DCA's Opening Day
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To all who believe in the power of dreams…Welcome!
On the morning of Thursday, February 8th, at around 7:30 a.m., a ceremony was held in front of Disney's California Adventure to officially dedicate the new park. Presiding over the ceremony were Roy Disney, Michael Eisner and Mickey Mouse. Many VIPs were in attendance, some of whom were introduced and brought on stage. In this article, through transcripts, interviews, video and lots of pictures, we bring you the opening day of Disney's California Adventure.
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A note about videos
There are five videos available that together show the entire ceremony and the entry of
some very excited guests. All videos are in RealVideo format. All videos are available in
low bandwidth (modem) and high bandwidth (DSL, cable, LAN) formats. The low bandwidth
videos are 192 X 144. The high bandwidth videos are 320 X 240. The videos are also linked
at the appropriate places within the article.
- Clip 1: The opening performance. 5 minutes, 35 seconds. (Low bandwidth • High bandwidth)
- Clip 2: Dedications by Roy Disney and Michael Eisner. 5 minutes, 8 seconds. (Low bandwidth • High bandwidth)
- Clip 3: Closing performance and fireworksr. 2 minutes, 11 seconds. (Low bandwidth • High bandwidth)
- Clip 4: Introductions of special guests. 5 minutes, 50 seconds. (Low bandwidth • High bandwidth)
- Clip 5: Excited guests enter DCA. 0 minutes, 22 seconds. (Low bandwidth • High bandwidth)
Opening Performance
The entire ceremony took place in the esplanade in front of Disney's California Adventure.
The ceremony began with a performance celebrating California. Some pictures from the
performance are shown below with many more pictures on Page 5. You can also view a
RealVideo of the opening performance (5:35, Low bandwidth
• High
bandwidth).
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Sun diva rising over the new theme park with the Park's sun icon in the background.
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