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Monitoring the Mouse

SCANNING THE ENTERTAINMENT AT DISNEYLAND

I want thank a lot of folks [who wish to remain nameless] for their hard work in assembling and writing this section!

Everyone knows that Disneyland uses a trunked radio system to communicate various status around the park. Some people will bring scanners into the park to get a behind the scenes listen about what is going on.

DL also uses many wireless microphones and headsets in their shows. Many people don't realize that these signals may be monitored as well. The frequencies presented below can provide as much entertainment and information as the traditional UHF radio system. The frequencies are grouped by 'land.'

Shows like Pocahontas, Hunchback of Notre Dame (both retired) and Fantasmic! are under the control of a show director. The show director has a headset which he / she uses to cue various activity throughout the show. Typically the headset is used to control the widely dispersed lighting crew. However the more elaborate effects are cued by other technicians who are connected to this network too.

Monitoring the show control can give you a feel for how smoothly the show is really running. If there is a lot of chit-chat, then the show is probably mature and running smoothly. Tense voices and terse commands (ala Light Magic) are the norm for the less mature, or problematic shows.

Fantasmic! now in it's fifth year runs a very relaxed show control network. However, weather conditions and unexpected breakdowns can take their toll. During my last visit, it was entertaining to hear the banter between the sound board and the show control booth. There was much discussion regarding the potential cancellation due to high wind conditions. Although DL cancelled the show, and announced this on their internal show control headsets, the crowd was kept in place until the last minute with the "...the show MAY be cancelled..." announcements.

The wireless microphones also allow a more personal 'view' of how a show may be progressing. Once attached to the performer, a wireless microphone continues to transmit whether or not the performer is currently on stage. When the performer is on stage, the sound person will simply feed the signal from his receiver into the sound system. The receiver (but not the transmitter is disabled after the performer has completed his or her part in the show.

All of the frequencies listed below are listed in Megahertz (MHz). All but one of these frequencies are modulated in what is known as wide band FM (WFM). The remaining signal on the list (along with the general trunked system) use what is known as narrow band FM (NFM). NFM is available on all police-band scanners and is typically the default (de-)modulation mode.

Wide-band FM is less common on scanners, but is widely used for television and commercial FM (88-108MHz). WFM is used in wireless microphones and headsets because it allows for greater sonic quality over NFM signals. The analogy is that NFM sounds like a telephone and WFM sounds like a standard FM radio signal.

Unfortunately WFM isn't available on many scanners. If your scanner can receive in the range of commercial FM broadcast, it will typically have WFM mode. You can try plugging in the frequencies listed below to see if your scanner is capable of receiving them.

Someone so nicely commented on the amount of information which I have compiled for this web site. Part of the trick is knowing where to look. Fortunately, much of the radio usage at the park is governed by the rules and regulations of the Federal Communications Commission. Except for some low power transmitters (known as Part 15 transmitters, after the FCC Section describing their use), Disney cannot just broadcast on any randomly chosen frequency. They cannot afford the risk of interfering with other licensed transmitters, nor do they want to risk someone interfering with their operations.

Therefore, most of the radios covered in the park must conform to the FCC license regulations which includes the frequencies which the park is assigned to use. So the best way to find the frequencies in use in the park is to start with the FCC license information. In my opinion, the most flexible FCC data is obtained from Percon Corporation. They actually work in cooperation with the FCC. They can be reached on the web via this LINK.

I strongly recommend that anyone who is somewhat serious about scanning invest the $30 for the basic license information which covers all of the United States. If you are very serious you can obtain the complete FCC data base which runs around $120, per (several state) region. The complete database adds a lot of information that can add to your pleasure of frequency sleuthing.

As you can tell from the entertainment frequencies posted here on the D-I-G, they all fall into one of several frequency ranges. If you were to take an educated guess, you'd notice that all of these frequencies lie within the spectrum allocated for broadcast television. Picking frequencies in this region has one big benefit, there is a low probability of interfering with some other transmitting station. Unlike some of the other radio users, television stations tend to broadcast on a 24hr continuous basis. So avoiding a frequency collision is as easy as picking up a TV guide and seeing which broadcast channels are in use in your area. Then you pick some other frequency. The benefit is so widely recognized, in fact, that the people who make sound equipment (i.e. wireless microphones and headsets) know this and supply transmitters that operate in that range.

