Disneyland, U.S.A. is a documentary film that originally released to theaters by Buena Vista Distribution on December 20, 1956 in a double bill with Westward Ho, the Wagons! The narrator (Winston Hibler) gives us a tour of the Disneyland theme park as it was in its earliest form.
It was released on DVD as part of the Walt Disney Treasures set Disneyland: Secrets, Stories and Magic.
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Disneyland, U.S.A. begins its tour with a helicopter overview of the entire park, before landing at the Disneyland Heliport and making a brief visit to the Disneyland Hotel.
From there, the film is an extended tour of the park, including:
- Main Street USA, which features a horse-drawn street car view of the area.
- Frontierland, with a ride on the Rainbow Caverns Mine Train and a trip on Rivers of America aboard the Mark Twain Riverboat and ending on a visit to the Indian Village.
- A trip on the original Jungle Cruise.
- Tomorrowland, featuring the Autopia, Astro-Jets, and model jet demonstrations. Aerial views also show the fabled Phantom Boats in action.
- Fantasyland, with exterior teases of the dark rides and a trip on the Storybook Land Canal Boats.
- A parade on Main Street and a flag retreat ceremony, with the film ending on a "night view" of the park.
When the film first premiered at Radio City Music Hall in New York, a special introduction featuring Walt Disney talking about the construction of the park played.
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