DVD Review: Walt Disney Treasures - Disneyland – Secrets, Stories & Magic - Page 2

Disneyland’s biggest motto is that the park will never be finished because it is constantly changing.

As a kid, I remember viewing a cinematic tour of Disneyland, and the original “People and Places: Disneyland U.S.A.” feature is included on this DVD with a newly restored 5.1 digital audio track. Looking at this tour when it was released only a year after Disneyland’s opening in 1955 is interesting because it shows you the tremendous transformation that the park has gone through in the past 52 years. With the exception of being a bigger park with many more attractions, there is still a core base that Walt himself wanted and believed would be what made Disneyland unique. Every new attraction would simply enhance that base.

My original criticism of the main documentary is somewhat assuaged with “Operation Disneyland,” which chronicles the original ABC broadcast of Disneyland’s opening; and with “Building Walt’s Dream: Disneyland Under Construction,” which features time-lapse footage of the park’s original construction. “Operation” details the many problems that the park experienced and it is surprisingly fun to see the park in black and white glory which has never been shown to the public before this DVD.

Also included is an original September 23, 1962 broadcast of “The Golden Horseshoe Revue,” which is the longest running show in Disneyland; the original May 17, 1964 broadcast of “Disneyland Goes to the World’s Fair,” in which Walt narrates the efforts to bring Disneyland to the World’s Fair in New York that year; and the the original December 18, 1966 broadcast of “Disneyland Around the Seasons,” which showcases Disneyland’s seasonal differences.

For better or worse, Disneyland has become an American institution that has brought enjoyment to millions of kids as well as adults for over 50 years since its opening.

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