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''), and was produced to accompany Disney's first CinemaScope film ''

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''. (One joke has J. Audubon Woodlore breaking the fourth wall stating to the tourists in the CinemaScope version, "Uh, spread out, folks, this is CinemaScope." or in the flat version, "Uh, spread out, folks, this is a big canyon.")

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is taking a tour of the Grand Canyon. Although he just wants to enjoy the whole exhibition, this is made all but impossible by the constant admonishment from the rulebook-wielding tour guide: none other than Ranger J. Audubon Woodlore. Donald and Woodlore continue to irritate each other — Donald by innocently tripping over various regulations ("Don't drop rocks into the canyon; Don't bother the native Americans; Don't yell at Echo Cliff"; You can't be on the tour without a burro to ride"; et al.), and Woodlore by chastising him for it — until Woodlore himself disturbs

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... the last lion seen in these parts since the

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. To Woodlore's shock, Louie is, in fact, the same lion! He precedes to don a

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soldier's hat and gives chase (after Woodlore's failure to gain his confidence by whistling the Confederate tune

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). Woodlore is caught in the middle as Louie chases Donald through the Canyon, which results in most of it being destroyed (notably, a number of natural rock formations are smashed). With all the other tourists having fled, Woodlore sternly — and rather insultingly — demands that both Donald and the lion must restore Grand Canyon to its original state that they ruined; accordingly, he passes them a couple of shovels and yells at them to start digging. Feeling extremely remorseful, Donald and Louie are actually crazy enough to go along with this; they mopingly begin the ponderous task of restoring the Grand Canyon to its former glory.

Voice cast

* Donald Duck:

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* J. Audubon Woodlore: Bill Thompson * Louie the Mountain Lion: James MacDonald

Home media

The short was remastered and also released on November 11, 2008, on '' Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume Four: 1951–1961''. It was also released as a bonus feature on the DVD release of ''

''.

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* 1954 films 1954 animated films Donald Duck short films 1950s Disney animated short films Films set in Arizona Films produced by Walt Disney Films scored by Oliver Wallace Films directed by Charles August Nichols American Civil War films CinemaScope films Grand Canyon in fiction Works about the Grand Canyon 1950s English-language films Films about cougars {{AmericanCivilWar-film-stub

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