Sunshine Pavilion BGM [1971]

Status: Retired. Heard from 10/1971 through ca. 1997.

Running time: ~15:08

Playlist

01. Voodoo Bamboos [Edited] [3]

02. Kawohikukapulani [3]

03. Fautaua (Rain) [Edited] [1]

04. Bora Bora [Edited] [1]

05. Kalua [4]

06. Trade Winds [5]

07. M' Bira [4] 

[1] The Beat of Tahiti (Criterion Records TT-170)

[2] Hawaiian Sunset by Arthur Lyman (Hi-Fi Records, SR807)

[3] Night of the Spectre by Chaino (Tampa Records, TP-4)

[4] Primitiva by Martin Denny (Liberty)

[5] Soft Hawaiian Guitars by the Hawaii Calls Orchestra (Capitol)

 

Notes

Playlist compiled by Foxx Nolte with assistance by Ryan Komitor, posted to Passport to Dreams Old and New blog 08/2018.

As per Foxx Nolte: "Ryan Komitor, who recently did an incredible job rounding up all of the original Adventureland Veranda music, pointed me in the direction of a fairly obscure Criterion Records release, The Beat of Tahiti. It's unpolished, in situ records of Tahitian drumming, but most importantly it provided the two missing tracks for the Sunshine Pavilion BGM."

"This loop is commonly labeled as being from 1971, a date I accept in the absence off any more compelling evidence. As I’ve hopefully repeatedly demonstrated on this site, the music rollout at Magic Kingdom for the first few years was messy and sporadic, and nailing down dates is largely an exercise in frustration. However, Disneyland had been using music in the lobby areas of their attractions more or less since the 60s, so I think it’s reasonable to assume that Disney prioritized waiting area loops over generalized area loops and that Jack Wagner would have cranked this out to be ready for the October 1971 debut. If this is true then this is probably his original exotica loop."

As per Djali999: "According to the Tampa Tribune, Dec 22 1974, while discussing the Florida Citrus "reception room", they mention in passing...

“Sounds come sifting through from the pre-show area, where guests to the entertainment attraction are plied with Polynesian-style music, punctuated at intervals by an Anita Bryant recording, “Meet me in the shade of the Sunshine Tree…”

This would be from her 1967 album "The Sunshine Tree", first song on Side B, "Sunshine Tree" [...]

If we add this 2:20 song to my existing 15:20 reconstruction, we get 17:40. The show runs 17:13 on the original soundtrack LP. So there's good evidence that this was in the original 1971 loop, either at the start or the end. I'd place my bets on it being at the start, but you never can tell" (MouseBits post 99122, 01/02/2023).

This loop also served as the Tropical Serenade Queue BGM.

Last updated 01/03/2023.