The Golden Horseshoe Stage (referred to as Pecos Bill's Golden Horseshoe Saloon during construction) opened in 1955 with some other original attractions at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California. Over the years the venue has hosted several stage performances; currently showing Laughing Stocks and Companies seven days a week. The "saloon" is located in Frontierland and has beautiful views of the Rivers of America, New Orleans Square and part of the Critter Country.
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History
The Golden Horseshoe Stage unofficially opened on July 13, 1955, as the Golden Horseshoe Saloon, when Walt and Lillian Disney, along with dozens of guests, celebrated their 30th anniversary with a private party and the original Golden Horseshoe Revue premiere.
On Saturday, July 16, 1955, the Golden Horseshoe opened a day early for the company's personal sponsor party. The event marks Wally Boag's first official appearance as Pecos Bill/Traveling Salesman at the Golden Horseshoe Saloon.
The first show that opened on stage was the Slue Foot Sue's Golden Horseshoe Revue (spoiled spelled "Review") on July 17, 1955. The music revue was written by Charles LaVere, who served as the event pianist, and used the lyrics by Tom Adair. The script for this production was co-written by two stars, Donald Novis and Wally Boag. This variety show recorded 39,000 times and registered in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest musical of all time. One feature of this event is to have the children of the audience sing and dance on stage. "Davy Crockett" is a favorite song performed by the guests.
In 1962, Ron Miller, his son-in-law to Walt Disney, directed a movie made for television of the same title. The film stars Disney actress Annette Funicello, Ed Wynn, Betty Taylor, Gene Sheldon, Wally Boag and Walt Disney himself.
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Productions
Golden Horseshoe Revue
The Golden Horseshoe Revue is the original and longest running show in the saloon, playing from July 17, 1955 to October 12, 1986. For many years it starred Wally Boag, Betty Taylor, Don Novis, Fulton Burley, Dick Hardwick , Frankie Wylie, Jack Watson, Judy Marsh, Burt Henry, Dana Daniels, Jay Meyer, Kirk Wall, Jimmy Adams, Don Payne, Ron Schneider and many others.
The stage show featured the owners of Slue Foot Sue saloon and the dance room girls who greeted the audience with "Hello Everybody", followed by flirting interactive songs such as "A Lady Has to Mind P and Q" or "Riverboat Blues". The show's MC introduced various plays featuring a traveling salesman, played by Wally Boag, and then Dick Hardwick.
The show will be interrupted by Pecos Bill himself, who will sing his own signature song.
Golden Horseshoe Jamboree Show
The show lasted from November 1, 1986, to December 18, 1994. For many years he starred in Judi Wallace, Judy Bell, Kellie Wright, Heather Paige Kent, John Eaden, Don Payne, Gil Christner, EE Bell, David Holmes, Joe Jacoby , Eric Gunhus, Kerry Giese, Amanda Hudson, and many others.
Billy Hill and Hillbillies
The show began running on December 22, 1994 and ends on January 6, 2014. In about the last half year it was done at the Big Thunder Ranch stage, before the players were fired, and then hired back by Knott's Berry. Farmland. Over the years he has starred in Kirk Wall, Dennis Fetchet, John Marshall, Evan Marshall, John Eaden, Duane Michaels, Rick Storey, Anders Swanson, and many others. It features bluegrass and comedy.
Golden Horseshoe Variety Show
This show features the talents of Dana Daniels comedy and magic. It went from 13 June 1995 to 8 October 2003. It starred Dana Daniels, Richard Allen, Hal Ratliff and many others over the years.
Woody Round-up
The child-friendly show lasted from November 21, 1999 to July 17, 2000 and featured characters from the Disney/Pixar movie Toy Story 2 . Golden Horseshoe is also the venue for the music video for Woody Round-Up Medley music video starring Riders In The Sky filmed to promote Toy Story 2's companion album: Woody's Roundup.
Frontierland: Small Town Can
This comedy/melodrama runs occasionally from 2001 to 2003 and displays a history of alleged establishment of Frontierland. It stars the cast of Laughing Stock and Company, including John Eaden, Kevin Gregg, Ken Parks, Danny Roque and Cory Rouse.
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At the end of 2012, Disney announced a limited event titled "A Salute to the Golden Horseshoe Revue", described as "a tribute to the fun and family-friendly variety of musical events of the past." The event is scheduled for a short period from January 10 to February 4, 2013, every Thursday through Monday. It features songs and dance numbers from the original Golden Horseshoe Revue , such as "Hello, All", "Good Difficult Man", "Stomach to Bar" and "Can-Can".
Other events
Various other nightly entertainment has appeared there for years, including Alabama, Louis Armstrong, Actor Pat O'Brien, various jazz and gospel groups and special events. It was also used during the 1950's as a place for dancing couples during Disneyland's 'Date Nite' promotion.
And finally it is the venue for the Annual Guide Tour Guides, which collect money for various children's charities over the years. Park managers are often raised on stage to perform (like posing with a beach ball) with a tour guide. This fact helps sell tickets and keeps the event going on for years until the expanded park hours/days drive the event.
Architecture
The inside of the saloon was designed by Harper Goff, the same person who designed the saloon set for the movie Calamity Jane starring Doris Day. Goff has worked on exterior design for buildings on Main Street, USA when asked to work on this project.
References
- "The History of the Golden Horseshoe Saloon Pages". Archived from the original in 2007-09-28 . Retrieved 2006-12-17 .
External links
- Interview with Disneyland member Golden Horseshoe Revue
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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