Originally Posted By princesspaulina I was blown away to see that, a Golden Horseshoe reunion was put together featuring the original, great, Wally Boag, however, I was stunned to see that, for one night, this reunion could not have been coordinated at the true Golden Horseshoe at Disneyland? Just one night, Disneyland management? Think about how truly magical that would have been on the legendary stage. Wonder if it was even attempted?
Originally Posted By princesspaulina Oy. This system. YOu can tell if it went through, so, you tend to hit submit twice. Also, the word "a" in the headline should be "at". No edit feature
Originally Posted By Park Hopper Odds are, princesspaulina, that no one currently working in Disneyland management even knows who Wally Boag is.
Originally Posted By imadisneygal ^^^Oh, I don't know if that's true. My guess is that there were more people invited than would fit inside the Golden Horseshoe. Is that at all possible? Where was it held? I can only see the picture on LPLive but I can't find any information about the reunion.
Originally Posted By princesspaulina -Odds are, princesspaulina, that no one currently working in Disneyland management even knows who Wally Boag is. I have seen a lot of responses on this board, however, parkhopper, do you truly believe in what you are saying? There are many in Disneyland management who were there when Boag worked Golden Horseshoe, some management have been in place since 1970. THe Golden Horseshoe would have been the perfect place to hold this reunion, and, so easy to close after 6P or so. Imagine Mr. Boag and some of the other cast doing a few bits from the show? I wouldve paid $1000 to see this.
Originally Posted By crazycroc I think it was at the hotel that used to be the Westcoast Anaheim, but is now some sort of Sheraton?
Originally Posted By Darkbeer The event was held at the Anaheim Plaza Hotel last night, and everyone who attended had a great time. I have a great story that I will share in the next day or two....
Originally Posted By princesspaulina Cool, thanks Darkbeer! So miss the old Golden Horseshoe show! Hey, DB, you read post 2? Where she feels no Disneyland cast member would know of Wally Boag? Pretty funny, eh?
Originally Posted By Pollynana I will be waiting to hear about it DB. I would like to know how people are notified about these kind of reunions. I would have loved to have been there. I hope you have more pics to share!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Two things: First of all Park Hopper's a dude. : ) Second of all, it's not entirely unrealistic to think that Disneyland CM's (especially the front line ones) would not know who Wally Boag is. Sure, there are still a couple folks around from the time he was there (Oscar's been there for over 50 years), but by far the vast majority of cast members, including management hasn't been there since any time close to when Wally Boag was there. Does that mean that they don't know who he is? Maybe, since to a lot of people, it is just a job. Sure, there are some who really understand the magic, but they seem to sadly be in the minority these days, over ruled by people with characters, pixie dust, and the words "Dreams," "Magic," and "Wonder."
Originally Posted By TinksBestFriend Not sure what everyone is discussing. Saturday Night, March 29th, I was at the "Golden Horseshoe Revue Dinner Show & Celebration". In attendance, besides myself and about 300 other wonderful people was Wally Boag and his family and closest friends. It was held at the Sheraton Anaheim Hotel, 900 S. Disneyland Drive. The picture posted on Saturday Night on LP shows Wally with the special award Wally was given. And there was no way all of us would fit in the Golden Horseshoe.
Originally Posted By princesspaulina -Two things: First of all Park Hopper's a dude. Could have fooled me. Complained like a little girl. -Second of all, it's not entirely unrealistic to think that Disneyland CM's (especially the front line ones) would not know who Wally Boag is. Wow, Ferret. Do you not read my post? Which clearly stated Disney management? And read her post. She said NO ONE. As in Zero. I will be her over 30% of all working Disneyland personnel has heard on Wally Boag. Heck, make that over 50%, as Mr. Boag is part of the traditions class when employees are trained to work at the park.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros There is management out there working the front lines every single day. The leads on each attraction are basically the managers and operate their attraction(s) just like a manager would be in control of a fast food franchise. I have no doubt that there are also a decent number of people working in TDA (I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if it was at least 25%) who don't know who he is, and they are the more traditional managment types. There are all levels of managers in all types of positions. Just because they're out there interacting with guests and running the park on a day-to-day basis doesn't mean that they aren't in a management role.
Originally Posted By princesspaulina - I have no doubt that there are also a decent number of people working in TDA (I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if it was at least 25%) who don't know who he is Ok! SO you made my point (and slammed Park Hopper at the same time!)...you said 25% do not know who Wally Boag is...which mean, 75% does! Jeeees! Standing by for your next tail to try to (un)explain yourself.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer Here is one story... <a href="http://micechat.com/forums/blog.php?b=318" target="_blank">http://micechat.com/forums/blo g.php?b=318</a>
Originally Posted By Daveland I attended the event on Saturday night; many kudos to Carlene Thie for putting it together. I have posted my photos on my site: <a href="http://davelandweb.com/goldenhorseshoe/event.html" target="_blank">http://davelandweb.com/goldenh orseshoe/event.html</a>
Originally Posted By monorailblue Paradies Pier (you know, that in-your-face section of DCA) reminds me of another PP. And pee-pee.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer A bit more about Sunday and David DeFore. A group of us were listing to David talking about his days working at Disneyland in the late 50's and early 60's. Almost all CM's, both front line and managers just walked by the group. But one entertainer did recognize the group and the fact that David did work there a long time ago. Over at DCA and the Winery, while we were enjoying a Wine Sampling, the CM was asking a lot of questions about his experiences. He had one of the current Guests Buttons on that a CM wrote "Youngest Cast Member" with a Sharpie. So while a LOT of CM's don't know the history of the park, there are quite a few that are interested and want to learn, and that is a GOOD thing And as for the Saturday night event, I also need to add my Salute to those who arranged the event. The BEST news, a DVD will be available shortly of the event, so those who missed it can watch! The SAD news, Art Linkletter couldn't attend due to a mild stroke. Please send good thoughts and prayers to him and his family, he has been part of "Disneyland" since the beginning, and is a true legend!
Originally Posted By Daveland Although Art couldn't attend, he did send along a message that a stroke is the only thing that kept him from showing up and paying tribute to Wally Boag. It was a very touching letter and the next best thing to him being there in person. David DeFore and his brother Ron have been kind enough to share a number of their personal photos & memories with me, and I have posted those on my Silver Banjo BBQ page: <a href="http://davelandweb.com/silverbanjo" target="_blank">http://davelandweb.com/silverb anjo</a>
Originally Posted By nbodyhome I helped with the event and will have more than 100 pics up within a few days. It was wonderful!!!! Denise
