55th Festivities Announced

From the Disney Parks Blog:

Your Guide to  Disneyland Park

It’s been 55 years since our gates opened. Fifty-five years of being a place of “joy and inspiration to all the world” – and we couldn’t be happier to share it with all of you. Here’s what’s in store for the week leading up to our anniversary on July 17.

  • Special edition park maps will be available all week, and the image above is a sneek peek at what they’ll look like.
  • Now through July 17, select Disneyland dining locations offer commemorative 55th Anniversary cakes.
  • Select merchandise locations will offer 55th Anniversary candy packaging and cupcakes with the 55th Anniversary logo.
  • On July 17 …
    • At noon the dedication ceremony will take place in Town Square.
    • At 4:15 pm join the cast in singing Happy Birthday to our beloved Disneyland.
    • Check out the 55th Anniversary Art & Collectible merchandise event with artists Dave Avanzino, Jody Daily, Kevin Kidney and Noah will be held at The Disney Gallery from 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
    • Have you heard the buzz? It’s all in the bag … or that’s what I hear. Look for a special event taking place at Disney Vault 28 from 2 – 4 pm.
    • Wear a smile from “ear to ear” with a special Mickey Mouse Ear Hat featuring premium embroidery that reads “D 55th,” July 17, 2010, available exclusively on July 17.

For more information on those last two items, look for special posts from Michelle Harker next week.

We hope you join us as we look back on more than half a century of achievements, and look forward to the next 55 years!

Most of the DLNT crew will be at Disneyland for the WDWCelebrations Event “Fifty-Five.” So stay tuned for video and a photo report of the anniversary day event.

Disney Gallery Celebrates Disneyland’s 55th Anniversary

From Art of Disney Parks:


DAY ONE DISNEYLAND

Original Inspirations for “The Happiest Place on Earth”

Art Exhibit Opens – May 22, 2010

Join us as we unveil the new 55th Anniversary themed exhibit at The Disney Gallery which will showcase original inspirations for The Happiest Place on Earth. This new exhibit will capture your imagination while it takes you on a visual journey back in time.

The Disney Gallery will also offer a selection of
55th Anniversary inspired original art, giclees and deluxe prints by Walt Disney Imagineers and Disney inspired artists as Steve Adams, Charles Boyer, Jim Crouch, Jeremy Fulton, Larry
Nikolai, Noah, Maggie Parr, Jimmy Pickering, George Scribner, Mark Seppala
and Yakovetic.  Please continue to watch for more information
regarding a special product release & signing with these artists on
from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 22, 2010 in The Disney Gallery.


Steve Adams

Main Street, U.S.A. Horse-Drawn
Streetcars

Original –Acrylic/Colored Pencils – $3,600

Limited Edition 95 Framed Giclee – $tbd

Deluxe Print – Open Edition – $35

Tink Over Castle with Fireworks

Original –Acrylic/Colored Pencil – $3,100

Limited Edition 95 Framed Giclee – $
tbd
Deluxe Print
– Open Edition –
$35

Charles Boyer & Bruce Boyer


Disneyland park, 55th Anniversary


Original –
Oil Paint – $19,500

Limited Edition 95 Framed Giclee – $495

Deluxe Print – Open Edition – $35


Jim Crouch


Image will be available shortly


Title TBD


Original –
Oils – $TBD

Limited Edition TBD Framed Giclee – $TBD

Deluxe Print – Open Edition – $TBD


Find out more about Jim Crouch


Jeremy Fulton

Fantasyland

Original – Ink & Paint- $2,000

Limited Edition 95 Framed Giclee – $450

Deluxe Print – Open Edition – $35

Find out more about
Jeremy Fulton

Main Street, U.S.A.

Original – Ink & Paint – $2,000

Limited Edition 95 Framed Giclee – $450
Deluxe Print
– Open Edition – $35

Find out more about Jeremy
Fulton


Larry Nikolai


Welcome to Fantasyland


Original –
Acrylic on Masonite Board – $5,850

Limited Edition 95 Framed Giclee – $400

Deluxe Print – Open Edition – $35

Find out more about Larry Nikolai


Noah


Image Will Be Available Shortly


Title TBD


Original –
Acrylic on Linen and Board – $TBD

Limited Edition TBD Framed Giclee – $TBD

Deluxe Print – Open Edition – $TBD

Find out more about Noah


Maggie Parr

Dare to Dream

Original – Oil on Canvas – $5,000
Limited Edition 95 Framed Giclee
– $650
Deluxe Print
– Open Edition – $35

Find out more about
Maggie Parr

Welcome Aboard

Original – Oil on Canvas – $4,000
Limited Edition 95 Framed Giclee
– $795
Deluxe Print
– Open Edition – $35

Find out more about Maggie Parr


Jimmy Pickering


Disneyland 55

Original – $2,800
Limited Edition 95 Framed Giclee
– $450
Deluxe Print
– Open Edition – $35

Find out more about Jimmy Pickering


George Scribner


6 pm Stage, Disneyland park 1955

Original – Oil on Canvas – $5,000
Limited Edition 95 Framed Giclee
– $375
Deluxe Print
– Open Edition – $35

Horse Drawn Wonder

Original – Oil – $1,500
Limited Edition 95 Framed Giclee
– $300
Deluxe Print
– Open Edition – $35

Find out more about
George Scribner

Follow Me

Original – Oil – $1,500
Limited Edition 95 Framed Giclee
– $300
Deluxe Print
– Open Edition – $35

Find out more about
George Scribner


Mark Seppala


Fantasyland Grape Juice Bar Mural

Original -Acrylic – $TBD
Limited Edition TBD Framed Giclee
– $TBD
Deluxe Print
– Open Edition – $TBD


Yakovetic

Opening Day

Original – Oil on Wood Panel – $7,000
Limited Edition 95 Framed Giclee
– $450
Deluxe Print
– Open Edition – $35

Find out more about Yakovetic

Jingles

Original – Oil on Wood Panel – $8,000
Limited Edition 95 Framed Giclee
– $450
Deluxe Print
– Open Edition – $35

Find out more about Yakovetic

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