The Show Overview:

Before the show begins, there are a variety of slide show type advertisements shown on the backdrop. As the lights are dimmed, the orchestra begins playing the opening number which features saloon owner, Slue Foot Sue [originally played by Judy Marsh and later, Betty Taylor] and her four dance hall girls singing a welcome song entitled “Hello Everybody."  Slue Foot Sue next sings a song where she ventures out into the audience to flirt with the male guests and sings a song like, “A Lady Has to Mind Her P’s and Q’s” or “Riverboat Blues”. Other production numbers included “The Girl on the Cover of the Police Gazette.”

Next, she introduces the singer and MC of the show, an Irish tenor [originally played by Donald Novis, than Fulton Burley and Jay Meyer]. At the finish of his song, they are joined by the show’s comedian [originally played by Wally Boag and later, Dick Hardwick], who enters the saloon through the back doors in his Traveling Salesman persona firing off six shooters.

An original 1955 program

featuring the cast

The program of songs

After a rousing version of the song, “Pecos Bill” sang by Sue, the tenor and Pecos himself, and lots of horseplay, they are joined by the dancing girls who perform a rousing can-can number. After the dance, the entire cast assembles for a final brief song and bow.

An original cast picture Circa late 1950's.

A 1980's version of the original

Golden Horseshoe sign located

above the front doors of the saloon.

Facts about the Golden Horseshoe Revue

The Golden Horseshoe Revue show ran from July 16, 1955 until October 12, 1986. Originally written by Wally Boag and Donald Novis, Walt’s idea was to show a representation of an old saloon/dance hall show with comedy, dancing girls, plenty of singing and a beautiful leading lady.

The original cast included Wally Boag as the Traveling Salesman/Pecos Bill character, Donald Novis as the straight man and Irish tenor, and Judy Marsh as Slue Foot Sue, owner of the saloon. Jack Watson served as the pre-show warm-up, who hosted a sing along of 1860's songs.

A young Wally Boag

before Disneyland

Eventually Jack was replaced by a slide presentation of sing along songs. Other comedians who played the role included Bert Henry [who was Wally’s sub when the show opened], Jim Adams [who subbed for 12 years], Dick Hardwick [who replaced Wally in the mid 80's], and subs, Dana Daniels,  and Kirk Wall.

Musicians and male cast members at the Golden Horseshoe Saloon wore tight vests over stripped shirts that have gartered sleeves. The waitresses usually wore saloon girl petty coats and skirts with a form fitting bodices and lace trim.

An early picture of Don Novis

In Disneyland’s souvenir schedule from the 1960’s, the listing for the Golden Horseshoe Saloon read....

"No alcohol is served in this saloon, which is underwritten by Pepsi-Cola

and features such entertainment as Dolores, a singing waitress of Latin appearance, who renders such songs as "Alice Blue Gown". An Irish tenor sings Irish tunes. Slue Foot Sue, the tough proprietress, sings "Won’t You Come Home, Bill Bailey". Pepsi-Cola is the most powerful beverage allowed at Disneyland”.

Songstress, Betty Taylor,

as the original Slue Foot Sue.

She replaced Judy Marsh in 1956

and stayed with the show for over 30 years.

Sheet music for the Diamond Horseshoe at Walt Disney World.

This song was originally sang in the Golden Horseshoe Revue.

A black and white cast photo taken from upstairs near the sound booth. Circa 1950's.

Two examples of original show posters

Pages from Disneyland's Frontierland Coloring Book

It features Betty Taylor and the Can-Can Girls

A poster from Pepsi-Cola

One of Slue Foot Sue's Girls.

Circa 1957

The front of the

Golden Horseshoe

The 10,000th Show of the Golden Horseshoe Revue

When the show reached its 10,000^th performance, it was featured on NBC’s “Wonderful World of Disney” TV Show on Sunday, September 23, 1962.

Here we see Annette and the Can-Can Girls dancing in that special, while comedian Gene Sheldon plays the banjo while sleeping.

