YMMV / America Sings

• Broken Base: Visitors who've looked back on America Sings have mixed opinions about it. There are those who remember it fondly for being a fun-filled romp about the history of American music. Then there are those who felt it was kitschy and a poor fit for Disneyland, especially considering it was based in Tomorrowland. And this isn't getting into the Deborah Gail Stone incident.
• Ensemble Dark Horse: The Boothill Boys (the vultures) are quite popular.
• Overshadowed by Controversy: If you're not a huge Disney theme park fan, chances are you only know about this ride because of the tragic death of Deborah Gail Stone, an 18-year old employee who was crushed between two of the walls in the moving theater. Although new safety precautions were installed immediately after the incident, the ride was never able to fully get out from under that story. This video by Defunctland goes into detail about the tragedy.
• Retroactive Recognition: Sort of - a lot of the animatronics would be reused in the significantly more successful Splash Mountain after America Sings shut down. People have compiled lists online, in fact.
• Unintentional Period Piece: America Sings had a patriotic theme that chronicled the history of music in America, and it had a brightly decorated exterior with red, white, and blue paint. Those factors alone made it a product of the mid-70s Bicentennial celebration era.
• Viewer Species Confusion:
  • Is that animal singing "Down in the Valley" a fox or a coyote?
  • Is that a donkey or a mule that Sam and Ollie are riding during the Deep South scene? What about the donkey who serves as the mount of the dog that sings "Who Shot the Hole in My Sombrero?"?

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