Donald is my favorite shorts star of the Fab 5, and I am particularly partial to his later outings with those mischevous rodents, Chip and Dale - so it's great to see this series move one step closer to completion.
As a parks fan, the DL set was already exciting, but now I am MORE so with the inclusion of classic feauturettes and anthology episodes from the Walt-era.
I like how those older shows (most of which were directed by Hamilton Luske) have slower-than-modern pacing which just envelopes the viewer in the sights and sounds of the park and it's attractions, almost like you are there. By the mid/late 70's, this format would be replaced by a variety show format merely set in the park, with the park relegated to the role as backdrop.
I have all these park shows on tape from Vault Disney (when the Disney channel was still DISNEY in content), but it will be great to get more of them on DVD.)
However, I sincerly hope that these transfers are not plagued with the problems (read EDITS) that made the Disneyland USA set one of my biggest DVD disapointments, as 3 of those programs were modified.
Most notably, DL 10th Aniversary Show was missing several MINUTES of musical footage inside the Tiki Room that I have on tape from the Vault Disney airing of the same program. Whether there were rights issues with the songs or rather 2 different masters (with perhaps one from a Walt-era rerun) and an honest mistake made is unclear, but from what I've read here, the missing footage was not restored on the program's subsequent treasures appearance. But this missing footage WAS my fave part of the show, being a big Animatronic musical fan, leaving my homemade videotape my "definitive" version of this show.
Also, Dateline Disneyland was missing some footage of the Mouseketeers, and Disneyland After Dark had an inane subtitle appear on the screen during the Tahitian Terrace sequence.
I really appreciate that they are making these programs available on DVD, but please Leonard/BVHE, no more edits
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