  The regular Horseshoe Revue cast of Wally Boag and Betty Taylor  was augmented with performances by former Mouseketeer, Annette Funicello, baggy-pants comedian, Gene Sheldon, and former vaudevillian and actor, Ed Wynn. An expanded saloon brawl during the Pecos Bill number was also added. It was later released theatrically on video.

Pictured to the right is an album cover of Miss Funicello in the 1962 Golden Horseshoe Revue Program singing "Mr. Piano Man" written for her by the Sherman Brothers.

The Golden Horseshoe Revue was featured for its 10,000 show as an episode of "The Wonderful World of Disney" on September 23, 1962. It was directed by Ron Miller. To my knowledge, Disney has not released this on video yet.

 Betty Taylor

and the Can-Can Girls

A photo from The Mickey Mouse Club filmed at the Golden Horseshoe

Wally Boag's Balloon-a-gins

A product sold in the 50's to

teach the making of balloon animals.

An Entertainment poster

for Betty Taylor

A photo from the

"Girl in the Police Gazette" number.

The costumes used in the Golden Horseshoe Revue were originally designed by Jack Muhs. These include Betty Taylor's elaborate gowns and the dancing girls costumes. Jack Muhs also worked on televisions, The Wild Wild West in 1965 and was a costume consultant for The Bandits in 1967.

Julie Andrews with Wally Boag in 1963

On Saturday, November 2, 1963, Wally Boag appeared with actress, Julie Andrews and The Dapper Dans, [Gene Morford, Jim Schamp, Ron Browne, and Perry Carter] at a special press-only event on the Golden Horseshoe stage to promote the next year's release of Disney’s “Mary Poppins”. They performed "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" together.

Walt Disney had scored a major coup in signing Ms. Andrews, who was fresh from Broadway stage triumphs in "My Fair Lady" and "Camelot".

"Mary Poppins" [1964] was later nominated for 13 Oscars [it won 5] and Ms.  Andrews won Best Actress in her role as the English nanny.

The following pictures were taken in the late 1960's by Christopher De Santis. His father, actor Joe De Santis and Wally were friends. The 1st picture shows Wally doing his Pecos Bill routine with Fulton Burley and Betty Taylor in the background. The 2nd picture shows Wally doing his famous "Boag-alloons" or balloon animals for a young audience member. The 3rd picture is just Wally onstage. [sporting a very cool handlebar moustache.]

During the 1960’s, one of Walt’s favorite charities was the John Tracy Clinic for the Hearing Impaired. John Tracy Clinic’s roots in Hollywood run deep. Both Spencer and Louise Tracy were highly respected actors, and Walt Disney was a Clinic founder and directly involved for many years.

For more info about this charity that is still in existence today, go to http://www.johntracyclinic.org

Started by fellow polo player and actor, Spencer Tracy in honor of his deaf son, John, Walt would volunteer his entertainment staff from Disneyland to perform at the Annual Fundraising Bazaar. The cast of the Golden Horseshoe Revue did this many times.  In order to be useful himself, Walt would always volunteer to bus tables at the annual event.

Throughout the 1960's, The Dapper Dans [Fred Frank, John Borneman, Roger Axworthy, T.J. Marker] performed as singing waiters warming up the audience before the Golden Horseshoe Revue. To see pictures from that time period, go to this link at the Dapper Dans of Disneyland Tribute Web Site.... The Dapper Dans in the 60's

Note in the picture to the right, the Pepsi-Cola logo on the curtain. Also, notice that guests were allowed to sit in the 2nd floor booths at this time. This picture was taken about 1961.

In 1968, the Golden Horseshoe Revue toured for the USO during the Vietnam War. Originally scheduled for Vietnam, they were later sent to Iceland and Greenland.

In 1969, President Richard M. Nixon asked the cast of the Golden Horseshoe Revue to perform at a White House Correspondents Dinner in Washington DC.

