GH- Jamboree

Miss Lily Langtree Presents.....

The

Golden

Horseshoe

Jamboree

1986 - 1994

The Show Overview:

This show opens with Sam the Bartender having a crush on the show’s star, Miss Lily. Through a series of spontaneous auditions, he attempts to be in her show to be close to her.

There are numbers by Miss Lily and her three dance hall girls and the three dancing cowboys, who love them including the show stopper, “Belly Up to the Bar”.

At this point, a wandering fiddler plays his way through the saloon in an audience participation number. [The Orange Blossom Special was used for a time.]

The girls and guys do a closing can-can type dance number together that ends with Sam disguising himself as a female dancer in order to be in the show and be close to his lady love, Miss Lily.

The Golden Horseshoe Jamboree was performed live 5 times daily in Frontierland.

The Golden Horseshoe Jamboree

Following the 31 year run of the Golden Horseshoe Revue, Disneyland decided to close the Revue, but write a fresh show but in the same vein as the Revue. The Golden Horseshoe Jamboree began its run in November 1, 1986. It featured Judi Wallace as Miss Lilly and Gil Christner as Sam, the saloon owner and barkeep. Also remaining from the Revue days were the can-can dancers who were joined by 3 dancing cowboys.

Castmember Don Payne was later selected as one of the original subs for “Sam the Bartender” in the Golden Horseshoe Jamboree Show in 1986. During it's run, the show was sponsored by Wonder Bread from 1990.

Judi Wallace-Carlson remembers co starring with Don Payne on the second night of the shows opening. Judy Bell performed in the first show.

In 1994, Disneyland decided to close the Golden Horseshoe Jamboree Show and it's final performance was on December 18th, 1994.

It had never enjoyed the same popularity as its predecessor, The Golden Horseshoe Revue, but just outside it’s doors a huge crowd gathered daily to see the Golden Horseshoe’s next musical inhabitants, Billy Hill and the Hillbillies.

These menu inserts included the words to six of the sing-along songs featured in the show.

These pictures show former castmember, Richard Allen [laying the piano during the Jamboree Show

with other castmembers.

Photo courtesy of Richard Allen.

The video below shows a portion of the Original Golden Horseshoe Jamboree Show.

The video is 4:30 long and features the song "Do The Can-Can" as well as the finale.

It also features a quartet orchestra featuring drums, trumpet, piano, and violin.

Can anyone identify these 4 people?

A close up of the backdrop for the Jamboree Show

The entire back drop featuring various Frontierland attractions

The cowboys and

saloon girl dancers

A publicity photo featuring the Golden Horseshoe Jamboree cast. The gentlemen is believed to be David Holmes.

Thirst-quenching soft drinks were served to Horseshoe guests in plastic mugs like the one pictures here during the 1980's.

Reservations were required to be seated for the show.

This reservation card features it's sponsor's logo, Wonder Bread

Below is a partial list of the artists who have worked in the Golden Horseshoe Jamboree Show:
Lead:
Wallace, Judi	1986 - 1994	Lead- Miss Lily. [Also worked as a sub.]
Bell, Judy	1986 – 1994	Lead- Miss Lily
Kent, Heather Paige	unknown	Lead- Miss Lily
Payne, Don	1986 - Unknown	Sub – Sam the Bartender [Also worked as a sub]
Eaden, John	unknown - 1994	Sub -- Sam the Bartender [Also worked as a sub]
Christner, Gil	1986 - 1987	Lead – Sam the Bartender
Jacoby, Joe	unknown - 1994	Lead- Sam the Bartender [Also worked as a sub.]
Gunhus, Eric	unknown	Lead- Singing cowboy
Dancers:
Eaden, John	unknown - 1994	Cowboy Dancer
Lozano, Cathy	Late 1980’s	Can-Can Dancer
Martin, Kathy	unknown -1994	Can-Can Dancer
_____, Alison	unknown	Can-Can Dancer
Nichols, Shelly	unknown	Can-Can Dancer
_____, Tammy	unknown	Can-Can Dancer
Substitutes: [see above also]

Musicians:
Allen, Richard	unknown - 1994	Musician - Piano, later played for Dana Daniels in the Variety Show.
Brenton, Eric	1986 - unknown	Musician-fiddler replaced Danny Smith Currently stars with the Miner 49'ers at Disney's California Adventure
Fetchet, Dennis	1986 - 1994	Musician- fiddler/sub. Currently stars in the Golden Horseshoe's Billy Hill and the Hillbillies Show.
Kearns, Brantley	unknown	Musician-fiddler/sub
Marshall, John	1990 -1993	Musician- fiddler/sub. Currently stars in the Golden Horseshoe's Billy Hill and the Hillbillies Show.
Marshall, Evan	1990 -1993	Musician- fiddler/sub. Starred in the Golden Horseshoe's Billy Hill and the Hillbillies Show from 1992 to 2005.
Robinson, Rush	unknown	Musician - Piano
Rowe, Ronald	1985 - 1986	Musician - piano
Sevfert, Dana	1989 - 1992	Musician - piano sub for Rush Robinson
Smith, Danny	1986 - unknown	Musician- original show fiddler
Sommers, Brett	unknown	Musician - Piano sub for Rush Robinson
Sound Crew and Food Service:
Davis, Bobby	1986 - 1994	Sound/Lighting Technician. Worked in the Billy Hill & the Hillbillies Show until retirement in 2004.
Cherno, Gary	unknown -1994	Sound/Lighting Technician. Currently works in the Billy Hill and the Hillbillies Show.
Sweet, Ernie	1986 - 1994	Sound/Lighting Technician

