Meet Me at Disneyland (partially found local variety series; 1962)
Title card from a kinescope of the first episode, preserved by the National Museum of American History.
Status: Partially Lost
Meet Me at Disneyland was a weekly one-hour variety show that aired on independent Los Angeles station KTTV (now a Fox affiliate) during the summer of 1962. Broadcast live from Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California, the series showcased musicians and performers who appeared at the park during that summer.
Format
Each installment took place in a different area of the Disneyland, and featured such park regulars as Wally Boag, Betty Taylor, Kay Bell and the Spacemen, the Ward Gospel Singers and the Osmond Brothers Quartet. Special guest stars like Fred MacMurray were also featured.
The master-of-ceremonies was Johnny Jacobs, who would later be known for announcing such popular shows as The Newlywed Game, The Dating Game and The Gong Show. Tommy Walker, Disneyland's entertainment director, served as producer. The show's sponsor was Hills Bros. Coffee, who had a dedicated coffee shop on Main Street, U.S.A. at the time.
Episode Guide
| # | Episode Title | Airdate | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Street, U.S.A. | June 9, 1962 | Found |
| 2 | Plaza Gardens | June 16, 1962 | Lost |
| 3 | Rhythm on the River | June 23, 1962 | Lost |
| 4 | Swingin' Through Space | June 30, 1962 | Lost |
| 5 | There's Something About a Band | July 7, 1962 | Lost |
| 6 | Tahitian Terrace Show | July 14, 1962 | Lost |
| 7 | Fun in Frontierland | July 21, 1962 | Lost |
| 8 | Music on the Mall | July 28, 1962 | Lost |
| 9 | Fun in Fantasyland | August 4, 1962 | Lost |
| 10 | This Was the West | August 11, 1962 | Incomplete |
| 11 | Swingin' at the Magic Kingdom | August 25, 1962 | Lost |
| 12 | Dixie on the Delta | September 1, 1962 | Lost |
| 13 | Talent on Parade | September 8, 1962 | Incomplete |
Broadcast and Availability
The show was broadcast live from Disneyland each Saturday night at 7:30pm, airing on KTTV from June 9 to September 8, 1962.
A 16mm kinescope of the premiere episode, which was part of a collection of materials from Hills Bros. Coffee, has been preserved by the National Museum of American History's Archive Center.[1]
In addition, Archival Television Audio has two audio-only recordings available for purchase on compact disc; one is of the last five minutes of "This Was the West", while the other is a nearly-complete recording of "Talent on Parade".[2]