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January 12, 2001

On January 12, 2001, downtown Disney opens to the public as part of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. The year's #1 song was "Hanging by a Moment" by Lifehouse. Manuel Ugarte, Neco Williams, Jalen Williams would arrive in the same year.

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Downtown Disney opens to the public as part of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.

Downtown Disney is a lifestyle center located at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, United States. It opened on January 12, 2001; a component of the Disneyland Resort expansion project alongside the Disney California Adventure theme park and Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa.

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2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2001st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 1st year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 2nd year of the 2000s decade.

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On January 12, 2001

2001 Downtown Disney opens to the public as part of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.

Shopping complex in Anaheim, California

Downtown Disney is a lifestyle center located at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, United States. It opened on January 12, 2001; a component of the Disneyland Resort expansion project alongside the Disney California Adventure theme park and Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa.

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