25TH ANNIVERSARY WALT DISNEY WORLD CHRISTMAS DAY PARADE (TV)
Summary
A television special featuring coverage of the 25th Anniversary Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade in 2008 at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida and Disneyland in Anaheim, California, hosted by Regis Philbin, Kelly Ripa, and Ryan Seacrest.
Highlights include: Miley Cyrus performing “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town”; a display of various children’s dance groups in the parade; sections of the parade featuring various Disney characters, such as Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Donald and Daisy Duck, Scrooge McDuck, Goofy, and characters from films such as “Cars,” “The Incredibles,” “Ratatouille,” “Monsters, Inc.,” “The Adventures of Winnie the Pooh,” “Toy Story,” “Pinocchio,” “Tinkerbell,” “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian,” “Enchanted,” “Cinderella,” “Beauty and the Beast,” “The Little Mermaid,” “The Pirates of the Caribbean,” “Peter Pan,” “The Lion King,” “Bolt,” “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” “Lilo and Stitch,” and “Chicken Little”; Seacrest “interviewing” the canine stars of the film “Beverly Hills Chihuahua”; a procession of various Christmas-themed floats in the parade; Corbin Bleu performing “Celebrate You”; the cast of the Broadway musical “Mary Poppins,” including Ashley Brown, Gavin Lee, Cassady Leonard, and Neil McCaffrey, performing the song “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious”; The Imagination Movers performing “Give a Gift”; a marching band performance by the Flanagan Falcon Marching Band from Pembroke Pines, Florida; Jose Feliciano performing “Feliz Navidad”; the traditional “march of the wooden soldiers”; a segment on Disney’s “Animal Kingdom” attraction featuring actor Matt Dallas; a medley of songs from “The Lion King” performed by performers from the Animal Kingdom; Billy Ray Cyrus performing “Run, Run, Rudolph”; a montage of video clips of Philbin’s involvement with various Disney Christmas Parades over the years; a float featuring an array of Disney villains from various films; a segment on Disney’s Hollywood Studios featuring “American Idol” finalist David Archuleta; David Cook performing “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”; a cheering demonstration from the National Cheerleader’s Association; actor Kelly Blatz presenting a segment on Epcot at Walt Disney World; the Jonas Brothers performing “Joy to the World”; singer Joey Fatone presenting a segment on an Italian vacation package presented by Disney; Sarah Brightman performing “Silent Night”; and a clip from the 2005 Disney Christmas Day Parade featuring Vanessa Williams performing “Hark the Herald Angels Sing.” Includes commercials.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: December 25, 2008 10:00 AM
- RUNNING TIME: 1:26:08
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 101694
- GENRE: Specials
- SUBJECT HEADING: Specials
- SERIES RUN: ABC - TV, 2008
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Walt Disney theme parks
CREDITS
- Andy Perrott … Executive Producer
- John M. Best … Producer
- Philip W. Hack … Producer
- Garry Bormet … Producer
- Darlene Papalini … Producer
- Gina D. Jones … Producer
- Rhonda Parker … Producer
- Greg Bell … Producer
- Robin Cohen … Line Producer
- Ron de Moraes … Consulting Producer, Director
- David Guertin … Segment Producer
- Terry Coyle … Segment Producer
- Angie Phillips … Associate Segment Producer
- Eugene Pack … Writer
- Colin O'Malley … Composer
- Pete Lehman … Composer
- Denny Newell … Choreographer
- Tom Kosis … Choreographer
- Jamal Simms … Choreographer
- Flanagan Falcons Marching Band, The … Music Group
- Regis Philbin … Host
- Kelly Ripa … Host
- Ryan Seacrest … Host
- Matt Dallas … Guest
- David Archuleta … Guest
- Kelly Blatz … Guest
- Joey Fatone … Guest
- Miley Cyrus … Performer
- Jonas Brothers, The … Performer
- David Cook … Performer
- Billy Ray Cyrus … Performer
- Sarah Brightman … Performer
- Corbin Bleu … Performer
- Jose Feliciano … Performer
- Imagination Movers, The … Performer
- Ashley Brown … Performer
- Gavin Lee … Performer
- Cassady Leonard … Performer
- Neil McCaffrey … Performer
- National Cheerleader's Assocation, The … Performer
- Vanessa Williams