I was up well before dawn this morning to watch a dress rehearsal of "Celebrate! A Street Party," the new interactive "street show" debuting at Disneyland on Friday. The Anaheim theme park's Main Street USA was surreally alive at 3 a.m. - with overnight "third-shift" crews watering flowers, trimming trees and planting perennials. A backhoe stood sentinel before Sleeping Beauty Castle as a ...

A year-long celebration begins on New Year's Day with a special pre-show at the Rose Parade. On January 11, Art Linkletter and Bob Cummings-who were emcees at the 1955 opening ceremonies-will join Walt Disney Co. Chairman Michael Eisner for a rededication of Disneyland. Disneyland guests will find other exciting birthday festivities in the Park, with such highlights as "The Dream Machine," a year-long ...