Disney Celebrates 100 Years of Magic

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Back in 1923 two brothers, Walt and Roy, moved to sunny Los Angeles, here they started the Disney Brothers Studio. Little did they know that 100 years later their company would still be around and be involved with not just cartoons, but live action film and television, including documentaries, multiple theme parks around the world, and more.

To celebrate every Disney Park has decorated in platinum and royal purple, whipped up special dishes, created ultra cute souvenirs, and many of Walt’s earliest cartoon creations have fabulous new outfits to meet Guests in. At Disneyland there is a special exhibit in the Opera House, a stunning new fireworks show, and a delightful (somewhat new) parade, that I was ecstatic to finally see! The parade, “Magic Happens” opened early in 2020, and then, well, we all know what happened in 2020, and it only recently returned, with a colorful collection of floats reflecting many of the studio’s films.

Patrick and I in front of the floral Mickey.

A platinum shield reading "Disney 100" and featuring the fairies from Sleeping Beauty sits atop the gates to Disneyland, surrounded by silver and royal purple flags.

Hamming it up with Mickey, who wears a silver jacket, black bowtie and dark purple pants.

Banners just outside of the park feature the characters of Daisy Duck, Mickey Mouse, and Donald Duck in their special 100 outfits of silver and dark purple.

Myself standing in front of the Mickey floral arrangement at Disneyland, wearing silver Minnie Mouse ears that have a lavender bow in the middle, a cream tee with Sleeping Beauty Castle on it in blue and text reading Walt Disney's Disneyland in black, lavender pants, and silver shoes.

A platinum shield hangs on a lamppost, the shield reads "Disney 100" and features the fairies from Sleeping Beauty, dark purple fabric makes up a banner below the shield and in the background Disneyland's City Hall is visible.

Posing with Minnie, who wears a silver dress with a dark purple bow sash and silver gloves.

A platinum Mickey statue sits in the middle of Main Street's Town Square.

Hanging out with Donald Duck who wears a dark purple jacket and black bow tie and silver spats over his webbed feet.

Looking stylish with Daisy, who wears a silver dress with a dark purple belt and matching gloves and silver shoes.

Two deserts feature the Disney 100 shield with the fairies, made of chocolate.

Myself standing in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle wearing silver Minnie Mouse ears that have a lavender bow in the middle, a cream tee with Sleeping Beauty Castle on it in blue and text reading Walt Disney's Disneyland in black, lavender pants, and silver shoes.

Myself standing in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle wearing silver Minnie Mouse ears that have a lavender bow in the middle, a cream tee with Sleeping Beauty Castle on it in blue and text reading Walt Disney's Disneyland in black, lavender pants, and silver shoes.

The Main Street Opera house with silver and purple bunting features a special silver and purple banner reading "The Disney Gallery Presents Disney 100 Years of Wonder Film to Attraction Attraction to Film"

Myself standing in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle wearing silver Minnie Mouse ears that have a lavender bow in the middle, a cream tee with Sleeping Beauty Castle on it in blue and text reading Walt Disney's Disneyland in black, lavender pants, and silver shoes, holding a purse featuring images from The Rescuers.

Close-up of my charm bracelet which reads "DIsneyland" with each charm being an individual letter.

The Disneyland band, in outfits of silver and blue make their way down Main Street with Mickey and Minnie out in front.

Close-up of the tuba, which features the reflection of the band in it.

Myself standing in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle wearing silver Minnie Mouse ears that have a lavender bow in the middle, a cream tee with Sleeping Beauty Castle on it in blue and text reading Walt Disney's Disneyland in black, lavender pants, and silver shoes, holding a purse featuring images from The Rescuers.

Close-up of my ears, which feature grey ears with silver metallic accents, a light purple bow with a light purple medallion in the middle reading "Disney 100"

Myself standing in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle wearing silver Minnie Mouse ears that have a lavender bow in the middle, a cream tee with Sleeping Beauty Castle on it in blue and text reading Walt Disney's Disneyland in black, lavender pants, and silver shoes.

Myself standing in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle wearing silver Minnie Mouse ears that have a lavender bow in the middle, a cream tee with Sleeping Beauty Castle on it in blue and text reading Walt Disney's Disneyland in black, lavender pants, and silver shoes.

Mickey in a fanciful Sorcerer's Apprentice outfit of blue and purple stands atop a float that is a large version of the sorcerer hat.

Moana stands with her arm stretched toward the sky atop a float in the shape of her boat.

Pua the pig sits on lava rocks of another Moana inspired float.

The skeleton versions of Imelda and Héctor from Coco.

Miguel in his dark red mariachi outfit plats his white guitar.

Sven the reindeer from Frozen sands on a float as snow comes down.

Princess Tiana and Prince Naveen from Princess and the Frog stand on a float with a large willow tree over them.

Merlin from the Sword and the Stone waves his magic wand, with the Main Street Magic shop in the distance spelling out "Magic" in bulbed letters.

Princess Aurora and Prince Philip stand atop a gold castle like float, Princess Aurora's dress appears to change from pink to blue.

Sleeping Beauty Castle with silver and royal purple bunting and a large platinum shield reading "Disney 100" held aloft by the fairies, Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather.

Myself standing in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle wearing silver Minnie Mouse ears that have a lavender bow in the middle, a cream tee with Sleeping Beauty Castle on it in blue and text reading Walt Disney's Disneyland in black, lavender pants, and silver shoes.

The celebration is slated to last all year (but I won’t be surprised if it goes into next year as well, based on previous anniversary celebrations) so you still have plenty of time to visit one or multiple Disney parks!

Interested in learning more about the rich history of the Walt Disney Company? I recommend the biography Walt Disney: An American Original, available used on ThriftBooks, AbeBooks, and new and used copies on Ebay and Amazon (an affiliate link). In Philadelphia or Munich? There is the Disney100: The Exhibition that looks amazing! We saw part of it and much more at the D23 Expo last year. And remember there is the fabulous Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco (you can check out my visit from several years ago here), and those in the LA area can visit Walt’s Barn for a small dose of Disney history in Griffith Park.

Outfit
Ears & Tee: Disneyland
Slacks: Buffalo Exchange
Mocs: Minnetonka
Necklace: I can’t remember
Charm Bracelet: Antique Station, Orange, California
Purse: Company D

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