Some news on the 100th celebration at WDW

[NHMickey]

Just got this from a very good source and thought you would find it interesting.....

The Walt Disney World Resort Will Host a Celebration Commemorating the Legacy of Walt Disney
Walt Disney World has released the details of its next major event, which will commemorate the 100th anniversary of Walt Disney’s birth and celebrate his legacy of creativity and spirit of adventure. The 100 Years of Magic celebration begins Oct. 1, and will pay tribute to Walt with special events and all-new sparkling live entertainment at all four Walt Disney World theme parks.

The focal point of the celebration will be the Disney-MGM Studios, which will unveil a new, permanent icon – a 12-story-tall Sorcerer Mickey hat. Also new for the celebration at the Disney-MGM Studios will be the Disney Stars and Motor Cars Parade, celebrating the Disney-MGM Studios stars in a classic Hollywood motorcade parade; and the attraction, Walt Disney: One Man’s Dream – a multi-media tribute to Walt Disney featuring rare memorabilia from the Disney archives.

The new attraction joins a lineup of current Disney-MGM Studios “favorites” including the recently opened “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire – Play It!” show. Other 100 Years of Magic additions across the Resort will include interactive kiosks that allow guests to discover the stories behind the magic of Disney and new interactive pins that will further immerse guests into attractions and entertainment.

Wonderful World Points kiosks are being added at each theme park and will allow guests to dig through a computerized treasure trove of “fun facts” that show the heritage behind the family-entertainment fun of today’s Disney parks.

Pin trading, which became a popular phenomenon during the Walt Disney World Millennium Celebration, will be taken to a new level during the 100 Years of Magic celebration as Walt Disney World introduces “Disney’s Magical Moments Pins.” These new-age pins will put on a mini-light show at surprise moments, interacting with live entertainment during the new nighttime parades; fireworks shows; various attractions and the interactive kiosks.

The Magic Kingdom will celebrate 100 Years of Magic with the character-filled Share a Dream Come True Parade. Also new for the celebration is The Magic Carpets of Aladdin, which opens this month in Adventureland, and “SpectroMagic,” the popular nighttime spectacle which has returned to the Magic Kingdom.

During the 100 Years of Magic celebration, Disney’s Animal Kingdom will launch Mickey’s Jammin’ Jungle Parade – a new, high-energy parade themed around Mickey and friends, riding five expedition vehicles through a jungle and throwing a giant party along the way for their animal pals. The newest Walt Disney World theme park will grow even more during this special year with the addition of Chester & Hester’s Dino-Rama! – a dinosaur-themed fun fair complete with rides and midway games.

Epcot will showcase two of Disney’s newest entertainment extravaganzas – Tapestry of Dreams, a twice-nightly procession being updated for the 100 Years of Magic celebration with new characters called dream-spinners and a colorful new float called the Dream Catcher; and the nighttime fireworks spectacular “Illuminations: Reflections of Earth.”[

 

[TinkerKat]

WOW!!!!

Better restrain myself at August Pin Event to save up for this doozie!

Christmas is looking brighter from here


Kathy T.

 

[TIGGERSMOM]

Lets see - August Pin event, Convention, Feb Trip. if I sneak an Oct trip in I might need somewhere to live!!

But it may be worth it!!!

 

[Margie J]

Interactive pins now those I have to see.

 

[peoplemover]

I am wondering how the heck they are gonna do the interactive pins..................I gotta see these to believe them!

 

[mickeykid]

Nat:

Wow! Thanks for all the interesting information. Can't wait for my trip in November to see everything.

Cathy

 

[Suecot2000]

How exciting...I will be there on Oct 1.

Sue

 

[Parkhopper]

We will be there on October 1st as well! Looking forward to the new Celebration!

 

[cass1968]

WOW! Sounds absolutely fabulous. Thanks for the infh well, such a hardship Guess I"ll just have to go to WDW yet again during the Holiday seasoninkbounc inkbounc inkbounc inkbounc inkbounc inkbounc It's a tough life but sombody has to do it.
Cass

 

[Mickey7811]

We knew this celebration was coming and have made plans to be there on October 1 - I am so excited.

This should be great.

Goodbye to the Recycle the Magic Parade.

Darlene

 

[NHMickey]

Just keeping this on the first page for a while

 

[Luv2Roam]

Interactive pins!
I wonder if these pins will have a microchip in them that will work off floats and/or characters or even the sensors that are implanted in the streets that monitor the parades.
ALL SOUNDS GREAT!

 

[DisneyFan0304]

We'll be there in November to celebrate Walt's 100th birthday and my mother's 80th birthday! I can't wait to see all the new parades -- the new Tapestry sounds great. The interactive pins sound interesting, too. Should be another fantastic trip!

 

[shirley 38]

Can't wait we are going down over halloween. Hope to see some of you guys.
Nat you have just made my day and night