During my first several trips to Disneyland, I relied on this observation when hunting for new frequencies. I would scan the entire set of television bands looking for signals. Until I got the Percon database. I found that Disney's low power transmitters are all covered under one license. Just like the broadcast stations we're used to listening too, the license has a call sign. One of the interesting licenses is BLP00528. The information below is from the Percon '98 Southwest Region FCC Master Frequency Database. It is listed as a low power license which covers the following ranges:

174MHz - 216MHz 470MHz - 488MHz

494MHz - 608MHz 614MHz - 806MHz

There is a lot of interesting data in the license, but the most relevant data is that these transmitters are limited to 100 units per band. Each unit can transmit 250mW and can have a 100kHz frequency deviation. In English that means that these units are low power and are in wide band FM. But since you are reading the D-I-G, you knew that already.

Compare the frequencies specified below with the license, and you'll note that all of the listed frequencies fall into one of these ranges. So the next time you're trying to find a new frequency for a microphone, headset or other special use, just limit yourselves to the frequencies above. It should help you narrow down your search.

One other hint is regarding the discreet monitoring of the 900MHz trunked system. Many scanners come with a traditional 'wideband' rubber-duck antenna that is around six to nine inches in length. Most users put on the factory antenna and don't consider trying anything else. In the case of the Disneyland trunked system any antenna will provide satisfactory performance. In fact, because of the transmitter power no antenna at all will also provide pretty decent performance!

Removing the antenna allows a better concealment of your radio and prevents wear and tear on your antenna and jack. If your worried about something 'falling into the BNC' connector, you can try a DB-32 Miracle Baby from Optoelectronics. It's small size provides adequate gain for the 900MHz frequencies. Check it out at this LINK.

Now that I've given you some hints on radio monitoring, let me take a moment to remind you that you should monitor responsibly. The FCC allows radio hobbyists the freedom to monitor just about any frequency we manage to find at Disneyland. However, we are not free to divulge what we hear. Legally we can get into a lot of trouble. So if someone asks what you are listening to, please take a moment to consider the legal ramifications of your answer. Describing our new find in vague terms is not a problem. Divulging the details of the transmission can get you into a lot of trouble. The same rules apply to a post on the net.

I know that folks at the park are becoming aware of our monitoring. I have observed this from several sources, so it appears as if the word is spreading across Disneyland. Ignoring the legal issues, common sense says we all get to enjoy more monitoring the more discrete we are about it. My first indication was when Parade Control people working the Xmas Parade jokingly acknowledged the possibility that their communications might be monitored.

I also had some entertaining moments listening to a Fantasmic! crew. Among the pre-show banter on the Fantasmic! radio network was acknowledgment that guests with scanners might be monitoring their network. Someone on the network commented that the Hunchback crew was 'broadcasting' false information over the net. Others followed up with their own 'tall tales', like Walt is contained in the Partner's statue at the hub. ;) In an interesting follow-up, I received a note from a cast member who informs me that show policy is changing as a direct result of information posted on the net.

Big Blue Brother is watching!

During my last visit I got to experience first hand some of this interest from a Disneyland security officer. I don't remember his name, so let's just call him officer Bob. Bob, if that's you're real name, I apologize.

I was walking north in the Frontierland area from Pirates towards the Golden Horseshoe to make reservations for the Billy Hill show. I had one (unidentified) radio in my pocket with a 3" stub antenna and I was listening to it via an earphone. I had a second radio, my ham HT, in my hand and I was coordinating with my wife over the Disneyland repeater. She was in line at the new Rocket Rods attraction and I wanted to make sure I didn't lose her in line while I wandered out to maximize the wait time and get us some reservations across the park.

Officer Bob is walking south from the Mark Twain loading dock and has taken an interest in me. As I walk towards the Golden Horseshoe podium, Officer Bob tries to 'covertly' loop around behind me and starts following me. As I am making my reservation, Officer Bob enters the saloon and pretends to investigate something inside, for about thirty seconds. He then starts hovering over the CM taking my reservation while he tries to identify the mystery radio in my pocket. Since the radio's face is covered and the audio is going into an ear piece, Officer Bob isn't getting very far with his casual investigation.

