I agree

Well, Honey, I Peed My Pants isn't open at Disneyland yet (joke) Convert that area into a new performance area (restore to), or have it at the area between Fantasyland and Toontown used also for performances.

George Kalogridis killed the magic at Disneyland, then idiot Iger made sure he killed it at DisneyWorld

My wife and I used to work there ... the current executives have nothing in common with Walt Disney ... in fact they are anti-Walt-Disney. They despise everything he stood for and believed in.

No offense but Armstrong is so dark you can only see his eyes.

The song sung by Monette Moore at the beginning of the "Mark Twain" segment, "Kansas City," was also a hit rock and roll tune for Wilbert Harrison. At one point in the tune "Muskrat Ramble" (played by Louis Armstrong and the band), the melody of the chorus sounds almost like that of an Anti-Vietnam War song from the late 1960s called "The Feel Like I'm Fixing To Die Rag:" "And it's one, two, three, What are we fighting for? Don't ask me, I don't give a damn, The next stop is Vietnam, And it's five, six, seven, Open up the Pearly Gates, Well, there ain't no time to wonder why, Whoopie, why I'm gonna die." The song was originally sung by a novelty group called Country Joe And The Fish.

Louis Armstrong was on this show just two years before “Hello Dolly” became a #1 song in 1964.

This was two years before “Hello Dolly” became a #1 hit in 1964.

Annette Funicello was a very classy young lady. She dressed to show her beauty but didn't dress like young kids today. If one needs to see what a respectable young lady is supposed to be like, Annette Funicello is all one needs to see. She will always be young and pretty to me. It broke my heart she died from MS though. :(.

mannyistheman2221 Not only that, but it can be legitimately said that Annette was the first lady of Disney entertainment, because of all that she accomplished with Disney, from the original Mickey Mouse Club in the 1950s (which many think she's actually the unofficial face of) through to at least the 80s. She was in this episode, acted as a host through most of "A Backstage Party", which was filmed on the set of "Babes in Toyland". She also had a spot in "Disneyland's 25th Anniversary" from 1980. And MS is something nobody would wish on anyone. For anyone that remember what she accomplished, seeing what she had to go through in the latter part of her life is a real heartbreaking thing to see. My grandmother had MS for 33 years (half her life), and it was gut-wrenching to see her for the last time (which was in 1981), because she only weighed about 65 lbs. at that time. So to see it affect someone in your own family is not a good thing to experience.

I am so sorry your grandmother went through that. You really know your collections very well. Collecting original studio films is not an easy hobby but one that is very rewarding. Keep up the fine work! I know she was a mouseketeer and in the Mickey Mouse Club! She is indeed famous!! She has been with disney almost from the beginning. The old disney was something special! It will never be the same again!

Actually, I don't have the film. Actually, I'm not a big fan of movies. but I did get the episode "A Backstage Party" (which is also on my channel) when it aired on Vault Disney, which is how I got virtually all of these classic episodes I have on my channel (and the ones I had on there but had to delete because they had become blocked). Back when I caught the airings of these episodes up on my channel, the Vault Disney block, which was usually 6 hours long (12 midnight-6 AM), opened with the 50s MMC, and then the full episodes you see on this and a couple other channels (such a Disneytv4Me) aired later in the block. That's how I got almost all of the classic Disney material you see on my channel.

Great I have a condensed version on 2 x 35mm reels, in french and english for Osmond brothers and Armstrong parts. For sale on ebay soon

And Walt took some of the other guy's popcorn, too.

That’s because when I was a kid, I was a bit scared of fireworks where they set them off in the neighborhood. It happened a long time ago, but it happened years later. Thanks to NYC, and the illegal fireworks.

KristyLee D. i notice that too lol

it reminds me of Polynesian Cultural Center - the Tahitian drums; dancers; tropical non-"tiki bar culture"

Well, WNBC is an NBC affiliate, and this series was an NBC series for most of it's run, starting in 1961. Walt Disney gives that away in his second host shot in the episode "Color"/"Mathmagicland" when he says "NBC Color TV". This series moved to NBC in 1961 because Walt wanted to present his series in color, and NBC was the only one of the major networks capable of showing it in color at that time. And there were quite a number of famous stars at Disneyland in this episode, as noted in the end credits, mainly because in the late 50s and early-to-mid 60s, Disneyland was THE place to be for entertainers in the years before Walt Disney World was built and opened in 1971.

