Walt Disney Treasures - Disneyland USA
by Hamilton Luske, John Rich, Stu Phelps, Wilfred Jackson, William Beaudine
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Actor: Annette Funicello, Bobby Burgess, Bobby Rydell, Louis Armstrong, Monette MooreDirector: Hamilton Luske, John Rich, Stu Phelps, Wilfred Jackson, William Beaudine
Brand: Disney
Producer: Sherman Marks
Writer: Larry Clemmons
Writer: Milton Raison
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Animated, Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Live, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 228 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-12-04
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Walt Disney Video
DVD Reviews of Walt Disney Treasures - Disneyland USA
DVD Review: And now your host..., Walt Disney
Summary: 4 Stars
The "Walt Disney Treasures" DVD series were printed in limited editions, this one limited to a relatively small run of 150,000 copies. As you may know, the DVD was sold in a collectible tin case, and included a small lithograph from an attraction poster or animated short poster. This particular set "Disneyland USA" is a compilation of TV specials about Disneyland, as well as episodes from the television show "Wonderful World of Disney". These are loaded with historical footage of the park in the early days and you can watch the changes in the grand lady as the shows go up in years.
"The Disneyland Story" aired 10/27/54 - (Also know as "What is Disneyland"). The black and white opening show of the new "Disneyland" television series on ABC (later to become "Walt Disney Presents", then "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color", and finally "The Wonderful World of Disney"), hosted by Walt Disney himself. Starting off with an explanation of what the plans were for the new TV series and future episodes. Then a after a brief a tour of the studio, Walt introduced his stunning vision for Disneyland. He explained the concept of the park, along with artwork, maps, and models to show the audience what he was building in those California orange groves, the first ever theme park, where the magic of Disney would come alive. There is not park to show yet, as construction is just beginning. This was like no carnival or amusement park that people had experience with, it would come to be known as a theme park. In reality this show is what made the park possible to begin with as the banks refused to give Walt enough of the funding he needed to build an untested and risky idea. This show represented the financial deal that Disney made with ABC television, the profits of which made the building of the park possible. But Walt also obtained an agreement to use to show for blatant promotion of Disney films and the park, and it ensured a whipped up audience would come to the park after a year of promoting it on the show. In this episode he included some film promotion, this time for an upcoming theatrical feature. The second half of the episode was "A Tribute to Mickey Mouse", a look at his career. So all in all this episode is actually quite short on material for Disneyland.
"Dateline Disneyland" aired 7/17/55 - Live TV black and white special. Disneyland's opening day celebration was broadcast live on television, complete with al the problems that come with live TV with a mob of reporters and guests. The largest live production ever attempted utilizing 24 cameras. Hosts like Art Linkletter, Bob Cummings, Ronald Reagan, and Walt Disney himself are ad-libbing, unsure of what camera to face, or even when they are on the air. Included musical performances from the Mouseketeers and the Firehouse Five plus Two. A parade includes Walt and other celebrities of the day, marching band, mouseketeers, and more. The park was full of celebrities like Danny Thomas, Bobby Driscoll, Fess Parker, Jerry Colona, Jeanne Crain, Buddy Ebsen, Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. along with their kids. This show was doubly famous for its ability to attract almost every television in America at the time, a record breaking 90 million television sets. This was a 90 minute show.
"Disneyland After Dark" aired 4/15/62 and again on 7/1/62 - An full color episode from the television series. Starting with a title song for the episode written by the Sherman Brothers, this episode showcased the ever changing roster of musical talent that performed at Disneyland. Starts with a ride into the park on the monorail from the hotel taking a look at some of the many attractions before it quickly turns dark. And after dark Disneyland comes alive with lighting and music. The episode included musical acts with Annette Funicello; Monette Moore; ; Bobby Rydell; the Dapper Dans (the Main Street USA barbershop quartet still at Disneyland today), and a wonderful intimate scene with Louis Armstrong performing inside the Mark Twain Riverboat; The Elliott Brothers Orchestra with some great audience participation in dance and sing-alongs; and some very young kids, the Osmond Brothers, singing at the Plaza Gardens stage as a barbershop quartet. This was their first ever appearance on television by the way, so you could say Walt "discovered" them. The Royal Tahitians, Polynesian dancers that performed at the Tiki Terrace in Adventureland for a dinner show. The night ends with a fireworks show. This episode was shown as a short subject film theatrically in the overseas market in 1962, and in the American theatres in 1963. One of my favorites on this set, the music is great!