Pepsi-Cola was the sponsor of the Golden Horseshoe Revue at Disneyland for over two decades from July 17, 1955 until September 30, 1982. That sponsor relationship was slightly damaged in 1971 when rival Coca-Cola signed a major contract for co-sponsorship of the American Adventure at Epcot.  Eastman Kodak took up the sponsorship from October 1, 1982 until April 30, 1984.

A vintage Pepsi-Cola/Golden Horseshoe button from the 1960's.

A Pepsi Cola menu to enjoy a

pre-show snack

The ever popular Good Luck Golden Horseshoe souvenir. A rare find these days.

On original poster showing The Golden Horseshoe Saloon's sponsorship by the Pepsi-Cola.

A 1960's photo of

"Pepsi-Cola's Golden Horseshoe Revue'

Above:

A magazine ad from Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay featuring the cast of the Golden Horseshoe Revue.

[Wally Boag is seated at the piano]

During the 1970's, an evening variety show was featured in the Golden Horseshoe starring Sonny Helmer. Sonny's claim to fame was putting on a dress and playing the slide trombone in a virtuoso style with his feet while walking around the audience on his hands.

In 1969, Jim Adams fulfilled his life-long dream of working at the Golden Horseshoe. Jim remembers first seeing the show at the age of five.

"I decided then and there, that was what I wanted to do when I grew up. I wanted to be Wally Boag."

In July of 1971, Jim's dream came true when he  replaced Bert Henry who left to go perform in the Diamond Horseshoe Revue at Walt Disney World in Florida. For the next 11 years, Jim became Wally's regular sub until 1982.

Jim Adams

 In September of 1971, Wally Boag was sent to Orlando, Florida to help prepare the Diamond Horseshoe Revue for its Walt Disney World opening. He traveled with co-star, Bev Bergeron. Wally was replaced from July through September by Bert Henry as the traveling salesman, while Wally traveled back and forth between Florida and California.

Bert eventually took over the role of the Traveling Salesman in Florida when Wally returned permanently to California in 1973. Dick Hardwick was also trained in Florida by co-star, Bev Bergeron and later returned to Disneyland's Golden Horseshoe.

In 1979, the book, “Disneyland, The First Quarter”, reported that

“ ...with five shows daily, its little wonder that the Revue is listed in the Guiness Book of World Records, as the longest running production in show business history with over 42,000 performances before a total of nearly 9 million people.”

The Golden Horseshoe cast pose for a group photo with Mickey, Minnie and the mermaids from the lagoon in Tomorrowland.

     In 1979 through 1981, Dick Hardwick understudied Wally Boag while performing in a night time show at the Golden Horseshoe called the Yahoo Revue, as well as playing in the Thunder Mountain Break Down Boys and Main Street Maniacs with Doug Mattocks on banjo, John Jorgenson on mandolin and saxophone, Charlie Warren on upright bass and tuba and Dick on guitar and washboard. These two show was originally tied into the opening of the new Big Thunder Mountain Railroad on September 2, 1979.

    Than in 1982, Wally Boag retired and Disney Entertainment booker, Sonny Anderson asked Dick Hardwick to replace him full time. Dick remembers... "Wally gave me his coat from the show and taught me how to throw the Colt 45 over my shoulder. He personally choreographed me as Pecos Bill."

    Dick's first actual full time spot as the Revue comedian was at Walt Disney World in Orlando at the Diamond Horseshoe Revue to promote the opening of Big Thunder Railroad there. Dick was originally playing with the Yahoo Revue Show in Florida. Unfortunately, comedy lead, Burt Henry suffered a heart attack and Dick stayed on to replace him for a few months.

Dana Daniels played the Pecos Bill/Traveling Salesman part in the long running Golden Horseshoe Revue from 1983 to 1986, as a sub for Dick Hardwick, with Jay Meyer.

Dana claims that " ...the hardest part of the job was holding all those beans in my mouth and talking and singing at the same time.”

