Diana, Melbourne, Florida

The attraction in CommuniCore was the Astuter Computer Revue (1982-1984), with the song, “The Computer Song,” which was written by the Sherman Brothers, sung by Ken Jennings portraying Earlie the Pearlie. Jennings was selected for the role after performing Tobias in Sweeney Todd on Broadway.

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Crystal, Reseda, California

Here are some: If you look above New Orleans Square, you will see WD and RD in the wrought iron of the balcony. The special parlor car on the train is named the Lilly Belle after Walt’s wife Lillian. There used to be a Willard P. Bounds Blacksmith and U.S. Marshal location in Frontierland, named …

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David, Castle Rock, Colorado

That is the Carousel of Progress, and it is currently located at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. The song, however, was changed to “The Best Time of Your Life” from 1975 to 1993. Disney does not release its theme park shows on DVD.

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Deborah, Orlando, Florida

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, …

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Dan, Edwardsville, Illinois

Disneyland began honoring its cast members with service awards beginning with its “Tencennial” in 1965, but the Disney Studio did not follow suit until 1981. But besides these service awards, there were indeed occasional gifts to cast members throughout the company, starting also around the 1980s. Often it would be a button or pin. I …

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Chris, Sarasota, Florida

Walt Disney World photographs are maintained by their photo department. The photos are not available to the public.

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Fred, Canton, Michigan

The knife was made by the Imperial Knife Company; they were licensed for Davy Crockett items from 1955 to 1959. There were three versions of the Davy Crockett knife, with original retail prices ranging from 59 to 98 cents. Examples have sold on eBay in recent years for prices up to 100 times the original …

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