I see why the scream of the one girl would startle an audience but why would they think it was part of the show? As for my opinion, being grown in the eastern seaboard, I think Carousel of Progress is better
I learned about the 1975 girl's accident today. However I saw the show in 1982 and I thought it was the best attraction on Disneyland. And I thought then and I still think today that the building design was a great idea for moving big crowds into larger shows. Too bad that nothing as compelling as this show has appeared before of after it.
@jedi725 Yes except that Carousel of progress is a bit too serious and also feels dated. (It's even older than America Sings, eventhought the animatronics were replaced with new ones). America Sings was amazing. There is a magic in seeing talking and singing cartoon animals. Its a bit like comparing a documentary to an animated movie or a Broadway musical. The only other similar show I remember is the one with vegetables in Epcot.
You think this is the video were all probably looking for. No, definitely, definitely not. I'm looking for footage I saw in another video of a woman who died July 8th in 1984 named Deborah Gail Stone who was basically cut in half down the middle
I''m going to cry. Thanks for putting this up. I had such wonderful memories of disneyland in the 80s when I was performing ragtime at Coke Corner, and top 40 in Tomorrowland. This was when Disneyland was charming, and not the Disneyland of today.
Having country blood in my veins I absolutely love the second act with the geese, Saddlesore Swanson, the fox and the rabbit on the pushcar, the dog sitting on the mule with the hole through his sombrero. if I had the money...
Wow! This used to be my favorite thing to see at Disneyland when I was a kid. I was so bummed when it closed down. I always wished they would bring this attraction back. Great video, thanks for posting!
it's funny that the vultures at 7:52 how much there voices and there script change on splash mountain. "time to be turning around if only you could,if you finally found your laughing place then how come you are'nt laughing? everybody's gotta laughing place mabye this one is yours and when you see that ol brer rabbit he wont be laughing no more,laughing place we got your laughing place right up here,oh that brer rabbit learned his lesson but im a fraid he learned it to late
Thank You so much for these videos. My greatest memories from going to Disneyland as a child came from this attraction. I never knew of Deborah's death as a child, but now that I have read about her, and her life, I'm sure she would have never wanted such a family friendly ride to be closed or removed due to her death. It would be great if this ride would return, and be dedicated to her memory, but sadly Disneyland just isn't as magical as it once was. They only care about dollars and cents.
I always think someone died in this room. I wouldn't be happy watching this in the same room. It's very weird hearing this happy music and thinking of someone was crushed to death. RIP Deborah!
Sam the eagle is voiced by Burl Ives who also starred in Walt Disney's "So Dear to my Heart" with Bobby Driscoll and "Summer Magic" with Haley Mills, but he's also known for narrating and singing Rankin/Bass's "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
@ThePopcorn12 one of them died by getting crushed between the two walls that were on the stage. but there wouldn't still be blood stains the walls had to be replaced by ones that you could get out of if another accident like that happened. sad how that girl died though :( but who else died there?
@ThePopcorn12 I reckon only one person died on this attraction - 18 year old Debbi Stone, back in 1974, only two weeks after it opened! She was a hostess who would welcome guests in the first room. She was too close to where the wall of the moving building passed by the stationary wall of the stage and she was crushed...very sad.
Perhaps due to encroaching aging-related insanities, "Billy was a bad guy, and carried a big gun" has been poking my brain crevices for months and I really needed to hear it again. Thank you for posting this.
"I don't know why but this ride pop in my head and I started looking for it on here and found your and love it. thank you so much for posting this. I miss this ride so much.
@frankydman Don't forget that Marc Davis was also one of Walt's original animators! He created some of the company's most memorable characters: Cruella Deville, Cinderella, Flower the Skunk, and Tinkerbell. I wish some of the modern animators imagineered some rides though, the closest thign we have to that is the awesome animation of Donald Duck and the 3 Caballeros done by Eric Goldberg in Epcot's Grand Fiesta Tour.
@frankydman Reason not to bring it back: Splash Mountain is better and it would be the same AAs as Splash.
On another note, last time I rode Splash I noticed the vulture's mouth wasn't moving. Have they seriously not fixed it in the entire time between this and now or did it just break down?
@frankydman It's not like this was the only attraction Marc ever worked on. He did Pirates, Country Bears (still running in Florida), Mansion, and more. If they were to pay tribute they would just have a small attraction on Main Street U.S.A. like they did for Mary Blair.
they need to bring this back it was great fun, my dad would take me every summer and this is one of the rides we would all was go on. Now I have a kid and want to take him to see this.
@wolf9walker hey. pssst a little secret..... alot of america sings animals and some sets can be seen on Splash Mountain at Disney Land. just a little FYI for ya.
