A week or so ago I was railing in a MousePlanet discussion board against Disneyland Annual Passholders mostly to be something of a contrarian and to push some buttons. Its all in good fun. What do I care that Disney has almost a million APers? Good for them. Anyway, one of my points about APers is a lot of them are good time Charlies heading to the park for the rides & attractions while ignoring the history, legacy, and detail of the park. I made the statement that many of these APers probably probably don't even realize that the decorated windows on Main St (and a few other places) honor the men and women who played a significant role in the creating of the park and contributors to the magic of Disney. Many of the people honored with windows were closely linked personally to Walt Disney himself.
Take two. It may be sacrilege but I hated the movie Mary Poppins and I am old enough to remember seeing it in a theater as a child. The lady flying around with an umbrella kind of gave me the creeps. I loved the Dick Van Dyke Show growing up but couldn't stand Dick in Mary Poppins with maybe the worst cockney accent ever to grace a motion picture. But you can't say the music of Mary Poppins wasn't memorable. A week or so ago I wrote an entry in this blog about it's a small world (link). I wrote about THAT SONG. Love it or hate it, you can't say its something that isn't easily recognizable and will stay filed somewhere in your memory banks for your entire life.
Two men wrote the music for Mary Poppins, it's a small world, along with Disney music for countless rides, attractions, and movies. They were Walt's favorite songwriters - Robert Sherman and his brother Richard Sherman. Last week, Robert Sherman died in London after a long illness. He was well in his 80's. Richard on the other hand still shows up for major Disney events and continuous to be an ambassador for the history and legacy of Disney. Richard was present when Disney honored the songwriting brothers with a window on the facade of the little music store on Main St. and even sung one of his classic songs. Today the Disneyland Traveler honors the contributions of the Sherman Brothers and tips his hat to the passing of Richard. God bless.
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| Richard (left) and Robert Sherman - A Disney Parks Blog Photo |
Richard performs Feed the Birds at the Disneyland dedication ceremony for their window March 2010.
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