A Musical History of Disneyland (2005) is a collection of music from Disneyland, spanning from opening day to the present. Released on May 5, 2005 in honor of Disneyland's 50th Anniversary, it is the biggest release in Disneyland Records history. In print. Disneyland (since 1998 officially Disneyland Park, to distinguish it from the Disneyland Resort complex of which it is a part), is a theme park in Anaheim, California, USA (28 miles from Downtown Los Angeles). ...

Official description

These descriptions are from the back of a limited edition box.

Walt Disney Records celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Disneyland with the most comprehensive and collectible box set in it’s history, A Musical History of Disneyland. Reflecting on the first 50 years of Disneyland music, this unprecedented collection features 6 CDs filled with rare and previously unreleased recordings from the opening day of Disneyland in 1955, all the way to the present. From entering Town Square, to riding the Disneyland Railroad around the Park, to remembering Walt Disney’s timeless opening day speech that started it all, this painstakingly thorough audio collection is the first time Disney Park fans can own a comprehensive collection of music from all of the greatest attractions, shows, and Lands that exist today, and some that are just a happy memory. Also included is the exclusive hardcover book, The Sounds of Disneyland, featuring rare photos and early working drawings written by Disney artist, Stacia Martin, and designed by Bruce Gordon of Walt Disney Imagineering. This one-of-a-kind box set is a timeless keepsake that every Disney Park fan and their families will treasure for many years to come.

Audio library

6 CD AUDIO LIBRARY

Over 7 hours of new and classic, restored and remastered recordings from Disneyland park, including many previously unreleased recordings, all stored in a deluxe hardcover case.

The Sounds of Disneyland

EXCLUSIVE COFFEE TABLE BOOK

72 page hardcover book, The Sounds of Disneyland, featuring an in depth look at the musical and audio history of Disneyland park.

Limited edition

BONUS: LIMITED EDITION GOLD VINYL RECORD (A Disney Theme Park Exclusive)

Limited edition gold vinyl reproduction of Walt Disney Records’ first ever release, Walt Disney Takes You To Disneyland: A Musical Tour of The Magic Kingdom.

(this description is only found on the limited edition)

Production

• Compilation and Restoration Producer: Randy Thornton
• Executive Producer: Ted Kryczko
• Mastering: Jeff Sheridan at SoundWorks Studio
• Package Art Direction: Steve Gerdes

Randy Thornton Randy Thornton was an american football player and a professional wrestler in World Championship Wrestling. ... Jeff Sheridan (b. ...

Editions

Standard edition

• Unlimited run
• Red cloth covered box
• The 6 CD audio library
• The Sounds of Disneyland hardcover book

Special edition

• Unlimited run
• Red cloth covered box
• The 6 CD audio library
• The Sounds of Disneyland hardcover book
• Black reproduction of the "Walt Disney Takes You To Disneyland: A Musical Tour of The Magic Kingdom" record

Since the limited edition quickly sold so well, it was decided to create a special edition with a unlimited run in which the reproduction of record would be black instead of gold.[1]

Limited edition

• Limited run of 5,000 (out of print)
• Red cloth covered box
• The 6 CD audio library
• The Sounds of Disneyland hardcover book
• Gold reproduction of the "Walt Disney Takes You To Disneyland: A Musical Tour of The Magic Kingdom" record

Limited edition special numbers

Number 0001: Sold on eBay by Disney.

Number 0050: Sold on eBay by Disney.

Number 0885: A copy that was signed by Randy Thornton and won in a contest at MagicMusic.net. Randy Thornton Randy Thornton was an american football player and a professional wrestler in World Championship Wrestling. ...

There are numbers higher than 5,000, this was due the use of an 'unsecured' numbering method – a commonly used system. However, there are still only 5,000 copies. [2]

Test pressing

In 2005 Disney sold a test pressing on eBay.

In honor of Disneyland's 50th anniversary, Disney Auctions is pleased to present this unique pair of items developed exclusively to accompany the limited-edition box-set release 50th Anniversary: A Musical History of Disneyland.

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Written by Disney artist Stacia Martin with art direction by Imagineer Bruce Gordon, the coffee table book 50th Anniversary: The Sounds of Disneyland provides an in-depth look at the musical and audio history of Disneyland® park with rare photos and early working drawings.

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This lot also features a rare test pressing of the bonus limited-edition album Walt Disney Takes You To Disneyland: A Musical Tour of the Magic Kingdom, a gold-vinyl reproduction of Walt Disney Records' first-ever album release (1956). Preceding a limited edition of 5,000 gold-vinyl pressings, the album is presented in a full-color booklet-style jacket that re-creates the original album artwork, complete with vintage photos of Disneyland.

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Track listing

This listing is from the back cover of the box.

Disc 1: Main Street / Adventureland / New Orleans Square

1. "Walt Disney's Dedication of Disneyland (July 17th, 1955)" – 0:41
2. "All Aboard" - Main Street Station – 0:30
3. "Minnie's Yoo Hoo! (Saxophone Quartet)" – 0:41
4. "Meet Me Down On Main Street (The Mellomen)" – 1:52
   • Sounds of Main Street: The Fire Truck
5. "Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln" – 11:54
6. "Disney Medley (Disneyland Band)" – 4:06
   • Sounds of Horse-drawn Carriage
7. "Alexander's Ragtime Band (Rod Miller) - Coke Corner" – 2:36
8. "Let's Dance at Disneyland (The Elliott Brothers) - Plaza Gardens" – 2:12
   • The Sounds of Adventureland
9. "Tiki Room Barker Bird" - Adventureland Entrance – 0:46
10. "The Enchanted Tiki Room Garden Show" – 3:58
11. "Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room" – 17:36
12. "Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye" – 3:25
    • Sounds of the Jungle Cruise
13. "Swisskapolka" - Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse – 1:54
14. "Tarzan Medley" - Tarzan's Treehouse – 2:38
    • Sounds of the Mark Twain River Boat
15. "The Mark Twain" – 3:50
16. "Pirates of the Caribbean" – 16:07
17. "Feed the Birds" - Club 33 – 3:04
18. "Love Is A Song" - The Disney Gallery – 1:10
19. "Sounds of the Frontierland Station" – 0:45

Great Moments with Mr. ... Walt Disneys Enchanted Tiki Room, which is located just inside the entrance to Adventureland in Disneyland, opened on June 23, 1963 and was the first attraction to feature Audio-Animatronics, a Walt Disney Studios invention. ... This article is about Walt Disneys Enchanted Tiki Room an attraction at Disneyland park. ... The Jungle Cruise is an attraction at the Disneyland, Magic Kingdom, Tokyo Disneyland and Hong Kong Disneyland (under the name Jungle River Cruise) theme parks around the world. ... Tarzans Treehouse is an attraction at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. ... Poster for the original Pirates of the Caribbean attraction at Disneyland Pirates of the Caribbean is a franchise that began as an attraction at Disney theme parks and has evolved to include a series of highly successful films and spinoffs. ...

Disc 2: New Orleans Square, continued / Critter Country

1. "Happy Rag" - New Orleans Square – 3:51
2. "The Haunted Mansion" – 13:52
3. "Rufus" - Bear Country – 0:18
4. "Bearless Love" - Bear Country – 2:03
5. "Country Bear Jamboree" – 15:33
6. "All I Want" - Critter Country – 2:14
   • Sounds of Splash Mountain
7. "Splash Mountain" – 12:11
8. "Country Bear Vacation Hoedown" – 16:46
9. "The Rain, Rain, Rain Came Down, Down, Down" – 1:45
10. "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" – 4:56

New Orleans Square is a themed land exclusively at Disneyland, and is not at any other Disney park. ... This article relates to the theme-park attraction. ... Bear Country was one of the lands at the Disneyland Resort in California. ... Bear Country was one of the lands at the Disneyland Resort in California. ... The Country Bear Jamboree is a former attraction at Disneyland in Anaheim, California and a current attraction in the Magic Kingdom theme park at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida and at the Tokyo Disneyland theme park at Tokyo Disney Resort in Chiba, Japan. ... Critter Country is a land in only two parks: Disneyland and Tokyo Disneyland. ... Splash Mountain is a log flume attraction at three Walt Disney Parks that is based on the 1946 Disney film Song of the South. ... Splash Mountain is a log flume attraction at three Walt Disney Parks that is based on the 1946 Disney film Song of the South. ... The Country Bear Vacation Hoedown was an attraction created due to the overwhelming popularity of The Country Bear Jamboree. ...

Disc 3: Frontierland / Fantasyland

1. "Battle Cry of Freedom" - The Blockade House – 1:18
2. "A Cowboy Needs A Horse" – 1:29
3. "Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland and the Rainbow Caverns" – 8:18
4. "All Aboard the Mine Train" – 1:44
5. "The Golden Horseshoe Revue" – 31:33
6. "The Columbia Sailing Ship" – 3:19
7. "When You Wish Upon A Star" - Sleeping Beauty Castle – 3:12
8. "Once Upon A Dream" - King Arthur Carrousel – 2:19
9. "Fantasyland Dark Ride Suite" – 17:54
10. "Matterhorn Yodelers" - The Matterhorn Bobsleds – 2:18
    • Sounds of the Matterhorn

Fantasyland is one of the themed lands at the many Magic Kingdom-style parks run by The Walt Disney Company around the world. ... The Matterhorn Bobsleds is an attraction made up of two intertwining steel roller coasters at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. ...

Disc 4: Fantasyland, continued / Mickey's ToonTown / Tomorrowland

1. "It's a Small World" – 13:42
2. "The Sound of Toons" – 0:35
3. "Steamboat Willie" – 2:08
4. "Roger Rabbit's Cartoon Spin" – 2:26
5. "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Medley" – 2:23
6. "America the Beautiful" - CircleVision – 17:51
7. "The Monorail Song" - Disneyland Monorail – 1:53
8. "Adventure Thru Inner Space" – 7:31
9. "Miracles from Molecules" - Adventure Thru Inner Space – 1:36
10. "Star Tours" – 4:06
11. "The Carousel of Progress" – 19:28
12. "Progressland" – 5:47

its a small world ( lowercase and quoted) is currently an attraction at Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Tokyo Disneyland Park, and Disneyland Paris. ... Adventure Thru Inner Space, presented by Monsanto, was an attraction in Disneylands Tomorrowland, using Disneys Omnimover. ... Adventure Thru Inner Space, presented by Monsanto, was an attraction in Disneylands Tomorrowland, using Disneys Omnimover. ... Adventure Thru Inner Space, presented by Monsanto, was an attraction in Disneylands Tomorrowland, using Disneys Omnimover. ... Star Tours is a simulator ride located in many of the Disney theme parks, including Disneyland in California, Disney-MGM Studios in Florida, Disneyland Park in Paris, and Tokyo Disneyland in Japan. ... The Carousel of Progress is an attraction currently located in Tomorrowland at the Magic Kingdom, a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA. It currently operates under the name Walt Disneys Carousel of Progress. ...

Disc 5: Tomorrowland, continued / 50th Anniversary

1. "Nation On Wheels" - The Peoplemover – 1:56
2. "Flight to the Moon" – 13:02
3. "America Sings" – 21:33
   • Sounds of the Autopia
4. "The Submarine Voyage Thru Liquid Space" – 9:10
   • Sounds of Space Mountain
5. "Space Mountain" – 3:48
   • Sounds of the Astro-Blaster
6. "Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters" – 6:13
7. "Space Mountain (New Daytime Track)" – 1:26
8. "Remember Dreams Come True - Fireworks Spectacular" – 17:10
9. "Closing" – 1:14

America Sings was a show at Disneyland at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, from 1974 to 1988. ... Space Mountain is the name given to a popular genre or series of enclosed roller coaster rides at five Disney theme parks around the world. ... Space Mountain is the name given to a popular genre or series of enclosed roller coaster rides at five Disney theme parks around the world. ... A space cruiser vehicle at Disneyland Buzz Lightyears Astro Blasters is a popular attraction featuring characters from the Disney/Pixar film Toy Story at the Disneyland and Hong Kong Disneyland theme parks. ... Space Mountain is the name given to a popular genre or series of enclosed roller coaster rides at five Disney theme parks around the world. ...