@dwarflover63 have you not heard of main street usa? that's the most patriotic place/thing/thought that ive ever witnessed. Not to mention frontierland and new orleans square which both are centered around american places and eras and what about all of california adventure? Rides come and go, dont see what that had to do with patriotism...Not quite sure what youre trying to say...
ever since i found out how the girl got crushed by the rotating walls,, everytime i see this i cant think of anything else accept somone got smashed in their, i wouldnt wanna ride it
@JOKAWILD26 same here but that one thing in tomorrow land i forget what its called but it has rotating walls i wonder if this was wat was there before it but yea i found out about debrah (the crushed girl) about five minutes ago
They should put this in the golden horseshoe where the woody's round up was. plus when the geese r singing all the doo da day, there is a random voice(it was from the goose they put on star tours
@dwarflover63 They closed it because the budget for Splash Mountain went too high. The only thing they need was characters. Disney noticed how America Sings was getting bad attendance so they decided to close it down and use the chracters from that show and put them on Splash Mountain. They had a good reason to close it down. It just depends when you went to see it. I can imagine attendance dropping off in later years since the 200th anniversary of America passed.
WOW! Thank you so much for posting this! When I was little this was my favorite attraction. To this day when I see these robots at Splash Mountain, I feel that old nostalgia.
@chimera15 well at last you appreciate it now and can watch the video. its funnny how you may not see some things right away until you mature or they grow on you. Then those things can become your favorites.
@MidwestGreg I grew up in the LA area so I know how you feel. I felt the same way when I discovered these dead rides on video recently or even those still operating too far away for me to go see again. I've been away for years, still missing it.
@DoomedFennec It's sad this one is gone, but at least there are videos available now thanks to home movies and youtube bringing everyone together like this to share. I wish they'd bring it back so my niece and nephew could see it for real too. But I heard there was another show in the carosel theater before America Sings. I think it was something about america's inventions, something with a man and his dog. But that is so old and cameras were more trouble back then, so I doubt you'll find video.
@DoomedFennec ....it sounded boring when described but who knows, since I never got to see it??? Just be glad that you can see this and know it wasn't just some boring old ride they got rid of to make something better.
Thanks so much for making this available; this is truly an exceptionally filmed amateur video! I used to listen to this soundtrack as a kid and it really brings back memories. It's such a shame the ride is gone; Innoventions is horrible.
Also, regrading the employee death that occurred on this ride, it is chronicled in the "Mouse Tales" book (can't remember if it was Part 1 or 2).
@svinteractive I love this ride and wish they would bring it back, but it's hard not to think of that death now that I heard about it. Do you know what happened? Did someone get out of their seat, not thinking? Or did an employee goof?
WOW! Your dad did an awesome job of filming this. Thanks so much to both of you for bringing back the memories! Now I can show my niece and nephew what I'm talking about. I miss this show horribly!
i think the feeling was that it was getting too old fashioned and staid, and that hipper, cooler, newer stuff had to come in - personally, i don't agree - i think it's totally classic and captivating...
I was traumatized after I heard the incident of Deborah Stone. She was crushed and literally "smushed" by one of the rotating doors in the enterance... "If you've ever seen the rotating entrance in Tomorrowland, then you know what I'm talking about.
@TheWowzersTV - that was really early in the life of the attraction, in the early 70s - they fixed the mechanics to make a repeat of that impossible, at least on America Sings...
Caurosel of Progess has been one of my favorites at magic kingdom. Why did they move it and change the song? Was it popular at Disneyland. Can I see a video of the Disneyland Carousel Of Progress?
I wish I could have seen this show. And can everyone stop talking about the death, it's very depressing. (poor girl :'( ) Anyway, this attraction looks really good
I can't find that video, but wouldn't surprise me that it exsists.
Funny, I was very young when that happened, but have never forgotten her. It wasn't until looking all that up last night, that I discovered her name and saw her photo.
@GoldwingQueen1 About Debra's death? It's number one in the "Top 7 Most Gruesome Disneyland deaths" video. It's the 3rd thing in the suggestions list next to this video.
@GoldwingQueen1 Yeah, this ride was always creepy, the animals are murderers who sing and dance while the poor girl's ghost lingers in limbo circling forever on the ride, while being perpetually mocked.
Wow, how wonderful. Really brought back memories. I used to take my children to Disneyland and this was one of my favorite attractions. Thank you so much posting. I was so sad to see it go and appear in Splash Mountain. Since I don't like roller coasters, I have never gone on Splash Mountain and have sadly missed these characters.
Wow, this was excellently shot! You can tell your dad knew this attraction like the back of his hand by the way the camera anticipates what's coming next and how he places it on upcoming actions. Very well done! I think I saw this when I was 15, but don't remember much of it at all now. It's great to experience it here. Thanks for sharing.
one of the G-droids is named G2-9T and it sings 'I've been workin' on the Same Droid'. If you ever go to Star Tours, see if you can spot them in the crowd.
The ride was replacing The Carosel of Progress, But after America Sings CLOSED it has been empty for over 20 years!I love Disney so CLASSIC DISNEYLAND WILL BE COMING BACK TO ITS FAMOUS 1955! or 1960's!
Didn't the theater fill up with stars when the lights went out during the rotations? I know you can't really see them, but I seem to remember that happening.
I hate Ebay. I came within 14 minutes of winning the 1974 America Sings LP with 11-Page Booklet in MINT CONDITION, when some other bidder got in at the very last second and won it for $30.00! I was the first bidder after 7 days and he came out of NOWHERE. AAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
@stinkyvictor I think it would be too wierd to bring it back now. It's a good show but it was only made to celebrate the 200th anniversary of America in the 1970s. Since that has passed and we we haven't gotten to the 300th anniversary or anything it just wouln't feel right.
