Disneyland Celebrates Walt's 100th,

Disneyland Celebrates Walt's 100th
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by Rebekah and Doobie Moseley
December 5, 2001
On December 5th at 11:30 a.m., Disneyland celebrated the 100th anniversary of Walt's birth with a redidication of the "Partners" statue and a ceremony with Disney Legends John Hench and Richard Sherman. In this article you'll find a complete transcript of the ceremony as well as a complete video and nearly 30 pictures of the ceremony and merchandise available that day.

On December 5th at 11:30 a.m., Disneyland celebrated the 100th anniversary of Walt's birth with a redidication of the "Partners" statue and a ceremony with Disney Legends John Hench and Richard Sherman. In this article you'll find a complete transcript of the ceremony as well as a complete video and nearly 30 pictures of the ceremony and merchandise available that day.

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    Disneyland Ambassador Doina Roman-Osborse
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    Disneyland Resort President Cynthia Harriss
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    Richard Sherman
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    Richard Sherman (continued)
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    John Hench
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    Partners Redidication
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    When You Wish Upon a Star
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    Merchandise - Page 1
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    Additional Pictures - Page 1
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    Additional Pictures - Page 2 (added December 6th)
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Videos
Seven videos from the ceremony are available in RealVideo format. All seven videos are linked here and at the appropriate places within the article.

  • Clip 1: Cynthia Harriss speech (3 minutes, 21 seconds)
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  • Clip 2: Harriss' introduction of Richard Sherman (2 minutes, 53 seconds)
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  • Clip 3: Richard Sherman's performance (11 minutes, 43 seconds)
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  • Clip 4: Harriss' introduction of John Hench (2 minutes, 45 seconds)
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  • Clip 5: John Hench's speech (1 minute, 41 seconds)
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  • Clip 6: Partners dedications (2 minutes, 25 seconds)
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  • Clip 7: When You Wish Upon a Star (4 minutes, 1 second)
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Disneyland Ambassador Doina Roman-Osborne
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The up tempo melody Zip a Dee Doo Dah fills the Hub as Disneyland Ambassador Doina Roman-Osborne makes her way to the podium.

Doina Roman-Osborne
Well, good morning everyone and welcome! We are so glad that you could join us here today as we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Walt Disney.

It is especially wonderful to be here in the Magic Kingdom where Walt first welcomed the world to the happiest place on earth. And a century after his birth the world is still captivated by the unique contributions to humanity that were made by this extraordinary man. During his lifetime Walt Disney won 32 Academy Awards, more Oscars than anyone in history. He also received over 950 honors and citations from every nation around the world. And he was named appropriately "Showman of the World"

His love of creativity lead to his establishing the California Institute of the Arts to help others fulfill their own aspirations. His dreams and creative vision have continued into a new millennium to delight generations with magical memories that are sure to last forever. And now, as we commemorate this centennial celebration, please join me in welcoming the President of the Disneyland Resort, Cynthia Harriss.