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So where is Buzz Lightyear?
Maybe you’ll see Buzz over in Yester-Tomorrowland at the Toy
Story Funhouse.
Cowboy
Crunchies—they’re better than a bale of hay!
In November 1999, The All-New Woody’s Roundup stage show opened at
Disneyland’s venerable Golden Horseshoe Saloon, and the Disney/Pixar release
Toy Story 2 opened in movie theaters throughout the United States.
In Toy Story 2, Woody discovers that he was the star of a 1950s TV show,
Woody’s Roundup.
The movie included a partial episode from this fictional TV show from the days
of Howdy Doody and Time for Beany.
The show at Disneyland was based on Woody’s TV show.
A particularly clever touch was that the characters on stage were in black and white
while performing the black-and-white TV episode.
The final performance of The All-New Woody’s Roundup was on July 17, 2000,
the 45th anniversary of the opening of Disneyland—and, surprisingly,
exactly three months before the scheduled October 17 video and DVD release of
Toy Story 2.
When The All-New Woody’s Roundup left, Billy Hill and the Hillbillies,
a talented, comedic bluegrass band returned to
the Golden Horseshoe.
Billy Hill had been relegated to an outdoor stage at the Big Thunder Barbecue
during Woody’s 8-month gig.
The Golden Horseshoe Variety Show (not to be confused with the classic
Golden Horseshoe Revue) also returned.
In comparison to Woody’s short stay at the Golden Horseshoe Saloon,
the original Golden Horseshoe Revue ran for over 31 years—1955 until 1986.
Disclaimers, Copyrights, and Trademarks
Updated September 26, 2006.
Photograph of the line for Woody’s Roundup: 2000 by Werner Weiss
Photograph of the Woody’s Roundup poster: 2000 by Werner Weiss
Photograph of the Jessie: 2000 by Werner Weiss
Photograph of the Woody and Bullseye: 2000 by Werner Weiss
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