@stinkyvictor well if they do bring it back they should put it somewhere other than tomorrowland because even when it was in dinseyland it wasn't the future it was the past if they even where to bring it back they should put it somewhere like frontierland cuz like it talks about the past really and to put it in frontierland they would have to take out big thunder ranch or pirates lair (once tom sawyer island) but i see where your getting at i would like to see the show back again.
@TREEVVV5000 i agree. but this could have been prevented if they used glow tape on the walls or not have it all the way blacked out when the seats rotated. but the accident did happen and such a shame and tragedy. R.I.P Ms. Deborah Gail Stone
@Superstarskd Oh now I get what your saying. But, after the incident safety lights were installed and the walls would break away if a similar accident occurred.
Thank you SO much for this! OMG, America Sings and Country Bear Jamboree were the gems of Disneyland...and they replaced both with junk. I wish my daughter could have been part of this, as I was.
If you're talking about the theater itself, it's still operating. It's been home to Innoventions since 1998. From the time America Sings closed until Innoventions began, the theater was empty.
Yes! After the New Yourk Worlds fair in 1964-65 it came to disneyland for a while then It moved to Disney World! Then when this opened it wasn't popular so they Closed it! Now some of them are in Splash Mountain and some are in STAR tours as G-Droids!
The person who died was Debra, an employee at the time. She probably couldn't see at the time the seats were moving(since the room darkens after one scene is over). She was crushed in the ride.
I remember feeling cheated that Disneyland replaced the Carousel of Progress with this in 1974. I can see why they took it out; all the grandparents and older people that might remember these old songs have long since passed on. Interesting use of recycling these characters for a ride (Splash Mountain) based on a movie Disney refuses to release (Song of the South). The implied stereotypes don't translate on a log plume ride I guess. Hey by the way, good job by your Dad on the camera work!
apparently the woman worked for disney and there are two revolving doors or something and I think she caught either her hair or vest or shirt or whatever it was and she was pulled and crushed between them. thats why they didnt have them on the ride the next year disneyland opened.
Call me slow, but I don't understand how Debbie was crushed. Did the rotating wall close in on her while the solid one trapped her, or what? Could someone explain?
@Leatherlyy When the rotating wall was moving, she got caught in between the stationary wall and the rotating wall, and was unable to get out from between them. After that incident, they installed breakaway walls so that if someone got caught, the walls would break so that escape was possible. it was such a tragedy.
@gleefan111111 yes it was a tragedy. But now they don't have to worry about break-a-way walls due to the gutting out of the building and turning it into what it is today. i would still feel weird walking on the same floor that poor Deborah Stone was dragged on for hours before they found her smushed and smeared body. R.I.P Deborah Stone.
No, it WAS at Disneyland (1976-1988) You might wanna remove that comment, some people don't like it when others ask questions about the obvious/what is already known/what has already been said
sorry that i don't know every ride at every park in the the world and their proper location. I just thought i saw something like this at cedar point! sorry if i deeply offended you by that. my goodness
PURE MAGIC !!!! This and The Enchanted Tiki room are so very well done, I really enjoy them ,i imagine all the detailed work that went into them and i'm in awe ...Thank you for posting this memory that i remember and treasured .
By the way ,in the Carousel of Progress ,wasn't the house of the future supposed to be set in 1977 ?? and did it have a microwave oven in the kitchen?? curious .....
I see why the scream of the one girl would startle an audience but why would they think it was part of the show? As for my opinion, being grown in the eastern seaboard, I think Carousel of Progress is better
broadway157 3 weeks ago
I learned about the 1975 girl's accident today. However I saw the show in 1982 and I thought it was the best attraction on Disneyland. And I thought then and I still think today that the building design was a great idea for moving big crowds into larger shows. Too bad that nothing as compelling as this show has appeared before of after it.
BadIdeaBearCub 4 weeks ago
@BadIdeaBearCub actually Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress in Disney World is as compelling as this show and has appeared after it.
jedi725 2 weeks ago
@jedi725 Yes except that Carousel of progress is a bit too serious and also feels dated. (It's even older than America Sings, eventhought the animatronics were replaced with new ones). America Sings was amazing. There is a magic in seeing talking and singing cartoon animals. Its a bit like comparing a documentary to an animated movie or a Broadway musical. The only other similar show I remember is the one with vegetables in Epcot.
BadIdeaBearCub 1 week ago
You think this is the video were all probably looking for. No, definitely, definitely not. I'm looking for footage I saw in another video of a woman who died July 8th in 1984 named Deborah Gail Stone who was basically cut in half down the middle
chesterbesterfeild 1 month ago
@chesterbesterfeild Its was 2 weeks after the attraction opened, 1974
But everytime i see this show or even thinking of DISNEYLAND i have to remember that day
kotzundspring 2 days ago
that would have scary the heck out of me. Especially after I read about the incident, that poor girl
Johnnywasherefirst 1 month ago
I''m going to cry. Thanks for putting this up. I had such wonderful memories of disneyland in the 80s when I was performing ragtime at Coke Corner, and top 40 in Tomorrowland. This was when Disneyland was charming, and not the Disneyland of today.
