DISNEYLAND 30TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW (TV)
Summary
A television special commemorating the 30th anniversary of the opening of the Disneyland amusement park in Anaheim, California.
Highlights include: a segment featuring various Disneyland animatronic characters singing “I’m So Excited”; clips of footage from the opening ceremony at Disneyland in 1955 featuring Ronald Reagan and Walt Disney; footage of a celebratory parade, featuring the Pointer Sisters performing “Celebration,” David Hasselhoff performing “Let the Good Times Roll,” Peter Allen performing “Let Yourself Go,” Alabama performing “Celebrate,” Debbie Allen performing “You Make Me Feel Like Dancing,” Roy Clark performing “There’ll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight,” Marie Osmond performing “Miracle,” Julian Lennon performing “Good Vibrations,” and Donna Summer performing “Dance the Night Away”; a scene featuring hosts John Forsythe and Drew Barrymore with John Moschitta Jr.; Summer performing “She Works Hard for the Money” at the “Fantasyland” section of the park; clips of television footage of Disneyland, including its construction and early years of operation; Alabama performing “Mountain Music”; Debbie Allen performing “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah”; a scene featuring part of the cast of “The Cosby Show”; Clark performing “Alabama Jubilee” at the “Bear Country” attraction; a scene featuring Tina Yothers and Harry Anderson; a comedy act by Bobby Berosini and his trained orangutans; Hasselhoff performing “Do You Love Me?” in the “Tomorrowland” section; Osmond performing “I Love a Piano” at the “Main Street, U.S.A.” section; Summer performing “Unconditional Love” in front of the “It’s a Small World” ride; the Pointer Sisters performing “Neutron Dance” at “Tomorrowland”; Lennon performing “Too Late For Goodbyes” at the “Frontierland” section; a scene with Forsythe and Barrymore meeting Annette Funicello, along with a series of clips about the Mouseketeers; Debbie Allen reprising “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah” several times; Alabama performing “If It Ain’t Dixie (It Won’t Do)” on board a riverboat; Osmond and Hasselhoff performing “A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes” and “Let it Be Me”; a scene featuring Mindy Cohn and Kim Fields; Lennon performing “Valotte” at the “Adventureland” section; Julie Andrews performing “Chim Chim Cher-ee” and “When You Wish Upon a Star”; and Peter Allen performing alongside the USC Trojan Marching Band. Commercials deleted.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: November 30, 1999 8:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 1:37:41
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:46703
- GENRE: Specials
- SUBJECT HEADING: TV - Specials
- SERIES RUN: NBC - TV, 1985
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Marty Pasetta … Executive Producer, Director
- Kenny Solms … Producer
- Gregory Sills … Associate Producer
- Mitzie Welch … Writer, Music by
- Ken Welch … Writer, Music by
- Martha Williamson … Writer
- Ann Elder … Writer
- Jack Eskew … Music by
- Tony Stevens … Choreographer
- Barnette Ricci … Choreographer
- USC Trojan Marching Band … Music Group
- John Forsythe … Host
- Drew Barrymore … Host
- Jack Wagner … Announcer
- Alabama … Performer
- Debbie Allen … Performer
- Peter Allen … Performer
- Julie Andrews … Performer
- Bobby Berosini … Performer
- Roy Clark … Performer
- David Hasselhoff … Performer
- Julian Lennon … Performer
- Marie Osmond … Performer
- Pointer Sisters, The … Performer
- Donna Summer … Performer
- Lisa Bonet … Guest
- Malcolm-Jamal Warner … Guest
- Tempestt Bledsoe … Guest
- Keshia Knight Pullam … Guest
- Harry Anderson … Guest
- Mindy Cohn … Guest
- Kim Fields … Guest
- Annette Funicello … Guest
- John Moschitta Jr. … Guest
- Tina Yothers … Guest
- Walt Disney
- Ronald Reagan