Disneyland Resort has announced that its Diamond “60 Years” Celebration will begin this May. The ongoing event will feature a parade, fireworks display and an all-new version of “World of Color.”
The iconic Sleeping Beauty Castle in Disneyland park and Carthay Circle Theatre in Disney California Adventure park will both feature a diamond medallion with the letter “D” commemorating the 60th celebration. The entire resort will area will be decked with Disneyland Resort Diamond Celebration décor and “Disneyland blue” banners.
Guests at Disney California Adventure will experience a special edition of the park’s “World of Color” show. In “World of Color – Celebrate! The Wonderful World of Walt Disney,” spectators will witness “a fun-filled and inspirational journey through the unparalleled imagination of Walt Disney, exploring his decades-long legacy of memorable animated moments and the dream of Disneyland park.”
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Back at Disneyland, the new “Paint the Night” parade will include “innovative floats, vibrant costumes, dazzling special effects, unforgettable music and energetic performances.”
The spectacle will include more than 1.5 million LED lights.
Also at Disneyland, the new “Disneyland Forever” fireworks spectacular will feature “sparkling pyrotechnics, immersive projections, and other effects.”
The new show will feature two original songs, the theme “Live the Magic” and the inspiring closing song “Kiss Goodnight,” written by Disney Legend Richard Sherman.
“Sixty years ago, Walt Disney welcomed the first guests to Disneyland. Nearly 3 billion guest visits later, it’s amazing to contemplate all that Disney Parks and Resorts represents to so many people around the world,” said Tom Staggs, Chairman, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts.
“We’ve conceived the Disneyland Diamond Anniversary as a celebration of this special place that started it all. Disneyland was envisioned as a place that encourages all of us to be ‘forever young,’ in part by being forever young itself … so we’re celebrating not just the last 60 years, but all that is yet to come.”
The popularity of Disneyland through nearly 60 years celebrates Walt Disney’s dream of a place where family members of all ages can have fun together in an atmosphere that emphasizes imagination, fantastic storytelling and extraordinary guest service. Since 1955, dignitaries, heads of state, celebrities and more than 700 million guests have passed through the gates of a place that Walt imagined as “a source of joy and inspiration to the world.”
Additional information about the Diamond Celebration will be available soon at Disneyland’s website.
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