SpencerMusicSchool 1 month ago
splash mountain sucks this is the best ever
mrfurfrow1 2 months ago
i want this back who cares about someone getting squished we need this not innoventions
mrfurfrow1 2 months ago
Having country blood in my veins I absolutely love the second act with the geese, Saddlesore Swanson, the fox and the rabbit on the pushcar, the dog sitting on the mule with the hole through his sombrero. if I had the money...
erikals2 2 months ago
this is awsome
mrfurfrow1 2 months ago
Wow! This used to be my favorite thing to see at Disneyland when I was a kid. I was so bummed when it closed down. I always wished they would bring this attraction back. Great video, thanks for posting!
asegovia81 2 months ago
when they made splash mountain they took most of the charecters from america sings and put them in splash mountain
scottpilgremvsdepie 3 months ago
almost all those charaters are in splash mountain!!
keepdoorclosed102 3 months ago
it's funny that the vultures at 7:52 how much there voices and there script change on splash mountain. "time to be turning around if only you could,if you finally found your laughing place then how come you are'nt laughing? everybody's gotta laughing place mabye this one is yours and when you see that ol brer rabbit he wont be laughing no more,laughing place we got your laughing place right up here,oh that brer rabbit learned his lesson but im a fraid he learned it to late
SuperFamfan 3 months ago
well they sing better and catchyer songs in splash mountain my favorite ride in disney! but not disneyland
SuperFamfan 3 months ago
Thank You so much for these videos. My greatest memories from going to Disneyland as a child came from this attraction. I never knew of Deborah's death as a child, but now that I have read about her, and her life, I'm sure she would have never wanted such a family friendly ride to be closed or removed due to her death. It would be great if this ride would return, and be dedicated to her memory, but sadly Disneyland just isn't as magical as it once was. They only care about dollars and cents.
chrislaustin 3 months ago
I always think someone died in this room. I wouldn't be happy watching this in the same room. It's very weird hearing this happy music and thinking of someone was crushed to death. RIP Deborah!
Weasleygirl01 3 months ago
@Weasleygirl01 True I would just feel so disturbed on it...
MossinSC 3 months ago
god bless deborah
SuperKoz1 4 months ago 4
Sam the eagle is voiced by Burl Ives who also starred in Walt Disney's "So Dear to my Heart" with Bobby Driscoll and "Summer Magic" with Haley Mills, but he's also known for narrating and singing Rankin/Bass's "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
m2sciarra 4 months ago
It's so sad, she was only 18.
RomildaVane2221 4 months ago
Hey could one of u guys tell me wat part was the screaming
carmineA1 4 months ago
@carmineA1 1 : 39
Toaster12000 4 months ago
@Toaster12000 whats at 1:39
seb76834 3 months ago
@seb76834 where the girl screamed
Toaster12000 3 months ago
it would be soooooo creepy sitting next to where the 2 people died with this music to it..... what if there were or is there blood stains?
ThePopcorn12 5 months ago
@ThePopcorn12 one of them died by getting crushed between the two walls that were on the stage. but there wouldn't still be blood stains the walls had to be replaced by ones that you could get out of if another accident like that happened. sad how that girl died though :( but who else died there?
Haevenn 5 months ago
it would be soooooo creepy sitting next to where the 2 people died with this music to it.....
ThePopcorn12 5 months ago
@ThePopcorn12 I reckon only one person died on this attraction - 18 year old Debbi Stone, back in 1974, only two weeks after it opened! She was a hostess who would welcome guests in the first room. She was too close to where the wall of the moving building passed by the stationary wall of the stage and she was crushed...very sad.
dslgunner1977 4 months ago
i thought the lyrics were ,,stuck a finger up his butt and called it macaroni"?
disneyland is deceiving the young generation of this great natino.
MidnightFapper69 5 months ago
best song at 2:00
steamerthesteamtrain 5 months ago
Perhaps due to encroaching aging-related insanities, "Billy was a bad guy, and carried a big gun" has been poking my brain crevices for months and I really needed to hear it again. Thank you for posting this.
ThirstyManatee 6 months ago
ii need this ride back!!!
was the deborah stone thing real
themssoccerchick 6 months ago
@themssoccerchick Yup. That really did happen. It's on Wikipedia.
DramaKaw 6 months ago
You mean most of the modern audience I love original Disney and the newer parts
1leprecon 7 months ago
Its sad that modern audiences are no longer entertained by this
wolfwolfenstein 8 months ago
this is horrible
expertonpokemon 8 months ago
oh , the disneyland.. , the real one with robot animals and stuff oh i miss that .. thanks for posting this
PHAEDRIDER 9 months ago 3
"I don't know why but this ride pop in my head and I started looking for it on here and found your and love it. thank you so much for posting this. I miss this ride so much.
bigmarv27 9 months ago
Reason the ride was built originally: to celebrate America's bicentennial
Reason they closed it: The bicentennial ended, and the ride became dated
Reason to bring back the ride: As tribute to the creative genius of Imagineer Marc Davis
frankydman 9 months ago 8
@frankydman Don't forget that Marc Davis was also one of Walt's original animators! He created some of the company's most memorable characters: Cruella Deville, Cinderella, Flower the Skunk, and Tinkerbell. I wish some of the modern animators imagineered some rides though, the closest thign we have to that is the awesome animation of Donald Duck and the 3 Caballeros done by Eric Goldberg in Epcot's Grand Fiesta Tour.
