VIDEO - Magic Kingdom Celebrates 40th Anniversary with a gala procession and castle stage ceremony

Oct 01, 2011 in "Magic Kingdom"

Posted: Saturday October 1, 2011 3:00pm EDT by WDWMAGIC Staff
The Magic Kingdom today celebrated its 40th Anniversary with a gala procession along Main Street USA and a castle stage ceremony featuring Disney characters, Walt Disney World President Meg Crofton, and Magic Kingdom VP Phil Holmes. 

You can see a video of the procession along Main Street and the castle stage ceremony on our video browser.

Along with the limited edition merchandise and birthday cup cakes, a special souvenir map was also produced for the day, featuring a look at the Magic Kingdom as it was on opening day.  Click here for a PDF of the map.

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