades throughout the decades, from the very first parade at Disneyland's Grand Opening all the way through to the Disneyland 70th Anniversary Celebrate Happy Cavalcade. Each card spotlights a beloved float, character, or parade moment that brought Disney's animated worlds to life right on Main Street, U.S.A.
Here is the full checklist of all 25 cards in the set:
- MS-1 - The First Parade (Disneyland Grand Opening)
- MS-2 - Blue Fairy (Main Street Electrical Parade)
- MS-3 - Casey Jr. Train and the Drum (Main Street Electrical Parade)
- MS-4 - The Jolly Roger (Main Street Electrical Parade)
- MS-5 - Pete's Dragon Elliott (Main Street Electrical Parade)
- MS-6 - To Honor America (Main Street Electrical Parade)
- MS-7 - Mickey and Friends (Disneyland 25 Family Reunion Parade)
- MS-8 - Fantasia Magic Brooms (Flights of Fantasy)
- MS-9 - Mickey, Minnie, and Donald Balloons (35 Years of Magic - Party Gras Parade)
- MS-10 - I Just Can't Wait To Be King (The Lion King Celebration)
- MS-11 - Rafiki and Zazu (The Lion King Celebration)
- MS-12 - Mushu (Mulan Parade)
- MS-13 - Dream of Laughter - Geppetto (Walt Disney's Parade of Dreams)
- MS-14 - Dream of Enchantment - Cogsworth (Walt Disney's Parade of Dreams)
- MS-15 - Gingerbread House - Goofy (A Christmas Fantasy)
- MS-16 - The Toy Soldiers (A Christmas Fantasy)
- MS-17 - Tinker Bell and Peter Pan (Paint the Night Parade)
- MS-18 - Genie, Tigger, and Lumiere (Paint the Night Parade)
- MS-19 - Monsters, Inc. Dance Party - Mike Wazowski (Paint the Night Parade)
- MS-20 - Monsters, Inc. Dance Party - Sulley (Paint the Night Parade)
- MS-21 - Cars Electric Roadway Jam - Mack (Paint the Night Parade)
- MS-22 - Frozen Fractals - Anna and Elsa (Paint the Night Parade)
- MS-23 - Mickey and Friends Lightastic Finale - Donald Duck (Paint the Night Parade)
- MS-24 - A Swirl of Magic - Mickey (Magic Happens)
- MS-25 - Celebrate Happy Cavalcade (Disneyland 70th Anniversary)
From the very first Grand Opening parade all the way to the brand-new Celebrate Happy Cavalcade, this set is a love letter to every guest who has ever stood on the curb of Main Street, U.S.A. and felt the ground shake as floats rolled by. The two Lion King Celebration cards, MS-10 and MS-11, are a particularly exciting pair for collectors because they represent one of the most beloved character-driven parades in Disneyland's history, one that celebrated the then brand-new animated film in spectacular fashion. 🏰
Collector Notes
In the Topps Disney collector ecosystem, the From Silver Screen To Main Street cards are insert-level cards, meaning they sit above the base set in terms of collectability and are not guaranteed in every pack. Each card in the set also carries foil parallel variants - including Orange Foil numbered to 25, Gold Foil numbered to 50, Red Foil numbered to 5, Black Foil numbered to 10, and a stunning one-of-one Foilfractor - making MS-11 a card that appeals to set builders, character collectors, and parallel rainbow hunters alike. 🎆
For The Lion King fans, MS-11 is an especially meaningful pull. Rafiki and Zazu together on one card, representing one of Disneyland's most celebrated character parades? That is a piece of park history right there. For parade collectors and park fans, building the entire 25-card From Silver Screen To Main Street run is one of the most satisfying sub-sets in the release. And for hit chasers, the foil-numbered parallels are the dream targets.
Display and Storage Ideas
Once MS-11 finds its way into your collection, it deserves a proper home. I like to slide mine into an Ultra Pro Toploader (Regular) with an Ultra Pro PRO-Matte Eclipse Card Sleeves inner sleeve first - the matte finish on those Eclipse sleeves keeps the insert's colors looking rich and vibrant without any glare. For displaying the full 25-card From Silver Screen To Main Street run, an Ultra Pro Snap Card Frame works beautifully if you want to showcase a highlight card on a shelf or desktop, letting Rafiki and Zazu take center stage right next to your Lion King merch or park maps. 🎴
If you are working on this set in the Collectiblz app, do not forget to open up the Topps Disneyland 70th Anniversary checklist and mark MS-11 as a Have as soon as it lands in your hands - it is such a satisfying feeling to watch your completion percentage climb!
Happy hunting, and may every pack bring you the parade card of your dreams!
- 💛 Tilly
