Mouse Lounge Podcast

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) Season 10 of The Mouse Lounge is serving up single and double shots of Disney spirits! Today, a single-shot of Disneyland's, Main Street Electrical Parade... shortly before leaving Main Street yet again. Recorded LIVE in Disneyland July 9, 2017 at the annual "Friends of the Magic" event Your Host: Gary Chambers (805) 270-5785 The Mouse Lounge http://www.mouselounge.com A podcast featuring Disney entertainment and business news, live audio from Walt Disney World and Disneyland, and From the Vault, presenting terrific archival audio from Disney films, television, radio broadcasts and Disneyland Records.      

Season 9 of The Mouse Lounge continues to serve up single and double shots of Disney spirits! Today, a double-shot in Disneyland's, Adventureland with a recording of arguably the best Jungle Cruise ever PLUS a complete ride-thru (including queue) of Indy!   Your Host: Gary Chambers (805) 270-5785 The Mouse Lounge http://www.mouselounge.com

The new season of the Mouse Lounge begins featuring the creative team behind, "The Silly Symphonies Collection"!  All 75 Silly Symphonies, made betweeen 1929 and 1939, on sixteen exquisitely produced vinyl records plus a free digital download, all lovingly restored by producer and the audio genius behind, "A Musical History of Disneyland", Randy Thornton.   In this, the third of a three part podcast, we introduce you to prolific author and Disney Historian JB Kaufman, who spent over an hour with me talking about The Silly Symphonies.  "The Silly Symphonies Collection" is now available for pre-order at, sillysymphonycollection.com.  Check it out! Oh, and by the way, if you weren't at D23 this year, be sure to download out Paul Barrie's, "A Window to the Magic" show 485 feautring The Silly Symphonies live on stage!  It has fast become my favorite WTTM episode. For now, sit back, relax, and enjoy a conversation with JB Kaufman. Your Host: Gary Chambers (805) 270-5785 The Mouse Lounge http://www.mouselounge.com  

Season 9 of The Mouse Lounge continues to serve up single and double shots of Disney spirits! Today, a single shot of the (new) Disneyland Band!  Say what you will about their Main Street USA crib of the All American College Band, (and you've been VERY vocal) but despite their "diaper" status this is a crackerjack group of musicians (I'd say "men", except there is ONE female in this particular performance group) particularly worthy of listening to when they break free of the funnel and find their way into Frontierland.   Your Host: Gary Chambers (805) 270-5785 The Mouse Lounge http://www.mouselounge.com

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED)))   The Mouse Lounge:  "The Silly Symphonies Collection" is coming soon and pre-orders are being accepted now!  This is the second of a three part series exploring the origins of the box set and the history of The Silly Symphonies themselves.  Part 1 was an interview with Creative Consultant, Jesse Obstbaum, and Part 3 is a great conversation with Disney Historian, JB Kaufman.  This episode, learn more about the technical side of restoration with the true gatekeeper of Disney audio, the brilliant Randy Thornton!   For more details visit:http://www.disneymusicemporium.com/silly-symphony/   Enjoy!!   Gary Chambers The Mouse Lounge   http://www.mouselounge.com

It's a new season of the Mouse Lounge and the tradition of mash-ups for the music continues, incorporating Disney's new, "Paint the Night" and an all new intro!  Tell me what you think!!   Your Host: Gary Chambers (805) 270-5785 The Mouse Lounge http://www.mouselounge.com Subscribe to our write a review about the Mouse Lounge Podcast: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=180696323    

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED)))   The Mouse Lounge:  "The Silly Symphonies Collection" is coming soon and pre-orders begin today at D23!  This is the first of a three part series exploring the origins of the box set and the history of The Silly Symphonies themselves.  Interviews with Creative Consultant, Jesse Obstbaum, JB Kaufman, and Disney audio producer, Randy Thornton.   Enjoy!!   Gary Chambers The Mouse Lounge http://www.mouselounge.com Subscribe to our write a review about the Mouse Lounge Podcast: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=180696323     The Mouse Lounge is a fan-based podcast and is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company or its subsidiaries.

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED)))   The Mouse Lounge Holiday Special!  Bringing to your ears the gorgeous aural synergy of Christmas and Disney!   Gary Chambers The Mouse Lounge http://www.mouselounge.com Subscribe to our write a review about the Mouse Lounge Podcast: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=180696323     The Mouse Lounge is a fan-based podcast and is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company    or its subsidiaries.

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED)))   In this episode, we continue our special feature:  Part 4 of 5 of Double Disney.  From the Wonderful World of Color, listen to Walt as he discusses from his space age perspective, humanities exploration into space.  From the Disneyland Records Vault:  Take a trip into the Star Wars universe, in “Droid World.” From the Attraction Morgue:  We’ll enjoy the attractions that previously occupied Disneyland’s Tomorrowland south building, “Journey Into Inner Space” and the original Star Tours. The Mouse Lounge Ride Through Experience is a recent binaural recording from Star Tours:  The Journey Continues. From the Film Archives:  We segue from space to Christmas in this unlikely pairing of the holiday season and Star Wars.   In the Show Experience, the latest version of World of Color:  Winter Dreams. This is a Mouse Lounge re-mix, blending the best of both the 2013 edition and 2014 revision for an unprescedented listening experience.  The, "Let It Go" sequence cannot be heard like this anywhere else!   Your Host: Gary Chambers (805) 270-5785 The Mouse Lounge http://www.mouselounge.com Subscribe to our write a review about the Mouse Lounge Podcast:  http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=180696323      

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) A Disney Fan-cast featuring Disney entertainment and business news, live audio from Walt Disney World and Disneyland, and From the Vault, presenting terrific archival audio from Disney films, television, radio broadcasts and Disneyland Records. This episode, experience the 45th Anniversary of The Haunted Mansion with two of the attractions most famous, "Ghost Hosts", the incomparable voice artists, Pete Renaday and Corey Burton.  Recorded in front of a live audience at the 2014 "Friends of the Magic" gathering in Disneyland, this is an immersive interview you'll never forget!  After the interview stick around for Haunted Mansion history and sounds from several of The Disney Parks!  The Mouse Lounge is a fan-based podcast and is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company or its subsidiaries.  Non factual statements made by the Mouse Lounge hosts, Gary Chambers and his guests are their current opinions only and are subject to change without notice.  All copyrighted material used with permission or under the Fair Use Doctrine in Section 107 of the United States Copyright Act.  Although the information in this program is believed to be reliable, Mr. Chambers, and Mouselounge.com do not make any representations or warranties as to its accuracy or completeness, nor do they assess, verify or guarantee the suitability of information.

