Glaring Glitches Aside, The Debut Was Glorious
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It was sweltering that day. And crowded. People swarmed to the entrance to Disneyland even if they didn't have tickets, that's how eager they were to get inside.
"Hotter than hell" is how Art Linkletter, the emcee and Walt Disney's longtime friend, remembers the opening day of Disneyland July 17, 1955.
"The asphalt had just been rolled, and people's shoes got stuck in it. But we carried on. We ...
Glow Ears Join Disneyland Holiday Fireworks
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Max Brauer brings his glowing Mickey Mouse ears to Disneyland several times a week.
But he has rarely seen more than a handful of visitors wearing the interactive ears during the "Believe in Holiday Magic" fireworks show, when the ears change colors and twinkle to the music.
"Not very many people know about it," said Brauer, 19, of Loma Linda.
Disneyland this year added what it calls Glow ...
Go Ask Alice
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For one former Alice in Wonderland, the Fourth of July remains unforgettable
Melissa Tye played Alice in Wonderland at Disneyland from 1997 to 2001.
WAS IT A HARD JOB?
The Fourth of July was always hard. You walk out from backstage, and you're instantly surrounded by 50 people shoving autograph books in your face. You're stuck. It's hot. You can't move. I mean, these people have paid to get ...
Go Away Green The Color Disney Paints Things It Does Not Want You To See At Its Parks
You 've seen this color even if you don 't remember seeing it. That 's actually its whole point for existing. The slightly gray, cool shade of green goes by many different names but is widely known as “Go Away Green.”
Over the years, guests of Disney 's parks have noticed (or not noticed) the color on items like fencing, fire hydrants, pipes and trash receptacles. It can also be seen on ...
Go On A Treasure Hunt At Disney With Phone App
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Whether you frequent Disneyland or just plan the occasional vacation, it's time to outfit yourself with an iPhone for your next visit.
If you don't own one, then borrow one for the day or make sure someone in your group has one so you can use the Wishing Stars iPhone app.
Yes, this app is that much fun.
Wishing Stars Disneyland is an absolute perfect companion for any Disneyland journey ...
Goff Takes Up New Hobbies
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"I've given up all my own hobbies now--and taken over Walt's!"
Harper Goff was the man talking. Three years ago, the creative designer had been called by Walt Disney and told that Disney intended to build a park to commemorate Early Americana, adjacent to the Disney Studios in Burbank, California.
Thus began the story of the actual designing of Disneyland. Goff became one ...
Going Inside The Dream Suite And Walt Disney Apartment At Disneyland
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Some of us are just born Disneyland fanatics.
It's hard to dislike the classic theme park of course, but if you're a superfan, as I'd consider myself, there are a few places within the park that you're aware are very difficult to gain access to - some nearly impossible, in fact. These are places many attending the park likely don't even know exist, even as they are walking right by them.
All of ...
Going Kid Free At Disneyland
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The thing that surprised me about Disneyland is how much fun I had without my kid.
No, we didn't go by ourselves we brought our daughter. And we all had a blast. It was a couple days of fairies and magic and 5,000-calorie meals dipped in sugar and then glazed. Just like Walt envisioned.
But there were a couple moments when the kid couldn't or had absolutely no desire at all to go on a few ...
Going To Disney Heres How To Handle The Parks New Pricing
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Airlines do it. Hotels do it. Sport venues and concert halls do it.
And, to the irritation of car-less urban travelers, so does Uber.
Now the Walt Disney Co. is jumping on the bandwagon with demand-based pricing, too.
In a weekend blog post the company announced that because "the demand for Disney Parks continues to grow, especially during peak periods," seasonal pricing will now be ...
Going To Disneyland You Will Have To Leave The Stormtrooper Costume At Home
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People over 14 years old are no longer allowed to wear costumes or masks to Disneyland in the US.
The move is part of an effort to tighten up security at Disney theme parks across the country.
