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Disneyland's 50th anniversary kickoff features Christina Aguilera,
Julie Andrews, LeAnn Rimes
Disneyland kicked off its 50th anniversary celebration in a magical
ceremony in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle on May 5, 2005.
In a spectacle featuring songs performed by LeAnn Rimes and Christina
Aguilera, as well as speeches from Walt Disney Company executives Michael
Eisner and Bob Iger and hosts Julie Andrews and Art Linkletter, the
"Happiest Place on Earth" welcomed visitors young and old
to return and share Disneyland memories once again.
Disneyland's 50th anniversary celebration, called the "Happiest
Celebration on Earth," involves all Disney theme parks around the
world, and new shows and attractions have opened to mark the occasion.
Donald Duck, Christina Aguilera, Art Linkletter, Julie Andrews, Walt
Disney Company CEO Michael Eisner, Walt Disney Company CEO-elect Bob
Iger, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts President Jay Rasulo, LeAnn Rimes,
Disneyland Resort President Matt Ouimet, and Mickey Mouse gather for
a picture in front of the newly decorated Sleeping Beauty Castle featuring
new crowns on May 5, 2005 to begin Disneyland's 50th anniversary celebration.
Christina Aguilera, Julie Andrews, LeAnn Rimes, and Mickey Mouse in
front of Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland's 50th anniversary celebration
kickoff.
Walt Disney Company CEO Michael Eisner, Julie Andrews, LeAnn Rimes,
and Walt Disney Company CEO-elect Bob Iger are photographed with Mickey
Mouse at Disneyland's 50th anniversary celebration kickoff ceremony.
Grammy Award winner LeAnn Rimes sings "Remember When," the
official theme song of Disneyland's 50th anniversary celebration written
by Richard Marx, in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle on May 5, 2005.
Walt Disney Company CEO-elect Bob Iger speaks in front of Sleeping Beauty
Castle in a ceremony to start Disneyland's 50th anniversary celebration.
Art Linkletter, who reported at the opening of Disneyland on July 17,
1955, returns to the park to host a ceremony in front of Sleeping Beauty
Castle to kick off Disneyland's 50th anniversary celebration.
Walt Disney Company CEO Michael Eisner speaks at a ceremony to start
Disneyland's 50th anniversary celebration, the "Happiest Homecoming
on Earth."
Former Mickey Mouse Club member Christina Aguilera performs "When
You Wish Upon A Star" at Disneyland for its 50th anniversary kickoff
celebration.
Pop singer Christina Aguilera performs at Disneyland in a ceremony starting
its 50th anniversary.
Disneyland 50th Anniversary Honorary Ambassador Julie Andrews speaks
to the audience about the magic of Walt Disney and his beloved Disneyland
in a ceremony to kick off the "Happiest Homecoming on Earth."
Composer Alan Silvestri conducts an orchestra at Disneyland to help
kick off Disneyland's 50th anniversary celebration. Alan Silvestri composed
a special piece to be performed at the special Disney celebration.
In a segment of the ceremony to "welcome home" the Disney
characters, Mickey Mouse and Goofy arrive in Herbie the Love Bug. Julie
Andrews narrates and presides over the excitement kicking off Disneyland's
50th anniversary celebration.
LeAnn Rimes and husband Dean Sheremet at Disneyland following the 50th
anniversary kickoff ceremony in which Rimes performed the new theme
song "Remember When."
