Q: A friend of mine loved to visit Top of the World at the Contemporary Resort at Walt Disney World from 1972 until its closing. Can you give me a list of stars who performed there over the years? If so, are there photographs of the band that played there?
Deborah, Orlando, Florida
A: The Archives does not have a complete list of the performers at the Top of the World supper club, but they included such celebrity artists as Phyllis Diller, Peter Marshall, Shari Lewis, Frankie Avalon, Cab Calloway, Johnny Ray, Sammy Davis Jr., Donald O’Connor, Diahann Carroll, Patti Page, Jack Jones, Carol Lawrence, Billy Eckstein, Rosemary Clooney, and Kay Ballard. After a decade, the celebrity performers were phased out and replaced by a show entitled Broadway at the Top. I have seen band photos on the Internet.
Dave Smith