I ignore him and finish getting my reservation and start to walk away. Officer Bob stops and asks what I'm doing. I tell him that I'm talking with my wife, etc. I show him the HT and tell him I'm a amateur radio operator. He asks about the mystery radio, I tell him that it is another radio to monitor amateur frequencies and he's pretty satisfied with the answer.

I politely ask Officer Bob if there is a problem with scanners in the park. Officer Bob authoritatively tells me that Cell phones, Amateur Radios and other radios are safe, but they are concerned about possible interference from scanners. Sigh. I guess Officer Bob doesn't understand the difference between a transmitter and a receiver. I had places to go and things to see and didn't feel like arguing with Officer Bob, so I bid him farewell and continued to enjoy my day at Disneyland.

When I returned I sent an e-mail to Disneyland asking them about their radio policy. As was expected, they don't mind you bringing in a radio so long as it doesn't interfere with park operation. Someone should tell Officer Bob. My advice to you?

First, always monitor with an ear piece. 'Interference' is a very nebulous word. You could possibly interfere, if sound from your radio was picked up from a nearby transmitter and caused audio feedback. The one downside about certain ear pieces is that the folks at Disneyland are smart enough to tell a walkman-type headset from a monaural ear piece like many of the CMs wear. Maybe I was just being paranoid, but a lot of suits and undercover folks seemed interested in me when I was wearing an ear piece. If possible I suggest using a stereo headset and let them think you're listening to a walkman.

The other friendly suggestion is that you monitor discreetly at all times. I wouldn't wear a radio on a belt clip. Put it in a pocket or in a pack. You may be in the right and Officer Bob may be in the wrong, but if you waste time on Officer Bob, you're the loser in the end. If Officer Bob asks what kind of radio you have, you're listening to KFI.

Secret Disneyland Frequencies

The frequencies posted here are gathered from personal monitoring experience in past and present. However some 'secret' frequencies are missing. Where can you find them? The Federal Communications Commission of course. The site linked above allows you to search licensees using many different criteria. The most straightforward for this purpose is the Licensee / State option.

Fortunately, the Licensee field will do a partial wildcard match. Click the appropriate box under the Licensee Name field. The restriction is that the characters must appear in the right hand side of the licensee field. Translation, "Disney" will return information on "DISNEYland, DISNEY store, DISNEY", but not "Walt Disney." And typing just "Walt" will return a whole lot of licenses. ;)

Might I suggest the following licensees:

Walt Disney Imagineering
Walt Disney Company
Disneyland Inc
Disneyland Resort

After you click "Ok", then click on the "WTB Land Mobile Database," and then click on the callsign to bring up frequency-specific information. You'll then be presented with a screen full of information regarding the frequency. For even more information, click on the "Site" field, and then in the subsequent "Frequency" field. That is as deep as you can go and you will be presented with more data than you could possibly use. Like did you know that Disney's trunked radio puts out a whopping 70 watts?

You'll find some frequencies which are already posted here. And you'll find some new frequencies that you might want to keep an ear out for. Let us know if you find any activity on these frequencies.

Amateur Radio at Disneyland / D.E.A.R.S.

This lists the output for the two meter repeater run by the Disney Amateur Radio group. If you're actually going to use it, you need this information. My ARRL guide lists the following:

Disneyland - 146.940- WA6BIZ o(ca)131.8 DsnyIndRC

Translation:

Repeater output is 146.940
Repeater input is 146.340 (-600kHz)

The callsign is WA6BIZ, which is incorrect according to the auto ID on the repeater, but I don't remember the new callsign. The repeater is (o)pen for use, but the auto-patch is closed. Auto-patch allows privileged users to make phone calls. The repeater requires a 131.8Hz CTCSS tone.

The Disney ham radio group is formally known as the DISNEY EMERGENCY AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE, or D.E.A.R.S. This group has, in past years, staged a special event operating station for the ham radio community (usually around major park anniversary dates).

What scanner should I buy?