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) Today, the Disney community lost one of it's own.  Great Disney fan and Disneyland employee par excellence, Jim Finazzo passed away after a short illness. In June 2011, Jim, Liana, and I sat down in Trader Sam's, had drinks and a great chat.  Liana and I sincerely hope that you find this re-post a fitting tribute to Jim and that which he loved so well, the Disney Parks. We send out this episode with love and our heartfelt condolences to Tammy and the Finazzo family.  Rest in peace, Jim Finazzo.  You will forever live in our hearts. Gary Chambers (805) 270-5785 The Mouse Lounge http://www.mouselounge.com Subscribe to our write a review about the Mouse Lounge Podcast: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=180696323 

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) From the Disney Archives:  In 1949 Disney was hard at work on another princess film which could make or break the studio, Cinderella.  Ilene Woods, who provided the singing and speaking voice of Cinderella, and Eleanor Audley, famous as the step mother and later nine years later, Maleficent in Sleeping Beauty take on the roles of Snow White and the Wicked Queen in this RCA Victor Little Nipper storybook album, narrated by Dennis Day. In those days before the existence of Disneyland Records, it was common for other labels to license the songs, score, and narration of a Disney film.  Some, like this one were brilliant, utilizing talent from the Disney canon and top notch bandleaders, Paul Smith in this case.  This is a version of Snow White like you’ve never heard it before… but no less enjoyable! From Vault Disney:   Familiar clips have been excerpted and featured in several DVDs and television specials, but in reality were part of a ½ hour interview conducted by Fletcher Markle who directed The Incredible Journey for Walt.  It aired on the CBC in 1963 and has seldom been seen nor heard in its entirety since.  Until now. From the Studio Morgue:  This episode we unearth the now legendary soup eating sequence from Snow White.  It was supervised by one of Disney’s legendary nine old men, Ward Kimball. Each show we present a high definition ride-through from Disneyland, DCA, or Walt Disney World.  This week, with the recent closure of one of the Magic Kingdom’s original attractions, it’s time to do a compare and contrast of the two versions of Snow White’s Scary Adventures.  We’ll take in first the Disneyland version, then fly off to the East Coast for one of the last performances of the same attraction, recorded in April of last year. We'll close this week’s show with a  grab bag of cover tunes from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.  Who you’re hearing will be in the show notes on Mouselounge.com. Gary Chambers (805) 270-5785 The Mouse Lounge http://www.mouselounge.com Subscribe to our write a review about the Mouse Lounge Podcast: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=180696323   The Mouse Lounge is a fan-based podcast and is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company or its subsidiaries.  Non factual statements made by the Mouse Lounge hosts, Gary Chambers and his guests are their current opinions only and are subject to change without notice.  All copyrighted material used with permission or under the Fair Use Doctrine in Section 107 of the United States Copyright Act.  Although the information in this program is believed to be reliable, Mr. Chambers, and Mouselounge.com do not make any representations or warranties as to its accuracy or completeness, nor do they assess, verify or guarantee the suitability of information.

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) Celebrating Independence Day!  Happy 4th of July!! Gary Chambers (805) 270-5785 The Mouse Lounge http://www.mouselounge.com

In this Special Edition of the Mouse Lounge, Liana and Gary go Behind the Mickey Bar to discuss the new Carsland and Buena Vista Street in DCA.  More on format new shows are coming.  Please be patient.  Good things are afoot!

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) This episode, the Mouse Lounge proffers a plethora of percussion! But first, we go Behind the Mickey Bar, as Liana and I talk about our upcoming meet at Westfest 2012 and then delve into Disney news. Next, a Mouse Lounge Special Feature:  The BBCs Russell Davis looks at how the archives have treated to the two faces of Walt Disney.  Uncle Walt, who brought laughter and pleasure to millions, and… the rather tough businessman and social engineer. Enjoy the third of a five part series, Double Disney. Then, from the Disney Archives:  From the January 30, 1966 episode of Wonderful World of Color, Professor Ludwig von Drake introduces us to the art of Jazz and the swinging short subject, After You’ve Gone from the 1946 package film, Make Mine Music! Then, from Vault Disney:  A few weeks ago I played a Disneyland Record, A Child’s Introduction to Melody based on the short, Toot Whistle, Plunk, and Boom.  Well your response was overwhelmingly positive but you asked, What about the original cartoon?   The short was originally released to theaters in 1953 and made use of the then new widescreen format and novel stereophonic sound.  It finally found life on DVD when it was released early on in the Walt Disney Treasures series called, Disney Rarites and I present the entire short for you here.   If you’ve never seen it, you can find it on youtube, albeit with rather poor audio quality.  Still, it’s absolutely worth seeing. Then, from the original Mickey Mouse Club in 1956, the Firehouse Five + 2 join the Mouseketeers for a rip roarin’ Dixieland good time!  Listen carefully during The Tiger Rag, that’s Cubby O’Brien on the skins in a wicked awesome solo! Each show we present a high definition ride-through from a Disney Park East or a Disney Park West.  Percussion in the parks was brought front and center last year, drum line and all with the introduction of Disneyland’s, Soundsational parade.  Have a listen to this drumming infused Mouse Lounge remix! Then, we head over to Epcot where even the street sweepers must take a break and form, the Jamitors. We’ll close the show with a pair of percussive tracks from Tarzan, first the original “Trashin’ the Camp” from the original soundtrack, then the rich harmony laced pop cover featuring Phil Collins and *Nsync.  Lastly, as a special bonus, a battle of the drummers between the Muppets, Animal, and Travis Barker as he guests with the Electric Mayhem on Jimmy Kimmel live performing Can You Picture That!

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) This week the Mouse Lounge goes again Behind the Mickey Bar, with Liana Kilgore and I disscusing the latest Disney News, including a surprise resignation! Next, a very special interview with former Mouseketeer, Jennifer McGill.  She was one of the few castmembers who was on the show all seven seasons in the 1990s!  Jennifer has released a new extended single on iTunes, a cover of her 1993 hit, Hanging On For Dear Life, and This Little Light, an original work co-composed with her producer, Jeff Savage.  Jennifer speaks candidly and fondly of her experience growing up a Mousketeer, and what has lead up to her new release. Gary Chambers (805) 270-5785 The Mouse Lounge http://www.mouselounge.com

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) This week, the Mouse Lounge goes beyond the map in Disneyland!! In this special edition of the Mouse Lounge, Liana and I go Behind the Mickey Bar to talk about her experience attending the D23 event, Disneyland: Beyond the Map. Gary Chambers (805) 270-5785 The Mouse Lounge http://www.mouselounge.com

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) This week, the Mouse Lounge reveals the magic of melody in Disneyland! But first, we go Behind the Mickey Bar, as Liana and I talk about the new Cars Land, the just opened Jolly Holiday Bakery, Castmember beards, Fastpass, and more. Next, a Mouse Lounge Special Feature:  The BBCs Russell Davis looks at how the archives have treated to the two faces of Walt Disney.  Uncle Walt, who brought laughter and pleasure to millions, and… the rather tough businessman and social engineer.  Enjoy the second of a five part series, Double Disney.   Then, from the Disney Archives:  Based on the Oscar winning cartoon, “Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom” comes a marvelous record narrated by the unmistakable Thurl Ravenscroft.  From the 1963 Disneyland Record DQ-1232, have a listen to “A Child’s Introduction to the Instruments of the Orchestra”.  Don’t let the title fool you; this record was lavishly produced.  It’s hard to believe this mini masterpiece landed in the kiddy records bin.   Then, from Vault Disney:  We focus on the music of two Silly Symphonies from the thirties.  The first is “Music Land” from 1935 and “The Woodland Café” from 1937.  Both are perfect examples of the use of music to further the narrative, and are just great fun to listen to.  I’ll provide a description of the of the plot for Music Land, so you can better follow along.   Each show we present a high definition ride-through from a Disney Park East or a Disney Park West.  Did you know that Disneyland boasts ten different live performance groups that play in all four corners of the park?  This episode, you’ll get to hear from every one of them!  You’ll hear, the Main Street Piano Player, The Dapper Dans,  Hook and Ladder Company, the Straw Hatters, Billy Hill and the Hillbillies, Farley the Fiddler, The Bootstrappers, The Jambalaya Jazz Band, The Royal Street Bachelors,  and The Pearly Band.  Plus, you’ll hear special performances recorded on Fat Tuesday of the New Orleans Jazz Band, The Bayou Bash featuring Princess Tiana, and the Disneyland Band performing it’s full noontime concert with the theme, “Sunday in the Park”.    Gary Chambers (805) 270-5785 The Mouse Lounge http://www.mouselounge.com Subscribe to our write a review about the Mouse Lounge Podcast: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=180696323  

