{"id":25479,"date":"2021-08-26T16:12:06","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T20:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=25479"},"modified":"2021-08-26T16:12:06","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T20:12:06","slug":"abc-news-and-disney-parks-to-produce-the-most-magical-story-on-earth-50-years-of-walt-disney-world-a-celebration-of-walt-disney-worlds-50th-anniversary-airing-friday-october-1-on-abc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/26\/abc-news-and-disney-parks-to-produce-the-most-magical-story-on-earth-50-years-of-walt-disney-world-a-celebration-of-walt-disney-worlds-50th-anniversary-airing-friday-october-1-on-abc\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC News and Disney Parks to Produce &#8220;The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World,&#8221; A Celebration of Walt Disney World&#8217;s 50th Anniversary, Airing Friday, October 1, on ABC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25480\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/disney-world-logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"745\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/disney-world-logo.png 745w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/disney-world-logo-300x195.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 745px) 100vw, 745px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Walt Disney World Resort, ABC will present a spectacular television event, &#8220;<em><strong>The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World<\/strong><\/em>,&#8221; taking viewers on a historical journey spanning half a century and beyond at Walt Disney World in Florida. Hosted by Disney Legend and moderator of ABC&#8217;s &#8220;<em>The View<\/em>,&#8221; Whoopi Goldberg, the two-hour program will feature spectacular visuals and musical performances from Christina Aguilera and Disney&#8217;s &#8220;The Little Mermaid&#8221; Halle Bailey in front of the legendary Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom Park, accompanied by the renowned Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra; as well as interviews with iconic actors, actresses and athletes, Walt Disney World cast members, Disney Imagineers and executives past and present, who have all played their unique part in sprinkling pixie dust over &#8220;The Most Magical Place on Earth.&#8221; &#8220;<em>The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World<\/em>&#8221; airs FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1 @ 8PM, on ABC. 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