As I post updates to this page online, I inevitably get a couple of e-mails where people ask me what scanner they should purchase in order to monitor the frequencies at Disneyland. My answer is always the same, print out this web page, figure out what you want to listen to, mark those frequencies on the printout and take it to your local Radio Shack.

Well I would like to announce a great web resource for those of you who want to do scanner research and comparisons, check out:

http://www.strongsignals.net/
http://www.strongsignals.net/htm/radios.htm

The first URL is the entrypoint into a huge collection of news, reviews and other data about the scanning hobby. The second URL is the location of scanner reviews. You can look here for frequency coverage for different radios. The site is maintained by Rich Wells. He's spent a lot of time collecting and organizing this information. It certainly shows. Save yourself a walk to Radio Shack.

Well, that wraps up my monitoring for now. I hope you enjoy a safe, happy and informed visit at Disneyland. Enjoy the hobby!

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TOMORROWLAND

Parades

This is a control channel for the parade. You'll get to hear the behind-the-scenes parade coordination. Before the performance, people were concerned about the availability of certain characters. I guess the inclement weather affected some character's punctuality. It was also useful to keep tabs on the latest parade delays. The delays were coordinated here prior to their announcement over the park's trunked radio system. The channel was also used to coordinate action during the parade and provide feedback regarding float placement. I have listed the frequency as both Wide Band and Narrow Band FM. I found that I could monitor the frequency in either mode, but that it was more 'monitorable' using the Wide band setting on my scanner.

[The Parade Control Frequency was originally discovered during the Christmas Parade. I was concerned that the frequency might be 'seasonal' as well. Fortunately the frequency was alive and well for the Hercules parade and also the Mulan Parade.]

476.3000 WFM/NFM Parade Control Channel

As listed above, the frequency can be monitored in NFM or WFM. It is a bit more listenable on my radio in WFM mode.

Disneyland's new summer night time parade features characters from the Legend of Mulan, along with a variety of other Chinese-themed performers such as acrobats, plate spinners and diablo twirlers. There is no singing in this parade so there is no need of wireless microphones. I was also unable to find a broadcast for the parade float audio, so I suspect the Mulan floats use the new self contained audio system used in Disneyland's newer parades.

The frequency listed above is used for a network that connects parade technicians along
the parade route with their staff back in the parade control room, which is housed in the Main Street building above the AP Processing Center (old Bank of America).

During one performance, the automated parade location system must have malfunctioned. Under normal operation, a computer monitors where a float is along the parade route and coordinates the soundtrack coming from the float and from the background. The system allows audio from the floats to be seamlessly synchronized with the audio you hear from the stationary speakers placed along the parade route.

However, during my visit the computer must have malfunctioned, I saw parade technicians with flip charts excitedly calling out positional information for each of the floats along the route. They tried their best, but the sound ended up being a bit skewed between the floats and the background. One interesting item I learned is that there are thirty-two zones along the parade route, which starts at Main street, and extends through the Small World plaza area.

On another day, there was a big power failure, so many things were disrupted in the park. I suppose the parade was no different. Prior to a potential performance during the outage, I was privy to the 'drama' between parade staff and Disneyland as they tried to decide between a full parade performance and a Cavalcade of Characters stand-in.

Later in the week, there was more coordination between the Disneyland crowd control and the parade folks. The crowds were so big for the fourth of July, that the streets couldn't be cleared fast enough to allow for the parade. Parade techs and crowd control were trying to guess a time when the street could be cleared well enough to allow for safe operation of the parade.

Several people have asked and I am sure just as many more wonder why the fascination about radios in the park. These experiences are great examples of how you can enjoy the park to a greater extent if you can make informed decisions about what is going on. I doubt few folks really knew in the confusion what to expect. And I know that unless a CM had a radio, there was no way they could keep me apprised about the parade status. Most of the CMs were keeping busy directing traffic and trying not to get trampled.

Fantasmic!

Whenever I bring someone new into the park, I always try and make their visit special. On a recent trip my mom was visiting with me so I wanted to make a Fantasmic! show as painless as possible, so we got the Dessert Buffet tickets. In between stuffing myself with pastries and gulping down mint-julips, I managed to extend my Fantasmic knowledge as well. Here are some the frequencies I think I've found:

208.4000M WFM Fantasmic! Control Room / Rptr Out	209.2000M WFM Fantasmic! Broadcast Audio track
734.2000M WFM Fantasmic! Jazz Band Wireless Mic	209.9750M WFM Fantasmic! Sound Board to Control Room
204.6000M WFM Fireworks Audio (post Fantasmic!)

