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The
Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World 2003
(UK
customers)
In creating the Magic Kingdom Park, Walt Disney wanted to build a theme park that captured his childhood memories and dreams, a place where his imaginative storytelling and timeless characters could take family entertainment to new levels.
Share a Dream Come True Parade
Mickey Mouse and 100 Disney characters star in the Magic Kingdom parade, 'Share A Dream Come True', highlighting favorite moments from the early days of Mickey Mouse cartoons to the newest animated Disney characters.
Vignettes are captured in giant snow globes with live Disney characters inside. The spectacular opening float features Mickey Mouse waving form inside his snow globe atop a Mouse-ment of Mickey statuettes depicting Mickey through the years.
Producer Bill Anoka calls each float “a moment to remember,” from the charming Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Pinocchio to the adventure of flight in Mary Poppins, Dumbo and Aladdin. The parade stops momentarily along the route to invite guests into the street to celebrate with the characters. The finale is a magnificent castle floating on clouds, with Tinker Bell’s magic wand revealing a character carousel rising from the clouds inside the final snow globe.
We felt like snow globes kind of captured innocence and imaginative quality," says Walt Disney Entertainment Managing Producer John Haupt. "There's something quintessentially magic about them." The parade becomes a tribute to Walt the Dreamer and the fabulous heritage of the Disney animated characters.
The parade opens with a float representing Mickey Mouse throughout his career, with our live Mickey inside the globe. The next one celebrates Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Pinocchio, with Pinocchio inside the globe. Next you'll see a tribute to flying characters, like Mary Poppins, Winnie the Pooh from Blustery Day, Bernard and Bianca, and Aladdin, whose friend Genie has become a hot air balloon.
The villains follow -- the Evil Queen from Snow White in the globe, surrounded by Chernabog, Jafar, and Ursula. The Disney Princesses come next. "This is three globes in one," Haupt adds, "with The Little Mermaid and Prince Eric, Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella and Prince Charming."
The parade finale is '"The Castle in the Clouds," with Peter Pan and a host of characters. The float will magicaly lift up to reveal a crystal carousel inside.
Interactive Kiosks
At the Town Square Exposition Hall, discover Walt's inspirations that led to the creation of the Magic Kingdom Park. Interactive kiosks shed light on Disney lore such as the unlikely beginnings of The Pirates of the Caribbean attraction and the only Magic Kingdom ride Walt himself rode on.
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