October 1, 1960 – The First Dixieland at Disneyland Event is Held
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“See, hear, and dance to these great Dixieland bands!”
On October 1, 1960, the first Dixieland at Disneyland event was held for one night only. Several bands were featured at the event, including Bob Crosby and the Bob Cats, The Elliot Brothers and the Dixie Dandies, Teddy Buckner, Joe Darensbourg and the Dixie Flyers, and Disneyland’s own Disneyland Strawhatters, who had been featured at the park since 1956. The show consisted of a floating Mardi Gras-style parade down the Rivers of America, with several firework effects. The grand finale of the parade was all the bands featured together on the Mark Twain riverboat, playing “When the Saints Come Marching In,” and the bands would disembark and go to six separate locations in the park to perform for guests until midnight. At midnight, the bands would gather together once again and play as an ensemble until 1 am.
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