This week, the Mouse Lounge celebrates a birthday and takes a trip around World Showcase!  First up, a Mouse Lounge Special Feature:  The BBCs Russell Davis looks at how the archives have treated to the two faces of Walt Disney.  Uncle Walt, who brought laughter and pleasure to millions, and… the rather tough businessman and social engineer.  Enjoy the first of a five part series, Double Disney.  Next, from the Disney Archives, we dust off an old Capital Records album , DBX-3365 from 1954, as Disney Characters from countless films and shorts come to celebrate at Mickey Mouse’s Birthday Party.  Then, from Vault Disney:  We travel to Epcot Center, circa 1982, as Danny Kaye introduces us to the wonders of World Showcase.  Each show we present a high definition ride-through from a Disney Park East or a Disney Park West.    Enjoy a musical trip around World Showcase featuring the talented artists and music groups who perform each day, ending a Mouse Lounge mix of Illuminations: Reflections of Earth.  We close the show with a pair of musical soundtracks inspired by World Showcase.  First, is the Laserphonic Fantasy.  This show made its debut on the World Showcase Lagoon in June 1984 and as the name implies featured lasers including the first use of non-continuous lines in a laser animation and the first use of laser graphics on a water-droplet screen.  Most of the soundtrack can be found on Don Dorsey's album "Busted".  Lastly, culling from le crème de la crème of French Romantic and Contemporary classical music, Impressions de France ranks as among the best soundtracks to be found anywhere in Epcot. The Mouse Lounge is a fan-based podcast and is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company or its subsidiaries.  Non factual statements made by the Mouse Lounge hosts, Gary Chambers and his guests are their current opinions only and are subject to change without notice.  All copyrighted material used with permission or under the Fair Use Doctrine in Section 107 of the United States Copyright Act.  Although the information in this program is believed to be reliable, Mr. Chambers, and Mouselounge.com do not make any representations or warranties as to its accuracy or completeness, nor do they assess, verify or guarantee the suitability of information.

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) This episode, the Mouse Lounge departs from our typical format as I was invited to KVEC Radio in San Luis Obispo on the Dave Congalton Program.  Dave has invited me on to talk about Disneyland during the holidays.  The program aired live on December 21st. Gary Chambers (805) 270-5785 The Mouse Lounge http://www.mouselounge.com Subscribe to our write a review about the Mouse Lounge Podcast: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=180696323   The Mouse Lounge is a fan-based podcast and is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company or its subsidiaries.  Non factual statements made by the Mouse Lounge hosts, Gary Chambers and his guests are their current opinions only and are subject to change without notice.  All copyrighted material used with permission or under the Fair Use Doctrine in Section 107 of the United States Copyright Act.  Although the information in this program is believed to be reliable, Mr. Chambers, and Mouselounge.com do not make any representations or warranties as to its accuracy or completeness, nor do they assess, verify or guarantee the suitability of information.

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) This episode, the Mouse Lounge gets in the Christmas spirit, Disney style First, in From the Vault, we dust off an old radio recording of Walt and his gang of cartoon characters circa 1934.  You’ve never heard Donald Duck more irascible or the Three Little Pigs repressible, despite the Big Bad Wolf’s insistence that they, come over for dinner.  My wife was shocked to hear this sequence, commenting, “I’m so used to hearing Walt when he was older and had smoked for so many years.  I can believe this voice could be Mickey Mouse.  He was a tenor when he was a young man!”  Indeed he was. Next, we journey to the Disney properties and take in live performances.  You’ll go into the now long gone Adventurers Club, visit Yehaa Bob, hear the Daper Dans, DCA’s Miner 49’ers, The Jambalaya Jazz Band, and Billy Hill and the Hillbillies. Then, we take a spot in the shadow between the Matterhorn and Sleeping Beauty Castle to watch, A Christmas Fantasy Parade.  This is a special Mouse Lounge Mix. Finally, as has become a Christmas tradition on the Mouse Lounge, I’ll play for you some of my personal Christmas favorites.  They may not be Disney, but they’re sure to get you into the spirit of the season! And now, ladies and gentlemen, the tree is trimmed, the egg nog is out, and there’s a warm fire in the fireplace.  Sit back and enjoy Mouse Lounge Christmas tidings… Gary Chambers (805) 270-5785 The Mouse Lounge http://www.mouselounge.com Subscribe to our write a review about the Mouse Lounge Podcast: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=180696323   The Mouse Lounge is a fan-based podcast and is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company or its subsidiaries.  Non factual statements made by the Mouse Lounge hosts, Gary Chambers and his guests are their current opinions only and are subject to change without notice.  All copyrighted material used with permission or under the Fair Use Doctrine in Section 107 of the United States Copyright Act.  Although the information in this program is believed to be reliable, Mr. Chambers, and Mouselounge.com do not make any representations or warranties as to its accuracy or completeness, nor do they assess, verify or guarantee the suitability of information.

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) This episode, the Mouse Lounge gets electrified! I recently announced that I will be blogging for The Disney Driven Life.  The focus of my articles will be on Disney music, from the films, parks, Walt Disney Records, and even those great 78s that preceded the formation of Disneyland records in 1955. Of course I began planning my articles right away, and in doing so remembered I had produced a gem of a mini documentary nearly five years ago when I was living in Colorado.  I looked up the show it came from and dragged it out of digital mothballs.  Back then I believe the Mouse Lounge had two listeners, and I was one of them. So, it pleases me greatly, now that the show has grown and matured to at least a half dozen DFs with positively nothing else better to do, to bring you, The Musical History of the Main Street Electrical Parade.  You’ll learn the evolution of electronic music and along the way meet such luminaries as Bob Moog, Don Dorsey, Rick Wakeman, and Jean-Jacque Perrey (composer of the familiar Baroque Hoedown) and hear the brilliant music of Raymond Scott, Wendy Carlos, Yes, The Beau Hunks, Carl Stalling. I’ll close the show with what is arguably the best iteration, and certainly most difficult to find of the parade, Tokyo Disneyland’s, “Dreamlights.”  This track does not contain character voices, to better be able to take in the marvelous music! Gary Chambers (805) 270-5785 The Mouse Lounge http://www.mouselounge.com Subscribe to our write a review about the Mouse Lounge Podcast: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=180696323   The Mouse Lounge is a fan-based podcast and is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company or its subsidiaries.  Non factual statements made by the Mouse Lounge hosts, Gary Chambers and his guests are their current opinions only and are subject to change without notice.  All copyrighted material used with permission or under the Fair Use Doctrine in Section 107 of the United States Copyright Act.  Although the information in this program is believed to be reliable, Mr. Chambers, and Mouselounge.com do not make any representations or warranties as to its accuracy or completeness, nor do they assess, verify or guarantee the suitability of information.