Pooleman96 6 months ago
@frankydman Reason not to bring it back: Splash Mountain is better and it would be the same AAs as Splash.
On another note, last time I rode Splash I noticed the vulture's mouth wasn't moving. Have they seriously not fixed it in the entire time between this and now or did it just break down?
PhineasTheGhost 2 months ago
@PhineasTheGhost
So then you think they should not pay tribute to the creative genius of Marc Davis?
frankydman 2 months ago
@frankydman It's not like this was the only attraction Marc ever worked on. He did Pirates, Country Bears (still running in Florida), Mansion, and more. If they were to pay tribute they would just have a small attraction on Main Street U.S.A. like they did for Mary Blair.
PhineasTheGhost 2 months ago
is the vulture on the left at 7:57 broken?
aMAXproduction 10 months ago
@aMAXproduction Yep, his mouth. Compare it with another AS video
DjekStudiosMovies 10 months ago
@DjekStudiosMovies probably needed a bit of TLC
erikals2 2 months ago
Did you know it was it's last day when you were recording this?
DjekStudiosMovies 10 months ago
@DjekStudiosMovies read the description.
aMAXproduction 10 months ago
@aMAXproduction It only says it's recorded on the last day, not if that was on purpose.
DjekStudiosMovies 10 months ago
they need to bring this back it was great fun, my dad would take me every summer and this is one of the rides we would all was go on. Now I have a kid and want to take him to see this.
Thanks for the vid.
wolf9walker 11 months ago
@wolf9walker hey. pssst a little secret..... alot of america sings animals and some sets can be seen on Splash Mountain at Disney Land. just a little FYI for ya.
zac613 10 months ago
@zac613 Well thank you I did know that already, but are they still doing the same thing that they were doing?
wolf9walker 10 months ago
@wolf9walker from what i've seen in vids on youtube. some of the gators r still playing the banjo's.
zac613 10 months ago
@dwarflover63 have you not heard of main street usa? that's the most patriotic place/thing/thought that ive ever witnessed. Not to mention frontierland and new orleans square which both are centered around american places and eras and what about all of california adventure? Rides come and go, dont see what that had to do with patriotism...Not quite sure what youre trying to say...
snowwhite923 11 months ago
<3 <3 <3 <3
snowwhite923 11 months ago
Where was this attraction located? I've never heard of it.
CutesyBubblez 1 year ago
@CutesyBubblez its located where innoventions is today in tomorrowland, all the animatronics were later moved to splash mountain
Countjustinrowe 1 year ago
this wuz on my birthday april 10th :)
BTTFBoyGoes88mph 1 year ago
ever since i found out how the girl got crushed by the rotating walls,, everytime i see this i cant think of anything else accept somone got smashed in their, i wouldnt wanna ride it
JOKAWILD26 1 year ago 14
@JOKAWILD26 same here but that one thing in tomorrow land i forget what its called but it has rotating walls i wonder if this was wat was there before it but yea i found out about debrah (the crushed girl) about five minutes ago
scottpilgremvsdepie 3 months ago
@JOKAWILD26
Yeah. I know. I almost start crying just thinking about it....what a horrible way to die!
Serena2009ification 2 months ago
They should put this in the golden horseshoe where the woody's round up was. plus when the geese r singing all the doo da day, there is a random voice(it was from the goose they put on star tours
LEGOMaster56 1 year ago
@dwarflover63 They closed it because the budget for Splash Mountain went too high. The only thing they need was characters. Disney noticed how America Sings was getting bad attendance so they decided to close it down and use the chracters from that show and put them on Splash Mountain. They had a good reason to close it down. It just depends when you went to see it. I can imagine attendance dropping off in later years since the 200th anniversary of America passed.
Benstudio13 1 year ago
watching this I recognize so many of the characters in Splash Mountain...it's cool that these characters will live forever in Splash Mountain
small5th 1 year ago
I heard a employee or a rider got crush to death on this ride... Wikipedia says that she must have misstep or something.
o0Lynna0o 1 year ago
WOW! Thank you so much for posting this! When I was little this was my favorite attraction. To this day when I see these robots at Splash Mountain, I feel that old nostalgia.
Ninjasqrlgirl 1 year ago
this was cool ty
travissulzer1 1 year ago
This was such a great attraction.
pqwilrj 1 year ago
the way the foxes head wobbles on the railroad as he uses the hand powered train thing is...disturbing...
angstmonkey1 1 year ago
I hated this show when I was a kid. I always thought it was so boring, now I wish I had payed more attention. Sad it's gone.
chimera15 1 year ago
@chimera15 well at last you appreciate it now and can watch the video. its funnny how you may not see some things right away until you mature or they grow on you. Then those things can become your favorites.
Miracle490d 1 year ago
I get the chills...just found this, and never thought I'd see it again. Many thanks!
