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Magic Kingdom prepares for Disneyland's 50th birthday with Cinderella Castle decorations

The Magic Kingdom is already getting dressed up for the 50th anniversary of Disneyland, even though the event is still three months off. Disney Co. is putting on a mammoth marketing blitz to drum up interest in the celebration, which is stretching beyond California to all of its parks worldwide.

Here in Orlando, workers began dressing up Cinderella Castle for the occasion last week, attaching gold overlay Monday night after the parks had closed for the day. The dress-up will continue piecemeal through March, with all of the work taking place after hours. The 50th anniversary celebrations begin in May.

When finished, the castle will be trimmed with gold and "pixie dust" and dotted with golden statues of some of Disney's more popular characters.

The decorations will stay up through 2006.

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