Diamond Horseshoe

[Jodi1980]

What is the entertainment there now?

 

[Kallison]

I've heard basically the same except no Miss Lucille and the dancing girls which is a major bummer. Haven't been since 09/01, bumping up for someone who has been more recently?

 

[bearzabout]

We were there in October. They put on a great show. The room was completely filled which really surprised us. They had a hiliarious comic who performed card tricks and picked on people seated in the lower level. The humor was good, clean, family fun. Sit in the balcony unless you don't mind being part of the show. As we left, we commented on the high standards Disney seems to have for all of its shows.

 

[RaySharpton]

Diamond Horseshoe Saloon Revue and Medicine Show offers wacky, whimsical Old West humor and a variety of acts that ensures no guest sees the same show twice.

Since the Magic Kingdom opened in 1971, the 300-seat Diamond Horseshoe Saloon has been an entertainment hot spot.

Previously, as the Diamond Horseshoe Jamboree, reservations were required to see the show. Now, the show has been revamped to include several acts separated by musical interludes that allow guests to come and go as they please.

"We really wanted the revue to have a casual, informal feel," says show director Chris Oyen. "We also wanted it to be spontaneous."

As the revue opens, the audience is greeted by one of the show's two hosts -- Wildcat Kate or Dr. Bill Ya Later. What happens next is different in every show. Guests may see one or three different acts, depending on when they go.

Some will be treated to a "traveling troubadour of the Old West" -- a singer who accompanies himself on banjo or guitar -- who strolls through the saloon, talks to audience members and leads sing-alongs.
Some shows feature a Wild West magician performing astounding tricks and sleight-of-hand with the help of the audience and the house piano accompanist.

Rounding out the repertoire is the saloon's featured singer and her two dancing girls, "Miss Lucille Lamour and Her Lovely Ladies." They perform a variety of dances, including the can-can, clog stomp and other saloon numbers. Miss Lucille and her girls also banter with the guests, and some lucky guy may even find one of the beauties perched on his lap.

"It's a musical variety show that's playful, fun and hopefully recreates the spirit of the Old West," Oyen says. "There's always something happening."
The 45-minute revue and medicine show can be seen five times daily at the Diamond Horseshoe Saloon at the Magic Kingdom.