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12-03-2005, 12:10 PM
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Celebrities Trim Disneyland Tree to Benefit Toys for Tots

STAR-STUDDED DISNEYLAND HOLIDAY TREE AND ORNAMENTS TO BE AUCTIONED ON EBAY

ANAHEIM, Calif. (Dec. 1, 2005) - - Some of Hollywood’s legendary stars of past and present are making the holidays a bit brighter for the young victims of the Gulf Coast hurricanes as they assist the Disneyland Resort in southern California in a unique fundraising effort for Toys for Tots, starting today at 4:00pm/PST (7:00pm EST) on eBay.

Leonardo DiCaprio, Christina Aguilera, Susan Sarandon, Eva Longoria, Teri Hatcher, Kirk Douglas, Keith Urban and William Shatner are among the 41 celebrities who have contributed their imagination and creativity in personally decorating gold holiday ornaments that are shaped in the familiar three-circle design of Mickey Mouse. These one-of-a-kind celebrity designed ornaments adorn a 7-foot tall artificial tree that has been augmented by various commemorative Disneyland 50th Anniversary decorations for a total of 50 ornaments. The tree is topped with a miniature version of the special 50th Anniversary tree-topper that presently sits upon Disneyland’s signature 60-foot tall Christmas tree in Town Square.

Bidding on the tree, with all of its special holiday ornaments, will begin at $1 to encourage as many bidders as possible for such a worthy cause. The auction can be found at www.ebay.com (http://www.ebay.com) and closes at 4:00pm/PST (7:00pm/EST) on Thursday, December 8. The celebrity ornaments are currently on display through Sunday, December 4, on Main Street, U.S.A. at Disneyland.

Each ornament has been personally decorated and signed by the respective celebrity and each unique ornament reflects their own distinct style and personality. Actor John Stamos utilized old Disneyland tickets to decorate his ornament while Christina Aguilera emblazoned her ornament with a big red lipstick smootch. The unique gold patina (not commercially available) on the ornaments was created exclusively for Disneyland’s 50th anniversary celebration.

“Disneyland Resort has enjoyed a long association with the Toys for Tots Foundation and we’re proud to partner with them again this year,” said Matt Ouimet, President, Disneyland Resort. “2005 has been a particularly difficult year for our fellow citizens in the Gulf Coast and so we look forward to bringing them a little holiday cheer through this fundraising effort.”

“This year Marines are conducting the 58th annual Toys for Tots campaign,” stated Matthew T. Cooper, President and CEO, Marine Toys for Tots Foundation. “In addition to striving to reach millions of needy children nationwide, Marines will strive to bring the joy of Christmas to the thousands of children whose families lost everything as a result of the hurricanes of the summer of 2005.”


The complete list of participating celebrities includes:

Christina Aguilera (http://albums.mouseplanet.com/AdrienneVincentPhoenix/GoldenOrnaments_Aguilera_Disney.sized.jpg)
Evangeline Lilly
David Arquette & Courtney Cox (http://albums.mouseplanet.com/AdrienneVincentPhoenix/GoldenOrnaments_CoxArquette_Disney.sized.jpg)
Eva Longoria
Zach Braff
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Carol Channing
Mia Maestro
Leonardo DiCaprio
Eric McCormack
Phyllis Diller
Bob Newhart
Kirk Douglas
Marie Osmond
Brendan Fraser
Terry O'Quinn
Greg Grunberg
Jeremy Piven
Deborah Harry
LeAnn Rimes
Teri Hatcher (http://albums.mouseplanet.com/AdrienneVincentPhoenix/GoldenOrnaments_Hatcher_Disney.sized.jpg)
John Stamos (http://albums.mouseplanet.com/AdrienneVincentPhoenix/GoldenOrnaments_Stamos_Disney.sized.jpg)
Josh Holloway
Susan Sarandon
Anjelica Huston
William Shatner (http://albums.mouseplanet.com/AdrienneVincentPhoenix/GoldenOrnaments_Shatner_Disney.sized.jpg)
Hugh Jackman
Donald Trump
Shar Jackson
Aisha Tyler
Jewel (http://albums.mouseplanet.com/AdrienneVincentPhoenix/GoldenOrnaments_Jewel_Disney.sized.jpg)
Carrie Underwood
Chris Kattan
Keith Urban
Glen Keane
Sela Ward
Johnny Knoxville
Betty White
Shia LaBeouf
Wynonna
Cloris Leachman

About the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation

Net proceeds from this auction will benefit the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program, whose mission is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each year and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to needy children in the community in which the campaign is conducted. Toys for Tots strives to deliver, through a shiny new toy at Christmas, a message of hope to needy youngsters that will motivate them to grow into responsible, productive, patriotic citizens and community leaders.

More information about the Disneyland 50th anniversary celebration is available at www.disneyland.com (http://www.disneyland.com).

[Editor note: Click on the underlined star names to see the ornament they contributed to the tree]

Disney Vault
12-03-2005, 05:37 PM
The Courtney Cox/David Arquette one is by far the best imo.

Leli
12-03-2005, 07:47 PM
Most definately. I don't like the ones where they just signed it.

Vegitabeta
12-04-2005, 01:40 AM
The Courtney Cox/David Arquette one is by far the best imo.
Ditto, effort went into that!

AVP
12-04-2005, 09:44 AM
I like the John Stamos one, myself.

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sunfun94
12-04-2005, 10:04 AM
I think the one from Teri Hatcher is funny but my fav is John Stamos'.. I wish we could have been able to see all of them! Thanks for the info that you were able to get on this AVP! What a great article!

kisroo
12-04-2005, 10:55 AM
I like the John Stamos one, myself.

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I liked his as well.

Um, does anyone else think the one Teri Hatcher decorated is a bit creepy?? What exactly was she going for? :confused:

It's great that so many celebs did the auction~what a great idea.

~kisroo:)

Disney Vault
12-04-2005, 11:51 AM
I wish we could have been able to see all of them!
http://cgi.ebay.com/DISNEYLAND-Christmas-Tree-and-Celebrity-Ornaments_W0QQitemZ6585021917QQcategoryZ35887QQssP ageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

You can find pictures of all of them here.

splashmtngurl
12-04-2005, 12:08 PM
after looking at those pictures i kind of like the marie osmand one, its cute!! lol but really the john stamos one and the CC/DA one were the best out of the whole collection.

lisap
12-04-2005, 01:25 PM
It looks like they were all given the same set of glitter glue and garnish, and most went with just the stock materials. Leo DiCaprio and Zach Braff look like they were sitting next to each other when they made theirs.:rolleyes:

Glen Keane's Ariel drawing is nifty, and I have to agree--John Stamos went the extra mile and made a very cool one with his own stuff.

MrsG
12-04-2005, 01:54 PM
Gee, Donald Trump sure went all out, didn't he. :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

AVP
12-04-2005, 02:30 PM
Um, does anyone else think the one Teri Hatcher decorated is a bit creepy?? What exactly was she going for? :confused: Teri Garr? (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000414/)

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MammaSilva
12-04-2005, 03:49 PM
There are only a very few of those that I'd even put on a tree of mine, the rest look like people have way to high an opinion of their celebrity status, but it is for a good cause!

Maus
12-04-2005, 07:28 PM
I don't know if they are all there but they are on display in a window of the Emporium!

sunfun94
12-04-2005, 11:34 PM
Thanks for the link to the rest of the photos! Im good at that ebay stuff! lol...