| Halyx | |
|---|---|
 Halyx poster in 1981 | |
| Disneyland | |
| Area | Tomorrowland |
| Opening date | June 20, 1981 |
| Closing date | September 11, 1981 |
| Ride statistics | |
| Attraction type | Rock concert |
| Music | Disneyland Records |
Halyx (pronounced HAY-licks) was a short-lived science fiction themed rock band developed by Disneyland Records that performed at Tomorrowland in Disneyland in 1981 at the Space Stage. [1] [2] They played only for one summer before the event was closed on September 11, 1981. [3]
In the early 1980s, a team at Disneyland Records, which included executive Gary Krisel, Jymn Magon and Mike Post, wanted to experiment with creating a rock band. [4] After the success of Star Wars (1977) and its second installment The Empire Strikes Back (1980), the team devised a concept of an intergalactic rock band that was a cross between Van Halen or Kiss and Star Wars. [5] They decided that Tomorrowland would be an appropriate venue for their debut as the venue would also be a testing ground for potential music releases. [6]
The names Strike and Starfire were suggested, with Starfire making it into concept art for the band, but it was decided to go with Halyx instead, a play on the word helix, to the dismay of some of the members and the producers. [7] [8] The team eventually settled on the name Halyx, and got band members who would make the band a mixture of human and costumed non-human performers. In auditions, singer Lora Mumford was chosen to be the lead singer while her husband, Thom Miller, would be a robotic keyboardist. Bassist Roger Freeland was put inside a Wookiee-like costume which he called the Baharnoth while Tony Coppola was made a percussionist in an amphibian costume. [9] Drummer Brian Lucas, guitarist Bruce Gowdy, and backing singers Jeanette Clinger and Karen Tobin were hired as well. [10]
The band only performed for one season in 1981, with Disneyland management stopping the project and no music being officially released as a deal between Disneyland Records and Warner Music Group had collapsed. [11] [12]
In 2008, audio recordings of Halyx songs from the live concerts found their way onto YouTube.
On August 20, 2020, YouTube web series Defunctland released the film Live from the Space Stage: A Halyx Story, which was a documentary about the band. [13] The film was produced and edited by Kevin Perjurer and directed by Matthew Serrano. [14] On November 14, 2020, YouTube channel Themed Alternative, ran by Perjurer, uploaded a tribute music video named "HAIL HALYX," with the channel also premiering a video titled "HALYX: Reunited" where members and crew of the attraction met over a video call. [15]
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