WALT DISNEY WORLD'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY (TV)
Summary
A television special celebrating the 25th anniversary of the opening of the Walt Disney World theme park in Orlando, Florida, hosted by Will Friedle and Melissa Joan Hart.
Highlights include: a video segment about the re-dedication of Main Street, U.S.A. in Walt Disney World on its 25th anniversary; a video segment about Jake Sticka and Janae Pearson, a pair of children chosen to attend the ceremony as part of their work with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America; a segment featuring a tour of the Walt Disney World featuring Drew Carey, including a segment on the Walt Disney World control room operators for many of the rides and attractions, a segment on the food products sold at the park, and highlights of Epcot Center; Donna Summer performing “Last Dance”; Gloria Estefan performing a medley including “Dr. Beat,” “Conga,” “Rhythm is Gonna Get You,” and “Get On Your Feet”; the Village People performing “YMCA” at the Disney-MGM Studios; Rosie O’Donnell touring the Tower of Terror attraction and giving a behind-the-scenes look at the Disney Imagineers who design the Walt Disney World attractions; a segment on a children with serious or terminal illnesses visiting Disney World as part of the Make-a-Wish Foundation; Jeff Daniels with a segment on the history of Walt Disney World (and of its Main Street, U.S.A. section in particular), and of the park’s namesake, Walt Disney; and Estefan performing “Remember the Magic.” Includes commercials.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: February 28, 1997 9:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:56:19
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:48094
- GENRE: Specials
- SUBJECT HEADING: Specials; Walt Disney World, Florida; History
- SERIES RUN: ABC - TV, 1997
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV – Commercials – Advil pain relief
- TV – Commercials – Carnation nutrition shake
- TV – Commercials – Chef Boyardee pasta
- TV – Commercials – Chevrolet automobiles
- TV – Commercials – Children’s Tylenol fever medicine
- TV – Commercials – Clean & Clear face cream
- TV – Commercials – Coca-Cola soft drinks
- TV – Commercials – Huggies diapers
- TV – Commercials – Kraft cheese
- TV – Commercials – M&M’s candy
- TV – Commercials – Milky Way candy
- TV – Commercials – Old El Paso salsa
- TV – Commercials – Payless shoe stores
- TV – Commercials – Purell hand sanitizer
- TV – Commercials – Reach toothbrushes
- TV – Commercials – Red Lobster restaurants
- TV – Commercials – Waffle Crisp breakfast cereal
- TV – Commercials – Wendy’s restaurants
- TV – Commercials – “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” home video release
- TV – Promos – “20/20”
- TV – Promos – “Arsenio”
- TV – Promos – “Boomerang”
- TV – Promos – “Dangerous Minds”
- TV – Promos – “Ellen”
- TV – Promos – “Home Improvement”
- TV – Promos – “Lois and Clark: the New Adventures of Superman”
- TV – Promos – “Roseanne”
- TV – Promos – “Spin City”
- TV – Promos – “Spy Game”
- TV – Promos – “Step by Step”
- TV – Promos – “The Apocalypse Watch”
- TV – Promos – “The Practice”
CREDITS
- Richard Kaplan … Executive Producer
- Nancy Stern … Senior Producer, Director
- Stuart Schwartz … Senior Producer
- David Nuckolls … Senior Producer
- Andrew Becker … Producer
- Brian Brown … Producer
- Chuck London … Producer
- Marie MacLean … Producer
- Meredith Ann Paige … Producer
- Tisha Fein … Co-Producer
- Gabriela Herzberg … Associate Producer
- Anne Marie Powell … Associate Producer
- Jennifer Billet … Associate Producer
- Louis J. Horvitz … Director
- Roger Goodman … Director
- Walt Disney Imagineering 3D Studios … Animation
- Andrew Smith … Writer
- Scott Schreer … Music by
- Phil Garrod … Music by
- Reed Hays … Music by
- Will Friedle … Host
- Melissa Joan Hart … Host
- Gloria Estefan … Performer
- Village People, The … Performer
- Donna Summer … Performer
- Drew Carey … Guest
- Jeff Daniels … Guest
- Rosie O'Donnell … Guest
- Michael J. Fox … Guest
- Frederick Clark (audio id only)
- Walt Disney
- Michael Eisner
- Stephanie Evans (audio id only)
- Steven Evans (audio id only)
- Bran Ferren
- Eric Jacobson (audio id only)
- Janae Pearson
- Rick Rothchild (audio id only)
- Eddie Sawtell (audio id only)
- Cindy Sayers (audio id only)
- Matt Sorens (audio id only)
- Jake Sticka (audio id only)
- Chris Taylor (audio id only)