Musical History of Disneyland (W/Book) Review

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(More customer reviews)Here's a track listing with times:
DISC ONE (1:19:51)
MAIN STREET
1. Walt Disney's Dedication of Disneyland (July 17th, 1955) 0:41
2. All Aboard - Main Street Station 0:30
3. Minnie's Yoo Hoo! (Saxophone Quartet) - Main Street 0:41
4. Meet Me Down on Main Street (The Melomen) - Main Street 1:52
* The Sounds of the Main Street Fire Truck
5. Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln - Main Street Opera House 11:54
6. Disney Medley (Disneyland Band) - Main Street 4:06
* The Sounds of Main Street's Horse-drawn Carriage
7. Alexander's Ragtime Band (Rod Miller) - Coke Corner 2:36
8. Let's Dance at Disneyland (The Elliott Brothers) - Plaza Gardens 2:12
ADVENTURELAND
* The Sounds of Adventureland
9. Tiki Room Barker Bird - Adventureland Entrance 0:46
10. The Enchanted Tiki Room Garden Show - The Enchanted Tiki Room 3:59
11. Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room 17:36
* The Sounds of the Jungle Cruise
12. Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye 3:25
* The Sounds of the Jungle
13. Swisskapolka - Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse 1:54
14. Tarzan's Treehouse - Tarzan's Treehouse 2:38
NEW OLREANS SQUARE
* The Sounds of the Mark Twain River Boat
15. The Mark Twain Riverboat 3:50
16. Pirates of the Caribbean 16:07
17. Feed the Birds - Club 33 3:04
18. Love Is a Song - The Disney Gallery 1:10
19. Frontierland Station 0:45
DISC TWO (1:13:33)
NEW ORLEANS SQUARE
1. Happy Rag - New Orleans Square 3:51
2. The Haunted Mansion 13:52
CRITTER COUNTRY
3. Rufus - Bear Country 0:18
4. Bearless Love - Bear Country 2:03
5. Country Bear Jamboree 15:33
6. All I Want - Critter Country 2:14
* The Sounds of Splash Mountain
7. Splash Mountain 12:11
8. Country Bear Vacation Hoedown 16:46
9. The Rain, Rain, Rain Came Down, Down, Down - Critter Country 1:45
10. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh 4:56
DISC THREE (1:13:28)
FRONTIERLAND
1. Battle Cry of Freedom - The Blockade House 1:19
2. A Cowboy Needs a Horse - Frontierland 1:29
3. Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland and the Rainbow Caverns 8:18
4. All Aboard the Mine Train - Frontierland 1:44
5. The Golden Horseshoe Revue 31:33
6. The Columbia Sailing Ship 3:19
FANTASYLAND
7. When You Wish Upon a Star - Sleeping Beauty Castle 3:12
8. Once Upon a Dream - King Arthur's Carousel 2:19
9. Fantasyland Darkride Suite - Pinocchio, Peter Pan, Mr. Toad, Alice in Wonderland 17:54
10. Matterhorn Yodelers - The Matterhorn Bobsleds 2:19
* The Sounds of the Matterhorn
DISC FOUR (1:19:32)
FANTASYLAND
1. It's a Small World 13:42
MICKEY'S TOONTOWN
2. The Sound of Toons - Toontown 0:35
3. Steamboat Willie - Toontown 2:08
4. Roger Rabbit's Cartoon Spin 2:26
TOMORROWLAND
5. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Medley - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Exhibit 2:24
6. Amercia the Beautiful - CircleVision 17:51
* Sounds of the Monorail
7. The Monorail Song - Disneyland Monorail 1:53
8. Adventure Thru Inner-Space 7:31
9. Miracles from Molecules - Adventure Thru Inner-Space 1:36
10. Star Tours 4:06
11. The Carousel of Progress 19:28
12. Progress City 5:47
DISC FIVE (1:15:35)
TOMORROWLAND
1. Nation on Wheels - The Peoplemover 1:56
2. Flight to the Moon 13:02
3. America Sings 21:33
* The Sounds of the Autopia
4. Submarine Voyage Thru Liquid Space 9:10
* The Sounds of Space Mountain
5. Space Mountain 3:48
* The Sounds of the Astro-Blasters
6. Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blasters 6:13
7. Space Mountain (New Daytime Track) 1:26
8. Remember Dreams Come True - Fireworks Spectacular 17:10
9. Closing 1:14
DISC SIX (1:19:51)
SEASONAL ATTRACTONS
1. Country Bear Holiday Show 16:11
2. It's a Small World Holiday 15:07
3. Haunted Mansion Holiday (Premiere Edition) 16:40
4. The Main Street Electrical Parade 9:13
5. Fantasmic! 22:39
All the tracks have been cleaned up and remastered and have never sounded clearer. The "sounds from..." notes refer to brief (often merely a few seconds) sound effects, such as the monorail horn or the Autopia car engines. Most of these have never been available before to my knowledge and are a nice treat.
