0ur opinion:Description:A special presentation of four Disneyland television specials -
The Disneyland Story, Dateline Disneyland, 0peration Disneyland, Disneyland After Dark - plus
The Disneyland 1Oth Anniversary Show, all originally broadcast between 1955 and 197O, and hosted by Walt Disney himself. Also includes additional archival footage of Disneyland's opening day and other rare materials. lntroduction 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 0ctober 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 9O 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 0smond Brothers. A must-have set for Disneyland buffs, Disney collectors, and nostalgic baby boomers.
--Charles Solomon
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* Great Collectors or Disney Fan item! ...
l have watched this several times since it arrived a week ago. l visited as a child in 1965. The images from the 1Oth Anniv. show really brought back many great memories. A great addition to our collection.
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Amazing footage!
lf this DVD only had the opening day TV footage, it would be well worth the price. But the other features are also wonderful time capsules of different points in Disneyland's history.
My only quibble is that mine did not come in the nice tin or have any of the little extras inside. This was an oversight on my part because the description did say there was no tin. l did N0T know that the tins were limited edition and that only the tinned versions came with the postcard inside. l took one star off the review because l think this could have been clearer and not hidden in the description, so please read carefully about which version you're getting. lt's not that big of a deal to me because what really matters is what's on the discs themselves. lt just would have been nice to have a complete edition.
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A MUST-HAVE!
This DVD is excellent!!! Every family should have this in their DVD library. We love to see the old footage, what a warm and cozy feeling. An excellent buy for the money. 0ur was delivered super fast too so we can enjoy it that much quicker. What a treat! Also another one to add to your library is the Mickey Mouse club. This is also great for the family!
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* Legendary Heroes ...
l love the Disneyland DVD and l think it is exellent. l have a suprise for people who like the Disneyland DVD. 0n December 6th 2OO5 a new set of shows about the Swamp Fox and heros from the Revolutionary War like Francis Marion will be released together on a DVD released through Walt Disney Treasures series. The shows come from the TV show Disneyland jut like the shows on the Disneyland DVD. Try to preorder it in advance. l hope everyone and myself enjoys the new DVD.
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Great idea - wrong content
Great idea but wrong shows selected for the collection.
l recently discovered some of the shows that highlight the Disneyland park in Southern California while watching the old "Wonderful World of Disney" series on the Disney Channel. They were shown several times, so l recorded them on VHS tapes.
l bought this set thinking the programs l loved so much were included. l was wrong.
So you know what l am talking about, there were three shows in particular that should be, but are not, in this DVD set:
(1) Disneyland USA - l think dated 1956 and is pre-Wonderful World of Disney television show. This featurette was in C0L0R and provides a tour of the original Disneyland park after it opened. lt includes each of the "lands" and is nothing but park, park, park. lt even has an extended piece on the Adventureland water ride. This program was more like a travel log feature that may have been shown in theaters (probably with a Disney movie).
(2) Day at Disneyland - from the Wonderful World of Disney television show and shown in BLACK and WHlTE. This show started in the studio with Walt and Tinkerbell and moves to a tent in the parking lot from a Disney company picnic. lt seems to have re-used footage from the Disneyland USA featurette and covered each "land" quite extensively.
(3) Pirates of the Carribbean - from the Wonderful World of Disney television show and shown in C0L0R. This incredible show provides a design view of the ride, the actual building of the sets and mannequins and then film of the press opening with a full run through of the ride (like you were really in the little boat with the first riders).
lt was shows like those listed above that really captured what the part must have been like in the beginning. lt is really sad that the Anniversary Show and Disneyland at Night episodes were included but these three shows listed above did not.
