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    Disney Parks “Dream” Up Star-Studded Spectacular for 24th Annual Christmas Day Parade Holiday Special on ABC-TV Dec. 25



    Stars scheduled to appear in Emmy Award-winning special include Jessica Simpson, Miley Cyrus, Patti LaBelle, Josh Groban, cast from "High School Musical 2," favorites from "Dancing with the Stars," The Jonas Bros., Menudo, Katharine McPhee, Harlem Gospel Choir, and more!

    Lake Buena Vista, Fla. -- This winter, cozy up and get ready for the holidays -- Disney style -- as Disney Parks prepares to shine brighter than ever when many of today's biggest stars gather on both coasts for the 24th annual "Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade." On Dec. 25, hosts Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa once again will lead the Emmy Award-winning holiday special from Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., and Ryan Seacrest will again host from Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Calif.

    The special will air Dec. 25, 10 a.m. Eastern and 9 a.m. Central, Mountain and Pacific times on ABC-TV, and will be broadcast in HD for the first time.

    The "Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade" is sure to sparkle as it glides down Main Street U.S.A. at the Magic Kingdom park in Florida and Disneyland park in California to a brand-new musical score.

    In addition to the celebrity performances and appearances, this year, viewers will celebrate Christmas morning with "Enchanting" new Disney characters, plundering pirates, some of Disney's favorite holiday traditions and awe-inspiring floats -- all sprinkled with pixie dust.

    Stars Shine on Christmas Morning

    Stars from stage, screen and song will shine throughout the two-hour special, with a Christmas morning entertainment lineup for the entire family. Featured performances include (talent subject to change):

    Kicking off the special will be a blockbuster performance from the hit show "Dancing With The Stars." Newly crowned champion Helio Castroneves, Sabrina Bryan, Joey Fatone and Drew Lachey with their professional dance partners Julianne Hough, Mark Ballas, Kym Johnson and Cheryl Burke will perform an original holiday dance number choreographed by "Dancing With The Stars" dancer Tony Dovolani and sung by Grammy Award-winning Latin singer Jon Secada.

    America's hottest entertainment sensation, Miley Cyrus, the multi-talented performer and star of Disney Channel's popular series "Hannah Montana," will sing the energetic, seasonal favorite "All I Want for Christmas is You."

    Stars from Disney Channel's blockbusters "High School Musical" and "High School Musical 2" -- Vanessa Hudgens, Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman and Ashley Tisdale -- will give a holiday twist to one of the popular tunes from "High School Musical 2." The group performs a customized version of the hit song "What Time Is It?" and answers the song title's question with a new musical answer, "It's Christmas Time!"

    Internationally renowned vocalist Josh Groban will perform the melodic holiday classic "Silent Night" from his new Christmas CD, "Noel."

    Songstress and R&B legend Patti LaBelle, who recently released her newest CD, "Miss Patti's Christmas," will perform "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year."

    Multi-platinum-selling singer-songwriter Jessica Simpson will bring the curtain down on this year's special with a moving rendition of the Christmas classic, "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing." Joining Simpson will be the world-famous, New York-based Harlem Gospel Choir that has performed for Nelson Mandela and the late Pope John Paul II.

    One of the hottest musical trios performing today, sibling pop-rockers the Jonas Brothers, sing one of their latest tunes, a seasonal pop-rock song titled "Girl of My Dreams."

    Latin superstar sensation Menudo will debut their version of the holiday favorite "This Christmas."

    "American Idol" sweetheart Katharine McPhee will perform a Disney Princess-inspired number, singing a medley of some of Disney's classic tunes.

    Power Rangers, Potato Heads & Princesses, Oh My! The Parade Rolls On

    Disney's newest princess, lovely lady Giselle from the new Walt Disney Pictures smash-hit film, "Enchanted," will make her first small-screen appearance during the special as she takes center stage along with Disney's most treasured characters including: Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Pluto, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Goofy, Pinocchio, Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Belle, Ariel and Jasmine. Disney's characters will be decked out in their holiday best and joined by gingerbread men, snowmen, toy soldiers and reindeer throughout the show.

    Traveling down Main Street U.S.A. at both Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort, the parade will introduce several new floats this year, including:

    The "Rat Pack" is back at Disneyland Resort, with a "Ratatouille" float spicing up the day. The float, inspired by this summer's Disney-Pixar hit animated film, features wanna-be chef Rémy and his Parisian pals.

    A "Toy Story" float featuring Disney-Pixar pals Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Jesse and their 'toon pals having a joyful -- and toyful -- holiday celebration.

    Some of the other highlighted parade floats featured during the bi-coastal holiday celebration:

    A Christmas tree float with holiday hosts Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse.

    Disney Parks' famous Toy Soldiers will march in the Toyland March.