I have never heard voice traffic on 209.2. All I have ever heard is the Fantasmic! soundtrack. I suppose that it is either used to allow technicians to monitor and coordinate with what is happening on stage, or it is used to send sound to remote speakers? Perhaps the barge floats operate the way the old Disneyland parade floats (e.g. Lion King, and MSEP) worked, and rebroadcast audio transmitted from another source? Anyway, all speculation on my part.

There are several groups of folks that need to be connected during the performance. The show director who is located at the soundboard directly behind the Rivers of America. There are show control technicians that reside in a booth above the Disney Gallery. There are lighting technicians that direct spotlights. There are various folks that are dispersed who help to coordinate actors and effects. All of these folks are connected via radio.

The show director has a headset that transmits her audio on 209.975. Folks in the control room must be connected into the system via a wire because I only hear them on the repeater output frequency of 208.4. I suspect that the other folks either transmit into different ranges or have no need of relaying status back to the other parts of show
control. During the more crowded times of the year, a jazz band is floated along the Rivers of America. They can be monitored on 734.2.

I want to emphasize that all of this is conjecture based upon what I have heard. If someone wants to fill in the details, I'd love to know more about how this excellent show works. Fantasmic! is currently under rehab, so there is no telling how the radio usage will change when it returns.

Tomorrowland

Space Mt. - Have you ever noticed that the CM on the loading dock and the on the exit platform wear headsets? These headsets are linked via radio to the CM behind the glass booth at the ride control center. You can expect to hear lots of chit-chat regarding various guests and behind the scenes reports about the dating scene at Disneyland.

184.2000 NFM Space Mt. Headsets

Innoventions is a new attraction which is housed in the former America Sings building, which was housed in the old Carousel of Progress. It is an area that hosts trade show exhibits from such companies as Compaq, Kaiser, Honeywell, General Motors, Silicon Graphics and AT&T, among others. These exhibits are typical trade show faire with an CM announcer which gives a demo and a spiel about the sponsors' product.

Although many of these announcers use wired microphones, there are a couple which are connected via a wireless microphone. (I wonder how the sound makes it from the mike to the speaker without the wire? ;) Here are the frequencies for the wireless microphones at Innoventions:

795.8750 WFM Innoventions / AT&T Wireless mic	797.0000 WFM Innoventions / SGI Wireless mic
680.5000 WFM Innoventions / Compaq	794.6250 WFM Innoventions / Kaiser

The General Motors' exhibit was the most popular and also turned out to be the most entertaining to monitor. GM setup a virtual reality ride that takes about twenty guests at a time through their research facilities. The ride was implemented as individual chairs, each with attached binocular eyepiece through which you could view the show. The attraction is hosted by three CMs, each wearing a headset. The CMs would coordinate crowd control between their positions at entry and exit, insuring that every seat got loaded.

The nice thing about the way this radio system is implemented is that all of the CMs can talk at the same time. The repeater accepts all three inputs simultaneously and mixes them into a combined signal at the output. If you monitor the 470.05 frequency, you will hear all of the headsets at once. You will typically want to monitor the repeater output, as it will allow you to monitor all of the action without having to scan. You will also get a better range. How far? Try it out! ;) The headsets were monitored on the following frequencies:

470.0500 NFM Innoventions / GM CM Headset (rptr Out)	491.8000 NFM Innoventions / GM CM Headset A (rptr In)
491.9500 NFM Innoventions / GM CM Headset B (rptr In)	491.8500 NFM Innoventions / GM CM Headset C (rptr In)

The final addition to the New Tomorrowland is Redd Rocket's Pizza Port. A great place to eat. The CMs work hard at having you enjoy your stay at the Port. These CMs also use a headset to coordinate among themselves. The headset plugs into a belt mounted radio. The boxes for the Pizza Port headsets look a lot like those used at the GM Innoventions exhibit and those used for the parade.

