I was Winnie the Pooh during the "Ease On Down The Road" interlude. Dancing with Michael like that is one of the high points of my life.

I'd say Michael here was still fresh off of his solo career after departing from the Jackson 5, pre-Thriller. Even before his tragic passing, he was a huge contributor to Disney. How else would his Neverland Ranch come to be? Miss him.

You could not go wrong with this special...Danny Kaye, Michael Jackson, & the Osmonds....and Anson Williams!

this is great! I really wish Disney would upload all their archived park specials for the sake of historical value

My mom was a kid in this and I love watching her in this! So much fun

I have never seen the Wonderful World of Disney due to me being born in 2002, but I remember how my cousins who were born in the 80s and 90s used to tell me about this show and it's specials. Even though I know a lot about the 80s-90s, people would honestly swear that I was born in the early or late 90s but no...I'm not 😅 Even though I was born in 2002, I consider myself a 90s kid because I grew up watching cartoons from the 90s and even the 80s. If you even ask me, yes, I wish they could bring this back to T.V. and even have rereleased VHS tapes and DVDs for this. I miss the way Disneyland/Disney World used to be when they had Toontown, Snow White's Scary Adventures, and more! But thank you for uploading a piece of my family's childhood and continuing this show's legacy.

OMG, I can't believe someone posted this -- and a great clear copy too!! I'm one of the kid extras in the scenes with Danny Kaye. This brings back so many memories! Thanks soooooo much for posting!! ;-)

25:00 is where michael starts singing. Your welcome

This was the first year I visited Disneyland when I was 9 years old. They still had the booklet of tickets. One for each ride. You could also enter the park for about 3 dollars if you just wanted to walk around and not go on any rides.

This special originally aired on CBS and sponsored by Kraft Foods, but later in the year, it re-aired on NBC as part of its "Disney's Wonderful World" anthology series, with references to Kraft Foods being eliminated.

My parents were at Disneyland on its 25th anniversary. Like literally on July 17, 1980!

Thank you for posting this. My parents recorded this on tape when I was a child, and I watched it many times. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Ah the old Fantasyland before the early 80s redesign.

MJ's rendition of When You Wish Upon a Star is soulful. The media owes him, Britney and LiLo apologies.

Danny's thanks to the employees hit a soft spot. This was the end of the era of pre-Eisner corporatizing of the company. As the 80s wore on the old guard was pushed aside. Now the finance and legal departments set the bar for what's done.

"Where's the witch" "Adam that is no way to talk about your grandmother" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

"I want to leave Disneyland", said NO CHILD, EVER!

KIm Richards at 30:55 - I had such a crush!

7:25 dude I would not leave Disneyland At 10:30am cuz spent $189.00 for 3 days tickets already!

Wow super retro!! thanks for posting

I remember this program on Walt Disney Presents and I love the people that sang great songs on the program.

1955: It Opened 1960: 5th Anniversary 1965: 10th Anniversary 1970: 15th Anniversary 1975: 20th Anniversary 1980: 25th Anniversary 1985: 30th Anniversary 1990: 35th Anniversary 1995: 40th Anniversary 2000: 45th Anniversary 2005: 50th Anniversary 2010: 55th Anniversary 2015: 60th Anniversary And Now, 2020: 65th Anniversary!!

I love you forever Michael

Fitting Danny Kaye played Captain Hook, in this special. He played Captain Hook, in the ABC TV special of Peter Pan. That was where Julie Andrews played Pan.

"Supercalafraga---" -"Nooooo!"

Thanks so much for posting this. Takes me right back to my childhood. I used to watch this video over and over again. How can I download it to keep?

37:25 Everyone gangsta until the witch pulls out the F ticket

48:36: “Beginning tomorrow on WAVE-TV, watch for Ron Ely and Face the Music at a new time: weeknights at 7:30 following NBC Nightly News.”-Chuck Casteel.

RIP Danny Kaye.

cool to hear ''who's afraid of the bigbad wolf'' and hi-diddle-dee together.

From California 🇺🇸

I never saw this. I saw the one that was made in 1970 with Kurt Russell, The Osmonds and EJ Peaker, and I saw it when it originally aired in 1970s. I was 10 then. I only found out about this one right now looking through KZfaq. I find it strange that this has a scene in which the Osmond Brothers are shown singing when they were very little boys and then showing them as grown men. If this was made in 1980s it makes it all the weirder for me because The Donny and Marie show was cancelled that year.

Why would they want to promote the park showing how bored Adam Rich is? It just makes no sense.

13:55 the amount of smoke! Haha, they we're swimming in smoke!

The special's musical director Dennis McCarthy would later go on to compose music for Star Trek: The Next Generation.

I wish I could've beedn at Disneyland for the 25th Anniversary.

1:38 wow Look it’s John Snyder!!!!!!!!!

I was born in 1981 and I just turned 40 crazy how this video is older than me.

7:25 rip Adam rich 😢

Wake me when it’s over

Anymore please

Walt Disney Pictures 70th Anniversary (1912-1982)

I love the ballet version of Cinderella 🩰

My dad went to this celebration.

24:24 Muh muh muh muh muh

RIP Manny Kaye, the worst clam-tuned player in the world!