This week, the Mouse Lounge goes from Jungle to Jungle!  First, Liana and I go Behind the Mickey Bar to discuss Jungle Book, the film then we chat about the Jungle Cruise, the attraction.  Then, from BBC Radio, Phil Jupitus gets down to the Bare Necessities with the last of his five part series on the work of Walt Disney, in Disnified.  Next, in From the Vault: Most fans of Disney animated features have seen the Jungle Book and remember how it ends, with Baghera and Baloo the Bear dancing into the sunset.  But!  On Disneyland’s Little Long Playing record, “More Jungle Book” your story reader, Robie Lester tells you the epilogue of the story.   The Jungle Book just wouldn’t be the favorite it has become without the songs that run throughout the film.  The Sherman Brothers talk about how Walt got them involved in the show and the songs they wrote… and the ones they didn’t!  Most fans can’t imagine Jungle Book, or for that matter The Aristocats or Robin Hood without the remarkable, indelible voice of Phil Harris.  Learn about this bandleader, comedian, radio and film star in this Mouse Lounge Mini Documentary.  Each show we present a high definition ride-through from a Disney Park East or a Disney Park West.    Enjoy this experience down the rivers of the world in the Magic Kingdom’s Jungle Cruise.  We close the show, first with a rare duet.  From Disney’s Wonderful World of Color 25th Anniversary special, Phil Harris is joined by Scatman Caruthers for a medley only this duo could sing.  We wrap things up with Harry Connick Jr.’s  swingin’ arrangement of the Bare Necessities.

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) This week, the Mouse Lounge plunges into the briar patch! First, Liana and I go Behind the Mickey Bar and discuss the film and the controversy that surrounds it.  Be sure to login to the Mouse Lounge Blog at mouselounge.com and read my piece about the issue. Next, we go in to the Disney Vault.  Song of the South hasn’t been on the big screen in over 25 years, and has never been released on home video in the U.S.  As a result, an entire generation has never seen Disney’s take on the Joel Chandler Harris stories and the exquisite performance of James Baskett, who utterly inhabited the role of Uncle Remus.   We first dust off a delightful 1946 five-minute promo of the film featuring composer Johnny Mercer, Walt Disney, and the… uh… unflappable… Donald Duck. Then I’ll tell you the tale of Song of the South with clips from the original film.  It certainly doesn’t replace watching it, but if you’ve loved Splash Mountain for more than two decades but still don’t necessarily understand the narrative, this should help a lot! Then, go behind the curtain and learn what it took to bring Song of the South to the Silver Screen.  Each show we present a high definition ride-through from a Disney Park East or a Disney Park West.  Enjoy a ride through down Chickapin Hill into the Briar Patch on Splash Mountain in the Magic Kingdom. We close the show with popular music covers from the picture.  First, Satchmo himself brings his unique style to Zip-a-dee-doo-dah.  Not to be out done, listen to Rosemary Clooney with her rendition of Everybody Has a Laughing Place!  Next, Walt Disney and Johnny Mercer introducing June Hutton of the Pied Pipers who performs, Sooner or Later.  We’ll wrap up the show with Uncle Remus himself performing, Uncle Remus Says.

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) This episode, the Mouse Lounge pillages and plunders with Pirates, parties with curious  in a private club, and other alliterative nonsense! From the World of Color:  Walt gives Disneyland Ambassador Julie Ream a tour of the future New Orleans Square and we’re there on a drizzly morning on opening day of Pirates of the Caribbean!  In from the Vault we sample a clip from a classic Disney film, short, television or radio program, Disneyland Record.   This episode we pull out a 1966 vinyl classic, as Thurl Ravenscroft narrates the story of Pirates of the Caribbean. Each show we present a high definition ride-through from a Disney Park East or a Disney Park West.  With all due respect to Pirates-lite in the Magic Kingdom, this show we features the original and arguably the best.   Next, we move from Pirates to Epicureans as I share with you the origins of the mysterious Club 33, which opened to members only at the same time as Pirates.  Then join Liana and I as we discuss our experiences dining, in the exclusive club.  Also, be sure to login to the Mouse Lounge Galleries page for a photographic tour of the Club! We close the show with a pair of piratical tracks.  First, live from the Magic Kingdom’s Pirate and Princes Party; enjoy the sea chanty, Blow, Ye Winds by the Rusty Cutlass Band.  Finally have a listen to what has become the defacto Pirate theme, Klaus Badelt’s, He’s a Pirate as performed by David Garrett live at the Tempodrom in Berlin with the finale mixed with the dynamic original score we all adore! The Mouse Lounge is a fan-based podcast and is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company or its subsidiaries.  Non factual statements made by the Mouse Lounge hosts, Gary Chambers and his guests are their current opinions only and are subject to change without notice.  All copyrighted material used with permission or under the Fair Use Doctrine in Section 107 of the United States Copyright Act.  Although the information in this program is believed to be reliable, Mr. Chambers, and Mouselounge.com do not make any representations or warranties as to its accuracy or completeness, nor do they assess, verify or guarantee the suitability of information.

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) Episode theme: Journey Into Imagination   Before we delve into this episode’s theme, we take in part three of three of a very special feature.  Back in 2006, yours truly sat in on a Walt Disney World Audition Workshop.  It was an intense couple of hours of enthusiastic performers needing a reality check and casting directors there to provide it, all in the spirit of better preparing those auditioning so they could earn one of the coveted performing spots.  Whether you’re a performer a not, enjoy an inside glimpse at what it takes to audition for Walt Disney World.   Next I’ll introduce you to Shawn and Katie, hosts of the popular, Waltcast.    Next, learn about the history and rumored future of one of Epcot’s most beloved and missed attractions, Journey Into Imagination.   Next, from D23s Destination D in May 2011, composer Richard Sherman is joined by none other than the Dreamfinder from the original Journey Into Imagination for a delightful sing-along.   Then, from the Attraction Audio Archive we enjoy the full ride-through of the original Journey Into Imagination! In from the Vault we sample a clip from a classic Disney film, short, television or radio program, Disneyland Record.   On Epcot Center’s opening day, October 1st1982, NBC Today Show hosted a live special covering opening day.  Bryant Gumble was on hand to interview the one and only Dreamfinder, portrayed by Ron Schneider, and Imagineer Barry Braverman!   Each show we present a high definition ride-through from a Disney Park East or a Disney Park West.   This week take in a live version of the current version, Journey Into Imagination with Figment.  I think you’ll find the comparison rather striking… and maybe just a little disappointing.  But don’t take my word for it! Listen for yourself then join me on Facebook and post your comments!   We close the show with song played in the other Imagination Pavilion attraction on opening day, the 3D film, Magic Journeys.  Like One Little Spark, Makin’ Memories and Magic Journeys were written by the Sherman Brothers.  Makin’ Memories was part of the pre-show to the film, and Magic Journeys served as the films theme music.   Gary Chambers (805) 270-5785 The Mouse Lounge http://www.mouselounge.com Subscribe to our write a review about the Mouse Lounge Podcast: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=180696323     The Mouse Lounge is a fan-based podcast and is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company or its subsidiaries.  Non factual statements made by the Mouse Lounge hosts, Gary Chambers and his guests are their current opinions only and are subject to change without notice.  All copyrighted material used with permission or under the Fair Use Doctrine in Section 107 of the United States Copyright Act.  Although the information in this program is believed to be reliable, Mr. Chambers, and Mouselounge.com do not make any representations or warranties as to its accuracy or completeness, nor do they assess, verify or guarantee the suitability of information.  

