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Summary: A Major Disappointment
Review: I was very disappointed with "Disneyland USA" because I just wanted to indulge myself in reminiscence about the park and there was just was not enough of the park represented to get the feeling of what it all meant to me. It left a big void in remembrances for me. "Disneyland USA" does not capture the spirit or heart of what Disneyland is or was. For a 2-disc set this is a major disappointment. There are several surprises and memorable moments contained but not enough to lift my spirits. I just felt sorry.
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Summary: MUST HAVE for any Disney buff
Review: I have always wanted to see the full live opening of Disneyland and now I finally have. This DVD is a MUST own for anyone that loves Disney.
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Summary: Tampering with History
Review: I was real happy to see some of the "classic" Wonderful World of Disney finally get to DVD--but somewhat less so when I realized that the good folks at Disney had decided to do some judicious editing/censoring of the shows. In "Disneyland After Dark", do we REALLY need to have a bold new "warning" on the screen that the Polynesian fire walkers and flame twirlers are "professional" and "not to try this at home"? You can see this same show on the Disney Channel without this distracting "subtitles". Also, in "Dateline: Disneyland", the entire sequence with the Mousketeers is missing--something I almost missed until I re-viewed a tape I had made from the Disney Channel of the same program! I have heard there is some problem with clearance to sell their likenesses. If Disney is going to wholeheartedly go into the DVD home video market, let it be with their ORIGINAL programs (of which they have so many wonderful shows). The presentation of "special collections" of restored programming is just a bit misleading for the consumer.
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Summary: Disneyland USA
Review: 4 shows on a set:The Disneyland Story, Dateline Disneyland, Disneyland After Dark, Disneyland Tenth Anniversary.
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Summary: a gentler time, a magical kingdom
Review: I must admit that I go both ways on the disney thing. As a parent I love and abhor the company.(better read this review fast, because I am going to put it in my vault and it won't come out for ten years) And I know that Disney fans can be both gushy and stubborn. Mention the Disney name and you will never get a flatline...there is always a reaction. But for my two cents, this is a valentine to a gentler era. The coup do grace for me is the opening of disneyland show. This is a pop cultural cult classic. Perhaps it really is designed for all the viewers who are around forty or so. Art Linkletter adlibbing away, old fashioned Mickey Mouse Costumes, Ronald Reagan reading off papers, Frank Sinatra and son riding autopia followed by Sammy Davis jr.. Fess Parker and Buddy Ebsen riding down the hill and doing a live song. Again, I would suggest the world is far too picky. There's a static line? The box says unedited? Go to your disney conventions with your pins and your videos, and take a breath. Take this all for what it is. This is a time capsule back to a world that no longer exists. No longer would a major star go to an opening day with normal people./ Sigfried and Roy at opening day of California Adventure? The cast of Friends sing live at Disney World? This is the kind sweet, unabashed nostalgia that makes my heart beat in a easy listening sort of way. ................I also love the episode where Walt gives Miss Disney( or whatever her name is) a tour of all the stuff that is going on in the tenth year of Disneyland. It is sexist(as Walt shows the young girl all the man's work) but amazingly fun. Walt was an ultimate showman..and for all his trappings, the guy comes off really well...........All throughout the work there are fantastic things. Yes, it can meander(this is why you have a fast forward control)...but anyone who wants to do a little research on this period, or pop culture in general should have a look at this.
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Summary: PERFECT if you grew up with The Wonderfull World of Color
Review: For those of us growing up on the East coast in the 1950's and 60's, our only way to glimpse that marvelous place called Disneyland, was when Walt would feature the park on the Sunday evening show. All my friends and I would be glued to the TV as we'd see this magical place called Disneyland that seemed so far away and we all hoped we could visit some day.
This disk set is a wonderful nostalgic time machine to a simpler time of television when I guess it was blatent self promotion, but all of us loved just the same, 'cause who didn't want to see what new rides were being developed at Disneyland?
In the 10th anniversary show, Walt offers us peeks into a couple of new rides that were being constructed at the time: Pirates of the Carribean, and the Haunted Mansion!
Who knew what timeless attractions were being developed back then?
I just loved the disks, and would love to see more; I know there was a show dedicated to the opening of Pirates.
Leonard Maltin's introductions appear a bit stilted, but his enthusiasm is sincere, and presents a nice intro to each of the shows.
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Summary: Disney enthusiast must see this one!
Review: If you love Disney or Disneyland then you need to get this DVD collection. You can go to the grand opening of Disneyland or even the 10th anniversary. It really is a must see.
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Summary: I went to Disneyland when I was 9 years old. Drove from NY..
Review: You don't need my review to tell you to buy this. This is a special DVD for those who love Walt. If you still can't watch "Bambi", or if you love early TV, then get this DVD. It's historical, and wonderful, and it has Walt at his best....
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Summary: It could've been so much more
Review: Watching these DVDs reminds me of what it's like to visit Disneyland during peak season: There's lots of anticipation, when you first get there all the pleasant memories of past visits come flooding back, there are some genuinely fun moments, but when things get slow then get REALLY sloooow (watching the "After Dark" segment is like waiting in line for 90 minutes to do Autopia - you keep wondering when it's going to get fun and when it's all over you swear never to do it again). If you're into this for a sentimental journey to the Disneyland of your youth, then some of this will be meaningful. If you like watching LOTS of entertainment segments sporadically interrupted by pictures of the park, you will be in heaven. Perhaps Ken Burns will do several hours on what the place means or the Disney people will go back and do some judicial editing for another type of documentary (perhaps the one that I was wishing I'd purchased). Oh well, it's still MUCH better than nothing.
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Summary: Disney releases a horrible DVD!
Review: Disney can release incredible DVDs, or some pretty awful ones. This one falls into the awful category. Why? First of all, I have seen this advertised as unedited. Well, it is very much so edited. This has been brought up in other reviews, so I will move on. In addtion, Disney did not clean up the prints before recording this DVD. I have seen better video from the Disney Channel! An example of this is the "Disneyland After Dark" episode. During the Louis Armstrong performance, there is a line that comes and goes on the edges of the video and shaky frame alignment. From my taped copy of the show on the Disney Channel, I do not see the same items, so I suspect it is bad DVD production! Finally, there are no "extras" except some pretty boring monologue from Leonard Maltin. This is bad. Disney can make some great DVD's, just check out the Disney/Pixar releases, Dumbo, Tarzan, and Dinosaur! On the other side is this DVD. I hope Disney releases more DVDs on these subjects, like more of the Disneyland Show, maybe some stuff from Walt Disney World, and something like The Swamp Fox series. But if Disney does do this, please spend a little more time than they did with this DVD set.
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