Unfortunately, I was not able to positively determine frequency usage, but I suspect they're somewhere in the 470-488 MHz region as are the other headsets. As a start for folks who are interested in trying to help me find the frequency, let me say that I have have a hunch the frequency is in the vicinity of 481.6250. I would like to point out that I'm not proud, so if someone would like to provide the exact frequency, I'd be happy to try it out! ;)

Tomorrowland Terrace occasionally hosts bands on their stage. We watched several and found the following frequencies in use. We don't know how many microphones, if any, belonged to equipment provided by Disney. The colors refer to a tape strip around the base of the microphone. I noticed that these microphones had a short - maybe 1 inch - antenna sprouting from the base. Knowledgeable folks might be able to use that to determine what brand they are.

195.0000 WFM Bass	208.2000 WFM Guitar
782.6000 WFM Red	785.1250 WFM Pink
786.0000 WFM Blue	802.5000 WFM Green

Fantasyland

The Pocahontas show was removed to allow the construction of a new larger theater. "Animazement - The Musical" is the first show to be presented in the new venue. It is a collage of songs from Disney's animated films starting with the Little Mermaid and including songs up to the Hercules. Unlike several of the older shows, characters are required to play several parts. So a performer in the chorus for one scene, might be a primary character in the next. My point is that accurate singular character identification isn't always possible.

Like the other stage shows which have preceded it, Animazement has a show control frequency which is used by the director to signal cues to the other stage personnel. Surprisingly, the new show uses the old Pocahontas show control (179.2 MHz). It just goes to show you that just as with other aspects of the park, recycling is alive and well. Since I've spent a lot of time at this show trying to discover and identify the frequencies, I haven't spent a lot of time actually listening.

Here are the frequencies for the Animazement show:

179.2000 WFM Show Control	208.8250 WFM Show Control
560.1100 WFM Aladdin	562.1450 WFM Clopin / Animator "Blue" - double mic'ed (he's an important guy! ;)
674.1125 WFM Animator "Blue" - double mic'ed / (Male - "lead", also plays Clopin)	674.4000 WFM Animator "Green" (Male - plays Turtle in Little Mermaid number)
674.9875 WFM Animator "White" (Male - doesn't appear as an Animator at the end of the show)	679.8625 WFM Animator "Purple" (Female - "lower / left" Lion King duet singer)
769.5250 WFM Quasimodo	770.1250 WFM Pocahontas
771.3750 WFM Hercules	775.8750 WFM Ariel
772.3750 WFM Animator "Orange" (Female - "upper / right" Lion King duet singer)

While we're in Fantasyland, I might as well mention that I caught a performance of the Sword in the Stone ceremony which is performed in the area just south of King Arthur's Carousel. The performance consists of a single character, Merlin the magician, who attempts to recreate the climactic moment from the Sword in the Stone. He will select a 'rube' who will try and remove a sword from a metal sculpture in the show area. The rube obviously fails. He then chooses a young child who can successfully 'move' the sword in the stone and he/she becomes 'ruler' of Fantasyland.

I've never observed the ceremony up close, so I'm not sure exactly how the sword is released from the sculpture. My understanding is that the sword is released by a 'helper' above Peter Pan attraction. I haven't watched the show to know whether Merlin is able to hide a quick press of a remote. I would tend to believe the helper story, since there's
got to be someone up there to manage Merlin's microphone. Someone in the know please let us know how the effect is triggered.

Merlin wears a microphone so that everyone in the large crowd that assembles may hear his performance. I picked up two frequencies for Merlin. I verified that they are not images. I suspect that Merlin is double miked for 'fault tolerance.' If one microphone fails, for whatever reason, then they can cut over to the other one. Here are the frequencies I monitored:

585.6000 WFM Merlin

584.2000 WFM Merlin

Adventureland

During one of my trips, I got to take in the storytelling session in Aladdin's Oasis. The story of Aladdin is told by a cast of four characters with a little help from the younger audience members. The four paid performers include Aladdin, Jasmine, and two other characters of the period. The two side characters take on multiple personalities as the story of Jasmine and Aladdin unfolds. One of those characters is named Kazoo, I didn't catch the name of the other character.

