CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF THE HOUSE THAT WALT BUILT

The Walt Disney Corporation will be celebrating its founding 100 years ago with year-long festivities. The fun starts right away during Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest on Disney-owned ABC with, for the first time, a series of pre-taped segments from Disneyland hosted by multi-platinum artist Ciara. Various theme parks will undergo refreshes including new nighttime shows at California Adventure, Disneyland, Epcot and the Magic Kingdom and new attractions, such as the Moana-inspired Journey of Water at Epcot and a TRON Lightcycle/run Coaster at the Magic Kingdom. Disney will also offer movies aplenty, such as the animated musical, Wish (November 22), about a mythical land where wishes come true, and three live-action movies—a remake of The Little Mermaid (May 26); The Haunted Mansion (August 11), based on the theme-park attraction; and, on Disney+, a remake of Peter Pan & Wendy. Also on tap: the opening of the Pixar Hotel at Disneyland and a touring exhibit of rarely seen original artwork, artifacts, costumes, props and other memorabilia from Disney classics, starting in February at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. And, of course, there will be lots of merch. It’s all sure to be Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.