Greg - born 1970, lived in SoCal until a few years ago. :-)
MidwestGreg 1 year ago
@MidwestGreg I grew up in the LA area so I know how you feel. I felt the same way when I discovered these dead rides on video recently or even those still operating too far away for me to go see again. I've been away for years, still missing it.
Miracle490d 1 year ago
dang disneyland has changed so much. i wish i coulda seen this with my own eyes but 1988 was when i was born :)
DoomedFennec 1 year ago
@DoomedFennec It's sad this one is gone, but at least there are videos available now thanks to home movies and youtube bringing everyone together like this to share. I wish they'd bring it back so my niece and nephew could see it for real too. But I heard there was another show in the carosel theater before America Sings. I think it was something about america's inventions, something with a man and his dog. But that is so old and cameras were more trouble back then, so I doubt you'll find video.
Miracle490d 1 year ago
@DoomedFennec ....it sounded boring when described but who knows, since I never got to see it??? Just be glad that you can see this and know it wasn't just some boring old ride they got rid of to make something better.
Miracle490d 1 year ago
Thanks so much for making this available; this is truly an exceptionally filmed amateur video! I used to listen to this soundtrack as a kid and it really brings back memories. It's such a shame the ride is gone; Innoventions is horrible.
Also, regrading the employee death that occurred on this ride, it is chronicled in the "Mouse Tales" book (can't remember if it was Part 1 or 2).
svinteractive 1 year ago 2
@svinteractive I love this ride and wish they would bring it back, but it's hard not to think of that death now that I heard about it. Do you know what happened? Did someone get out of their seat, not thinking? Or did an employee goof?
Miracle490d 1 year ago
WOW! Your dad did an awesome job of filming this. Thanks so much to both of you for bringing back the memories! Now I can show my niece and nephew what I'm talking about. I miss this show horribly!
All0verTheMap 1 year ago
i think the feeling was that it was getting too old fashioned and staid, and that hipper, cooler, newer stuff had to come in - personally, i don't agree - i think it's totally classic and captivating...
thespenceman 1 year ago
I was traumatized after I heard the incident of Deborah Stone. She was crushed and literally "smushed" by one of the rotating doors in the enterance... "If you've ever seen the rotating entrance in Tomorrowland, then you know what I'm talking about.
TheWowzersTV 1 year ago
@TheWowzersTV - that was really early in the life of the attraction, in the early 70s - they fixed the mechanics to make a repeat of that impossible, at least on America Sings...
thespenceman 1 year ago
America Sings closed in 1988 and
then Mission to mars closed in 1992
skyway in 1994
peoplemover closed in 1995
none of those rides were replaced untill the 1998 new new tomarroland
and they were all next to each other in the park to episize there failler
590488 1 year ago
the animals look like the ones in song of the south lol
zerosnumber1 1 year ago
@TheAltoQueen
what video are you talking about?
AwesomeCodeDude 1 year ago
Caurosel of Progess has been one of my favorites at magic kingdom. Why did they move it and change the song? Was it popular at Disneyland. Can I see a video of the Disneyland Carousel Of Progress?
MrStitchFanatic 1 year ago
I've seen the gators and frogs on splash mountain! A few of the others too!
MrStitchFanatic 1 year ago
I wish I could have seen this show. And can everyone stop talking about the death, it's very depressing. (poor girl :'( ) Anyway, this attraction looks really good
MrMrMrprofessor 1 year ago
I've always wanted to ride this ride but it was Closed in 1988, now another ride took over and that ride Sucked!
THIS IS WAY BETTER!
CoolioRockstar 1 year ago 2
I can't find that video, but wouldn't surprise me that it exsists.
Funny, I was very young when that happened, but have never forgotten her. It wasn't until looking all that up last night, that I discovered her name and saw her photo.
I really can't believe that happened.
If you find that video, can you forward it to me?
From one Queen to another Queen!
Cheers!
GoldwingQueen1 1 year ago
@GoldwingQueen1 About Debra's death? It's number one in the "Top 7 Most Gruesome Disneyland deaths" video. It's the 3rd thing in the suggestions list next to this video.
tamamanito2 1 year ago
@TheAltoQueen are you serious?
GoldwingQueen1 1 year ago
RIP Deborah Stone, who was the poor girl that worked at Disneyland in the 1970's. She was crushed to death on this ride.
GoldwingQueen1 1 year ago 81
@GoldwingQueen1 Yeah, this ride was always creepy, the animals are murderers who sing and dance while the poor girl's ghost lingers in limbo circling forever on the ride, while being perpetually mocked.
Ding dong the witch is dead
AJollyGoodFelon 1 year ago
@AJollyGoodFelon is that true? in what year did that happen?
5blackcat12 1 year ago
@GoldwingQueen1 What happened to her??
5blackcat12 1 year ago
@GoldwingQueen1 it was a tradgedy. She is in a better place though.
