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After the ceremony Michelle Smith has the opportunity to speak with Danny Rodriguez and learn a few things about his relationship with Disney:

Danny Rodriguez was born and raised in Brooklyn, in the Sunset Park section.

Although he'd been to Walt Disney World a few times, as a kid he'd dreamed of going to Disneyland. He fully realized the difference, he said, when he was in Walt's apartment this weekend. (It was his very first time visiting Disneyland, and he got a tour as well as rehearsal). It finally hit him, as he stood there, that this Walt's park. He'd lived here; he'd made the dedication speech right where he'd been standing a few minutes earlier.

When Daniel started in the music business, he wanted to be in a Disney live show like Kids of the Kingdom or Hunchback, he says. When Cynthia announced that Mickey Mouse would be presenting his award, Danny took a visible gasp and clutched his microphone to his chest, as excited as a little kid.

Such is the power of Mickey Mouse. At that moment, his dream came true; he got to sing in a Disney park with Mickey Mouse by his side.

In the future, Danny says he hopes to be working on a tentatively-planned Disney symphonic concert. Asked if he'd ever think of working on a cd of Disney songs, Danny said, "Oh, I'd love to do that."

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The LPP crew celebrate Disneyland's birthday this week with discussion of the return of the Castle walk-through and their Disneyland favorites. They also discuss the sale of the Busch theme parks, the High School Musical 3 trailer, news from E3 plus the Captain's challenge, FanBoy's Disney Myths, 50 words or less on Journey to the Center of the Earth and more.



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