LPWire: New Titles Added to Disney CD On Demand
More Hit Albums Added to Disney's New Wonderland Music CD-On-Demand System
Seven classic LP albums that had been requested
for years from the Walt Disney Records archives have just joined over 50 titles
in the Wonderland Music CD system, an innovative custom audio disc making device
found in only three locations: Main Street Cinema store in Magic Kingdom® Park
and Once Upon a Toy in Downtown Disney® Marketplace at the Walt Disney World®
Resort in Florida, and at the 20th Century Music Shop at Disneyland® Park in
California, where the system was introduced last year.
The recently-added albums are: Musical Highlights from the Mickey Mouse TV Show,
Walt Disney World Band, The Jungle Book Storyteller, The Hall of Presidents,
Mickey Mouse and His Friends, Multiplication and Division and the
Grammy-nominated Addition and Subtraction, the latter two featuring Jiminy
Cricket. These albums are part of over 60 recent and vintage Disney recording
that can now be manufactured right at the store in less than two minutes.
“This name is in tribute of the original Wonderland Music Store that opened with
Disneyland on July 17th, 1955,�? said Grammy-winning Producer Randy Thornton.
“The original store was owned and operated by the Walt Disney Music Company
(which included the then-named Disneyland and Buena Vista Records, now Walt
Disney Records). It seems only fitting that this new digital outlet be named
after our first and only store in celebration of not only the Disneyland 50th
Anniversary, but Walt Disney Records' 50th Anniversary as well.�? The original
shop is visible on the new kiosk screens.
Thornton painstakingly remastered the early records in crystal clear digital
sound. Classic titles such as The Parent Trap, Summer Magic and Great Moments
with Mr. Lincoln actually sound better than when they were originally released.
There’s something for every Disney audio fan on the system, including newer
titles like House of Mouse and The Little Mermaid: Songs from the Sea;
attractions like The Enchanted Tiki Room, Golden Horseshoe Revue and America
Sings, character albums with Professor Ludwig von Drake, The “Disney Afternoon�?
casts and of course, Mickey Mouse; and star showcases featuring Hayley Mills,
Annette Funicello and Fess Parker.
Guests simply browse the album selections on the Wonderland kiosk, then request
the CD’s from a shop Cast Member. A number of CD’s may be in stock or they can
be “burned�? within two minutes on the system. The finished discs come with
original album art in a plastic “jewel case�? and look just like any brand-new
compact disc.
Each Wonderland Music CD is $15.98 plus tax. Additional titles from the 50 years
of great listening from the Disneyland, Buena Vista and Walt Disney Records
labels are forthcoming.
--Posted December 8, 2005
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