1983:

Hosts:

• Joan Lunden
• Mike Douglas

Notes:

• 90-Minute Telecast

• Joan Lunden
• Bruce Jenner

• Regis Philbin

• Greetings from Tokyo Disneyland
• Greetings from President Reagan

Notes:

• 90-Minute Telecast

• Joan Lunden
• Ben Vereen

• Regis Philbin

Special Segments:

• Santa Goofy musical number in front of Castle - "December 25th"
• Meet Regis' young daughters
• Regis takes a sneak peek at the Living Seas
• Ben Vereen behind the scenes at Captain Eo
• Ben Vereen performs "Go Tell it on the Mountain"
• Greetings from President Reagan and other world leaders
• Disneyland's 30th Birthday celebrations (World's largest Helium Balloon Launch)

• Joan Lunden
• Ben Vereen

On the Street:

• Regis Philbin

Special Segments:

• Making of Snow White (50th Anniversary)
• Ben Vereen performs in front of the Castle
• Regis hosts WDW 15 years retrospective
• WDW 15th Birthday Parade
• Regis rides Ear-Force One hot air balloon
• Joan Lunden visits the Living Seas
• Regis visits Skylydoscope
• Greetings from President Reagan and world leaders

Notes:

• Snow White is the Parade Grand Marshal
• First year of the memorable Kissimmee/St. Cloud commercials
• 500-Member WDW Honor Band leads parade
• Santa arrives in Ear Force One

• Joan Lunden
• Alan Thicke

On the Street:

• Regis Philbin

• Regis gives Hard Hat tour of Grand Floridian, Pleasure Island, Typhoon Lagoon, Norway and Disney/MGM Studios
• The Making of Cinderella hosted by Leonard Maltin
• Ringmaster Regis hosts Daredevil Circus at Epcot
• Greetings from President Reagan
• 1000+ member childrens chorus sings finale

• The new floats from Disney's "All-America Parade" debut. Many of these floats are still used for the Christmas, Easter and Halloween parades today.
• Great opening musical segment

• Joan Lunden
• Alan Thicke

• Regis Philbin

• Sarah Purcell
• Scott Valentine

• Same opening segment as 1987
• Joan Lunden visits Mickey's Birthdayland
• "Christmas on Vacation" music montage at Carribbean Beach Resort
• Behind the Scenes look at Oliver and Company
• Preview of Disneyland's Splash Mountain
• Regis gives a sneak preview of Disney/MGM Studios

• This was the first year for a 2-hour telecast
• First year to simulcast from Disneyland

• Joan Lunden
• Alan Thicke

On the Street:

• Regis Philbin

From Disneyland:

• Joanna Kerns (Growing Pains)
• Mark Price (Family Ties)
• Whitney Kershaw (Major Dad)

• Regis interviews Kermit about joining the Disney family
• Alan Thicke gives a sneak peek of Star Tours
• Michael Eisner introduces Person of the Century Awards
• "V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N" music montage at Typhoon Lagoon
• The Making of The Little Mermaid
• Joan Lunden rides Body Wars
• Kermit sings "Sleigh Ride"
• "35 Years Young" Disneyland Theme music montage
• Disneyland's Party Gras parade
• Mark Price rides Disneyland's Splash Mountain
• Performance by the New Mickey Mouse Club
• Greetings from President Bush and world leaders

• Billed as an "All New Parade" featuring new floats and new music

• Joan Lunden
• Alan Thicke

• Regis Philbin

• Sarah Purcell
• Jaleel White  

Musical Guests:

• Lee Greenwood
• Amy Grant

Special Segments:

• Two segments from Operation Desert Shield in Saudi Arabia
• Regis on Disney/MGM Studios Backstage Tour
• Michael Eisner recaps American Teacher Awards
• Behind the Scenes of Rescuers Down Under
• Alan Thicke performs with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Cinderella Castle stage show segment
• Disneyland features six marching bands converging on Main Street
• Jaleel White conquers all four Disneyland mountains
• Preview of Disney's Half Time Show at Super Bowl 25
• Greetings from President Bush
• "It's Christmas Time" music montage at various WDW resorts

Notes:

• Very patriotic due to the Gulf War.

• Joan Lunden
• Regis Philbin

• Mayim Bialik (Blossom)

• Sandi Patty
• Lee Greenwood

Special Segments:

• Several segments featuring the 20th Anniversary Party Gras Surprise Celebration Parade
• Repeats the Cinderella Castle stage show segment shown in 1990
• Behind the scenes look at SpectroMagic
• Mickey's Nutcracker at Disneyland
• President Bush's "Points of Light"
• Scenes from Beauty and the Beast stage show
• "Disney Girls" musical number at resorts (to the Tune of California Girls)
• Sneak Peek at Euro Disney
• A Visit to Tokyo Disneyland
• 20-year retrospective of WDW to the tune "Through the Years"

Notes:

• This is the first year for Regis to Co-Host beside Joan
• No Disneyland correspondents
• This is the only year the Christmas Parade was broadcast from MGM Studios to allow for the WDW Surprise Celebration Parade to run at the Magic Kingdom
• "Major Mike" celebrated 10 years of conducting the WDW Marching Band in 1991
• Regis celebrated 30 years in show business in 1991

• Joan Lunden
• Regis Philbin

• Ed McMahon
• Leanza Cornette (Miss America)

• John Davidson

Special Segments:

• Grand Opening of WDW Splash Mountain (excellent clip!)
• Aladin's Royal Caravan parade
• Behind the Scenes of Disneyland's Toontown
• Beauty & the Beast show at Disney/MGM Studios
• Epcot Around the World Christmas
• Al & Wilson from Home Improvement visit

Notes:

• Billed as an "All New Parade" featuring new floats and new music

• Joan Lunden
• Regis Philbin

• Kathy Lee Gifford at MGM
• Bill Nye the Science Guy at Epcot Center
• Robby Benson at Magic Kingdom

• John Davison (taped in 1992)

Special Segments:

• Several Aladdin's Royal Caravan segments
• "V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N" at Typhoon Lagoon (same as 1989)
• Cinderella Castle stage show segment "Must Be Santa"
• Kathy Lee Gifford musical number "Winter Wonderland"
• Splashtacular at Epcot
• Preview of All-Star Resort and Wilderness Lodge
• Regis gives a sneak peek at Tower of Terror
• Magical World of Barbie stage show at Epcot
• President Clinton reads The Night Before Christmas
• Let There be Peace on Earth Finale

Notes:

• It was visibly raining at the start of the parade