RCA’s song, “Here’s to the Future and You,” from 1974, had words by X. Atencio and music by Buddy Baker. Atencio and Baker also partnered on songs for other memorable attractions, including Haunted Mansion and World of Motion.
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Friday, January 1, 2016
The Space Mountain Song - Here’s to the Future and You
Who wrote and composed the Space Mountain song “Here’s to the Future and You”?
RCA’s song, “Here’s to the Future and You,” from 1974, had words by X. Atencio and music by Buddy Baker. Atencio and Baker also partnered on songs for other memorable attractions, including Haunted Mansion and World of Motion.
RCA’s song, “Here’s to the Future and You,” from 1974, had words by X. Atencio and music by Buddy Baker. Atencio and Baker also partnered on songs for other memorable attractions, including Haunted Mansion and World of Motion.
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Madame Leota and her Floating Crystal Ball
Q: In the 2007 revamp of the Walt Disney World Haunted Mansion did they replace the original Madame Leota crystal ball to make it float? And, if so, is the original in the Archives?
A [Dave Smith]: Yes, the floating Madame Leota crystal ball that was installed in the 2007 refurbishment uses an internal projection to make the effect more realistic, so the former prop was replaced. It is now part of the Archives.
Madame Leota is the spirit of a psychic medium, conducting an otherworldly séance in an attempt to summon spirits and assist them in materializing and was played by Leota Toombs (face) and Eleanor Audley (voice). Before Leota Toombs was chosen for the face of the medium in the crystal ball, Imagineer Harriet Burns was tested for the part. Leota Toombs also played the Ghost Hostess who appears at the end of the attraction, though it is unknown whether or not she and Madame Leota are meant to be the same character.
"Serpents and spiders, tail of a rat / Call in the spirits, wherever they're at. / Rap on a table, it's time to respond / Send us a message from somewhere beyond. / Goblins and ghoulies from last Halloween / Awaken the spirits with your tambourine. / Creepies and crawlies, toads in a pond / Let there be music from regions beyond. / Wizards and witches, wherever you dwell / Give us a hint by ringing a bell."
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Disneyland Showtime with Kurt Russell
Q: A few years ago I saw a movie on Disney Channel that featured Disneyland back in the late 50s or early 60s. I'm not sure but I think it starred Kurt Russell. (I looked through his credits and can't find anything that sounds like this movie.) I just remember them running all through the park. Any information would be helpful!
Kathy, Naperville, Illinois
A [Dave Smith]: You are remembering "Disneyland Showtime," a 1970 TV show that featured The Osmond Brothers (Donny gets lost and the others are searching for him) and Kurt Russell narrating a look at the work that went into the creating of the Haunted Mansion.
[Marcio Disney]
Kurt Russell singing "Sugar Sugar" at Disneyland 1970. This is a clip from The Wonderful World of Disney:
Monday, July 26, 2010
999 Happy Haunts at the Haunted Mansion
Q: This may be a question that is obvious or one that has been asked before... or perhaps just assumed, in any case. I know that the Haunted Mansion's Ghost Host states that the Mansion houses 999 Happy Haunts, and I was wondering if there are actually 999 ghosts in the Haunted Mansion or does that number include the tombstones and any other sort of reference that is not directly a ghost.
Janet, Windermere, Florida
A [Dave Smith]: One could probably not count all 999 ghosts in the Haunted Mansion, but the rest are there around you, invisible as ghosts are wont to be.
Picture and art by Marcio Disney at: http://tinyurl.com/MDLibSquare
INTERESTING FACTS [allears.net]
ºoº The Haunted Mansion is the only attraction featured in different lands at each of the four Disney theme parks worldwide:
Disneyland -- New Orleans Square
Magic Kingdom -- Liberty Square
Tokyo Disneyland -- Fantasyland
Disneyland Paris (where it is known as Phantom Manor) -- Frontierland
ºoº The singing busts in the graveyard scene warble the attraction’s theme song, "Grim Grinning Ghosts." Though sometimes mistaken for Walt Disney, the face on the bust on the left actually belongs to Thurl Ravenscroft, the song's soloist. Ravenscroft is best-known as the voice of Tony the Tiger, the mascot of Kellogg's Frosted Flakes cereal. In addition to Ravenscroft, the Singing Busts include Jay Meyer, Verne Row, Bob Ebright, and Chuck Schroeder.
ºoº Grim Grinning Ghosts, with lyrics by X Atencio (who also wrote the Ghost Host’s script) and music by Buddy Baker, was recorded by the Mello Men, a singing group made up of Bill Lee, Max Smith, Bob Stevens, and Thurl Ravenscroft. The group also provided the vocals in many of the Disney films and theme park attractions.
ºoº Legendary voice artist Paul Frees -- known to many as Boris Badenov from "The Rocky & Bullwinkle Show"-- is the attraction's narrator, or "Ghost Host." He also provided the voices for most of the rogues in Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean attraction.
ºoº Legendary voice artist Paul Frees -- known to many as Boris Badenov from "The Rocky & Bullwinkle Show"-- is the attraction's narrator, or "Ghost Host." He also provided the voices for most of the rogues in Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean attraction.
Everyday, Disney fans send dozens of questions for Disney Chief Archivist Dave Smith. Here are Dave's answers to your questions. Check back every day for a new post with a new question.
Dave Smith (born October 13, 1940) was the Walt Disney Archives founder and chief archivist which is located in the Frank G. Wells Building at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California. He joined the company June 22, 1970. Forty years later, on July 2010, he retired.
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