During this time, Kodak was the corporate sponsor of The Golden Horseshoe Revue Show.

To see more pictures of Dana from The Golden Horseshoe Revue days, go to his official web site at www.danadaniels.com . There is a wonderful picture there of Dana with the original cast of Wally Boag, Betty Taylor and Fulton Burley.  Additional pictures of Dana can be seen starring in the Golden Horseshoe Variety Show here.

Dana doing Wally Boag's famous teeth spitting routine.

Billy Hill star, Kirk Wall, substituted for lead, Dick Hardwick in the Pecos Bill role from 1983 - 1986, as well as street performing in a number of bluegrass and country groups around the park, and doing seasonal seasons, such as Pigmania in 1988 [where he played with Dick Hardwick] and Blast to the Past in 1989.

Kirk Wall now stars 5 days a week at the Golden Horseshoe Saloon in the Billy Hill and the Hillbillies Show.

To see a page featuring Kirk in the Golden Horseshoe Revue, CLICK HERE.

 This next group of pictures is a favorite of mine. It shows five different Pecos Bills.

• The first is the original, Wally Boag, who did the show from 1955 to 1986.

• The second is entertainer, Jim Adams, who subbed for Wally's sub, Bert Henry until Bert left to work at the Diamond Horseshoe in Orlando. He than became Wally's sub and did the show from 1970 to 1982.

• The third is comedian Dick Hardwick, who officially replaced Wally Boag from 1982 until 1986 when the show closed.

• The forth is magician, Dana Daniels who worked in the show in the early 1980's as Wally's sub. He later went on to do the Golden Horseshoe Variety Show.

•  The fifth is singer and comedian, Kirk Wall, who subbed for Wally and Dick in the mid 1980's. Kirk went on to star as Billy Hill in the currently running, Billy Hill and the Hillbillies Show.

Wally Boag

Jim Adams

Dick Hardwick

This slide was originally used before the show during the audience warm up and sing-along.

Dana Daniels

Kirk Wall

The Finale of the Golden Horseshoe Revue

Betty Taylor singing one of her big numbers from the Revue Show

Click on photo make larger

Courtesy of Dick Hardwick

This is the final cast photo of the Golden Horseshoe Revue.

Back row from left to right: Dale Olsen [trumpet], Dick Hardwick [comic], Betty Taylor [Sluefoot Sue], Fulton Burley [Irish Tenor], Chris Stevens [drums], Vince Rossi [Piano]

Front row from left to right: Lanna Schneider-Devore, Maxine Weidner, Claudia Dunn-Hardwick, and Arlene Nelson-Dragon.

Dick Hardwick in front of the Golden Horseshoe

The Golden Horseshoe Revue Album

The Golden Horseshoe Revue Album featuring the cast that was sold at Disneyland in 1957 and released in 1959. It starred Wally Boag, Don Novis, Betty Taylor, The Mellomen and the Strawhatters.

Click on this link to see more information and photos about the

 Golden Horseshoe Revue Album

Disneyland Post Cards

featuring the Golden Horseshoe Revue.

Circa 1955-56

This card features Betty Taylor and an unidentified singer.

Circa Late 1950's

Betty Taylor and the Can Can Dancer in an old fashioned number.

Circa 1960

Circa 1965

Circa 1967

Circa 1967

[same as one to left, different postcard run]

Circa 1969

Circa 1960's

Circa Mid 1960's

[These cards feature

Dick Fenno on drums]

Circa Mid 1960's

* From left to right - Tina ? in the green dress, Judy Babcock with the red hair, Toni Terry is the dancer in the red dress and ?? in the yellow dress. [same as one to left, different postcard run]

Circa 1973

Circa 1970's

Golden Horseshoe Menus from the 50's, 60's and 70's.

Front cover

Inside view

back cover

Table insert

Golden Horseshoe Revue Show Cast:

Below is a partial list of the artists who have worked in the Revue Show

Leading  Actors

Boag, Wally

1955 – 1982

Lead - the original Pecos Bill/Traveling Salesman. Wally was also the voice of Jose, the parrot in the Enchanted Tiki Room. Wally retired from the part on January 28, 1982.

