1986 WALT DISNEY WORLD'S VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS PARADE (TV)
Summary
A television special featuring coverage of the 1986 Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, hosted by Joan Lunden and Ben Vereen.
Highlights include: a segment from Regis Philbin detailing “Ear Force One,” a large hot air balloon bearing the visage of Mickey Mouse; Vereen featured in a medley of Christmas songs and dance, including “Frosty the Snowman” and “Jingle Bells”; the start of the parade, heralded by an opening performance from Walt Disney World Honor Band; the appearance of Disney characters in the parade such as Cinderella and her assorted entourage, various characters from “The Jungle Book,” Herbie the Love Bug, characters from “Pinocchio”; a segment documenting the making of the animated film “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”; other segments of the parade including Snow White characters, the Country Bears, and characters from “Mary Poppins”; a video segment on the history of Walt Disney World’s creation and development in honor of the 15th anniversary of its opening; a float dedicated to the 15th anniversary featuring various Disney characters; Philbin presenting a segment on visitors receiving special prizes as part of a giveaway by Disney; further Christmas songs from Disney’s “Christmas tableau”; a parade segment featuring characters from “Alice in Wonderland”; a video showing Lunden taking her daughters into the “Living Seas” ride at Walt Disney World and Vereen going to see “Captain EO”; the finale of the parade, featuring a procession of characters from “Babes in Toyland,” “Peter Pan,” and Santa Claus and his associates; a performance of “Silent Night” by Voices of Liberty, both sung and performed in sign language; and video messages from United States President Ronald Reagan, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, President of China Li Xian Nian, Ambassador of Italy Rinaldo Petrignani, Ambassador of Canada Alan E. Gotlieb, Said Berguem of Morocco, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany Guenther van Well, Ambassador of France Emmanuel de Margerie, Elsa Trigos of Mexico, and Ambassador of Japan Nobuo Matsunaga. Includes commercials.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: December 29, 1986 10:00 AM
- RUNNING TIME: 1:25:52
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:08869
- GENRE: Specials
- SUBJECT HEADING: Specials; Christmas; Parades
- SERIES RUN: ABC - TV, 1986
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV – Commercials – American Express credit cards
- TV – Commercials – Eastern airline
- TV – Commercials – Eckerd drugstores
- TV – Commercials – Gaines dog food
- TV – Commercials – Hertz car rentals
- TV – Commercials – Kissimmee St. Cloud resort
- TV – Commercials – McDonald’s restaurants
- TV – Commercials – Premier cruise line
- TV – Commercials – Sea World marine park
- TV – Commercials – Smucker’s fruit preserves
- TV – Commercials – “Lady and the Tramp” motion picture
- TV – Promos – “Dads”
- TV – Promos – “Gung Ho”
- TV – Promos – “Love Boat”
- TV – Promos – “Tiger Town”
- TV – Promos – “Webster”
CREDITS
- Tom Elrod … Executive Producer
- Robert M. Allen … Producer
- Doug Cody … Producer
- Bruce Brown … Associate Producer
- Bob Williams … Associate Producer
- Julio Fernandez … Director
- Lisa Yee … Writer
- Voices of Liberty … Choir
- Walt Disney World Honor Band … Music Group
- Ben Vereen … Host, Performer
- Joan Lunden … Host
- Regis Philbin … Reporter
- Ken Anderson … Interviewee
- Ward Kimball … Interviewee
- Adriana Caselotti … Interviewee
- Said Berguem
- Emmanuel de Margerie
- Walt Disney
- Alan E. Gotlieb
- Xian Lian Li
- Matsunaga Nobuo
- Rinaldo Petrignani
- Ronald Reagan
- Margaret Thatcher
- Elsa Trigos
- Guenther van Well