    Disney-Pixar's "Cars" will be featured, with gear-jamming good times from the film's car stars, Lightning McQueen and Tow Mater.

    Aladdin and Jasmine make their way in the procession on horseback.

    Popular stars from Playhouse Disney, "Monster's Inc." and the Power Rangers make special holiday appearances.

    A Royal Candlelight Ball is featured, including Snow White, Prince Charming, Sleeping Beauty, Prince Phillip, Mulan and Shang.

    The Seven Dwarfs trade in their usual diamond mine duties for a very special, jeweled holiday tree float.

    Closing the parade portion of the program is the big guy himself, Santa Claus, and his trusty reindeer.

    See More in HD -- for the First Time!

    Broadcast in HD and Surround Sound for the first time, the 24th annual "Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade" airs on ABC Christmas Day. The show will also be broadcast in English and Spanish (SAP).


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    Can you please tell me if there are any channels that will broadcast this in the UK? Me and my Disneymad family would to see it
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    Can't wait! It's my favorite holiday tradition. We've been invited to FIL's for a Christmas Day brunch but I'm not going anywhere until the parade is over. I don't care if it annoys Debbie - I don't want to go anyway!
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    Sounds like fun!!
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    Does anyone know when they will film this? Or is it filmed live that day?

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    It was all shot last weekend. At least I got to hear some of it and saw a few pics from my DD's cell phone.

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    Cool, I can't wait to see it !
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    We saw bits of Patti Labelle and Dancing with the stars being shot on the Castle forestage.

    It's kind of an odd feeling. Up until our last visit in 2005 I thought the parade was filmed live, but when we entered the MK and didn't see the tree in it's usual spot we learned it was because of the filming of the Christmas Day show. So that illusion was shattered.

    Watching them shoot some of the scenes, while neet to see the stars, again kind of shatters the magic. You don't realize how long it takes to film a 5 minute segment. And they were running late so we didn't bother to hang round the extra hours to see Katherine MacPhee or Jessica Simpson. You basically stand around quite a bit while the director shoots and reshoots and tells you what to do. Lots of down time, set changes. It was strange, we came from behind the castle where we saw them store all the stage props, so when Patti left they rolled in a new stage, and I'm sure they did the same for all the others. Again, all this takes time.

    The parade is filmed seperate from the stage shows.

    I do look forward to seeing whether or not we made it on tv and how it turned out.

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    I can't wait to watch it. I usually tape it, but a few years, ABC didn't show it. I emailed the production manager last year and begged them to show it. I taped it, then my tape ran out before it was finished. Maybe I'll have better luck this year.
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    It should look really nice this time since they said it was shot in Hi Def.
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    Thanks, Carol! I always look forward to watching this on Christmas morning! I still remember the year they didn't show it until the middle of the night sometime and I totally missed it! Hopefully, they won't do anything like that this year!
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    So have any of you actually met Regis or Kelly in person? If you have are they as down to earth and as personable as they seem to be on the air? I don't know if it is all an act or not but they just both seem like they would be so neat to just spend time around.

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    I was there for the taping. the first day was wet and everything was late. i only could stay for patti labelle and dancing with teh stars. missed jessica simpson and katherine mcphee. the next day they seemed to be running late with the parade portion of it. i cantw ait to see teh finished product. as for regis and kelly you coudl barely see them up there. when i was there in 2005 i scored vip area and i saw everyone up close it was awesome.
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    Yay!! Thanks for the info. I can't wait to see this.
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    I saw somewhere that the parade will be showing at 10 am eastern time on dec 25th can anyone confirm???
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    My cable company's DVR lists the parade at that time, so I'm guessing that's correct.

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    ABC's web site confirms that it is scheduled for 10 a.m.
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    So is any one else going to watch the Very Merry Christmas infomercial... opps I mean parade on ABC Christmas morning?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Speedy1998 View Post
    So is any one else going to watch the Very Merry Christmas infomercial... opps I mean parade on ABC Christmas morning?
    1) I usually try to "channel surf" in-and-out of the infomercial.
    2) There is at least 15-20 minutes of non-commercial content.
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    Watch it with the sound off except when the performers are on - it's much less of a giant vacation pitch that way! I love it and don't care that they are trying to get my vacation dollars because they are going to get them regardless of the propaganda surrounding the parade. I just like to zone out and pretend that I'm actually at WDW for the 2 hrs that the parade is on. I'll definitely be watching.
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    I used to get up every Christmas early just to watch the parade. I'll happily pass that up this year, thanks.

    Although...I think I make an appearence in it, so I might have to get up and watch anyways. If I am, look for the Emporium CM sitting on the floor next to Cindy's costumes for the Fairy Godmother in Training!

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