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July 2003
As part of an array of activities celebrating its twentieth anniversary, Tokyo Disneyland debuts Blazing Rhythms, a nightly show that combines fire, floats, drummers, and audience participation on a grand scale.
Disney's Fantillusion Parade, a new evening spectacle with Disney villains, an enchanted garden, and dazzling lighting effects at Disneyland Paris, runs through August 31. Look up for "Tinker Bell's Fantasy in the Sky" fireworks after the parade.
EVENT OF THE MONTH: "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl," starring Johnny Depp and Geoffrey Rush, sails into theaters.
Watch the sluggers of the AAU 17U National Baseball Championship Division I, now through July 26 at Disney's Wide World of Sports.
"Piglet's Big Movie" comes to not-so-big screens; it's out on DVD and video today.
August 2003
EVENT OF THE MONTH: Teen for a day? Jamie Lee Curtis plays a mom who finds that she's switched places with her adolescent daughter in "Freaky Friday," now in theaters.
Alive and kicking - the Walt Disney World Soccer Classic X hosts men's and women's soccer teams, with a new division, Men's Masters (Over 50), at Disney's Wide World of Sports.
He wasn't born on a mountaintop in Tennessee, but Fess Parker was Davy Crockett. The actor was born in Texas on this date in 1924.
Coming Attractions
October
Mission: Space, Walt Disney World's newest attraction, has its grand opening this month.
October 3
"Hidalgo," starring Viggo Mortensen, races into theaters today.
All dates are subject to change. For information on Walt Disney World, call (407) 824-4321; on Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure, call (714) 781-7290.
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