Disneyland Showtime 1970 

Oh how I miss the young Osmonds! I miss everything about the 1970s youth paradise! Later, in 1978, I would actually get to go to Disney World,and it's still probably the best thing that ever happened to me! We had very little money, but Dad had sold a large equipment system to some office somewhere, and got a huge bonus. I was never EVER spoiled. I still thank him almost 50 years later! Just Dad and I, together in Orlando for a week. Paradise

This is why Walt had genius in him. He created something that is just as entertaining today 50 years later as it was when it first opened back in the early 70's.

That ending shot with the ghosts flying into the mansion stands as one of the creepiest things I've seen in a while.

Wonderful!👍👍

Road trip to California from North Carolina in the summer of 1975 with my folks to visit family. I was 14 years old, and the trip resulted in an amazing summer. Saw family I hadn't seen since I was 5, got to visit Disneyland, and met my first California girl, a girl named Peggy. A friend of my cousins, she was adorable, blue eyes and long black hair, we hit it off instantly. What a Summer!!

Even though that I was born in the 1970's, I still remember the People Mover transit system, Space Mountain, the Matterhorn ride, a Haunted House, the spinning Cups, Mr. Frog's Wild Ride (?) and Bear (Frontier Jamboree) Country. This was so cool to see again: I remember going on the Small World ride, Jungle Boat cruise and the Space Mountain ride. What a Fun Time to be a Child.....

This is how I remember Disneyland!!

So cute! My daughter watches this at bed time...adorable!

More of these please. I watched Wonderful World of Disney as a boy and these segments left me so excited about visiting Walt Disney World.

remember watching this on the Disney channel back in the 90s :)

I wish Disney would release all these Wonderful World Of Disney episodes. These are great. Thanks for posting.

I remember watching this as a kid ... Walt Disney Word hadn't opened yet - Disneyland was still "it" ... I love how these shows were just extended infomercial for Disneyland.

Bring Back Disney Classics!

That ending shot was one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen!

We watched the wonderful world of Disney every Sunday night and I remember watching this in 1970. It was the first time my sisters and I had heard of the Osmonds right before they became *superstars* and we had such a crush on them, especially Donny and Jay. This made us want to go visit Disneyland so much, and we did so a year or so later.

This show was my first introduction to the Osmonds and Donny Osmond. I was 6 years old and completely hooked on Donny Osmond from that day forward. Oh the Memories!

I was there brings back so many memories!!

wonderful, wish there could be oldies on cable TV like this

This is incredible video, should be preserved.

Haven't seen this since it debuted on TV in the late '60s! This is great!

At 28:47 on this stage, I remember watching, with my family, *Gladys Knight and the Pips* perform. My parents were fans and were so exited to see such a group live for the price of a Disneyland ticket.

Saw this show when I was a kid...sure glad it's still around!

Electricity was recently introduced where I lived at that time. Few years later my older brother got a scholarship to study in the U.S mid 70s. He was sending us his photos by the mail (that takes weeks and weeks to arrive) when he was in Disney land. I can't describe how we were blown away by what we saw. This brings back sweet memories

Just 6 years later Donny was hosting his own show with his sister Marie.....hard to believe how much maturing and/or growing can happen in 6 years!

I remember watching this when I was 5 years old when it was first broadcast on NBC. First time I had heard of the Osmond Brothers. Thanks for posting this!

Very cool! Thanks for sharing.

Whoaa beautiful to see disneyland in vintage version 😍😍❤❤

I would record this on vhs tape in the late 80s and watch it over and over as a young teen. Grew up on WDW but couldn't wait to visit Disneyland.

42:10 Haunted Mansion. I went there as a kid in 1972; it was pretty much just as is seen here. They had a few upgrades by then; holograms and the room of mirrors where the ghosts seemed to be in the cart with you.

OMG Thanks for posting this. I tore my house up looking for my vhs copy that I got of the disney channel when i was young(er)! I was so totally excited to see it again! Never thought I would in it's entirety!

My very favorite episode! We watch it so much the kids have it completely memorized....

