Disney announced yesterday, June 22nd, that it will have an 18-month celebration starting on October 1st to mark the 50th anniversary of Disney World’s opening on October 1st, 1971.
Who's ready for the #DisneyWorld50 anniversary celebration? Get a look into the Magic – beginning Oct 1.✨ https://t.co/Zf3XS54r3D pic.twitter.com/mT3K8JUUxk
— Walt Disney World (@WaltDisneyWorld) May 28, 2021
“The World’s Most Magical Celebration,” will include: a new nighttime show called “Disney Enchantment,” at the Magic Kingdom; the show “Harmonious” at Epcot’s World Showcase Lagoon; and the show “Disney Kit Tails” at Animal Kingdom.
The Disney characters will be part of a collection of special golden sculptures in all four parks, and guests will be able to interact in surprising ways with the 50 characters featured in the “Disney Fab 50,” according to the company. There will also be what Disney is calling “Beacons of Magic” each night at the four Disney World Parks: Cinderella’s castle will light up the Magic Kingdom with pixie dust; magical fireflies will gather and give off light from the Tree of Life at Animal Kingdom; the Hollywood Tower Hotel will be lit, quote, “in a brilliance evoking the golden age of imagination and adventure” at Hollywood Studios; and new lights will shine across Spaceship Earth at Epcot.