Hardwick, Dick

1982 - 1986

Lead - Pecos Bill/Traveling Salesman. The only man to be the official replacement for Wally Boag, Dick was trained in Florida's Diamond Horseshoe and later, he replaced Wally Boag in 1982. Dick performed in over 6,000 shows including the final Revue Show on Oct. 12, 1986 with Bette Taylor and Jay Meyer.

Novis, Donald

1955 – 1964

Lead - Irish Tenor, co-wrote the script for Golden Horseshoe Revue with Wally Boag. He also recorded the song "Love Is A Song" from the animated film, Bambi. He died on July 23, 1966.

Burley, Fulton

1962 – 1986

Lead - Irish tenor, also the voice of Michael, the parrot in Enchanted Tiki Room.  He passed away on Monday, May 7, 2007.

March, Judy

1955 – 1956

Lead - Slue Foot Sue, Judy left the show due to backstage flirtations.

Taylor, Betty

1956 – 1986

Lead - Slue Foot Sue, Betty stayed with the show for the rest of it's 31 year run and was a favorite with guests. She currently lives in Washington State.

Watson, Jack

1955 - unknown

Singer - Crowd warm-up and sing along.

Helmer, Sonny

unknown

Evening Entertainment Performer-Trombone.

Sonny is a dealer of antiques at the Metrolina Expo in Charlotte, North Carolina on weekends. He currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

Substitutes for Leading Actors [listed alphabetically]

Henry, Bert

1960's – 1976

Sub - Pecos Bill/Traveling Salesman. Bert was Wally Boag's first sub.

Frank, Fred

1970’s

Sub - Pecos Bill/Traveling Salesman. He replaced Fulton Burley and he was originally a Dapper Dan.

Adams, Jim

1969 - 1982

Sub - Pecos Bill/Traveling Salesman and Pre-show act entertainment. He understudied Bert Henry and replaced Bert, as Wally Boag's sub.

Schneider, Ron  

1980 - 1982

Sub - understudied for Wally Boag as Pecos Bill/Traveling Salesman, he became the first Dream-finder at Walt Disney World.

Daniels, Dana

1983 – 1986

Sub - Pecos Bill/Traveling Salesman. Dana understudied with Dick Hardwick.

Later, starred in the Golden Horseshoe Variety Show from 1995 to 2003.

Wall, Kirk

1983 - 1986

Sub - Pecos Bill/Traveling Salesman. Kirk understudied with Dick Hardwick.

Currently stars in the Billy Hill and the Hillbillies Show at The Golden Horseshoe.

Petska, Steve

1983 - 1986

Sub - Pecos Bill/Traveling Salesman. Steve understudied with Dick Hardwick.

Pate, John

Mid 1980's

 Sub - Pecos Bill/Traveling Salesman. He understudied with Dick Hardwick.

Payne, Don

1985 - 1986

Sub for the Pecos Bill/Traveling Salesman. He understudied with Jim Adams.

Wallace, Judy [Carlson]

1981 - 1986

Sub - Slue Foot Sue, she later played Miss Lilly in the Golden Horseshoe Jamboree Show.

Robinson, Terry

unknown

Sub - Slue Foot Sue

Diamond, Diane

unknown

Sub - Slew Foot Sue

Meyer, Jay

1972 – 1983

Sub - Irish Tenor, subbed for Fulton Burley originally.

Also, voice of one of the singing bust heads in Haunted Mansion.

Nash, Bob

1970’s

Sub - Irish Tenor.

Wheeler, Jim

 unknown

Sub - Irish Tenor.

Golden, Dirk

1970’s

Sub and Pre-show entertainment.

Musicians [listed alphabetically]

Erickson, Eddie

3 yrs.

Musician – banjo.

Fenno, Dick

1961 – 1967

Musician – drums.