Born in 71, but I remember when there were only 3 channels: NBC, ABC, and CBS. "Wonderful world of Disney" was on NBC and would come on Sundays after "Wild Kingdom". I never saw this Episode, though. Wow. Who knew, that 11 years later we'd have "Snake Pliskin".

I enjoyed reading the comments as much as watching the video! Good times!

WOW! Disneyland was so different back then. I wish some of those events and rides were still around today. now I know what made The Haunted Mansion tick! ^^

I love watching things like this and see the differences from back then to now. It looks so much simpler but fun back then. What a difference! Technology has its perks, but it also has a negative side effect.

This is a great Disneyland Classic show! I have this on videotape somewhere! Thanks for showing it!

Very cool to take a trip down memory lane......THANKS!!

This was awesome!!!! I loved every second! What a great trip down memory lane! I want to go now! Hahaha!!!

Kurt Russell hosted this whole episode. Dood did a buttload of Disney features and featurettes in the 70's.

When I was little I saw this as it originally aired :) Love this

I can't believe Kurt Russell was ever this young.

Ahh the days before cell phones when you could lose someone in a theme park.

I never saw this before REALLY special

This was shot after they removed the hatbox ghost

I've been looking for this for years!!! Thanks for posting it!!!!

This is the Disneyland I remember.

I love the Vincent Price animatron @ 41:14. 😎👍 And the voice of the Ghost Host, @ 42:31, belonged to that versatile (though frequently underrated) character actor Paul Frees.

It would be nice if put this episode On Disney plus

Wtf?! How did I not notice Donny Osmond was THE Donny Osmond who sang as Li Shang in Mulan 😳😳 God I feel so stupid

Just looking at "The endless hallway" give me the Goosebumps, but I wonder what's down the hall on the other side.

thank you so much for uploading!!! One of my first memories as a kid was watching this with my sisters!! Thank You!!!

I was 7 years old when this movie aired . . . introduction to the Osmonds . . . was hooked on Donny from that moment on. Still a FAN!

My mom was only 10 and drooling over Donny in 1970 and would have sold her baby sister to be there

I KNOW!! glad it was posted! brought back some great memories!

fascinated by the film montage during "It's a Small World" interesting social document of the faces of urban USA, anno 1970

The 70s at Disneyland was the best... it still had the Disney magic.

the Disney channel indication looked just like the one i saw at the end of the 80's and early 90's my goodness if we could only go back in time

THANK YOU! I have been looking for this in a complete form for about twenty years now!

The Osmonds do a great cover of The Fifth Dimension

The woman with the little boy wanting to see the indian dance is actress Lynn Borden. She was on the sitcom Hazel and several other series and films.

Thank you for posting this. EJ singing It Must Be Him is everything.

Beautiful vintage cameras.

Saw this show the night it was first aired.

Love the 70s 👍👍👍👍

I want time travel to be a real thing so I can go on all of the Disney attractions that aren’t there anymore

this is very nostagic for me thank you for posting!! I remember watching this on the Disney Channel when I was 4-5

*And to think, just 9 years later after this aired, Kurt Russel gives birth to Chris Pratt.* I remember watching this the first time it aired on NBC on Sunday night at 7pm. Right after *Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom with Marlin Perkins.* Here’s the show’s introduction: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-b4UBhDxG3yc.html&feature=related Soo much has changed since 1970. The most noticeable was the lack of crowds. Notice the park is not crammed full of people. Back then, you could walk around without wall-to-wall people every where. You could go on rides multiple times a visit and still make all the other rides without Fast Passes. Disney’s The Rivers of America used to have four different boats you could ride: the *Paddle Wheel boat;* the *Columbia long mast boat;* the *canoes;* and the *wooden Keel boats* seen in the video (The ones that look like little houses with long, narrow windows. Historically, the keel boats ran on the Mississippi River.) There was the *People Mover* in Tomorrow Land that runs down the middle of the corridor entering Tomorrow Land. It weaved its way through Autopia and *Mission to Mars* rides as it snaked through Tomorrow Land. There were *Skyway to Fantasy Land* cable cars that took you from the end of Fantasy Land to the end of Tomorrow Land that cut right through The Matterhorn. (see this video from 1993: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_6BthmoJCPQ.html) *The Haunted Mansion* debuted to the general public in *August of 1969,* followed by this episode of *The Wonderful World of Disney* that first aired on NBC in *March of 1970.* My family went to Disneyland soon after and rode the Haunted Mansion for the first time. FYI: at 40:55 the man who owned the talking face that appears and sings on the Haunted Mansion ride to this day is named *Thurl Ravenscroft.* He was the voice of *Tony the Tiger from Frosted Flakes Cereal.* AND Thurl sings the title song for the Christmas cartoon classic *The Grinch that Stole Christmas* just to name a few. (Watch *Many Voices of Thurl Ravenscroft* ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rUl8dyaUIqo.html)