So can you throw out all your existing Disneyland souvenir CDs, including the Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean CDs sold at Disneyland, or the now unavailable burn-on-demand Disneyland Forver CDs? Unfortunately, no. You'll even want to hang onto that just released double-disc 50th Anniversary set.
Because while there is some crossover in content, most of the tracks here are alternate versions or re-edits of the previously available material.
For example, the ride-through tracks for Haunted Mansion and Pirates include the music, dialog and sound effects, but are considerably shorter than the versions found on their respective individual CDs.
The Rainbow Caverns track found here is a complete ride through of the lost attraction, while the version on the 2-disc set is the isolated music score. Also, the Small World and Splash Mountain tracks are each much longer than the versions on the 2-disc set.
The Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln track is supposedly the 1964 World's Fair version but seems to incorporate some elements from the later Disneyland version, while still differing almost entirely from the version on the Great Moments CD available at the park.
So completists, don't expect to render your existing collection redundant with this purchase.
This set comes packed with a very nice hardcover book with plenty of color photos and concept art I've never seen anywhere else. The CDs are held in place with single peices of foam, rather than those fragile plastic spindles that become useless if one tooth breaks.
My only quibble (and its a minor one) is there is no convenient track listing like the one I posted above. To see the track directory you need to drag out and flip through the hardback book.


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Walt Disney Records celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Disneyland with the most comprehensive and collectible box set in it's history, A Musical History of Disneyland. Reflecting on the first 50 years of Disneyland music, this unprecedented collection features 6 CD's filled with rare and previously unreleased recordings from the opening day of Disneyland in 1955, all the way to present. From entering Town Square, to riding the Disneyland Railroad around the Park, to remembering Walt Disney's timeless opening day speech that started it all, this painstakingly thorough audio collection is the first time Disney park fans can own a comprehensive collection of music from all the greatest attractions, shows, and Lands that exist today, and some that are just a happy memory. Also included is the EXCLUSIVE hardcover book, The Sounds of Disneyland, featuring rare photos and early working drawings written by Disney artist, Stacia Martin, and designed by Bruce Gordon of Walt Disney Imagineering. This one-of-a-kind box set is a timeless keepsake that every Disney Park fan and their families will treasure for many years to come.BOX SET INCLUDES: 6 CD AUDIO LIBRARY Over 7 hours of new and classic, restored and remastered recordings from Disneyland park, including many previously unreleased recordings , all stored in a deluxe hardcover case. EXCLUSIVE COFFEE TABLE BOOK 72 Page hardcover book, The Sounds of Disneyland, featuring an in depth look at the musical and audio history of Disneyland park BONUS: LIMITED EDITION VINYL RECORD Limited Edition vinyl reproduction of Walt Disney Records' first ever album release, Walt Disney Takes You To Disneyland: A music Tour of the The Magic Kingdom--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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