King, Jerry

1955 - 1978

Musician – drums. He passed away on January 8, 2005

LaVere, Charles

1955 - 1959

Music – piano and leader in the original band. He co-wrote all the original music for GH Revue with Tom Adair. He died in 1983.

McCabe, Chuck

unknown

Musician – Banjo, bass, guitar.

Miller, Rod

unknown

Substitute pianist.

Later played at Coke Corner on Main Street for many years. Currently retired.

Olsen, Dale

1970 – 1990

Musician – Trumpet.

Patterson, Mel

1955 - 1958

Musician - drummer in the original show band.

 Potter, Fred

 1962-1968

 Musician - drummer

Quinn, Spencer

unknown

Musician – banjo.

Rossi, Vince

1970’s – 1980’s

Musician – piano. Currently lives in Santa Ana, California.

Rowe, Ronald

1969 - 1985

Musician - piano.

Seaberg, George

Mid to late 1950's

Musician - trumpet.

Stevens, Chris

 unknown

Musician - drummer

Dancers & Singers

Babcock, Judy

 early 1960's

Can-Can Dancer

Babcock, Terry

1976 - unknown

Can-Can Dancer

Barrett, Victoria

unknown

Can-Can Dancer

Barrileaux, Bonnie

abt. 1970 - abt. 1974

Can-Can Dancer

Barth, Bunny

unknown

Can-Can Dancer

Bice, Dolores

circa 1950's or 60's

Singing Waitress. She passed away in late 2007.

Cobbs-Marshall, Margaret

Unknown

Can-Can Dancer

Cox-Haas, Bonnie

unknown

Can-Can Dancer

Doak, Shirley

1955 - unknown

Can-Can Dancer

Gormley, Patty

1976 - unknown

Can-Can Dancer

Grinis, Beverly

1976 - unknown

Can-Can Dancer

Guilfoyle, Glenda

1955 - 1958

Can-Can Dancer. She still performs with the Palm Springs Follies.

Hardwick, Claudia [Dunn]

1971 - 1986

Can-Can Dancer, married to Revue lead, Dick Hardwick

Herman-Byren, Laurie

1972 - 1978

Can-Can Dancer

Kaut-Underwood, Diane

 1974-1977

Can-Can Dancer; also the Electrical & Christmas Parades

Keany, Keri

Unknown

Can-Can Dancer

Knowlton, Janice

Early 70’s for 3 years

Can-Can Dancer/Singer

Lozano, Cathy

Late 1980’s

Can-Can Dancer

Lugo, Rikki

unknown

Dance Captain

Lugo-Van Buskirk, Tobrina

unknown

Can-Can Dancer

Mour [Mouron], Linda

unknown

Can-Can Dancer

Nelson-Dragon, Arlene

Unknown - 1986

Can-Can Dancer

Nichols, Shelly

unknown -1986

Can-Can Dancer

Pangborn, Teri

1976 - unknown

Can-Can Dancer

Parker, Charlotte

1955 - Late 1950's

Can-Can Dancer

Reed, Susan

1955 - unknown

Can-Can Dancer

Smith-Whitehead, Mindy

1972 - 1978

Can-Can Dancer

Schneider-Devore, Lanna

 unknown - 1986

 Can-Can Dancer

Stuart, Micaela

Unknown

Can-Can Dancer

 Terry, Toni

 1961-1962

Lead Can-Can Dancer

Towers, Shirley

1955 - unknown

Can-Can Dancer

Watson, Gloria

1955 - unknown

Can-Can Dancer

Weidner, Maxine

1972 - 1986

Can-Can Dancer

 _____, Tammy

 unknown

Can-Can Dancer

Technical Staff and Food Service Staff

Adams, Ralph

1955 - unknown

Original show's Sound Technician

Davis, Bobby

1970's - 1986

Sound Technician, retired from Disneyland in 2004. Passed away in 2008.