ZerrickiShadow 1 year ago
@GoldwingQueen1 @Superstarskd made a reference to your comment.
devonster10 5 months ago
The one vulture's mouth doesn't move when it's talking about Billy the Kid
icingdeath1 2 years ago
Yes, this attraction was at Disneyland. An employee was killed in this attraction and I always wondered if that was why they closed this attraction.
kim2848 2 years ago
was this attraction in disneyworld?
silverthehedgielover 2 years ago
Wow, how wonderful. Really brought back memories. I used to take my children to Disneyland and this was one of my favorite attractions. Thank you so much posting. I was so sad to see it go and appear in Splash Mountain. Since I don't like roller coasters, I have never gone on Splash Mountain and have sadly missed these characters.
kim2848 2 years ago
Wow, this was excellently shot! You can tell your dad knew this attraction like the back of his hand by the way the camera anticipates what's coming next and how he places it on upcoming actions. Very well done! I think I saw this when I was 15, but don't remember much of it at all now. It's great to experience it here. Thanks for sharing.
agltbialik 2 years ago
one of the G-droids is named G2-9T and it sings 'I've been workin' on the Same Droid'. If you ever go to Star Tours, see if you can spot them in the crowd.
erikals2 2 years ago
i rember when this show opend up back in 1974. i will miss my all time #1 show.
1938mom 2 years ago
The ride was replacing The Carosel of Progress, But after America Sings CLOSED it has been empty for over 20 years!I love Disney so CLASSIC DISNEYLAND WILL BE COMING BACK TO ITS FAMOUS 1955! or 1960's!
CoolioRockstar 2 years ago
that's soo cool! I recognized all of them on Splash Mountain now! Except for Sam...
small5th 2 years ago
Didn't the theater fill up with stars when the lights went out during the rotations? I know you can't really see them, but I seem to remember that happening.
powerpup97 2 years ago
If anyone owns the America Sings album with the booklet. or knows anyone who would be willing to sell it, please tell me. I can't find one!
DakotaMontgomery 2 years ago
I hate Ebay. I came within 14 minutes of winning the 1974 America Sings LP with 11-Page Booklet in MINT CONDITION, when some other bidder got in at the very last second and won it for $30.00! I was the first bidder after 7 days and he came out of NOWHERE. AAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
DakotaMontgomery 2 years ago
I hate splash mountain, I want Disney to bring this back.
sideslide23 2 years ago
Disney should bring back america sings.
stinkyvictor 2 years ago 48
@stinkyvictor I think it would be too wierd to bring it back now. It's a good show but it was only made to celebrate the 200th anniversary of America in the 1970s. Since that has passed and we we haven't gotten to the 300th anniversary or anything it just wouln't feel right.
Benstudio13 1 year ago
@stinkyvictor well if they do bring it back they should put it somewhere other than tomorrowland because even when it was in dinseyland it wasn't the future it was the past if they even where to bring it back they should put it somewhere like frontierland cuz like it talks about the past really and to put it in frontierland they would have to take out big thunder ranch or pirates lair (once tom sawyer island) but i see where your getting at i would like to see the show back again.
puckorr 1 year ago
@stinkyvictor NO someone died on it!!!
nintendawesome 1 year ago
@stinkyvictor I agree, Deborah Stone was a terrible incident, yet it was caused by accient. Not a attraction malfunction
TREEVVV5000 9 months ago
@TREEVVV5000 i agree. but this could have been prevented if they used glow tape on the walls or not have it all the way blacked out when the seats rotated. but the accident did happen and such a shame and tragedy. R.I.P Ms. Deborah Gail Stone
zac613 6 months ago
@stinkyvictor Wanna get swiushed?!?!
Superstarskd 5 months ago
@Superstarskd Oh now I get what your saying. But, after the incident safety lights were installed and the walls would break away if a similar accident occurred.
devonster10 5 months ago
Thank you SO much for this! OMG, America Sings and Country Bear Jamboree were the gems of Disneyland...and they replaced both with junk. I wish my daughter could have been part of this, as I was.
deucedoll 2 years ago 2
@deucedoll Country Bear Jamboree is still at DisneyWORLD I believe, though. They are very similar.
heavymetalrulz123 2 years ago
yes its still there, i was there a few days ago
skullbasher115 2 years ago
Is it like "America Sings" I am going to Disneyworld in March. Is it for little kids? I am an adult, so I was just wondering if I'd like it.
heavymetalrulz123 2 years ago
Sorry to Dissapoint you but the Ride Closed 1988!
Its been empty for 22 years!
It might reopen in the future of Disneyland with the People Mover reopening as well!
CoolioRockstar 2 years ago
If you're talking about the theater itself, it's still operating. It's been home to Innoventions since 1998. From the time America Sings closed until Innoventions began, the theater was empty.
PriceRight89 2 years ago
the country bear jamboree is still at disney world in florida, i was there a week ago
skullbasher115 2 years ago
was this like carosel of progress ???
sweetkitcat2 2 years ago
Yes! After the New Yourk Worlds fair in 1964-65 it came to disneyland for a while then It moved to Disney World! Then when this opened it wasn't popular so they Closed it! Now some of them are in Splash Mountain and some are in STAR tours as G-Droids!
Is that enough info for you???
CoolioRockstar 2 years ago
It was built to replace Carousel of Progress.
So yeah, the stage did move like in that show.
togio100 2 years ago
4:00 Lol IS THAT A STILL?
TodReynard43 2 years ago
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4 LETTERS BOUT THIS... L-A-M-E!!!!
doggies2709097 2 years ago
like your mom.
doctorspinbin 2 years ago
I know the Boot Hill Boy on the left can't open his beak.