"The Disneyland 10th Anniversary Show" aired 1/3/65 - A full color episode of the television show, it features a celebration of the Tencennial of the Park. The first Disneyland Ambassador, Julie Reihm, (also known as "Miss Disneyland") joins Walt for a visit to the secret Imagineering department, to look at attractions being designed. Walt shows Julie the scale model of the "Small World" attraction, and models and art for future attractions. This episode features Mary Blair the favorite colorist and concept artist, and concept artist Marc Davis, Blaine Gibson (sculptor for audio animatronics), with a sneak peek at designs for the "Pirates of the Caribbean", and "The Haunted Mansion". And what's this? A look around the park at some great attractions such as the Submarine Voyage, Flying Saucers, and other long-missed favorites. Vintage footage of Mr. Disney walking the proposed construction site before the ground breaking in the orange fields at Anaheim. Then an incredible high speed construction film of the park being built in minutes from the ground up was made possible by a camera that stayed on scene throughout. Celebrity appearances by Hayley Mills, John Mills, and Louis Armstrong. This episode alone is worth the price of admission.
Extras include a still gallery of some of the Disneyland Attraction posters and merchandise, and a 9 minute featurette with Leonard Maltin on the Park. Many reviewers have noted the absence of some very worthy episodes about the Disneyland. There are some other episodes filmed at Disneyland that I too wish would have also been included on this set for this to be complete. I do have some of these I recorded from the television show when it ran on the Disney Channel. My personal favorite "From the Pirates of the Caribbean to Tommorrowland" 1/28/68 would be on that list, and there are several anniversary shows in addition to the 10th included here, there are 25th, 30th, 35th, I agree with other reviewers that this set is a bit short on actual footage of the park and it's attractions. Another reviewer mentions an episode she wished was included that she thinks was called "Day at Disneyland", which is actually titled "Disneyland the Park and Pecos Bill" from 4/3/57. As you can imagine this is episode takes the viewer on a helicopter ride with Tinkerbell from the studio to the park, and arrives by the Holiday land picnic area that used to be outside the park. After a tour of the park, the show converts to a story about American folk tales including Pecos Bill. Another great episode form 5/28/61 called Disneyland '61 and Olympic Elk has a featurette called "Gala Day at Disneyland" and promotes the many new attractions to be seen. There was a theatrical featurette called "Disneyland USA" released in 1956, filmed in CinemaScope and 42 minutes in length. It is not included here either which is misleading for old fans due to the name of the set. Regardless I do not regret purchasing this set and in fact reccommend it, if only to encourage Disney to release more of material from the vault.
Description of Walt Disney Treasures - Disneyland USA
A special presentation of four Disneyland television specials - The Disneyland Story, Dateline Disneyland, Operation Disneyland, Disneyland After Dark - plus The Disneyland 10th Anniversary Show, all originally broadcast between 1955 and 1970, and hosted by Walt Disney himself. Also includes additional archival footage of Disneyland's opening day and other rare materials. Introduction by Leonard Maltin.To finance Disneyland he wanted to build, Walt Disney turned to the new medium of television. As host Leonard Maltin notes on this two- disc set of televised specials for the amusement park, Disney used the series to promote it, "and no one seemed to mind." ABC agreed to invest in return for a weekly one-hour program. The "Disneyland" TV show premiered on October 27, 1954: "Disneyland Story" introduced the park and its various lands, which would be the subject of future programs. The opening-day special, "Dateline Disneyland" (July 17, 1955), attracted an estimated audience of 90 million--virtually every television household in America. Hosted by Art Linkletter, Robert Cummings, and Ronald Reagan, the live broadcast includes such unplanned moments as Linkletter searching frantically for a microphone in Fantasyland. The Tenth Anniversary show (January 3, 1965) features cameos of Mary Blair and Marc Davis, two celebrated animation artists. Home movie footage of Walt pacing off distances at the barren site in Anaheim is intercut with peeks at forthcoming attractions. "Disneyland After Dark" (April 15, 1962) offers performances by Annette Funicello, Bobby Burgess, Bobby Rydell, Louis Armstrong, and a prepubescent quartet of Osmond Brothers. A must-have set for Disneyland buffs, Disney collectors, and nostalgic baby boomers. --Charles Solomon
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