+Musicradio77 Television Network Actually, "The Ed Sullivan Show" aired at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, one half-hour AFTER "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color" began its broadcast on NBC at 7:30 p.m. The "Sullivan Show" aired one hour, until 9:00 p.m., the same time the Disney show (which aired for 90 minutes) concluded. The fact the Disney show didn't air a full two hours (as well that the program included sponsor commercials) is why feature films had to be edited in two or three parts. Of course the Disney program was followed Sunday evenings on NBC by the immensely popular Western drama series "Bonanza," which lasted from 1959-73 and aired Sundays from 1961-72. The program that aired at 7:00 p.m. on CBS for 17 years (1954-71) was "Lassie.," followed at 7:30 p.m. (in the year this Disney episode, uploaded here, aired) by "Dennis the Menace" starring Jay North and Joseph Kearns (replaced by Gale Gordon after Kearns' death February 17, 1962). In the fall of 1963, "Dennis" was replaced by the three-years' run of 'My Favorite Martian" starring Ray Walston and Bill Bixby. On the evening (April 15, 1962) this "Disneyland After Dark" episode first aired, even though Joe Kearns had already died, the third-from-last episode (titled "The Treasure Chest") of "Dennis" with Kearns aired on CBS. The program that aired just prior to "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color" on NBC, at 7:00 p.m. that 1961-62 TV season was "The Bullwinkle Show." What a terrible conundrum for children in those pre-VCR days, to have to choose between watching the beloved collie (with his master "Timmy Martin," portrayed by Jon Provost) in "Lassie" and an animated moose (with his flying squirrel sidekick, "Rocky") from Jay Ward Productions. The long-running "Lassie," however, trounced the competition, forcing NBC to relegate "Rocky & Bullwinkle" to weekend afternoons its final two seasons of 1962-63 and '63-'64. For that matter, what a horrible situation for children to have to choose between "Dennis the Menace" and the first half-hour of the Disney program, or even later the choice between the Disney and Sullivan programs. This was a constant dilemma for me in those years, with the Sullivan show usually prevailing since it showcased popular music groups such as The Beatles, Herman's Hermits, The Rolling Stones, and The Supremes. But I reasoned I could watch the Disney show in summer reruns, and usually opted to catch the rock & roll acts on Sullivan's show live.

This current entertainment is going in a different direction

Up until 68

Well to be fair he did get his kettle corn stolen...

Or popcorn, haha

I actually saw this program on the Disney Channel many years ago. That explains the Disney Channel logo at the bottom right-hand side of the KZfaq screen.

Not to mention the big traffic tie-ups just getting there that didn't exist, even when I first went there in 1980. The major projects on I-5, CA-22, and CA-91 over the last 25 years or so have helped somewhat. After all, I-5 until around 2000 and CA-22 until a few years ago used to be just three lanes per side (when I went there for Grad Night in 1991, they were in the first stages of the I-5 reconstruction in OC), making just getting to Disneyland a big hassle. And once you get there, it's very confusing and sometimes problematic just getting into the park, because the parking lots are a $5 cab ride from the actual entrance to Disneyland itself.

W4RJ we visited Disneyland every summer, and that's the way I remember it. Such great memories!

Back in 1962, New York City was full of traffic all around the city and people did not get to Disneyland to watch this episode on TV where they did the evening live performances at Disneyland. Comparing to Manhattan and Brooklyn, and the rest, Disneyland was great back in 1962.

Speaking of cars, the light blue one shown at 1:53 was rather long. It must have been a limo.

It isn't quite uncut. There's a shorter version of this show on KZfaq where it shows a close-up of the two black guys dancing while the "Mark Twain" riverboat pulls into the dock. But here, even though it's a longer version, there's just an extreme long shot of the guys dancing in front of the people gathered on the dock, but the close-up of the dancing pair is left out. In the segment at the Plaza Garden show, one of the songs that Tony Perez sings is "The September Song" (which is from the 1934 movie "Knickerbocker Holiday"; it won the Academy Award for Best Movie Song), but in the other version of this program (as well as another one also on KZfaq, with French subtitles and an introduction by movie critic Leonard Maltin), that part is missing, although, like this video, it did show him singing "Twilight Time" (which was also a hit song for the doo-wop group, The Platters) and a bit of "Yakety-Yak" (originally sung by The Coasters). A couple of the songs being played while the audience was dancing the "La Rosca" might be considered "politically incorrect" today. First there was the Mexican sounding tune played between the other songs (it's the one where everyone shouts "Ole!"). Some people might find that an example of "cultural appropriation," whereby a piece of the culture and music of one particular ethnic group is used as a form of crass entertainment for mostly white people who don't know anything about the culture they're exploiting, and/or probably don't care if it offends anybody. Then, there was the song "Dixie," which some consider "racist" because it was the official tune of the Confederate army during the Civil War, which many see as a war waged by the Southern states to defend and preserve the unpopular institution of slavery, although the Southerners, as well as their modern day defenders, claimed that there were other reasons for the Secession and the war, like "Southern Self-Determination," the issue of States Rights, or the belief that the Northern states were trying to ruin the South economically. Incidentally, why did the band also play "Jingle Bells"? There was nothing in this video to suggest that the show was filmed at Christmas time. Speaking of music, I noticed that in the opening credits, there was a clip from "Mary Poppins," accompanied by a snippet of one of the songs from that film, "Chim Chimney." But this episode of "The Wonderful World Of Disney" was from 1962, which was two years before "Mary Poppins" was made. Am I missing something?

