Mary Poppins featured in a celebration of British children 's literature during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games . In a sequence called " Second to the right and straight on till morning " , over thirty Mary Poppins descended with umbrellas to fight and defeat the villains Queen of Hearts , Captain Hook , Cruella de Vil , and Lord Voldemort , who were haunting children 's dreams
opening ceremony
2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
Mary Poppins (book series)