Whoopi Goldberg Shares Heartfelt Story of Surprise Disneyland Trip

In celebration of 20/20’s Disney 100: A Century of Dreams airing on ABC, Whoopi Goldberg shared a special story on The View.

What’s Happening:

  • Whoopi Goldberg, Disney Legend and current moderator of The View, introduced a clip on today’s episode from 20/20’s Disney 100: A Century of Dreams special that airs tonight, December 14th on ABC (available tomorrow on Hulu).
  • When discussing with the other co-hosts briefly about their connection to Disney, Goldberg shared her own story.
  • Her mother always promised her and her brother that she would, one day, take them to Disneyland. Unfortunately, she was never able to afford it.
  • Once Goldberg started gaining acclaim and roles, she was able to surprise her mother with a trip to the Happiest Place on Earth.

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Marshal Knight
Marshal Knight is a pop culture writer based in Orlando, FL. For some inexplicable reason, his most recent birthday party was themed to daytime television. He’d like to thank Sandra Oh.