Meanwhile…..Elsewhere in the park…..
1986	In 1986, the Big Thunder Ranch is built behind Big Thunder Mountain in Frontierland. Originally, it hosts a farm house exhibit, horse corrals, gardens, petting zoo, BBQ restaurant and blacksmith/leather works shop.
1987	In 1987, Disney dollars are unveiled at Disneyland. This unique currency [equivalent to US currency] can be used throughout all Disney theme park and resort properties in lieu of real currency. In 1987, Blast to the Past Parade is premiered. Featuring a nostalgic look at the 50’s, the parade/show includes Elvis look-a-likes, motor scooters, poodle skirts, roller skating waitresses and old Chevy’s parading down main street to the sound of lively 50’s music.
1988	In 1988 in honor of Mickey’s 60^th Birthday, a parade and Birthday Bash at the plaza hub are held daily.
1989	In 1989, following a six month delay due to technical design problems, Splash Mountain is opened in the newly renamed Critter Country.
1990	In 1990, the 35^th Anniversary of the park is observed when the new Party Gras Parade is unveiled.
1991	In 1991, the park begins its “Disney Afternoon” promotion and celebration in honor of their newest afternoon TV block of cartoons. Also, the “Plane Crazy” stage show at Videopolis begins starring the cast of Disney’s Afternoon’s Tail Spin Show.
1992	On Wednesday, May 13, 1992, “Fantasmic” premieres on the Rivers of America in Frontierland on May 13^th. Based on the theme of “good versus evil”, the show features new technologies in use of water, lasers, sound and pyrotechnics.
1993	In 1993, Disneyland opens its first new land since New Orleans Square when it opens Mickey’s Toontown behind Small World in Fantasyland. Themed after the success of the movie “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?”, the open includes 6 new rides: Roger Rabbit’s Cartoon Spin, Goofy’s Bounce House, Gadget’s Go Coaster, Toontown’s Jolly Trolley, Chip n’ Dale’s Treehouse, Donald’s Boat, and both Mickey’s and Minnie’s houses.
1995	On Sunday, September 17, 1995, the original Golden Horseshoe Revue cast had a reunion show at the *Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum. Returning cast members included Wally Boag, Fulton Burley and Betty Taylor. Songs that day included “Harrigan”, “That’s Entertainment”, “I Love Everybody”, “Won’t You Come Home Bill Bailey?”, “You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby”, “Baby Face”, “Clancy Lowered the Boom”, “Pecos Bill”, and “Stormy Weather”. The show closed with the popular “Hello Everybody*.”

Attention Former Golden Horseshoe Cast Members and Performers!

If you were a former Golden Horseshoe Saloon performer or technician between the years 1955 to the present, and would like to be included in this [still incomplete] list of

Golden Horseshoe Cast Members,

OR, if you have additional information or corrections to make to this history,

I would love to hear from you.

Please contact Jan Vincent @ janvincent_1313@yahoo.com

Come share your memories of the Golden Horseshoe

and it's shows, entertainers and castmembers at

Memories of the Golden Horseshoe Message Board

Thanks to Dana Daniels, Richard Allen, Gary Cherno, Judi [Wallace] Carlson, Evan Marshall, Ronald Rowe and Dennis Fetchet for some of the information provided on this page.

The History of Disneyland's

Golden Horseshoe Saloon

{the icon links below will take you to each of these pages}

Information from Early 1954 to July 17, 1955

Performed from July 16,1955 to October 12, 1986

Released at Disneyland in 1957

Performed during the Mid-1980's

Performed from November 1, 1986 - December 18, 1994

Performed from December 22, 1994 - Present

Performed from June 13, 1995 - October 8, 2003

Performed on October 8, 2003

Performed from November 21, 1999 to July 17, 2000

Performed from occasionally from 2001 - 2003

The One and Only Wally Boag
Wally Boag and Julie Andrews
The Dapper Dans at the Horseshoe
The Firehouse Five Plus 2
Charles Lavere, Golden Horseshoe's Music
The Sherman Brother's Grand Piano
Golden Horseshoe Player Piano
The Mickey Mouse Club at the Horseshoe
Golden Horseshoe Revue's TV Show
Irish Tenor, Don Novis
Jazz at the Horseshoe
The Osmond Brothers at the Horseshoe
Riders in the Sky
Disneyland's Grad Nite
Zorro In Frontierland
The Golden Horseshoe's Hidden Mickey
Buddy, Can You Spare A Seat?