The episode begins with Walt showing a Disneyland ambassador plans for future attractions: It’s a Small World, The Plaza Inn restaurant, and my two all-time favorite rides, Pirates of the Caribbean and The Haunted Mansion (initially called “Museum of the Weird”). We’re then taken inside the park as costumed characters dance in honor of the anniversary, and a parade is put on by an Anaheim school band and cheerleaders. Once Walt recalls the early stages of Disneyland, with footage of when its construction was still in progress, some of the most entertaining segments begin. Eyewitness views show what its like to experience the Matterhorn Bobsleds, the Sailing Ship Columbia, Jungle Cruise, The Enchanted Tiki Room, and the now-closed Submarine Voyage, Nature’s Wonderland, and Flying Saucers attractions. A real treat is a tour of the Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse with the Mills Family – John (who plays the father in Swiss Family Robinson), Mary (a screenwriter), and Hayley (the least known member of the family, of course) – set to that infectious organ music! The climax is the Dixieland at Disneyland celebration, in which all sorts of water vessels put on a sparkling musical show.
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