Golden Horseshoe Revue, Interview

Interview: Lee Fugal (Disneyland’s “Golden Horseshoe Revue” entertainer)

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Lee Fugal in the same 1965 Mustang he drove each day to Disneyland
Lee Fugal in the same 1965 Mustang he drove each day to Disneyland

Lee Fugal was the preshow entertainment for Disneyland’s historical “Golden Horseshoe Revue. ” He would play the piano, banjo, trumpet and trombone and even play some of those simultaneously. You can see Lee in action at his website athttp://www.leefugal.com (See more photos below.)

AUDIO INDEX
1:27 Lee’s start at Disneyland; Driving to California and used trumpet and trombone oil to fix the car; His Disneyland audition playing “Mary Poppins” music in 1965; Played banjo
3:10 Performing as the preshow for Disneyland’s “Golden Horseshoe Revue,” and then sitting in with the band for the show; Staying after a two-week trial; Tommy Walker, Disneyland’s director of entertainment
5:08 Lee’s preshow act, playing piano, two and three trumpets at once, banjo; About Wally Boag, Fulton Burley and Betty Taylor; Lee’s final performance festivities; The “Golden Horseshoe Revue” band Vince Rossi (piano), Sam Conti (trumpet) and Jerry King (drums); The “Calypso” sandwich at the Golden Horseshoe and Pepsi Cola; The singing waitresses
13:21 Performing for and meeting Liberace; Playing trumpet for Al Hirt; Mishaps during the show including when the power went out inside the Horseshoe
17:37 Lee playing the banjo in “Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color” in an episode entitled “Disneyland Around the Seasons”

Lee Fugal in front of Disneyland's Golden Horseshoe
Lee Fugal in front of Disneyland’s Golden Horseshoe
Lee Fugal on banjo
Lee Fugal on banjo
Lee Fugal with the Gonzalez Trio at Disneyland (Roberto, Carmelita, Lee and Arturo)
Lee Fugal with the Gonzalez Trio at Disneyland
(Roberto, Carmelita, Lee and Arturo)

Don’t forget to visit Lee’s website www.leefugal.com!

9 thoughts on “Interview: Lee Fugal (Disneyland’s “Golden Horseshoe Revue” entertainer)”

  1. Jack Watson was the first one to do a pre-show which consisted of him playing about 20 minutes of piano which was followed by a fast offering of parts of various old tunes and then a sing-a-long. He was with the show from the mid-1950s until the early 1960’s.

        1. He was my father. I lived in that house on Marguerite when I was little. I didn’t see him after the age of 9.

          1. Hi Chelsea, Jerry King was your father?! I’ve heard such very nice stories about him from people who knew him. I wish I met him! I’m very sorry you didn’t see him after age 9.

          2. He was. My mom worked at Disneyland too as a VIP tour guide and they met there. I have very fond memories of being at the park when I was a little kid.

          3. I was good friends with comic Wally Boag and knew Jerry. He was always a kind and friendly guy and a great drummer. He and Wally were great friends and often played golf together.

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