My mom had this on VHS and we haven't watched this in about 4 years, it's bringing back a lot of memoreies. Thank you! :3

Wow I remember watching this in the late 80s on Disney Channel. That channel used to be the shit!, they also had great movies and classic cartoons.

Great show. thanks for posting!

Love it! I think I was 6 when this was made! Love Donny! Love young Kurt!

Man, Creedence Clearwater Revival looked so young here.

Should be on DVD!

This is my favorite one

I miss Disney a lot. Today it is another company, not Disney (imho). Great video! Thanks for sharing

60"s - 70"s were the best years for Disneyland and Disney Hotel. Best cast members, respectful guest, etc. Magical place back then. What memories.

Back when Disney use to be young and innocent..

I never knew how Donny Osmond was so young like my little brother

i remember when me and my sister stayed up late night while our brothers were sleep to watch this on Disney Channel its was on the weekends i was around like 9 going on 10 in 1998 and she was around 7 going on 8

FYI: the Lovebug Parade mentioned by EJ Peaker, @ 3:04, was judged by the late, great Dean Jones in 1969. The winner, out of all the custom-decorated entrants, was a yellow-lemon VW called "Li'l Squirt". Supposedly a devoted fan depressed over how Herbie flirted with all the other she-Beetles except her!

Amazing video

Kurt Russell, beautiful boy turn to a beautiful man.

LOVE THIS

I miss this America...

Very good job dudes and well done!! Congratulations 992.2% yo throughout the 2nd sizzling week of said joyous June y'all. This is why Walt had genius in him. He created something that is just as entertaining today 50 years later as it was when it first opened back in the early 70's.🏅🥇🎊🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎲⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🖼🖼🖼🇺🇸🇺🇸🎈

it was revealed recently that walt's last words were "kurt russell". nobody, not even kurt, knows what he meant. anybody else notice that kurt calls them "illusioneers" when announcing the attraction behind the scenes film?

Nostalgic as heck

Wow! Thanks for posting this great episode! It's one of my favorites, mainly for the music, especially the songs "Down On The Corner" and "Sugar Sugar"! I've been looking for this episode for years! Now, my understanding was that long hair on guys-meaning past the neckline-was not permitted at Disneyland at that time. I don't know why exactly, probably because of some of the negative attitudes associated with hippies. So how come the front man of The Sound Castle was wearing long hair? Must have been some kind of double standard-the hired performers could wear long hair, but the paying guests could not. Weird.

Old Disneyland is the best Disneyland

I used to stay up past 11 pm just to watch the old Disney shows like this one, The Mickey Mouse Club, and Zorro-- this was in the 90s... =D

Those days when the parks were fun, and everyone could get in with just a few dollars. The one goof I noticed is when the boys are at the Frontierland shooting gallery, its someone from the Jungle Cruise that's working there and talking to Wayne.

“This land was made for u and me” wow the way they fought for equality in those times even through the music the lyrics u can hear what they were singing about

This was shot later in the life of the Mansion: there are glass panels between the cars and the room with the organ. When I saw it, they weren't there.

I have a huge crush on young Alan Osmond and an enormous love for Disney and this just makes me love them both even more.

Great video, thank you!

How about those Archies @23:45? I almost didn't recognize Betty and Veronica with those haircuts. And Archie, himself, sporting a moustache?! 😉

so miss this ... make s me sad and Happy

it's amazing Kurt Russel was in a band and then a movie star and a disney star

Old days rule!!

What a great video nice to see the park with out all those weird Disneyland gangs