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 Learning Addition and Subtraction (Grade 1)
First grade level workbook for addition and subtraction.


Walt Disney's Fantasia
Three Record Set Including a 24 page full color program.
Customer Review: Wonderful set of LPs!
This 3 LP set is amazing! The music is beautiful, and it brings back childhood memories of watching this film over and over and over again. I love all of them, and I can't pick a favorite. The stereophonic sound is amazing, especially considering the fact that this album was released in 1957. If you can purchase this for a reasonable price, it is well worth it! I'd pay anything for it. Words cannot describe how wonderful it is. Leopold Stokowski is a genius, and the fact that he and Walt Disney teamed up to create something as wonderful as FANTASIA is a miracle!