By Keith Mahne

Disneyland USA at Radio City Music Hall is a six-minute short filmed in CinemaScope for Radio City Music Hall in 1962. The short was created as a pre-show for the documentary Disneyland, U.S.A. As you are about to see, Walt Disney is on the film interacting with Mickey Mouse, a costumed performer on the stage of the nation's largest indoor theatre. Join us today as we watch the 1962 short Disneyland USA at Radio City Music Hall featuring the one and only Walt Disney...

Walt Disney interacting with Mickey Mouse in the short Disneyland USA at Radio City Music Hall

The gist of the movie is that a New York telephone operator is looking to talk to Hollywood, but gets connected to everywhere else. She finally gets through to Walt, who is not expecting guests. Ever the showman, he puts on his coat and talks about taking Disneyland from a dream to a reality, occasionally addressing his star rodent from afar. As your watching the clip, see if you think Mickey's voice sounds familiar. Enjoy...

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Keith Michael Mahne is the owner and editor of Disney Avenue and the host of the Disney Avenue Podcast. He has made countless trips to the Walt Disney World resort since his first trip in 1989 at the age of four. Keith has a strong passion and respect for Walt Disney, the parks and resorts, and the men and women who help create them. He started Disney Avenue as a way to inform and entertain readers and to repay all those who make dreams come true every day.

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