Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show

Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show (currently known as Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show... with Mickey & Friends!; French: La Légende de Buffalo Bill) was a live, premium show located at the Disney Village area in Marne-la-Vallée, France near Disneyland Paris. It was a Western-themed dinner show (similar to other dinner shows such as Pirate's Dinner Adventure and ) that featured live entertainment in a modernized version of Buffalo Bill's Wild West, a circus-like show founded by Buffalo Bill himself 1883. It was an opening day attraction in Disney Village, along with rest of the Euro Disney Resort opened on April 12, 1992.
==History==
William Frederick Cody, better known as "Buffalo Bill", took his Buffalo Bill's Wild West spectacle to Europe where it largely became successful, especially in France. Following the success of the original show in years, a reincarnation of Buffalo Bill's show could still be seen in Disney Village and two performances were presented nightly. Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show was located inside the Gaumont Cinema & IMAX building, which housed the aforementioned attraction inside prior to its closure in 2020.
The original incarnation of the show was closed on March 17, 2009 as part of the Mickey's Magical Party event to add Mickey Mouse and his friends to perform during the show. It was later re-themed as "Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show... with Mickey & Friends!" as of April 4, 2009, which was the current incarnation of the show where Mickey Mouse and his friends join in the show to entertain guests.
On May 29, 2019, it was announced that the Buffalo Bill's show would be replaced by another Disney franchise after more than twenty years of performance as part of Disney Village being overhauled for a renovation. The show permanently closed on November 24, 2020 due to the ongoing effects of the pandemic. 
Following the closure of the show, the signage for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show was removed on May 14, 2021 followed by the Mickey statue being removed on May 17 on that same year. On July 25, 2022, it was reported that a demolition permit was filed at Disneyland Paris, resulting in the bison enclosure, horse riding arena, and pre-built containers to be demolished.
==Attraction Summary==
===Pre-show===
When guests checked in to dine in at Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, they received a cowboy hat and a color card to know which section they would be seated at (similar to like what happened at Medieval Times and Pirate's Dinner Adventure). Guests arrived at a saloon where they lined up to get ready to see the show while entertained by a live cowboy band singing in front of them. Since 2009, the cowboy band was sometimes joined by Disney characters mingling with them. After the pre-show, guests proceeded into the arena where they seat at the chair which matches their color card.
===Main Show===
Dinner was served towards guests while the show began (guests received a chili starter, cornbread, a main entree including potatoes, sausage, chicken, ribs, followed by a dessert which was ice cream and crumble). It began with Auguste Durand-Ruel, the Master of Ceremonies, introducing Mickey Mouse and his friends who join in with Buffalo Bill's show introducing themselves to the audience. Afterwards, Buffalo Bill (played by an actor) arrived and introduced himself to the audience about what life was all about in the Wild West. Bill then told the audience to yell "Yeehaw" loudly to know if they are enjoying the show so that the tournament with the cowboys could begin and so that they could welcome Annie Oakley (played by an actress). Oakley then arrives in the arena as Bill introduced her to the audience as he tells them that Oakley has a good sharpshooting skill to flame off the candles. During a task to extinguish the candles, Oakley managed to do this task as Buffalo Bill congratulates Annie Oakley for doing this task just as he bids a farewell to Oakley after her introduction.
Soon as the cowboys take the banners down from the stage, Bill told the audience that what they would see in the next sequence was Chief Sitting Bull (also played by an actor) and his warriors. Sitting Bull and his tribe arrived just as Sitting Bull talks to Bill in his native language just as Bill greeted him. Just then, a group of Native American warriors arrived and performed a tribal attack around the arena riding on their horses to stop Buffalo Bill. Sitting Bull arrived again at the arena as the Native Americans leave after retreat. Later, a herd of longhorn cattle arrived on stage, along with a cavalry of stagecoaches which arrived so that the cowboys set up a campfire to rest and have bean stew for dinner. Tired of having it, one cowboy tells another to take care of the longhorns and bring them to the ranch, not eat them. The cowboys then ended up brawling across the campfire, indicating that they had very little food at that time and all they could eat is bean stew.