I haven't had a chance to refine my frequencies, so if you're having trouble with these, then try tuning around (say +/- 25kHz) until the signal comes in clearer. If you find the 'true' frequencies, please let me know. Otherwise I'll grab them next time I'm in the park. Just like the other wireless microphones, these are best monitored using Wide-band FM (WFM), and the numbers are in MHz.:

535.2000M WFM 'Short' Character'	546.1000M WFM Unknown performer
548.5000M WFM Kazoo	553.2000M WFM Aladdin
564.8000M WFM Kazoo (backup mic?)	572.9500M WFM Show Control?
607.1500M WFM Jasmine

Frontierland

Although Frontierland doesn't have many rides, it does have most of the live entertainment.

Frontierland runs a musical number in the Golden Horseshoe Saloon hosted by Billy Hill and his three brothers, all named Billy. Since the show is live and there isn't a big stage, there is no show control. Billy and the gang come out and play various instruments. Many performers have a lapel microphone. There are wireless pickups on the instruments played throughout the performance. There is also a wireless microphone on the stage.

The show has changed a bit and I strongly urge those of you who have written it off to give it one more chance. The changes aren't earth shattering, but the lead Billy does get a good jab into the River Dance phenomena. Billy's version is "Puddle Prance." Perhaps it was a piece that was postponed until the memory of Light Magic could fade a bit more?

Many of the frequencies below continue to be in use. Some of them appeared to be silent. My suggestion is to keep the old (silent) ones around, since there's no telling if they'll pop up again.

203.5000M WFM Billy Hill Mandolin Pickup	621.2000M WFM Billy Hill Old Brother
517.6000M WFM Billy Hill (Bass brother) Violin	625.2000M WFM Billy Hill Lead Mic
573.9000M WFM Billy Hill Bass	626.3000M WFM Billy Hill Unknown
610.7000M WFM Billy Hill Unknown	627.2500M WFM Billy Hill Unknown
614.0000M WFM Billy Hill Violin	658.2000M WFM Billy Hill Lead Guitar
614.6000M WFM Billy Hill Unknown	659.9750M WFM Billy Hill Mandolin Player Mic
617.1000M WFM Billy Hill (Older Brother) Violin	669.5500M WFM Billy Hill Bass Player
618.0000M WFM Billy Hill Old Brother

Here are some newer frequencies I picked up at the Golden Horseshoe:

191.3000 WFM Billy Hill Bass	215.2000 WFM Billy Hill Guitar
517.5875 WFM Billy Hill Bass	573.9000 WFM Billy Hill (Bass Guy) Violin
614.0125 WFM Billy Hill Lead Mic	617.9875 WFM Billy Hill (Old Guy) Violin
625.1875 WFM Billy Hill Lead Mic	659.9750 WFM Billy Hill (Mando Guy) Mic

Frontierland also hosts a bit of street entertainment as well. The Mayor, his daughter Sallie Mae and a rube name Clem perform a small comedy routine in the area outside of the Golden Horseshoe Saloon. Since we want everybody to be able to hear, we need wireless microphones.

Since I want you to be able to hear, here are the frequencies in use:

803.5000 WFM Mayor	805.0000 WFM SallieMae
804.1250 WFM Clem

Walt Disney Imagineering at Disneyland

461.6500 NFM Rocket Rods Testing (WPLY500) / Base	466.6500 NFM pair under license (WPLY500) / Mobile
464.5500 NFM pair under license (WPCR281) / Base	469.5500 NFM Construction talk (WPCR281) / Mobile
464.5000 NFM Also licensed under WPCR281 / Base	469.5000 NFM Also licensed under WPCR281 / Mobile

I monitored WPLY500 as being used by folks who were coordinating during the testing of the Rocket Rodd attraction. Although WPLY500 is licensed to Walt Disney Imagineering, it is authorized for use at Disneyland. The lower frequency is licensed to the base unit. Unfortunately, this frequency is also shared by several other folks in the area. You can check out who at the FCC database ...so you'll be listening to other non-Disney communications.

WPCR281 is also licensed to the Walt Disney company. During my last visit I heard folks coordinating about pouring some concrete, so my guess is that this frequency might have something to do with construction of the new California Adventure.

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