The Magical World of Disney 

A Disney-produced anthology covering many different genres.

Stars:

Walt Disney, Paul Frees, Clarence Nash

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 15 wins & 20 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Walt Disney	...	Self - Host / ... 291 episodes, 1954-1986

Storyline

A Disney-produced anthology covering many different genres.

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Plot Keywords:

cult favorite | disney | anthology | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Family

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Certificate:

TV-G

Did You Know?

Trivia

All of the ABC episodes were filmed in color, even though they aired in black and white. In general, ABC did not broadcast in color until the mid 1960s. During the years on ABC, the show went by the title of "Disneyland", with one of four weekly sub titles, either "Fantasyland", "Frontierland", "Adventureland", or "Tomorrowland", depending on the category of that week's show. When the show moved to NBC, in 1961, the different sub titles were dropped. Additionally, many of the ABC episodes that re-aired on NBC were shown in color, and have been that way ever since, even those episodes aired on The Disney Channel, as well as those released in the theater ("The Adventures of Davy Crockett") and on home video.

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Quotes

[opening lines; 1954-1966]
Announcer: And now, your host, Walt Disney.

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Connections

Featured in The Walt Disney Story (1973)

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Soundtracks

Welcome to Disney's Wonderful World
(Theme from 1979-1981)
Music by John Debney
Lyrics by John Klawitter

User Reviews

"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.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 October 1954 (USA)

Also Known As:

Disney's Wonderful World

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min (1986-1987) 60 min (1954-1960, 1961-1986 and 1987-1990) 30 min (1960-1961)

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

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

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1