Disney’s Earth Day Extravaganza: Celebrities, Music, and Environmental Awareness in 1996

Introduced by Vice President Al Gore, “Earth Day at Walt Disney World” features the musical group All-4-One as well as the Rembrandts performing at Walt Disney World.  The one-hour family special explores the many positive steps we can take to help our environment, aired on The Disney Channel on Earth Day, April 22, 1996.  Hosted by Ed Begley Jr and Dana Delany, the special also includes environments tips from celebrities around the country, including John Travolta, Ted Danson, Kristie Alley, Anne Archer, Chevy Chase, Mary Stennburgen, Matthew Mondine, Steve Guttenberg, Rhea Perlman, Emilio Estevez, and Shaquille O’Neal among others.  Interesting note, the show aired exactly two years before the opening of Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom on Earth Day 1998, with no mention of the planned theme park.   

Full Video with musical performances here