Disney® Parks Worldwide
Celebrate as
Disneyland® Hits Milestone
50th Anniversary
“The Happiest Celebration on Earth.”

Global events at Disney Theme Parks Start May 5, 2005

ANAHEIM, Calif., May 5, 2004 - For the first time ever, the 10 Disney theme parks around the world will join together
for a global celebration to mark the 50th anniversary of Disneyland in Southern California.

Disney Chief Executive Officer Michael Eisner joined Walt Disney Company President and Chief Operating Officer Bob
Iger and Walt Disney Parks & Resorts President Jay Rasulo in a ceremony this morning in front of Sleeping Beauty
Castle at Disneyland announcing details of “The Happiest Celebration on Earth.”

“The Happiest Celebration on Earth” pays tribute to Walt Disney’s dream of Disneyland, the original park that
introduced an entirely new genre of family entertainment that now spans the globe and continues to offer the most
visited attractions in the world, drawing 100 million visitors on three continents every year - - and still growing.

Beginning May 5, 2005 and extending for 18 months through 2006, the event will take place in all of the Disney theme
parks around the world, with the premiere of exciting new shows and attractions at Disneyland Resort in California,
Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, Tokyo Disney Resort in Japan and Disneyland Resort Paris in France and the
opening of Hong Kong Disneyland.

Eisner noted that Disneyland has grown into a cultural phenomenon.  “The dawn of the theme park industry rose from
one man’s dream as he walked Anaheim orange groves more than 50 years ago, and today, the sun never sets on
Disney’s global theme park landscape,” Eisner said.  “Our Happiest Celebration on Earth is another example of our
continued commitment to creating innovative entertainment experiences for the entire family, while saluting the nearly
two billion guests who have made Disneyland a national treasure and make Disney the undisputed leader in family
vacation destinations worldwide.”

“Since Disneyland opened its gates nearly 50 years ago, Walt Disney’s flagship park has been praised the world over for
serving as the foundation for the modern theme park industry, and, moreover, for creating a unique place where the
entire family can have fun and enjoy wholesome, quality entertainment together,” said Rasulo.  “Disney parks are at
the heart of a timeless tradition for millions of families that pass down their experiences from generation to
generation.  In honor of the park that started it all, every Disney resort will join in creating more great memories for
our guests with this unprecedented global celebration, which promises to be the biggest event in Disney theme park
history.”

At Disneyland, the global celebration becomes a unique chance for the generations of guests who have been touched by
the magic of Disneyland to return to where the magic began and relive their fondest memories of park visits past and
create new memories with family and friends.

WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT (Lake Buena Vista, Florida) Walt Disney World Resort pays tribute to 50 years of
Disneyland and Disney theme park magic around the world with its most over-the-top event ever.  Each of the four
Walt Disney World theme parks will feature an incredible attraction or show imported from Disney’s parks around the
globe - plus a unique new attraction will be created just for the Florida resort.  Guests to the Magic Kingdom will see a
favorite princess begin her Happily-Ever-After life during the magnificent, musical coronation of “Cinderellabration,”
direct from Tokyo.   At EPCOT, guests will take flight over the Golden State with the opening of “Soarin,’ based on the
hit Anaheim attraction.  The secrets behind Hollywood’s most astounding stunts will be revealed in the high-octane
“Lights, Motors, Action - Extreme Stunt Show” at Disney-MGM Studios, direct from Paris.   At Disney’s Animal
Kingdom - from out of the secret labs of Walt Disney Imagineering - will come Lucky the dinosaur, the first-ever free-
roaming Audio-Animatronics® figure.  Later in the celebration year, “Expedition EVEREST” will take guests to thrilling
new heights in a runaway mountain train.

DISNEYLAND RESORT PARIS (Paris, France)  “Wishes” - - A dramatic combination of glittering fireworks and Disney
music is set to light up the skies over Sleeping Beauty Castle in Disneyland Park every night from 9th July until 28th
August 2005.  Inspired by a similar show at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, Wishes will be accompanied by a
specially arranged musical score, featuring favorite Disney tunes and characters.   Disneyland Resort Paris will also
honor Disneyland’s 50th Anniversary with a very special celebration in the summer of 2005.  This special program will
salute Walt Disney’s dream of Disneyland giving guests a chance to remember the first time they visited a Disney
theme park with some Golden moments.

TOKYO DISNEY RESORT (Tokyo, Japan) -- Tokyo Disneyland Park - - Disney’s very first international theme park
honors its namesake with a very special tribute in the summer of 2005 that pays homage to Walt Disney’s dream of
Disneyland.  Lost River Delta Thrill Attraction - - This new attraction at Tokyo DisneySea will be the first at Tokyo
Disney Resort to feature a vertical 360-degree loop and will offer guests a thrilling experience on a high-speed ride
through special effects employing fire and water when it opens in 2005.

HONG KONG DISNEYLAND (Hong Kong, China) The legacy of Disneyland continues into the next half century when
Hong Kong Disneyland opens its gates in 2005/early 2006.  Classic Disney attractions and unique design elements for
China will introduce a new generation to the enchantment of Disney, demonstrating how Disney magic can cross
geographical and cultural borders, bringing people and families closer together.

“As we celebrate the first 50 years of Disney theme park excellence, we do so with unparalleled E-ticket thrills such as
the new ‘Mission: SPACE’ attraction at EPCOT and this week’s opening of ‘The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror’ at
Disney’s California Adventure,” said Rasulo.  “Our inspiration for the future reflects the innovation and imagination of
Walt’s vision, and in honor of this great legacy we begin the next 50 years with this unforgettable golden anniversary of
his dream come true.”

Additionally, DisneyHand, worldwide outreach for The Walt Disney Company, will join in the 50th Anniversary of
Disneyland by celebrating its role as a magical place where the wishes of children from around the world come true.  A
series of exciting signature events, in association with Make-A-Wish Foundation®, Starlight Children’s Foundation and
Toys For Tots, will share many of the ways in which Disney serves children and families in need.

Further outreach programs focused in Anaheim and Orange County will build on Disneyland’s commitment to the local
non-profit and education communities and leave a legacy for years to come.  Disney VoluntEARS will play a central role
in outreach activities, continuing to strengthen the relationships between Disneyland cast members and the
communities in which they live and work.

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