Walt Disney Treasures - Disneyland USA

Walt Disney Treasures - Disneyland USA
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
Customer Review: Great Collectors or Disney Fan item!
I have watched this several times since it arrived a week ago. I visited as a child in 1965. The images from the 10th Anniv. show really brought back many great memories. A great addition to our collection.
Customer Review: Amazing footage!
If 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. I did NOT know that the tins were limited edition and that only the tinned versions came with the postcard inside. I took one star off the review because I think this could have been clearer and not hidden in the description, so please read carefully about which version you're getting. It's not that big of a deal to me because what really matters is what's on the discs themselves. It just would have been nice to have a complete edition.


Disney's Haunted Mansion: Pop-Up Book (Disney's Pop-Up Books)
A spooky book based on the popular theme park attraction takes daring young readers on a private tour through a haunted manor house, where they encounter a ghoulish creature in a coffin, a decaying portrait, a fortune teller, and the backyard cemetery.
Customer Review: No new ground covered
This pop up is not as exciting as it could be -- a pedestrian representation of the Haunted Mansion at Disneyworld. Still, may be good for kids who either loved the attraction, or for parents who want to introduce their kids to the attraction prior to going to the park. For a more interesting take on pop ups, try Hauntion Mansion by Jan Pienkowski a much better pop up.
Customer Review: A nicely illustrated pop-up based on the Disneyland ride.
The Haunted Mansion pop-up book is based on famous Disneyland attraction. The art is quite nice and there are lots of "pop-ups." There is even a hologram inside! Some of the ghostly inhabitants are a little scary for really young kids but all in all it's a nice book even if you aren't a Haunted Mansion enthusiast.