The first shot of this was taken on the Shoot the Chutes ride on the Ocean Park Pier in Santa Monica, California. The roller coaster is the Cyclone Racer, which was at the Pike in Long Beach, California.
The back projection here is so obvious and badly done that it becomes laughable. It was this phony process that ruined so many action scenes and comedy sequences in Hollywood movies from the thirties to the mid-sixties.
I agree. I guess that kids like me during the 50s were NOT all that demanding on television shows. today, I would have preferred singing and dancing against a bunch of stationary phony background props like "Dry Gulch." Plus, you should NEVER forget that the bottom line for Walt was to promote his Disneyland theme park, rather than the MMC. With Walt the MMC was always a means to an end, rather than an end-in-itself.
Complaining about the back projection seems kind of petty. As Joe Parker said, that was the technology available at the time. All movies of the era, even serious dramas, used the same rear projection technique when filming actors in a "moving" car. Might as well complain about it being in black and white. What I did find amusing though was the fact that Sharon couldn't help looking at the screen, even when they seemed to be flying in the opposite direction. The younger kids always had eyes front.
A dry run for Soaring.
This was cute. The way how Billie (the girl in the second flight in the middle) the way how she was bouncing and screaming was funny.
Billie’s over the top reactions kill me each time I watch this skit. Would have been nice if she was kept on the show a little longer.
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The first shot of this was taken on the Shoot the Chutes ride on the Ocean Park Pier in Santa Monica, California. The roller coaster is the Cyclone Racer, which was at the Pike in Long Beach, California.
I wish it will be Colorized Version, right?
The back projection here is so obvious and badly done that it becomes laughable. It was this phony process that ruined so many action scenes and comedy sequences in Hollywood movies from the thirties to the mid-sixties.
Probably was the best they could do. Most of us didn't notice. Put your "pretend hat" again.
I agree. I guess that kids like me during the 50s were NOT all that demanding on television shows. today, I would have preferred singing and dancing against a bunch of stationary phony background props like "Dry Gulch." Plus, you should NEVER forget that the bottom line for Walt was to promote his Disneyland theme park, rather than the MMC. With Walt the MMC was always a means to an end, rather than an end-in-itself.
Complaining about the back projection seems kind of petty. As Joe Parker said, that was the technology available at the time. All movies of the era, even serious dramas, used the same rear projection technique when filming actors in a "moving" car. Might as well complain about it being in black and white.
What I did find amusing though was the fact that Sharon couldn't help looking at the screen, even when they seemed to be flying in the opposite direction. The younger kids always had eyes front.