024: Walt Disney World's 50th Anniversary Celebration

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English - April 21, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 42.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
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The magic is calling! We “answer the call” to Walt Disney World’s 50th anniversary, the World’s Most Magical Celebration. We break down everything new as part of the 18-month festivities, which continues through March 2023, as well as what it was like to be at Magic Kingdom for the park’s actual 50th anniversary on October 1, 2021.

There’s a lot to do for the 50th:

Beacons of Magic at all 4 Walt Disney World theme parksNew entertainment and favorites returning for the first time since before the pandemicNighttime spectaculars Enchantment and HarmoniousRiding through Paris with the rat of all our dreams on Remy’s Ratatouille AdventureBlasting through the galaxy with the Guardians on Cosmic RewindJulie Andrews bamboozling the theme park community

and more!

Resources mentioned in this episode:

“The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World” documentary hosted by Whoopi Goldberg on Disney+“A Portrait of Walt Disney World: 50 Years of the Most Magical Place on Earth” by Kevin Kern, Steven Vagnini, and Tim O’Day50th anniversary merch collection on shopDisney50th anniversary celebration overview - video posted by Disney Parks on September 30, 2021 featuring Julie Andrews