THEA 80N Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Mary Blair, Animatronics, Omnimover
Lecture 14: Disneyland
5/17/2018
The Happiest Place on Earth
● How Disneyland became an attraction
○ Used TV to reach out to the people
○ Each episode showcased a different part of the park to build up the hype
● Davy Crockett
○ 5 Part Serial
○ Davy Crockett Indian Fighter premieres on Disneyland on Dec 15, 1954
○ Fess Parker plays Davy
○ What really helps put Disney on the TV
○ Emphasis on values that Disneyland believed in
○ Plays on the sentimental and
○ Becomes more popular than Mickey Mouse
○ Disney wanted to shoot the show in color in real places
■ Huge sensation
■ Could be turned into a movie
● Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
○ First three parts of the mini-series edited together
■ Indian Fighter. Goes to Congress, and At the Alamo
○ The ballad of Davy Crockett becomes an overnight sensation
● The Nine Lives of Elfego Baca (1958)
○ Based on the true story of Baca (1865-1945)
○ Film: Elfego Baca: Six Gun Law (1966)
○ Played by Robert Loggia
● Mickey Mouse Club (1955)
● Annette Funicello
○ One of the Original Mouseketeers
● Zorro
○ Based on character created by Johnston McCulley (1919)
○ Douglas Fairbanks film The make of Zorro (1920)
○ Series premiered on October 10, 1957
○ 4 seasons, 78 episodes
○ Four hours long specials
● Guy Williams
● The Swamp Fox
○ Based on American Revolutionary War Hero Francis marion
○ Eight episodes, aired October 23 1959
○ Leslie Nielsen played Marion
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Document Summary
Used tv to reach out to the people. Each episode showcased a different part of the park to build up the hype. Davy crockett indian fighter premieres on disneyland on dec 15, 1954. What really helps put disney on the tv. Emphasis on values that disneyland believed in. Disney wanted to shoot the show in color in real places. Davy crockett, king of the wild frontier. First three parts of the mini-series edited together. The ballad of davy crockett becomes an overnight sensation. The nine lives of elfego baca (1958) Based on the true story of baca (1865-1945) Film: elfego baca: six gun law (1966) Based on character created by johnston mcculley (1919) Douglas fairbanks film the make of zorro (1920) Based on american revolutionary war hero francis marion. Birth of disneyland live on tv and grand opening. Used in just about all the attractions at disneyland. Needs to make sense to the audience.
