Directed by
| Sidney Miller | ||
Cast (in credits order)
| Jimmie Dodd | ... | Self (as Jimmie) | |
| Alvy Moore | ... | Self - 'What I Want to Be' | |
| Patricia Morrow | ... | Self - 'What I Want to Be' (as Pat Morrow) | |
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Duncan Richardson | ... | Self - 'What I Want to Be' |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Nancy Abbate | ... | Self (as Nancy) |
| Sharon Baird | ... | Self (as Sharon) | |
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Billie Beanblossom | ... | Self (as Billie) |
| Bobby Burgess | ... | Self (as Bobby) | |
| Lonnie Burr | ... | Self (as Lonnie) | |
| Johnny Crawford | ... | Self (as Johnny) | |
| Annette Funicello | ... | Self (as Annette) | |
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Hal Gibney | ... | Narrator - Newsreel |
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Darlene Gillespie | ... | Self (as Darlene) |
| Cubby O'Brien | ... | Self (as Cubby) | |
| Karen Pendleton | ... | Self (as Karen) | |
| Sons of the Pioneers | ... | Themselves | |
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Michael Smith | ... | Self (as Mike) |
| Doreen Tracey | ... | Self (as Doreen) | |
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Don Underhill | ... | Self (as Don) |
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Roy Williams | ... | Self (as Roy) |
| Walt Disney | ... | Mickey Mouse (voice) (uncredited) | |
Set Decoration by
| Harriet Burns | ||
Special Effects by
| Johnny Borgese | ... | special effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| James V. King | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| Calvin A. Maehl | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
Music Department
| William Lava | ... | composer: theme music - serial "What I Want to Be" |
| Al Teeter | ... | music editor |
Additional Crew
| Betty Wesley | ... | production assistant |