The Disney 100 Celebration is here! The anniversary makes its way to Walt Disney World Resort from Sept. 22 to Dec. 31, 2023, with EPCOT (in the midst of its transformation) at the center of it all.
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With what the Disney100 Celebration isn't out of the way, let's turn to what you need to know. First, the Disney100 celebration is going to be very short, only lasting about 3 months–from now until December 31, 2023. Second, EPCOT is the epicenter of the 100 Years of Wonder Celebration at Walt Disney World.
On October 16th, 2023 the Walt Disney Company celebrated their 100th anniversary, an amazing accomplishment. Few companies make it through their first year and even fewer make it to 10 years so to celebrate 100 years is no small feat.
Highlights Include: Meet Disney Friends Near EPCOT Main Entrance – Goofy and a pal. Meet Favorite Disney Pals at the Disney and Pixar Short Film Festival – Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse in their Disney100 Celebration outfits. Meet Figment Inside ImageWorks – Figment.
It naturally brings to mind the other Disney 100th anniversary from 22 years ago. Don't worry, the math checks out. “100 Years of Wonder” commemorates the birthday of Disney the company, while “100 Years of Magic” celebrated the birthday of Disney the person.
Starting on January 9, 2024, you can visit any theme park without a reservation as long as you have a date-based ticket. A date-based ticket is the standard ticket option and means you've purchased park passes for a specific time frame (whether it's tickets alone or part of a vacation package).
Purple and platinum are the official colors of Disney's 100th Anniversary celebration. The display wall that the sign is placed on features two geodesic collage banners with some of our favorite characters on either side of it.
Unlike the 50th, which honored the day the Walt Disney World Resort (including Magic Kingdom) opened on October 1, 1971, the 100th celebrates The Walt Disney Company, which was founded on October 16, 1923.
100 Years of Magic Special celebration at Walt Disney World for the 100th anniversary of the birth of Walt Disney in 2001, and extending into 2003. For the first time, four special parades were created, one at each park.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at The Franklin Institute: February 18 – August 27, 2023. Munich, Germany at Kleine Olympiahalle: April 18 – August 3, 2023. London, England at London Excel: October 13th, 2023 – Early 2024. Chicago, Illinois at Exhibition Hub Art Center: November 18, 2023 – Early 2024.
Disneyland Paris Celebrates Disney's 100th anniversary With Ceremony Featuring 100 Disney Characters in Front of Sleeping Beauty Castle! On October 16, 1923, Walt Disney officially founded the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, marking the beginning of a revolution in the entertainment industry and storytelling.
Walt Disney signs a contract with M. J. Winkler to produce a series of Alice Comedies. The year marks the start of The Walt Disney Company, first known as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio.