"Disneyland" (1954) TV series 1954-1990

User Rating:

8.4/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 34 | unknown

Release Date:

27 October 1954 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Biography | Drama | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Western

Plot Keywords:

Donald Duck | Walt Disney | Disneyland | Variety | Tomorrowland

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 11 wins & 12 nominations

Cast

Walt Disney

...

Himself - Host / ... (81 episodes, 1954-1967)

Also Known As:

"Disney's Wonderful World" (USA) (new title)
"Disneylandia" (USA) (working title)
"The Disney Sunday Movie" (USA) (new title)
"The Magical World of Disney" (USA) (new title)
"The Wonderful World of Disney" (USA) (new title)
"Walt Disney Presents" (USA) (new title)
"Walt Disney" (USA) (new title)
"Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color" (USA) (new title)

Runtime:

120 min (1986-1987) | 60 min (1954-1983 and 1987-1990)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor) (1961-1990) | Black and White (1954-1961)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

USA:Unrated | Argentina:Atp

Company:

Walt Disney Pictures

Trivia:

NBC was loyal to the show throughout the 1960s and most of the 1970s, but by 1979, ratings were declining, and they demanded changes in the format. The studio updated the visual look of the show with a disco theme song and a fancier opening sequence. This convinced NBC to renew the show until 1981. But the ratings did not improve and NBC canceled it. CBS then picked it up and featured an even more elaborate opening sequence using then-state-of-the art computer graphics. Disney canceled the show in 1983 due to the start of The Disney Channel. The show was revived in 1986 on ABC then moved to NBC in 1988. It was canceled in 1990 after 36 consecutive seasons on network television. In 1997, the show was revived by ABC as "The Wonderful World of Disney" (1997).

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Voice Behind the Mouse (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

Amo Que Paso?

"One of these many worlds will open to you!"

Certainly the original and the best of the family variety style programs.From the late 'fifties to the late 'sixties this was the high point of many an Australian family's televisual week. Walt himself singing "When You Wish Upon a Star" for the opening credits was a siren call for all the young and not so young.

One quibble however is that, in hindsight it was a rather blatant advertisement for the Disneyland theme park. The opening of each show placed the weeks story in one of the four "lands" that made up Disneyland.