Did Disney really not care enough about this ride at the end of its run that they said "screw maintenance. We're gonna tear it down anyways?"
togio100 2 years ago
i never got to see this show as i was born a few years after it closed, but i really wish i could have. the fox at 3:58 became brer fox, right?
xxElyonxx 2 years ago
All of the actual Song of The South characters (Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox, Brer Bear) were custom made for Splash Mountain.
wootywoot88 2 years ago
u no that some one died on this because of the rotating stage?
doggies2709097 2 years ago 3
lmao what kind of weirdo dies from a rotating stage bet he did something stupid :/
thatnylesguy 2 years ago
@thatnylesguy No really though, it was sad.... :(
The person who died was Debra, an employee at the time. She probably couldn't see at the time the seats were moving(since the room darkens after one scene is over). She was crushed in the ride.
tamamanito2 1 year ago
I remember feeling cheated that Disneyland replaced the Carousel of Progress with this in 1974. I can see why they took it out; all the grandparents and older people that might remember these old songs have long since passed on. Interesting use of recycling these characters for a ride (Splash Mountain) based on a movie Disney refuses to release (Song of the South). The implied stereotypes don't translate on a log plume ride I guess. Hey by the way, good job by your Dad on the camera work!
aleckscott 2 years ago
i dont remember seeing this but it looks interesting
skullbasher115 2 years ago
I cant believe someone died on a ride like this.
sonicedhoedown1 2 years ago
how did they die
skullbasher115 2 years ago
apparently the woman worked for disney and there are two revolving doors or something and I think she caught either her hair or vest or shirt or whatever it was and she was pulled and crushed between them. thats why they didnt have them on the ride the next year disneyland opened.
sonicedhoedown1 2 years ago
she was crushing between the stationary wall and the rotating wall. the people in the audience heard her screams and they stopped the attraction.
It was a very messy scene.
CrazyRsQuester 2 years ago
OMG!
thatnylesguy 2 years ago
Hey..it is the Splash Mountain Frogs..!!
Whitelightng 2 years ago
Call me slow, but I don't understand how Debbie was crushed. Did the rotating wall close in on her while the solid one trapped her, or what? Could someone explain?
Sorry. I'm quite a morbid person! :l
Leatherlyy 2 years ago
@Leatherlyy When the rotating wall was moving, she got caught in between the stationary wall and the rotating wall, and was unable to get out from between them. After that incident, they installed breakaway walls so that if someone got caught, the walls would break so that escape was possible. it was such a tragedy.
gleefan111111 9 months ago
@gleefan111111 yes it was a tragedy. But now they don't have to worry about break-a-way walls due to the gutting out of the building and turning it into what it is today. i would still feel weird walking on the same floor that poor Deborah Stone was dragged on for hours before they found her smushed and smeared body. R.I.P Deborah Stone.
zac613 7 months ago
4:09 he looks like Robin Hood !
stodd72 2 years ago
is this at cedar point?
Ehiguy102 2 years ago
No, it WAS at Disneyland (1976-1988) You might wanna remove that comment, some people don't like it when others ask questions about the obvious/what is already known/what has already been said
frankydman 2 years ago
sorry that i don't know every ride at every park in the the world and their proper location. I just thought i saw something like this at cedar point! sorry if i deeply offended you by that. my goodness
Ehiguy102 2 years ago
Don't worry, I am not offended, but others might be. And we are human, we do make mistakes
frankydman 2 years ago
what park was it in, like magic kingdom or epcot
skullbasher115 2 years ago
this was in the original Disneyland in Anaheim, California.
CrazyRsQuester 2 years ago
Very cool. Thanks for the great memories.
markre60 2 years ago
These poor stars, downgrades to background characters in Splash Mountain XD
olddeuteronomy 2 years ago 2
PURE MAGIC !!!! This and The Enchanted Tiki room are so very well done, I really enjoy them ,i imagine all the detailed work that went into them and i'm in awe ...Thank you for posting this memory that i remember and treasured .
By the way ,in the Carousel of Progress ,wasn't the house of the future supposed to be set in 1977 ?? and did it have a microwave oven in the kitchen?? curious .....
hlywdplayer 2 years ago
Where was this? and where was it located
GNRfan97 2 years ago
At Disneyland, it is at that rotating carousel where Innoventions is currently at.
scottof83 2 years ago
Thanks for this! It's so great to remember how the Splash Mountain characters were originally employed!
pinbot76 2 years ago
one of they mouths arent movin!
the bird on da left is speakin through its beak! all through the billy kid bit
GeneralLeeStudios 2 years ago
whats the song at 3:30?
DoctahHo 3 years ago
I think it's titled "I Wish I Was a Single Girl" if I remember it right.
scottof83 3 years ago
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America Sings closed because when the ride was rotating 1 of the workers got their head cut off. =[ it's so sad.
rollercoastergirl12 3 years ago
Actually I think the ride close becuase of Lack of Money.
And the worker didnt get her head cut off, she was crushed between the rotating wall an stationary wall. :\
XPavLoveX 3 years ago 2
well, it's sad huh?
rollercoastergirl12 3 years ago