Disney Magic Comes to Life; On Broadway in Macy's Annual Holiday Window Display; Disney Characters to Unveil the Newest Windows During Special Ceremony on Nov. 16.Entertainment Editors NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Nov. 15, 2000 The holidays have long been a time for decorating the showcase windows of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of City's premier department store -- and this year, Macy's Herald Square Herald Square is formed by the intersection of Broadway, Sixth Avenue (officially named Avenue of the Americas) and 34th Street in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It was named for the New York Herald, a newspaper originally headquartered there. opens its curtains on the world's most well-known characters ... Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse Famous character of Walt Disney's animated cartoons. He was introduced in Steamboat Willie (1928), the first animated cartoon with sound. Mickey was created by Disney, who also provided his high-pitched voice, and was usually drawn by the studio's head animator, and his friends. On Nov. 16, Broadway's most famous shopping windows at Macy's Herald Square will feature scenes from Disney's "Once Upon a Christmas," in an animatronic window showcase that is sure to become a favorite destination of Manhattan's holiday shoppers. The windows feature Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse Noun 1. Minnie Mouse - the partner of Mickey Mouse , Donald Duck, Goofy and other Disney favorites in their roles from the film's retelling re·tell·ing n. A new account or an adaptation of a story: a retelling of a Roman myth. of O.Henry's classic holiday tale, "The Gift of the Magi." Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Pluto and Goofy will be on hand for the official dedication and unveiling of the windows at 4 p.m. at Macy's Herald Square on Thursday, Nov. 16. The ceremony is open to the public. Containing more than 65 animatronic figures, the windows were specially crafted and designed by Disney artisans. The scenes were in production for more than a year, and in November, they were carefully packed and shipped from their Tampa, Fla., construction site to their new homes at Macy's Herald Square on Manhattan's famed 34th Street. During the most wonderful time of year for Broadway's biggest retail names, shoppers and passers by will be delighted by the debut of these holiday window decorations in New York's most popular shopping district. The Once Upon a Christmas windows promise to be a magical new twist on this time-honored tradition for Macy's and New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . |
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