Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade - Hosts and Entertainers

Hosts and Entertainers

Present Announcer

the new voice of Walt Disney World, Joe Hursh.

1990

Hosts Regis Philbin and Joan Lunden;

1991

Hosts Regis Philbin and Joan Lunden;

1992

Hosts Regis Philbin and Joan Lunden;

1993

Hosts Regis Philbin and Joan Lunden; on-street interviewer Robby Benson. The parade was broadcast live. Appearances by Kathie Lee Gifford and John Davidson. Reading of The Night Before Christmas by President Bill Clinton. Announcer: Dick Tufeld.

1994

Hosts Regis Philbin and Joan Lunden;

1995

Hosts Regis Philbin and Joan Lunden;

1996

Hosts Jerry Van Dyke and Suzanne Somers; entertainment by Gary Beach, Brianne Leary, Sandi Patti, J.D. Roth, Ernie Sabella, and Samuel E. Wright.

2001

Hosts Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa;

2002

Hosts Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa; on-street interviewer and entertainer Wayne Brady; entertainment by The Wiggles, Hilary Duff, Raven-Symoné, Alexis Kalehoff; appearances by John Ritter, Star Jones-Reynolds and Andrea McArdle.

2003

Hosts Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa at Walt Disney World; George Lopez at Disneyland. On-street interviewer Robin Roberts. Entertainment by Disney Channel's Christy Carlson Romano, Raven-Symone, Anneliese van der Pol, and Orlando Brown; American Idol's Clay Aiken; Playhouse Disney's Bear in the Big Blue House; Jump 5.

2004

Hosts Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa at Walt Disney World; Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy at Disneyland; and on the street Gonzo the Great; Music performances by: Mariah Carey, Wynonna Judd, Ashanti, Kelly Clarkson, Jump 5 and Diana DeGarmo. Plus: Zach Braff, Jesse McCartney, Erik von Detten, Meredith Vieira and ABC's stars. Disney Channel Stars: Raven-Symone, Christy Carlson Romano and Bear from Bear in the Big Blue House. Also: SHeDAISY, Waneze and America's Funniest Home Videos’s Tom Bergeron. Special guest appearance: Julie Andrews.

2005

Hosts Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa at Walt Disney World; Ryan Seacrest at Disneyland. Entertainment by Playhouse Disney's The Wiggles; Brian Setzer Orchestra; Lonestar; Vanessa Williams; Star Jones; Tiger Woods; Julie Andrews; John O'Hurley; Fantasia; Aly & AJ; The Cheetah Girls; The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’s stars Anna Popplewell, Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, and William Moseley.

2006

Hosts Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa at Walt Disney World; Ryan Seacrest at Disneyland. Entertainment by American Idol’s Ace Young, Kevin Covais, Paris Bennett, and Mandisa; Miley Cyrus as Hannah Montana; RBD; Playhouse Disney's The Doodlebops; Daniel Powter; Disney Channel's Brenda Song; High School Musical’s Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman, and Lucas Grabeel; Beyoncé; Andrea Bocelli; Bianca Ryan; Aly & AJ; Michael Bolton; Dancing With the Stars’ Emmitt Smith; and Tiffany's Dance Academy. Appearances by Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’s Ty Pennington, Eduardo Xol, and Paige Hemmis; Johnny Depp and Travel Channel's Samantha Brown.

2007

Hosts Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa at Walt Disney World; Show was actually taped over two days - Friday 30 November and Saturday 1 December 2007 in Walt Disney World. Regis and Kelly were on-site 1 December while 30 November entertainment featured opening act Patti LaBelle followed by celebrities from "Dancing With the Stars" Sabrina Bryan, Hélio Castroneves, Drew Lachey and Joey Fatone - Non-celeb dancers were present as well such as Cheryl Burke, Julianne Hough, Derek Hough and others. Jon Secada sang three holiday favorites as they danced. Following acts included "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" by Jessica Simpson and songs from American Idol First runner up Katharine McPhee and a special performance from the Jonas Brothers with their new Christmas song, "Girl of my Dreams". The cast of Disney's Animal Kingdom's Festival of The Lion King made an appearance singing an arrangement of classic The Lion King songs. Miley Cyrus will also be singing "All I Want for Christmas Is You." There is also a performance by the High School Musical cast performing a new Christmas version of "What Time Is It?". Giselle from Enchanted was featured with the Disney Princesses in the parade for the first time.

2008

Hosts Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa, with Ryan Seacrest. Airs on ABC. Entertainment: Miley Cyrus, the Jonas Brothers, David Archuleta, Sarah Brightman, Jose Feliciano, David Cook, Vanessa Williams, the Imagination Movers, and Corbin Bleu, who debuted a new song. Also Dance the Magic dancers from dance studios from all over the country.

2009

Hosts Kelly Ripa and Nick Cannon at Walt Disney World, with Ryan Seacrest at Disneyland. Airs on ABC. Entertainment: Celine Dion, Stevie Wonder, Demi Lovato, Jonas Brothers, Yanni, Kris Allen, Steve Rushton, Selena Gomez. Dance the Magic dancers which include dance schools from all over the country. Regis Philbin did not host this year due to hip surgery a week before taping the parade. 2009 marked the show's change in title to Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade as part of a branding consolidation announced in February.

2010

Hosts Ryan Seacrest and Maria Menounos at Walt Disney World, with Nick Cannon at Disneyland. Airs on ABC. Entertainment: Mariah Carey, Selena Gomez, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy with Dancing with the Stars dancers, Debby Ryan, Amber Riley, Ten year old soprano Jackie Evancho from America's Got Talent, Sean Kingston, Darius Rucker, and American Idol season 9 winner Lee DeWyze. Kelly Ripa did not host this year due to a stress fracture.

2011

Hosts Mario Lopez and Maria Menounos at Walt Disney World, with Nick Cannon and Marlee Matlin at Disneyland. Airs on ABC. Entertainment: Justin Bieber, Jennifer Hudson, Scotty McCreery, Cee Lo Green, The Muppets, Christina Aguilera, OneRepublic, Phineas and Ferb, China Anne McClain from A.N.T. Farm and her sisters, Bella Thorne and Zendaya from Shake It Up, Katie Leclerc and Sean Berdy from ABC Family’s Switched at Birth, and singer-songwriter Nathan Pacheco with vocalist Katherine Jenkins.

2012

Hosts Mario Lopez at Disneyland, Maria Menounos and Nick Cannon at Walt Disney World. Airs on ABC. Entertainment: Backstreet Boys, tobyMac, and Ross Lynch at Disneyland. Colbie Caillat, Phillip Phillips, The Wanted, Carly Rae Jepsen, America's Got talent Winner Olate Dogs, and Pitbull

Before Philbin and Ripa, the long-time hosts were Joan Lunden and Alan Thicke, with Philbin on the street interviewing guests. Philbin has been involved with the program continuously since 1990.