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) This week, the Mouse Lounge celebrates Labor Day with a special labor of love, a glide-thru Disneyland. Now allow me to take just a moment to explain the Glide-thru.  Most of us have heard many different live recordings of attractions and shows from the parks.  Often, these include dialogue with the host and his guests.   The Glide-thru allows you to take in the soundscape with only the sounds of the park, as you would hear it if you were somehow floating through the park by yourself, allowing you to take in details of the ambience.  So far that may sound somewhat familiar, but the Glide-thru is crafted such so you will also enjoy a show, attraction, or live music performance during the journey, always something special.   You never know where you’ll start, or where you’ll end up, but the Glide-thru will always be entertaining as you float through the parks on the breeze of the stereoscape. What you are about to hear was recorded Saturday, September 3rd, Labor Day weekend 2011.  Imagine it’s the last hurrah of summer in the mid afternoon.  The park is full of happy guests on a beautiful summer day.  There’s an electric energy in the air you can actually hear.   Gary Chambers (805) 270-5785 The Mouse Lounge http://www.mouselounge.com Subscribe to our write a review about the Mouse Lounge Podcast: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=180696323   The Mouse Lounge is a fan-based podcast and is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company or its subsidiaries.  Non factual statements made by the Mouse Lounge hosts, Gary Chambers and his guests are their current opinions only and are subject to change without notice.  All copyrighted material used with permission or under the Fair Use Doctrine in Section 107 of the United States Copyright Act.  Although the information in this program is believed to be reliable, Mr. Chambers, and Mouselounge.com do not make any representations or warranties as to its accuracy or completeness, nor do they assess, verify or guarantee the suitability of information.

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) This week, the Mouse Lounge explores what its like to have very little brain, which honestly isn’t all that different from most days. Before we delve into this episode’s theme of stuff n fluff, we take in part two of three of a very special feature.  Back in 2006, yours truly sat in on a Walt Disney World Audition Workshop.  It was an intense couple of hours of enthusiastic performers needing a reality check and casting directors there to provide it, all in the spirit of better preparing those auditioning so they could earn one of the coveted performing spots.  Whether you’re a performer a not, enjoy an inside glimpse at what it takes to audition for Walt Disney World. In From the Vault we sample a clip from a classic Disney film, short, television or radio program, or Disneyland Record.  Before Disney made their now classic films, several audio interpretations of the Pooh stories were made.  Some thirty years after the book’s initial publication, RCA’s Little Nipper series released an Upside Down record, which had a story on each side.  We feature here, Winnie the Pooh and the Heffalump, narrated by Jimmy Stewart.  Be sure to go to the Mouse Lounge multimedia page to listen to the flip side of the record, Winnie the Pooh and Tigger. Next, from the Disney DVD, the Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, have a listen to a brief history of Winnie the Pooh. Next, sidle up to the Mickey Bar, as Liana and I fling a little Pooh of our own.  I even sing a few bars.  Don’t be scared. Meet Paul Winchell.   Listen to the voice of Tigger tell his story in this wonderful interview with BBC Scotland in 2004, just a year before Paul passed away.   From the Disneyland Attraction Archives:  In 2005, Disney released the comprehensive, Musical History of Disneyland.  Among the tracks are two absolute gems I’ll play for you here:  The queue music, When the Rain Rain Rain came Down Down Down, and the attraction music itself, without most of the character vocal tracks and sound effects.   Each show we present a high definition ride-through from a Disney Park East or a Disney Park West.   This week we serve up both versions of Pooh, from Fantasyland in the Magic Kingdom, where many of you think the attraction truly belongs, and back to the West coast in Critter Country.  Listen to the subtle differences between the two.  Which do you prefer, and why?  Be sure to comment on the podcast page on the Mouse Lounge website. We close the show with a duo of Pooh Tracks!  First, from the Walt Disney Records archive collection, the Chieftains perform the title track, Winnie the Pooh.  Then, while not really a Disney tune per se, its hard to separate Winnie the Pooh from one of Kenny Loggins most memorable performances, The Return to Pooh Corner. Gary Chambers (805) 270-5785 The Mouse Lounge http://www.mouselounge.com Subscribe to our write a review about the Mouse Lounge Podcast: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=180696323   The Mouse Lounge is a fan-based podcast and is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company or its subsidiaries.  Non factual statements made by the Mouse Lounge hosts, Gary Chambers and his guests are their current opinions only and are subject to change without notice.  All copyrighted material used with permission or under the Fair Use Doctrine in Section 107 of the United States Copyright Act.  Although the information in this program is believed to be reliable, Mr. Chambers, and Mouselounge.com do not make any representations or warranties as to its accuracy or completeness, nor do they assess, verify or guarantee the suitability of information.

Today marks the 5th Anniversary of the Mouse Lounge.  While I'm currently in production on another epic show (the first cut was three hours!) I thought I'd drag out of moth balls an episode that hasn't seen the light of day in those five years: the very first episode of the Mouse Lounge. Listening today, to me it sounds positively painful.  However, it demonstrates how the show began, how many of the original concepts still survive, and how much it has evolved. The Mouse Lounge thrives as part of the Disney fan culture because of YOU, my listeners.  You have stuck with me through four moves and hardships that have resulted in more than a few sabbaticals.  After five years, I still love what I do, and love the people for whom I do it! With martini in hand... here's to the next five years!!! P.S. The artwork included with this episode is that which I scanned from a souvenir notebook I bought in the Magic Kingdom.  It was the art I used until the brilliant Dave Laitinen designed our logo, still in use today! All the best -- Gary

