Rick-An Ordinary Fool
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It appears that the Carpenters attended this event at Disneyland California back on April 1980. I guess there were several events for the 25th anniv, in March 1980 a tv show was televised (youtube has video of the celebration but I don't see the Carpenters on it), then in July 1980 where the doors were open for the 25th anniv for 25 hrs straight then in April 1980 for the Family Reunion Night Celebration. This also must have been around the same time that Music Music Music ABC TV special aired on local tv channels.
It appears that the Carpenters must have attended the Family Reunion night per a Disney website.
http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/bl...the-biggest-thing-that-happened-in-1976-1980/
1980 – Disneyland park kicked off a year-long Silver Anniversary celebration with a pre-parade show at the Tournament of Roses on New Year’s Day in Pasadena. Several special parades and shows followed for the rest of the year, but it was a special event in March, featuring Michael Jackson and Danny Kaye, that brought national attention to the celebration. On July 17, the 25th anniversary of the park’s opening, doors were open for 25 straight hours. In April, Family Reunion Night Celebration brought out several famous Disney faces, including Jackson, Fred MacMurray, Ernest Borgnine as well as the Carpenters, Ray Bradbury and even…Elliot Gould.
The Carpenters Fan Club newsletters has this info:
NEWSLETTER #67 - May, 1980
Richard and Karen greatly enjoyed participating in the Disneyland 25th anniversary celebrations recently, and received a warm welcome from Mickey and friends, as featured in the May 6th issue of The Star.
I am assuming that this photo was taken from this event in April 1980 at Disneyland? That shirt Karen is wearing reminds me of the letter A&M but I know it's not, still I have seen her wear that shirt before somewhere.
It appears that the Carpenters must have attended the Family Reunion night per a Disney website.
http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/bl...the-biggest-thing-that-happened-in-1976-1980/
1980 – Disneyland park kicked off a year-long Silver Anniversary celebration with a pre-parade show at the Tournament of Roses on New Year’s Day in Pasadena. Several special parades and shows followed for the rest of the year, but it was a special event in March, featuring Michael Jackson and Danny Kaye, that brought national attention to the celebration. On July 17, the 25th anniversary of the park’s opening, doors were open for 25 straight hours. In April, Family Reunion Night Celebration brought out several famous Disney faces, including Jackson, Fred MacMurray, Ernest Borgnine as well as the Carpenters, Ray Bradbury and even…Elliot Gould.
The Carpenters Fan Club newsletters has this info:
NEWSLETTER #67 - May, 1980
Richard and Karen greatly enjoyed participating in the Disneyland 25th anniversary celebrations recently, and received a warm welcome from Mickey and friends, as featured in the May 6th issue of The Star.
I am assuming that this photo was taken from this event in April 1980 at Disneyland? That shirt Karen is wearing reminds me of the letter A&M but I know it's not, still I have seen her wear that shirt before somewhere.