ABC Airs Its Disneyland Special, as NBC Films One for Universal Studios Hollywood
Southern California's top theme parks are about to get some love on national television.
Disney-owned ABC is celebrating the 60th anniversary of Disneyland this Sunday night with a two-hour special, airing at 8pm (Eastern and Pacific) or 7pm (Central and Mountain) on ABC affiliates across the country. "The Wonderful World of Disney: Disneyland 60" will include taped musical performances from Disneyland and Disney California Adventure, featuring Elton John, Idina Menzel and others, as well as a preview of the park's new Star Wars Land, hosted by Harrison Ford.
Also this weekend, Universal's corporate sibling, NBC, is filming a special to promote Universal Studios Hollywood. Universal last night sent an email to passholders inviting them to participate in the filming, which happens Saturday. To participate, fans must RSVP to USHsweeps@nbcuni.com by 4pm today. Check-in for the filming starts at 10am at the 5 Towers stage in CityWalk.
No word yet on what the NBC special will include or when it will air, but I think it's a pretty safe bet to assume that the special will include plenty about the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter, which soft opened to guests for the first time last weekend. The new Harry Potter land opens officially on April 7.
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I'm going to miss the TV special, but I was at DLR last year for the 60th. Great new stuff for the anniversary.
I'll watch it. Not like I can go to disney land anytime soon...
For those who missed the special you really didn't miss much because the special was more about Disney as a whole rather then Disneyland. Don't get me wrong there were moments that were great like seeing 90 year old Dick Van Dyke strut his stuff but I wish they featured more of the park.
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Disneyland gets Pentatonix? That's not fair to Universal. Disneyland's just got 1000 times better.