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) This week, the Mouse Lounge explores what its like to audition for the Disney Parks and boards a pair of boats… one little, one big.   Whether you’re a performer a not, enjoy the first of this three part series to get an inside glimpse at what it takes to audition for Walt Disney World. In From the Vault we sample a clip from a classic Disney film, short, television or radio program, or Disneyland Record.   This week, from Melody Time, we listen to Billy May's Capitol Records classic, Little Toot. Next climb aboard a much larger vessel and circumnavigate Top Sawyer Island circa 1962.  From Walt Disney’s, World of Color episode, Disneyland After Dark join in on the fun aboard the Mark Twain with Louis Armstrong, the Dapper Dans, and blues legend, Monette Moore. From the Disneyland Attraction Archives:  Stay aboard the Mark Twain and listen to the narration and soundtrack that echoed through the decks of this classic Disneyland water faring vessel.  Then, take a musical trip around the Rivers of America in Disneyland with the Main Street Strawhatters performing a full set aboard the Mark Twain. We close the show with a duo of boat-themed tracks.  First, from the original 1953 Peter Pan soundtrack, a rare Oliver Wallace demo of a song discarded before the film was complete.  Have a listed to, “The Boatswain’s Song.  Then disembark from the show into Old New Orleans with the classic, “River Boat Shuffle”.   Gary Chambers (805) 270-5785 The Mouse Lounge http://www.mouselounge.com Subscribe to our write a review about the Mouse Lounge Podcast: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=180696323   The Mouse Lounge is a fan-based podcast and is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company or its subsidiaries.   Non factual statements made by the Mouse Lounge hosts, Gary Chambers and his guests are their current opinions  only and are subject to change without notice.  All copyrighted material used with permission or under the Fair  Use Doctrine in Section 107 of the United States Copyright Act.  Although the information in this program is  believed to be reliable, Mr. Chambers, and Mouselounge.com do not make any representations or warranties as to its  accuracy or completeness, nor do they assess, verify or guarantee the suitability of information.

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) This week, the Mouse Lounge gets glittered and gowned with the Disney Princesses!   In “Behind the Mickey Bar”, Liana and I sit down and discuss the phenomenon that is the Disney Princess franchise.   In From the Vault we sample a clip from a classic Disney film, short, television or radio program, or Disneyland Record.   From April 1946, during the first re-release to theaters of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, we hear a radio dramatization of the film, with many from the original cast.  This is truly a brilliant time capsule of post war in home entertainment with a wonderful performance by the still very young Adriana Casselotti as Snow White.   From the Walt Disney Archives:  Let’s go back in time and back again, and hear for ourselves the difference sixty years can make as we listen to “Someday My Prince Will Come” from Cinderella and the Seven Dwarfs, and “Almost There” from The Princess and the Frog.  Two princesses, two very different ways of living.   Each show we present a high definition ride-through from a Disney Park East or a Disney Park West.   This week travel through a land of enchantment and stilted narration no teenager could ever do justice on the Storybookland Canal Boats.   We close the show with a pair of unexpected Princess tracks.  The first is If You Can Dream, the first song that was originally written and recorded specifically for the Disney Princess franchise.  It was first released on the album Disney Princess: The Ultimate Song Collection.   The song is sung from the point of view of the first eight official Disney Princesses (though only seven of them actually sing). It has been featured on several Disney music CDs, and its music video is present on nearly every Disney Princess DVD, as either an extra or a Sing-Along, and has been shown numerous times on the Disney Channel. To this day the song still plays on the official Disney Princess website.   Finally, the incomparable Pogo, best known for spinning creative melodies of his own sampling Disney films, has released a new track with the Disney Princesses.  Here now, listen to Bloom… and be sure to log into the multimedia section of Mouselounge.com to watch the extraordinary video! Gary Chambers (805) 270-5785 The Mouse Lounge http://www.mouselounge.com Subscribe to our write a review about the Mouse Lounge Podcast: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=180696323   The Mouse Lounge is a fan-based podcast and is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company or its subsidiaries.  Non factual statements made by the Mouse Lounge hosts, Gary Chambers and his guests are their current opinions only and are subject to change without notice.  All copyrighted material used with permission or under the Fair Use Doctrine in Section 107 of the United States Copyright Act.  Although the information in this program is believed to be reliable, Mr. Chambers, and Mouselounge.com do not make any representations or warranties as to its accuracy or completeness, nor do they assess, verify or guarantee the suitability of information.

This week the Mouse Lounge joins (for an hour at least) the mainstream media visiting with San Luis Obispo radio talk show host, Dave Congalton in the 920 KVEC studios. We take several calls as we discuss what's new in Disneyland and how to make the most of your time in the parks during the peak summer season. The Mouse Lounge is a fan-based podcast and is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company or its subsidiaries.  Non factual statements made by the Mouse Lounge hosts, Gary Chambers and his guests are their current opinions only and are subject to change without notice.  All copyrighted material used with permission or under the Fair Use Doctrine in Section 107 of the United States Copyright Act.  Although the information in this program is believed to be reliable, Mr. Chambers, and Mouselounge.com do not make any representations or warranties as to its accuracy or completeness, nor do they assess, verify or guarantee the suitability of information.

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) A familiar tune from a very funny cartoon, "The Humphrey Hop" from the Disney short, "In The Bag" gets a Mouse Lounge Mix treatment.  The song was so popular it was re-arranged and provided lyrics and released in 1956 as a single. Gary Chambers (805) 270-5785 The Mouse Lounge http://www.mouselounge.com Subscribe to our write a review about the Mouse Lounge Podcast: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=180696323   The Mouse Lounge is a fan-based podcast and is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company or its subsidiaries.  Non factual statements made by the Mouse Lounge hosts, Gary Chambers and his guests are their current opinions only and are subject to change without notice.  All copyrighted material used with permission or under the Fair Use Doctrine in Section 107 of the United States Copyright Act.  Although the information in this program is believed to be reliable, Mr. Chambers, and Mouselounge.com do not make any representations or warranties as to its accuracy or completeness, nor do they assess, verify or guarantee the suitability of information.

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) This week, the Mouse Lounge gets soaked, under the sea! In From the Vault we sample a clip from a classic Disney film, short, television or radio program, or Disneyland Record.   This week, we journey to the bottom of the beautiful briny sea and bob along with Angela Lansbury and David Tomlinson in this classic scene from the 1971 motion picture, “Bedknobs and Broomsticks”! From the Disney Company Archives:  Take a plunge into the depths of the Making of the Little Mermaid.   Next, join Gary, Jim, and Liana behind the Mickey Bar at the all new Trader Sam’s where we sit with martini in hand and chat about the new haunt at the Disneyland Hotel, and an all new attraction in Disney California Adventure. Each show we present a high definition ride-through from a Disney Park East or a Disney Park West.   This week we board our clamshell conveyance and again dive under the sea to enjoy, The Little Mermaid, Ariel’s Under Sea Adventure. We'll close this week’s show with a pair of covers from The Little Mermaid Soundtrack.  From 2002’s, Disneymania, first, the A-Teens in an infectious bubble gum pop and highly danceable, “Under the Sea” followed by a beautiful pop arrangement of “Part of Your World” performed by a pre-Daisy Duke Jessica Simpson. The Mouse Lounge is a fan-based podcast and is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company or its subsidiaries.  Non factual statements made by the Mouse Lounge hosts, Gary Chambers and his guests are their current opinions only and are subject to change without notice.  All copyrighted material used with permission or under the Fair Use Doctrine in Section 107 of the United States Copyright Act.  Although the information in this program is believed to be reliable, Mr. Chambers, and Mouselounge.com do not make any representations or warranties as to its accuracy or completeness, nor do they assess, verify or guarantee the suitability of information.

