Little Mexico Attractions
The Three Cabelleros Present: Fiesta de Mèxico
Welcome to the Little Mexico Theater, where Walt Disney is premiering a Circarama presentation about the beauty and charm of Mexican culture, designed to place us right in the middle of a Cinco De Mayo fiesta. Along the journey, we will experience the majesty of a Mariachi Band, the serenity of a salsa dance, and the all around spectacular aspects of Mexico.
The show uses the same technology as Tomorrowland’s “America the Beautiful” in the Circarama theater, which has 11 projectors using 16mm film to project a show about the beauty of the United States of America.
Guests enter the theater and wind through a queue featuring posters of famous Mexican musicians and actors in order to commemorate the amount of talent that comes from within the borders of this culture. Mexican decorations also line the walls of the theater’s interior like paintings and decorative sombreros.
Guests enter a waiting area where a screen shows Walt Disney walking guests through what they’re about to see and telling them about the beauty of Mexico. All of a sudden, José Carioca, Panchito Pistoles, and Donald Duck appear next to Walt in his office on a magic carpet. Walt Disney politely explains to the three amigos that this show isn’t for cartoons and it's about real life Mexico.
“Hey, sorry fellas but I’m afraid that this show just isn’t for respected cartoon characters, like yourselves.”
Panchito ignores Walt and hijacks their Magic Carpet, in order to make it fly into the direction of the theater. Smoke appears out of a nearby air duct and cartoon-like crashing sounds are heard from inside the theater.
Walt quickly apologizes and tells guests that he’s pretty sure that the Three Caballeros won’t get in the way of their theater experience and to have a wonderful time enjoying his new Circarama show, “Fiesta De Mèxico.”
The theater doors are opened by cast members. Three large holes can be seen in the back screen that are suspiciously shaped like Josè, Panchito, and Donald Duck. The theater lights dim as guests take their seats in the Circarama theater.
The film begins with a tour above a small Mexican town as fireworks and going off and music can be heard. We approach closer into the town and a narrator begins telling us about the significance of Cinco De Mayo and the battle that occurred on that day, which happens to signify Mexico’s emancipation from French rule during the height of America’s Civil War.
Suddenly, the titular Birds of a Feather crash the show and begin singing their classic songs and inadvertently causing mayhem around the town.
The narrator tells Josè, Panchito, and Donald to stop causing such a ruckus as he begins to go into detail about some popular activities that are present during the party like singing and dancing.
Donald crashes the “dance floor” and spots a beautiful maiden whom he wants to dance with. He tries to make his way to the woman but is instead pulled in every which way by other townsfolk.
Panchito and Josè sing a song that gets everyone to dance in unison as Donald is being squished and shoved by unassuming dancers and Mariachi performers.
Eventually, Donald Duck looses his cool and essentially turns into a firework as he turns red and explodes into the air. When he arrives back on the ground, he lands in a large pile of Piñatas. Donald’s anger causes the entire pile to explode with candy.
The Three Caballeros thank guests for coming and the narrator leaves his final thoughts on the serenity and spectacle of Mexico.
After the show, guests exit into a wide hallway with a mural depicting the Three Cabelleros on the wall to their right. At the end of the room is a doorway into a post-ride shop: Donald's Gifts. Here guests can find merchandise related to The Three Caballeros, including sombreros; candy; and toy figures of Donald, Josè, and Panchito. The shop is themed to a birthday party for Donald, and quite often the Duck himself makes an appearance there.