tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post2700534588258277356..comments2024-03-28T08:56:49.153-07:00Comments on Davelandblog: Limited Time Magic: Salute to the Golden Horseshoe RevueDavelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10720475138513029144noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-7183459619576498002013-02-11T21:42:01.928-08:002013-02-11T21:42:01.928-08:00To compare the understudies with Wally Boag and Be...To compare the understudies with Wally Boag and Betty Taylor is really quite a stretch. Yes - to do the show "technically" as it used to be would be possible. To recreate the magic of the ORIGINAL cast is impossible, and I believe that the Disney Company would have been nailed to the cross for that attempt. They did the next best thing by doing a "tribute."Davelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10720475138513029144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-27765270945347294072013-02-11T21:32:04.571-08:002013-02-11T21:32:04.571-08:00All of Wally & Betty's understudies are st...All of Wally & Betty's understudies are still around and capable of doing the old show. Remember, please, that they only worked, at most, 5 days a week and the rest of the time there were very talented understudies. And only last year Dick Hardwick, Dana Daniels and Jim Adams, Wally's three successors to the comic role, were on the Horseshoe stage for a celebration of GHS History. To say that they could not present the original show is simply not true.Dreemfinderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12604572363076670321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-21106824993623403492013-01-24T15:35:37.927-08:002013-01-24T15:35:37.927-08:00Hi James - thanks for the info about the AP packag...Hi James - thanks for the info about the AP package. I am also looking forward to seeing what other things they come up with. I have a feeling there will be a Tahitian Terrace one in there somewhere.Davelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10720475138513029144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-2295449763594256092013-01-24T14:04:19.935-08:002013-01-24T14:04:19.935-08:00We had a part of 4 and attended the AP dinner vers...We had a part of 4 and attended the AP dinner version on Friday the 18th. Although it is billed as "The Golden Horseshoe Revue", it is really a redo of "The Golden Horseshoe Jamboree", a second show without Betty and Wally. This was already noted in the comments on the blog entry for the Disney History Institute.<br /><br />The AP included a meal with some historic connections, a plastic boot-shaped mug filled with Fritos, and a CD of the original record album (©2003).<br /><br />It was a very enjoyable performance, something we'd like to try again, but we were disappointed that it did not include anyone at least trying to do some jokes like Wally Boag did. Doing the acrobatics and balloon animals would be too much in a single person to find again. Plus, if they had a Wally-like person they could include his theme song which is a particularly nostalgic one. The CD does list this but I haven't opened it yet.<br /><br />The old boot mugs were porcelain and possibly glass. I see the porcelain ones on eBay and at the Disneyana shows on a regular basis but haven't felt compelled to get one. It might go nice with the Mine Train display though.<br /><br />I hope to see other "time travel" opportunities like this, including perhaps something for the Jungle Cruise with a "straight" documentary-style narration akin to the Thurl Ravenscroft one on the flip side of the Tiki Room album or one of the TV show versions. It seems like this could be done without a lot of expense on their part.keelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16006640946874012637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-44996292803976885992013-01-22T15:29:47.910-08:002013-01-22T15:29:47.910-08:00Major, there were two men in the ensemble who seem...Major, there were two men in the ensemble who seemed to be dressed to resemble Wally Boag and Donald Novis types. At least, that's what I interpreted. Perhaps it was wishful thinking. Either way, they didn't really contribute much to the show....But It Wasn't Always That Way!https://www.blogger.com/profile/11023777086652790285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-42540492146338250302013-01-22T11:01:34.773-08:002013-01-22T11:01:34.773-08:00K. - I am guessing that the positive response to t...K. - I am guessing that the positive response to this "Limited Time" event would bode well for that.<br /><br />David - There was no counterpart to Wally; not only would there not have been enough time, but I think those would be very difficult shoes to fill!Davelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10720475138513029144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-36544401020342680222013-01-22T09:00:52.468-08:002013-01-22T09:00:52.468-08:00Of the few "Limited Magic Time" events I...Of the few "Limited Magic Time" events I've heard about, this one seems to be the best. <br /><br />Was there a male comedian performer at all, or was there no time to include that in the shorter show?Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-22359172290721567092013-01-22T07:37:21.791-08:002013-01-22T07:37:21.791-08:00It sounds like it was a fun show. Now if only the...It sounds like it was a fun show. Now if only they'd bring it back in some form permanently.K. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960970051790617367noreply@blogger.com