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) This week on the Mouse Lounge, The Dapper Dans of Disneyland present a whirlwind musical celebration of the "Happiest Place on Earth!" Recorded live at the firehouse on Main Street USA in Disneyland on May 20, 2011.

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) This week on the Mouse Lounge, we glimpse into the future, Disney style.   Each week, in From the Vault we sample a clip from a classic Disney film, short, television or radio program, or Disneyland Record.   This week, from 1979 we journey to the future then beyond time, into The Black Hole!   From the Walt Disney Family Museum:  Walt Disney was a filmmaker, a showman, and a brilliant storyteller; but he was also a futurist, way ahead of his time.  Learn how Walt saw the future.  His optimism is positively infectious.   From the Walt Disney Archives:  Leonard Maltin interviews the incomparable Ray Bradbury, getting his thoughts about Walt Disney in this excerpt from the Walt Disney Treasures DVD, Tomorrowland.   Each show we present a high definition ride-through from a Disney Park East or a Disney Park West.   This week we see the future from the perspective of the past, from the turn of the last century into the early eighties when our featured attraction was built.  Learn about the history of, then take a ride on Epcot Center’s beloved and unfortunately extinct, “Horizons.”   We'll close this week’s show with a pair of music tracks.  The first points out exactly how wrong we can be trying to predict the future.  Have a listen to the Computer Song, from Epcot’s gratefully short-lived “Astuter Computer Review.”  Then, we tap into the very heart of Disney optimism, with Epcot’s now retired parade anthem, “Celebrate the Future”. The Mouse Lounge is a fan-based podcast and is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company or its subsidiaries.  Non factual statements made by the Mouse Lounge hosts, Gary Chambers and his guests are their current opinions only and are subject to change without notice.  All copyrighted material used with permission or under the Fair Use Doctrine in Section 107 of the United States Copyright Act.  Although the information in this program is believed to be reliable, Mr. Chambers, and Mouselounge.com do not make any representations or warranties as to its accuracy or completeness, nor do they assess, verify or guarantee the suitability of information.

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) Pixie Dusted Productions presents... Disneyland's, "Mark Twain Riverboat"!

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) This week on the Mouse Lounge, we have an e-ticket to adventure with Indiana Jones!   Each week, in From the Vault we sample a clip from a classic Disney film, short, television or radio program, or Disneyland Record.   This week, we dust off a 30 year-old See… Hear… Read record of Raiders of the Lost Ark.  You’ll know it’s time to turn the page when you hear the crack of a bullwhip!   From the Walt Disney Archives:  From the depths of the archives in a box labeled “Do Not Open Under Penalty of Death” is a VHS copy of a 1995 television special, “The Making of Indiana Jones.”  While we can’t subject… I mean show you the video… you’ll get a very real feel for what passes as infotainment in the mid nineties.   Next: Belly up to the Mickey Bar with Liana, as she and I chat, laugh, and generally carry on before finally arriving at the topic at hand, the Indiana Jones Adventure.   Each show we present a high definition ride-through from a Disney Park East or a Disney Park West.   This week we delve into the treacherous adventure behind the eyes of Mara in Disneyland’s The Indiana Jones Adventure!   We'll close this week’s show sans sounds effects of nuked refrigerators, truck what trucks, or the Wilhelm scream with an unadulterated and unabridged symphonic masterpiece, The Raiders March… else knows as the theme, of Indiana Jones!

Show Contents: Show: Mouse Lounge Mix: World of Color  S04E05 06-11-2010 Attraction (Disneyland): Alice in Wonderland  S04E06 06-23-2010 Live Performance: Disneyland Band (Music From America) S04E07 06-30-2010 Attraction (DCA): Mouse Lounge Mix - California Screamin' S04E08 07-07-2010 Archive: The Magic Skyway (Narrated by Walt Disney) - S04E10 07-21-2010 Attraction (EPCOT): Futureworld - Test Track S04E10 07-21-2010 Music: "The Monorail Song" from A Musical History Of Disneyland S05E02 09-12-2010 Disney Film History: The Story Behind "Pinocchio" S05E02 10-04-2010 Gems From the Vault: Bing Crosby "The Ride of the Headless Horseman" S05E06 10-17-2010 Live Performance (DCA) Laserman from ElecTRONica!  S05E09 11-14-2010 Music: Pogo "Wishery" S05E09 11-14-2010 Evening Spectacular: Disneyland Castle Lighting Ceremony / Believe in Holiday Magic S05E10 12 12 2010

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED)))   Merry Christmas from the Mouse Lounge!!   Featuring:   "A Christmas Adventure in Disneyland"  Source: Disneyland Records DQ-1355 ©1973   "A Muppet Family Christmas (Finale)"  Source: A Muppet Family Christmas ©1988   "The Country Bears Christmas Special"  Source: A Musical History of Disneyland ©2005   "Disneyland Sleeping Beauty Castle Lighting (Snowfall)"  Source: Recorded live at the Disneyland Resort ©2007   "Believe in Holiday Magic"  Source: Recorded live at the Disneyland Resort ©2007   Trans-Siberian Orchestra: "Christmas Bells, Carousels, and Time"  Source: Christmas Eve and Other Stories ©1996   Trans-Siberian Orchestra: "Christmas Eve"  Source: Christmas Eve and Other Stories ©1996   First Call: "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"  Source: An Evening in December ©1985   Louis Armstrong: "Christmas Night in Harlem"  Source: The Christmas Collection: The Best of Louis Armstrong ©2003   Take 6: "Hark the Herald (Angels Sing)"  Source: He Is Christmas ©1991   The Carpenters: "Merry Christmas, Darling"  Source: A Christmas Portrait ©1978   Tori Amos: "Closing of the Year"  Source: Toys (Original Soundtrack) ©1992    

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) Each week, in From the Vault we sample a clip from a classic Disney film, short, television or radio program, or Disneyland Record.   This week we present the 1982 read-along of, “The Story of Tron”.  For more than four years, The Mouse Lounge has been entertaining listeners with an informative and irreverent view of Disney.  On the "Extinct Attractions Club Podcast" Liana lent her depth of knowledge and sense of humor, quickly becoming a fan favorite. We are thrilled and excited to announce "Liana Behind the Mickey Bar" as a regular feature. Belly to the bar with us, as we discuss the world of TRON! From the Walt Disney Archives:  Direct from the archives, learn about the history of the sometimes maligned but nonetheless visually groundbreaking picture, TRON.  Also, in honor of Mickey’s Birthday, who turns 82 the day this episode was released, we dig really deep into the stacks and pull out a 78 from 1937.  Have a listen to “Billy Murray’s, “Mickey’s Birthday Party.” Each week we present a high definition ride-through from a Disney Park East or a Disney Park West.   This week we continue our tech tour with a trip in Tomorrowland on Buzz Lightyear’s Astro Blasters!  We'll close this week’s show a pair of tracks that produce the thunderous pulse that is the sound track for ElecTRONica’s Laserman!