Disc 6: The Seasonal Attractions

1. "Country Bear Christmas Special" – 16:11
2. "It's a Small World Holiday" – 15:07
3. "Haunted Mansion Holiday (Premiere Edition)" – 16:40
4. "The Main Street Electrical Parade" – 9:13
5. "Fantasmic!" – 22:39

Haunted Mansion Holiday is a seasonal attraction at the Disneyland parks in California and Japan (where it is entitled Holiday Nightmare). ... Disneys Electrical Parade at Disneys California Adventure. ... Fantasmic! is the night-time fireworks and visual hydrotechnic show at Disneyland in California and Disney-MGM Studios, Florida. ...

Record: Walt Disney Takes You To Disneyland: A Musical Tour of The Magic Kingdom

1. "Overture"
2. "Main Street"
3. "Adventureland"
4. "Frontierland"
5. "Tomorrowland"
6. "Fantasyland"

Adventureland is also a text adventure game by Scott Adams, and a small theme park located on Long Island. ...

Official track notes

Record: Walt Disney Takes You To Disneyland: A Musical Tour of The Magic Kingdom

1. Overture

• Disneyland Theme

Composed and Conducted by Camarata

2. Main Street, U.S.A.

• Meet Me Down On Main Street

Composed and Conducted by Oliver Wallace

3. Adventureland Adventureland is also a text adventure game by Scott Adams, and a small theme park located on Long Island. ...

• Overture
• Adventureland Boat Ride

Composed and Conducted by Camarata

4. Frontierland

• Overture
• Covered Wagon Ride
• Golden Horseshoe
• River Boat Ride
• Finale

Composed and Conducted by George Bruns Burns in the 1950s. ...

5. Tomorrowland

• Overture
• The World of Tomorrow
• Outer Space
• A Meteorite Strikes
• The Other Side of the Moon and Back
• Next Target - Mars

Composed and Conducted by George Bruns Burns in the 1950s. ...

6. Fantasyland

• Overture
• King Arthur Carousel
• Snow White Ride
• Peter Pan Ride
• Storybook Land
• Finale

Composed and Conducted by Camarata

Unofficial track observations

Disc 1: Main Street / Adventureland / New Orleans Square

14. "Tarzan Medley - Tarzan's Treehouse"

• Music cues out of order.

Disc 2: New Orleans Square, continued / Critter Country

2. "The Haunted Mansion"

• Foyer music is heard in the stretch room sequence.

7. "Splash Mountain"

• "Sooner or Later" is played instead instrumental version heard currently in the ride.

Disc 4: Fantasyland, continued / Mickey's ToonTown / Tomorrowland

1. "It's a Small World"

• A instrumental version of "It's a Small World" included here isn't played on the ride.

4. "Roger Rabbit's Cartoon Spin"

• Music cues out of order.
• Finale not included.

11. "The Carousel of Progress"

• A high pitched noise can be heard at various times.

Disc 5: Tomorrowland, continued / 50th Anniversary

7. "Space Mountain (New Daytime Track)"

• Not the complete ride score.

Disc 6: The Seasonal Attractions

4. "The Main Street Electrical Parade"

• Character voices included. Missing Pinocchio music - same mix as Disney's Electrical Parade CD.

5. "Fantasmic!" Disneys Electrical Parade at Disneys California Adventure. ...

• Does not include the exit music.

Criticism

Many fans dislike the extra reverb (echo) added in many places and some strange cue placements. Generally, people enjoy the collection more than dislike it.

Tips

• The standard edition set has been found at Costco for a much cheaper price than found at the theme parks.

External links

• Amazon.Com Product Page
• Announcement
• UltimateDisney.com Review with Pictures
• LaughingPlace.com Review
• MouseInfo.com's Randy Thorton Interview