Metal detectors have also been installed at park entrances, extra police patrols with specially trained dogs have been added, and the sale of toy guns has been discontinued.
This means that grown up ...
Going To Disneyland? Tips To Keep You Sane
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It's been a little more than a week since we've returned from our family trip to Disneyland. I'm almost scared to admit this, but I'd happily return with my four-year-old son, Nolan and his eight-month-old brother, Quin. Now that we've experienced the chaos once, I know what I'd do to make it even better the next time. Here are six of my tips that could make your Disneyland visit run a little smoother...
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Gold Medalist Swimmer Michael Phelps Makes Historic Splash On Main Street, USA At Disneyland!
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This morning at Disneyland, America's three most celebrated swimmers including eight-time Olympic medalist (including six gold) Michael Phelps, gold medalist Ian Crocker and gold medalist Lenny Krayzelburg experienced Disneyland like no one else ever has ever before -- by swimming down Main Street, USA! The three Athens medal-winners participated in a first-ever "swim meet" on Disneyland's Main
Street, ...
Gone But Not Forgotten The Disneyland E Ticket
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I've been working on a Chronicle magazine article about Bay Area roller coasters, which doesn't suck as far as assignments go. You can expect a lot of coaster-themed posts when it comes out in July.
While conducting my research, I ran into an article about the Disneyland ticketing system, which I remember from when I went to the park in 1978. Up until 1982, Disneyland sold booklets of tickets, marked ...
Goodman At Disneyland May 27 To 29
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Benny Goodman, rated the most gifted clarinetist in show business, will be featured Memorial Day weekend at Disneyland.
Appearing with Goodman will be the Young Men from New Orleans, Dixieland artists, and the Elliott Brothers Swing Band.
Goodman and his 10 jazz performers will appear in Tomorrowland on a specially built bandstand for dancing from 8 p.m. until midnight. May 27-28-29.
The ...
Goodyears Peoplemover Whisked Disney Guests To Tomorrowland
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The future of transportation arrived 50 years ago on a revolving platform where gleaming tram cars whisked passengers away on a fantastic voyage.
The cars didn't have motors, but the roads did.
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. of Akron ushered in a new mode of travel June 28, 1967, when it unveiled the PeopleMover at Disneyland's newly rebuilt Tomorrowland in Anaheim, Calif.
The transit system ...
Google Street View Coming Soon To Disneyland
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Interested in walking around Disneyland from your computer or smart phone?
You will be able to real soon, with Google Maps.
People wearing odd-looking backpacks, called Street View Trekkers, have been spotted recently walking around the Disneyland Resort and its theme parks.
One such person was seen this week strolling the pathways in Frontierland and New Orleans Square near the Rivers of ...
Got Change For A Goofy?
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George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, move over! Make way for Mickey and Goofy! Beginning in May, Disneyland's Magic Kingdom in California will begin circulating its own colorful currency, good for admission fees, food and souvenirs. A U.S. $5 bill will buy a slightly oversize, like-valued item featuring the dippy dog Goofy. Mickey Mouse will appear on singles.
Why the currency swap? Company officials ...
Goth Day To Take Over Disneyland In November
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Close to 5,000 ghoulish Goths will descend on Disneyland in November for the 10th Annual Bats Day - a macabre counter-culture celebration that turns the Anaheim theme park into the blackest place on Earth.
Bats Day in the Fun Park (popularly known as Goth Day) brings together the music and fashion subcultures of goth, industrial, black metal, death rock and psychobilly for a fun and frivolous day in ...
Gotta Go When You Are In Line For New Star Wars Land Get A Bathroom Pass
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Forget FastPass. You know what guests at Disneyland's new Star Wars land are really going to appreciate?
The bathroom pass.
That's right: An elegant plastic card will transport you from the middle of an hours-long line inside Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge to what is truly the Happiest Place on Earth when you really have to go.
And when you're finished with business, that same pass magically ...