Mulberry, Bryan

1964 - 1976

Sound Technician

Rubin, Craig

1975 - 1980

Food Service Castmember/lead

   Meanwhile…Elsewhere in the Park…..

1956

Frontierland added the following new attractions: Tom Sawyer Island Rafts, Rainbow Ridge pack mules, Rainbow Mountain, New Stage coach route, Rainbow Caverns tour, Mine Train, Indian Village, and Indian War canoes. The Fantasy in the Sky Fireworks display also began.

1957

The Indian Village Rafts and Frontierland Shooting Gallery were added to Frontierland.

1958

The newest Frontierland attraction was the Columbia Sailing ship. Also, the First Christmas Candlelight Processional was held that year on Main Street.

1960

The Mine Train through Nature’s Wonderland was added to Frontierland.

1961

Disneyland held the first “Grad Nite” party, [an all night party for graduating high school seniors from local California high schools] was held from midnight to 6 am.

1962

An extension was added to the Indian Village in Frontierland.

1963

The Annual Christmas Parade featured the Parade of the Toys from “Babes in Toyland”. [which has since become an annual favorite. [which starred our own Clark Weyenberg in it's 1974 version.]

1964

A Sailing Museum was built below decks on the Columbia Sailing ship.

1965

Disneyland’s “Tencentennial” Celebration is held in honor of its first decade of operation. A special episode hosted by Walt Disney, is shown on The Wonderful World of Color that includes a tour of Disneyland and its many upcoming attractions.

On Thursday, December 15, 1966 at 9:30 am, Walt Disney

died of cardiac arrest due to complications of lung cancer in

at St. Joseph Hospital in Burbank, California.

1968

Disneyland presented its first St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Cinco de Mayo Festival.

1971

Davy Crockett’s Explorer Canoes were added to Frontierland.

1972

With its thousands of twinkling lights, The Main Street Electrical Parade premieres on Disneyland’s Main Street USA. The parade was closed down in 1996 and shipped to Florida.

1974

The “America Sings” Attraction opens in Tomorrowland in what use to be the Carrousel of Progress building. Hosted by Sam the Bald Eagle [Burl Ives] it featured four musical scenes of this country’s musical heritage.

1975

The “America on Parade” parade is created in honor of the nation’s bicentennial premieres and plays to over 25 million guests during its run.

1978

Mickey’s 50^th Birthday Celebration is held at Disneyland with the original Mouseketeers from the 1950’s TV show, The Mickey Mouse Club.

1979

Frontierland’s newest roller coaster, Big Thunder Railroad is built replacing the Mine Train through Nature’s Wonderland.

1980

Disneyland’s 25^th Anniversary celebration includes a new parade entitled, “Disneyland is Your Land.” Also featured that year was the 25^th Family Reunion Parade. Included in this parade was a cavalcade of Disney characters.

1982

The famous Disneyland Ticket Book system is retired and replaced by an all-inclusive passport system. Its original A through E ticket system gives birth to the slang term, “an E ticket ride” meaning the best experience possible.

1985

The 30 Years of Magic Parade and show are unveiled. The Davy Crockett shooting Gallery is renamed the Frontierland Shooting Gallery and Disneyland begins park operations 365 days a year.

Attention Former Golden Horseshoe Cast Members and Performers!

If you were a former Golden Horseshoe Saloon performer or technician

between the years 1955 to the present, and would like to be included in this

[still incomplete] list of

Golden Horseshoe Cast Members,

OR, if you have additional information or corrections to make to this history,

I would love to hear from you.

Please contact Jan Vincent at janvincent_1313@yahoo.com

Come share your memories of the Golden Horseshoe

and it's shows, entertainers and castmembers at

Memories of the Golden Horseshoe Message Board

Thanks go to Dave Smith, Wally Boag, Craig Rubin, Gene Sands, Don Payne, 

Judi [Wallace] Carlson, Christopher DeSantis, Glenda Guilfoyle, and  Bobby Davis for providing information and/or photographs for this page.

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