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) Pixie Dusted Productions presents...   Walt Disney World's Epcot The Seas with Nemo and Friends

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) To provide production support for the Mouse Lounge visit mouselounge.com and look for the Paypal link on the left side.  If you like the show please post a review for the Mouse Lounge Podcast on iTunes. Each week, in From the Vault we sample a clip from a classic Disney film, short, television or radio program, or Disneyland Record.   This week we present a Disneyland Little Long Playing Record.  First, listen to a short biography about the incomparable Disneyland Story Reader, Robie Lester followed by her exquisite telling of the Story of Sleeping Beauty!    Next: a special Mouse Lounge mini-documentary about the history of the 1959 feature film, Sleeping Beauty. Each week we present a high definition ride-through from a Disney Park East or a Disney Park West.   This week we feature a slight departure from our typical ride-thrus.  So often we walk through Sleeping Beauty Castle in Disneyland on our way to our favorite Fantasyland attractions.  This time, we stop just beyond the castle bridge and listen; to hear a beautiful medley of music from the films that define the Fantasyland sound experience.  We'll close this week’s show with a trio of unique interpretations of Sammy Fain’s, “Once Upon a Dream”.  First, from the six disc superset, “A Musical History of Disneyland” we board King Arthur’s Carousel and hear a fantastic arrangement for Stinson Band Organ.  Then, we’ll delve in a bit of Disney Bubble Gum Pop and hear Emily Osments auto-tuned performance.  And just about when three minutes of Disneymania convinces you there’s no such thing as talent, have a listen to the original Aurora and Prince Philip, Mary Costa & Bill Shirley from the re-mastered soundtrack. Enjoy!

    (((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED)))   To provide production support for the Mouse Lounge visit mouselounge.com and look for the Paypal link on the left side.  If you like the show please post a review for the Mouse Lounge Podcast on iTunes. Each week, in From the Vault we sample a clip from a classic Disney film, short, television or radio program, or Disneyland Record.   This week we present a Halloween triple treat!   First up; from 1929, the very first Silly Symphony cartoon.  Have a listen to, The Skeleton Dance.    Next, from 1949’s Ichabod and Mr. Toad, the last of the so-called, “package films,” we feature a clip from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow where Bing Crosby explains in song that you can’t reason with a headless man. And finally, experience side one of "Chilling, Thrilling Sounds of the Haunted House". From the Walt Disney Archives:  Enjoy the theme, to 1982s “Disney’s Halloween Treat!” Each week we present a high definition ride-through from a Disney Park East or a Disney Park West.   This week, from Disneyland, enjoy the Haunted Mansion Holiday. We'll close this week’s show with a pair of tracks from the Magic Kingdom Event Party Music CD, featuring the complete Hallowishes and Disney’s Villain Mix and Mingle!           The Mouse Lounge is a fan-based podcast and is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company or its subsidiaries.  Non factual statements made by the Mouse Lounge hosts, Gary Chambers and his guests are their current opinions only and are subject to change without notice.  All copyrighted material used with permission or under the Fair Use Doctrine in Section 107 of the United States Copyright Act.  Although the information in this program is believed to be reliable, Mr. Chambers, and Mouselounge.com do not make any representations or warranties as to its accuracy or completeness, nor do they assess, verify or guarantee the suitability of information.  

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) Pixie Dusted Productions presents...   Disneyland's, Dapper Dans

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) Mouse Lounge -- Season 05 -- Episode 04 -- October 6, 2010 In this episode, the Mouse Lounge finds the magic of Pinocchio. Each week, in From the Vault we sample a clip from a classic Disney film, short, television or radio program, or Disneyland Record.   This week, from a Disneyland Record 1962  release, your Disneyland Story Reader, Jiminy Cricket narrates the story of Pinocchio. From the Walt Disney Archives:  Learn about the making of this extraordinary film from the men and woman who made it. Each week we present a high definition ride-through from a Disney Park East or a Disney Park West.   This week, we’ll travel back to 1982.  Take a ride on Pinocchio’s Daring Journey. We’ll go back in time… to the heyday of Tin Pan Alley, rumble seats, and bathtub gin… and listen to… the incomparable… Cliff Edwards. We’ll close the show with a stunning a capella cover of “When You Wish Upon a Star.”    

"Shermania!" (((HEADPHONES RECOMMENDED))) Produced as a tribute to Disney Legends, the Sherman Brothers, "Shermania!" the film began life first as a song.  Robert and Richard Sherman's Father, Tin Pan Alley tune-smith, Al Sherman, told his boys to follow the three S’s when writing songs: make them singable, simple, and sincere. With that ideal as inspiration, composer Jerry Ranger and author/lyricist Cynthia Ferrell co-wrote the song, "Singable, Simple, and Sincere".  The song is performed by Tess Ferrell, now lead singer in "Big Band Beat," a broadway-style show on the American Waterfront at Tokyo DisneySea. The film, now titled, "Shermania!" was shot over the course of two days in August 2010 in Los Angeles and Thousand Oaks, California, under the direction of Cynthia Ferrell & Brian McDonald and stars Tess Ferrell and Jerry Ranger.   Other credits include: Cinematographer: Tim Carr Editors: Brian McDonald, Chuck Lewis & Nick Brosco Boom operator and production support: Gary Chambers Script supervisor: Nancy Friedman Musical arrangement & performance: David Vasquez Recorded, mixed, & mastered: Jeff Lewis at Moonlight Studios, Los Angeles With special thanks to Gregg Sherman The film is distributed by the Mouse Lounge Podcast Enjoy!  

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) Mouse Lounge -- Season 05 -- Episode 02 -- September 12, 2010 In this episode, the Mouse Lounge brings to life what takes place in space in Tomorrowland. Each week, in From the Vault we sample a clip from a classic Disney film, short, television or radio program, or Disneyland Record.   This week, from a Disneyland Record 1957 release, Jiminy Cricket and Walt Disney narrate “A Day at Disneyland”. From the Walt Disney Archives:  We’ll go back in time and have a listen to the two-longest lived attractions in the Disneyland’s Tomorrowland South building, Each week we present a high definition ride-through from a Disney Park East or a Disney Park West. This week, we travel flashback to 1987 and take in the Captain EO Tribute! We'll close this week’s show with a couple of space-themed tracks.  First Kingsley & Perry’s, “Spooks in Space”.  You’d be right if you guessed this was the duo that wrote and recorded the original “Barouque Hoedown” used in the Main Street Electrical Parade.   We’ll finish out the episode with the perky and optimistic Sherman Brothers tune, Miracles from Molecules.   ENJOY!

  (((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) Pixie Dusted Productions presents...   Disneyland's, Billy Hill and the Hillbillies

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) In this episode, the Mouse Lounge presents a rootin’ tootin’ tooth shootin’ good time in Frontierland!  From the Walt Disney Archives:  Walt introduces Frontierland to an eager America on Disneyland’s opening day in 1955.  Each week, in From the Vault we sample a clip from a classic Disney film, short, television or radio program, or Disneyland Record.   This week, we travel back in time, to the late 1800’s for Slue Foot Sue’s Golden Horseshow Revue!  Each week we present a high definition ride-through from a Disney Park East or a Disney Park West.   This week, we hop on board the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.   We'll close this week’s show with a couple of jumpin’ Frontierland tracks from the Mark Twain Riverboat, enjoy Come Back, Sweet Papa, and Milenberg Joys!

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) Pixie Dusted Productions presents... Epcot's World Showcase: Miyuki