Greg Palmer They had to. They weren’t the corporate juggernaut they are today.

The show was sponsored by RCA and Kodak back in 1962.

Jade Blueheart it seem off

When & where?

If you're referring to when the band is playing that vamp before Annette takes the stage, yes, the clapping seems odd, out of sync.

♡chanteh♡ yes king of jazz

Yes! It was Louis Armstrong, the man who did “Hello Dolly”. This episode was from 1962, and “Hello Dolly” didn’t come out until 1964.

Louis Armstrong, the best!

It’s unconfirmed that it’s Richard Dreyfuss.

I think it was. At least, that's what I heard.

I love it.

The men were smiling...the women not so much.

Bobby Rydell was in "Bye Bye Birdie" after scoring big hits with "Wild One" and his cover of "Volare." Apparently he still does tours.

Oh ok thank u

@@gpwerner The fictitious Rydell High School in the Broadway and movie musical "Grease" was named after him.

Considering this entire episode was shot at Disneyland, I think the answer to that question is obvious.

All the way through he's filmed (along with actors pretending to be guests) in front of a rear projection screen with previously shot Disneyland footage so I would guess his scenes were actually shot at the studio in Burbank and sometime after the park footage was shot.

Well, then what about everyone else he bumps into during the episode? I do suspect that whoever was pestering him throughout the episode was an actress, but he bumped into literally dozens of other people throughout the entirety of the episode. That's why I think the episode was shot at Disneyland.

Well the "episode" was certainly shot at Disneyland, but his linking scenes were obviously shot in front of a rear projection screen. In addition to having the unmistakable look of rear-projection, it would make sense to shoot him in a controlled studio environment and script the scenes to dictate the flow of the edited vignettes as I'm fairly sure they weren't all shot in the same night.

I don't think there's any question they weren't all shot on the same night. But if you're right, the question then becomes, how did Walt come into contact with those dozens of people in those shots of him throughout the episode? The only other thing I can think of is that they had a life-size mock-up of Disneyland where Walt came into contact with those "people" in those life-size mock-up shots. To me, that's the real brain-twister here.

Which song is the one that's "usually heard during an at-bat in a baseball park"?

@@michaelpalmieri7335 from 39:11-39:24, 39:40-39:54, 40:09-40:24, 40:38-40:45 and 41:00-41:07. overall it's so sad how these dances don't really come around anymore at Disneyland, kids of today so caught up in technology should really take a time machine and see what these times were like, no smart phones, no phone apps, none of them hundreds of whatever phone games are available and not 2 mention no cell phones nor digital screens anywhere, just a down home good ol dance like what American settlers did.

@@bizzy24100 That's odd. It doesn't sound like a song associated with baseball. It doesn't even sound American; it sounds Mexican. In fact, I think it might be a part of the "Mexican Hat Dance" song.

@@michaelpalmieri7335 true but during an at-bat, it's slowed down, u probably just haven't been 2 many ballparks like me is all but no worries.

@@bizzy24100 Well, I was never really into sports anyway, so I wouldn't know. Thanks for the info anyhow.

This was before the young Osmonds appeared on the “Andy Williams Show” for the first time. Jay Williams who was the father of Andy Williams saw this episode and he was discovered and brought the boys over and made their guest on Andy Williams’ TV show.

I don't know what you mean by that.

@@michaelpalmieri7335 there was a skit on Chappelle's Show called "white people can't dance" featuring John Mayer on guitar 😆

This is the past not the present.