36:22 According to Webster, the word "sorcery" means "magic; enchantment; witchcraft; divination by the assistance or the supposed assistance of evil spirits, or the power of commanding evil spirits." One does not have to look very far to see that God's word is being fulfilled before our very eyes. Along with numerous other Biblical signs that our Lord's return is near, we are also witnessing a tremendous increase in occultism. Much of this is obviously due to the way many books, movies, and television programs are glamorizing such evil practices as witchcraft and wizardry. God's word clearly condemns all such practices, yet millions of people, especially young people, are being led to believe that it is possible to be a good witch or a good wizard. Nothing could be further from the truth. Satan is playing a very nasty trick on our children. Books such as the Harry Potter series are presenting two kinds of witches and wizards: evil ones and good ones. The books and movies offer a "built-in" contrast so that no one looks elsewhere for a contrast. That is, the "good" witches look very good compared to the "evil" witches. The psychological effect is that the mind of the reader or viewer becomes satisfied with the "fair balance" and sees no reason to look outside the movie or book for more accurate information. Consequently, millions of people will read a Harry Potter book and never read the Bible to see what God says about witches and wizards. For example, after watching the movie Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, one young girl said, "Yes, there is witchcraft, but it is mostly good witchcraft." Good witchcraft? Who said it was good witchcraft? God certainly didn't give anyone this impression, so it must have came from the movie or the books. Sadly, this young girl has only been given one side of the story: the Hollywood side. While expecting everyone to be open-minded and allow their children to be influenced by occultism, the promoters of this wickedness have maintained a very closed mind by never telling anyone what God's word says about witchcraft and wizardry. After reading this tract, you will know God's side. Hopefully, you will be smart enough to realize that you've been deceived by filthy rich producers and publishers. They've fed you a massive lie, and you've paid them for it. The money they received from you will help empower them to sell their lies to others in the form of more books and movies.

It's sad that adam passed away of OD 😢

Wait... ...there's a witch? So, both DL and WDW 25th anniversary specials have witches that show children how wonderful Disney is?

Who’s the actress at 30:45? The one who’s singing Heigh-Ho on the Mark Twain? She seems so familiar!

The announcer forgot off the cast list John Saxon, Clu Gulager, Dana Elcar and Tony Franciosa.

6:43 that’s my mom said that to me Disneyland not for her!

35:26 lmao!!

I think this was a rebroadcast of the 1980 showing on cable tv (originally done on regular tv)

There were no TV ratings back then

I see in the medley A lot of names but I’m not sure of them

Most of the people in the comments are commenting, stating that they were something in this video. Lol

I will build my dream in Anaheim In Anaheim California And everything I build will be The grandest sort of fantasy Imagination is the key to DISNEYLAND

Remind me who the girl is at 31:00 ? Can't quite place the face or voice!

32:00 who is that singing

#DisneyDiva

You can build it all.... just don't build a wall

32:23 singing whose that the man looks like Barry william

26:11 26:59 27:15

I'm glad they got rid of the tickets for rides. That was such a pain in the ass.

36:22 Disneyland and the Wizard of OZ is full of witchcraft. Actually a wizard is a male witch. TBOJ.

Or Greg Proops acts alot like Wally Boag... Who was the first and master!

Who played adom's grandfather?

Disney

24:25-28:28 Is Michael’s First Appearance

Danny Kaye looks a bit like comedian Bill Maher in the face.

41:40 That's Karel Shimoff dancing but I don't know with who

Waaaaay too much Danny Kaye.

For those of us who are interested in the factual history of Walt Disney and Disneyland, shows like this were always a massive disappointment. The Disney organization always felt compelled to package everything, including its own history, as an "entertainment" program. It's taken decades for straight documentaries and books worthy of Disney's legacy to be produced.

I didn’t know that the handcar at Main Street Station actually worked. 😂

I was the front row center

who greenlit that terrible song at the beginning...

16:28 Who's the creepy old guy in drag always talking to random children ? 18:55 OMG now he's in brown face ...... just keeps getting better : (

I've got a sugar high from watching this. Ugh. I love Danny Kaye, but this is awful.

24:58 oh no...

danny kaye is about as exciting as a bowl of rice pudding. i heard he wasn't a very nice person either. but, i guess, who really is? i know that turban guy thing would definitely not have flown today. too ethnic.

36:22 The Bible is quite clear: there are no good witches or wizards: "There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee. Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God. For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened unto observers of times, and unto diviners: but as for thee, the LORD thy God hath not suffered thee so to do." (Deuteronomy 18:10-14) Now, think about that, friend. Either God lied to you in the Bible, or Satan is lying to you in the books and movies. God said that Sabrina the Teenage Witch is an abomination. God said that Harry Potter and his friends are an abomination. Do you have the courage to believe God? "Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times . . . Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God." (Lev. 19:26, 31) "And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people . . . A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them." (Lev. 20:6, 27) Have you seen any good witches or good wizards in those passages? Let's try again: "Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God." (Gal. 5:19-21) Have you seen any good witches yet? Well, let's keep trying: "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live." (Exo. 22:18) Notice that God doesn't make any distinction between good witches and evil witches. Every witch, every wizard, and every sorcerer in the Bible is evil in the sight of God! Notice Acts 13:8-10: "But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith. Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him, and said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?" Witches, wizards, and sorcerers are children of Satan. They may look cute and make you laugh and cry, but God said they are an abomination to Him. Furthermore, rather than seek entertainment from these evil characters, we have been commanded to separate ourselves from them and expose them for the workers of iniquity that they really are. Please note Ephesians 5:11: " And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them." No fellowship! It's a sin to read their books or watch their movies. In the Bible, God's people hated witchcraft so much that they burnedbooks containing this evil (Acts 19:18-20), yet today we have people entertaining themselves with it. David said, "I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me." (Psa. 101:3) Friend, don't comfort yourself with the idea that it's okay to look at witchcraft as long as you don't practice it. No wicked thing should be set before your eyes, and no wicked thought should enter your heart (Mat. 5:28; II Cor. 10:5). God is holy, and He will hold all men accountable to His holy infallible words.

Why hasn't this been banned? There's stereotypes in it!