Beginning in 2009, Mickey, Goofy, and Chip and Dale arrive on the stage to entertain guests in stage. Mickey told the group to know if they are angry to which the cowboys explain that their stomach rumbling was as "loud as the thunder of the Rocky Mountain" just as Mickey performs "If You're Hungry and You Know It" in the tune of "If You're Happy and You Know It". Afterwards, Minnie appeared on the arena and performs in front of the audience in the style of a saloon showgirl. Another cowboy then appeared and did his lassoing tricks in front of the stage just as Goofy, Mickey, Minnie, and Chip and Dale performed with him performing songs such as "Back in the Saddle" by Aerosmith and "She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain". Afterwards, Mickey and Minnie performed "You Are My Sunshine" to cheer up the cowboys. Mickey, the gang, and the cowboys then performed a hoedown in front of the crowd and after this, Mickey, the gang, the cowboys, and the longhorns leave the stage after having so much fun.
Sitting Bull then appeared again on the rocky scenery just as the tribe of Native Americans returned and performed a ritual around a campfire and after it ended, a herd of American bison arrived in the arena to settle. The Native Americans then prepare for an attack to hunt the bison just as the bison left the stage. Afterwards, the stage looped into another sequence where Buffalo Bill arrived again to welcome Annie Oakley again just as she practiced her accurate sharpshooting skills in hitting the targets in the arena. As a bullseye target is displayed in the arena, Oakley told a guest from the audience to practice shooting a bullseye just like her. Annie Oakley then leaves the arena after the event just as the guests practicing with her returned to their seats. Buffalo Bill then told the audience to call the Rough Riders to which they arrived at the arena, greeting the audience as the crowd shouted "Yeehaw" to arrive in front on the arena repeatedly as Bill hired a friend of him known as Auguste Durand-Ruel who hosted the rodeo games just as the Rough Riders began the rodeo games, a number of events the cowboys took on. After a series of rodeo games, Buffalo Bill told the audience to give a gigantic roar but thunderous applause for their hard work in the rodeo games.
Later that night, the tribe of Native Americans chased across the stagecoach across their territory, which is known as an ambush just as the cowboys managed to survive the ambush at night. Afterwards, a thief appeared onstage which is known as the Stagecoach Robbery to which Auguste and some hostages ended up being captured just as the cavalry of cowboys arrived at the scene where the stagecoach was being robbed, fighting off the robbers. Afterwards, Bill then explained the stagecoach should be returned back to the Western town just as the show ended with Auguste calling in for a celebration talking to Bill. While talking to Auguste, Bill told him that his performance in Paris has always been his favorite spot for his show to perform (referring to the historical successful performance in Europe) of all the capitals he performed at as the spotlights were filtered represent the colors of France's flag since the show is successful in France historically, while "Home on the Range" plays in the background in honor, followed by spotlights forming the colors of the flag of the United States. Afterwards, Auguste announced the winner of the tournament during the show as each color section is highlighted to know which team is the winner. He later presented a curtain call to give out a standing ovation to the actors and performers for all their hard work just as all the characters bid a farewell to the audience praising them for their hard work.
==Characters==
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*Auguste Durand-Ruel
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*Mickey Mouse (post-2009 revamp)
*Minnie Mouse (post-2009 revamp)
*Goofy (post-2009 revamp)
*Chip and Dale (post-2009 revamp)
==Music==
The music for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show was composed by George Fenton and Gavyn Wright. An album released in 1992 as part of the Resort's opening day, which features most of the music played in the original show. This album is no longer manufactured.
==Other Information==
===General===
*The show varied during the Halloween and Christmas season.
*Outside the theater was a warning that the show includes live animals (horses, bison, longhorns) during performance and dust effects, adding that guests with allergies should leave the arena. Therefore, the attraction was not recommended for guests who suffer from allergy or asthma.
*On one occasion, guests may have be chosen during the show to ride on the stagecoach during the stagecoach sequence or practice with Annie Oakley during the target practice sequence. For health and safety, guests would need to be in good health and avoid aggravating conditions.
===Menu===
Menu items throughout the show were usually cornbread, chili, Texan-style skillet (or roast chicken drumstick with sausage), and potato wedges for the standard entree and warm apple dessert with vanilla ice cream for dessert. Unlike in Medieval Times where guests had to eat food using their hands, guests could use silverware to eat properly.
Beverage items usually consisted of mineral water, assorted type of beer, or Coca-Cola; wine was also sold only at Colonel Cody's Saloon, which was located outside the arena. The aforementioned bar also sold non-alcoholic drinks such as water, Coca-Cola, coffee, or tea (could also be ordered at the arena).
==Trivia==
The animals featured in the show (longhorns, bison, and quarter horses) were imported from North America in order to give the attraction an authentic Western theme.
==References==
==External links==
*Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show on Disneyland Paris Resort's official website.
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