New Yorkers are typically a pretty jaded bunch. So what could get this many people to suddenly stop in Times Square and whip out their cameras?
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Disney characters. Lots & lots of Disney characters.
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Everyone from Lightening McQueen …
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… to Rapunzel & Flynn Rider were on hand yesterday as The Walt Disney Company officially opened the doors to the largest Disney Store in North America.
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Of course, what with this being a Disney Store and all … Well, you need a little magic to help get things going. So Mickey called on his old friend Tinker Bell …
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Here she comes now …
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cCelebrities like Robin Roberts from ABC’s Good Morning America were also there…
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… as well as dignitaries like Michael R. Bloomberg, the Mayor of New York City …
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… to look on as 9-year-old Alden Schwartz used an oversized key to officially unlock the magic of the Times Square Disney Store …
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… which sent fireworks cascading down the digital billboard over this building’s entrance.
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Afterwards, Alden and his family were escorted into the store where this Disney Family.com sweepstakes winner met with singer Jordan Sparks …
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… as well as rubbed elbows with the other guests who’d been invited to this private reception. Which included Brooke Shields, Anika Noni Rose and Kelly Rutherford.
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Meanwhile, the crowds continued to hang on outside of the store.
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Not because they wanted to get shots of Disney CEO Bob Iger as he did interviews that related to the opening of the Times Square Disney Store …
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But – rather – because they were trying to get some more shots of this once-in-a-lifetime line-up of all of these super-popular Disney characters.
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