Just purchased my first two--"Walt's Musical Tour of DL" and "Golden Horseshoe Review."
I feel kind of bad for the cast members who have to man the gizmo. It's a bit time-consuming, since they have to pretty much assemble the CD package from scratch, including punching out the inserts from the sheet of thick glossy paper they're printed on. Mine were assembled by a nice lady named Rose who said she had never done one before, and who was unfamiliar enough with the CD format that she had trouble just getting the jewel case open, let alone properly assembled. But she did it, with help from a manager-looking guy who had arrived the same time I did. Guess they saw me comin'. I'm sure she'll get the hang of it in a day or two.
Since it's up to the cast member to actually fire up the burning process, it's important that you let them know that you've requested one of these babies, and which one(s). I kind of got the impression that going through the kiosks isn't even necessary--you can just ask the cast member for the titles you want--but I don't know that for sure and I didn't ask.
I am DELIGHTED with my CDs. They're just what I'd expect--a careful transfer straight from the master tapes, with minimal-to-no tampering. Original mono, original tape hiss (they didn't have noise reduction in the 50s), original cover art printed on glossy paper, and the old Disneyland label art--in the proper color!--on the disc itself. Original catalog numbers too, with one teeny exception, which I'll get to in a sec.
While I don't have the vinyl versions of these two, I can almost guarantee you that these sound better, based on some of the LPs from the same period that I do have. If I'd remastered them myself, this is EXACTLY how I would've done it.
My only quibbles--a few more track markers on Golden Horseshoe would've been nice rather than the two tracks (sides one and two) that it's divided up into now. And the catalog number printed on Golden Horseshoe's spine is a misprint--it's for the "Mr. Lincoln" album. Pretty minor quibbles on an album I've been looking for for years!
The blanks they're using, BTW, are Mitsui Silver--in other words, the same ones recording studios use for reference copies and other very important things. They should last a good long time.