VIDEO: Watch how Walt Disney World celebrated the Bicentennial with “America on Parade” 1976 TV special

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In 1975, the America on Parade celebration for the the Bicentennial marked the first time a parade ran simultaneously at Walt Disney World and Disneyland.

Special doll-like characters called “People of America” were created for the show. Measuring 8 feet high, the characters walked the parade route alongside floats representing the achievements of America’s first 200 years.

The famed Sherman Brothers wrote a song specifically for the Bicentennial celebration. Titled “The Glorious Fourth,” it was performed during America on Parade.

In 1976, Red Skelton hosted a special TV presentation of the show called “Walt Disney’s America on Parade.”

Step back into Disney history by watching the full special in the video below.

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