Grad Drowns On Joyride
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A New Mexico high school senior who came to Disneyland for an all-night graduation party apparently drowned when he and a friend took a rubber raft for a "joy ride" on one of the amusement park's waterways.
The body of Phil Straughan, 18, a student at St. Pius X High School in Albuquerque, was pulled from four feet of water in the river near the manmade Tom Sawyer's Island about 12:15 ...
Grad Night In The Magic Kingdom
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Filled with more than 20,000 seniors from all throughout California, Disneyland was the place to be May 20-21.
For most schools, the "Grad Nite" package included dinner at Medieval Times, followed by three hours at Disney's California Adventure and ending with a six-hour, nonstop, action-packed, after-dark visit inside Disneyland until 6 the next morning.
You're probably wondering how all these ...
Grad Nite Will Switch Disney Theme Parks
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Disneyland"s five-decade tradition of hosting private Grad Nite parties for high school seniors is set to move next door to Disney California Adventure.
Starting in 2013, Disney will host the overnight events exclusively at Disney California Adventure, the company announced Wednesday on the official Disney Parks blog.
Disney California Adventure is in the middle of a $1-billion expansion that ...
Grand Openings Renovations Around The Park
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What's new at Disneyland Resort in 2019? In the middle of January, a construction wall has erected around Sleeping Beauty's Castle, and in Downtown Disney a new restaurant has opened its doors.
Sleeping Beauty's Castle is getting a major refurbishment, as the park plans on spending over $300,000 for a new roof, "replacing fiber-reinforced plastic" on the 70-foot tall turrets.
The refurbishment ...
Graveyards At Disneyland Weird Finds At The Happiest Place On Earth
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You may be distracted by the holiday lights and decorations at Disneyland this time of year, but if you look closely, lots of weird secrets are waiting to be discovered all over the iconic amusement park.
Strodder told AOL News that one of his weirdest discoveries while researching Disneyland was finding out just how many graveyards are actually scattered throughout the park.
Yes, graveyards.
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Greetings From Disneyland
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If Imagineers David Mumford and Bruce Gordon have gained fame among Disney fans, it may be because they haven't forgotten their roots. Gordon spent his childhood building Disneyland models in his garage and went on to become a show producer on the park's new Autopia. Mumford, meanwhile, filled his early years with Disney memorabilia and worked his way up to his current stint as art director for the Mermaid ...
Growing Up In Disneyland
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It has been said children grow up way too quickly these days, but every generation must have their own version of this story. At the same time it is also said that youth is wasted on the young. Thanks to the Disney Corporation, we now have indisputable, verifiable evidence that something is actually being done about all this.
Disneyland now considers a 10-year old an "adult" for the purpose of ...
Growing Up In Disneyland
Don DeFore's Silver Banjo Barbecue Restaurant in Frontierland
Disneyland fans who have enjoyed the park numerous times might say they too "grew up in Disneyland." But my family's story is a bit different. Our Mom loved to quote us kids saying, "gee, do we have to go to Disneyland again? Such was the case in the early years of the Park when Dad owned a restaurant in Frontierland. A few stories below ...
Growing Up In Disneyland
Some of you may have attended one of my many presentations at D23 or Disneyana Fan Club events over the past twenty years. My brother, David, has joined me as we walked the attendees through the wonderful life we had growing up in a celebrity family and Disneyland. Dad owned his own restaurant in Frontierland from 1957 to 1962 - a most unusual part of the Park 's history. Well, now I 've got a new book ...
Grown Ups Are Not Allowed To Dress Up As Princesses At Disney Parks Here Is Why
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If you're heading to one of Disney's theme parks and want to wear your best princess cosplay, you may want to reconsider.
According to Disney's theme park Q&A, costumes "may not be worn by guests 14 years" or older. Masks also can't be worn to the park by anyone 14 and up, unless its for medical purposes.
This isn't a new rule, but if you haven't been to the parks in awhile and are planning a ...
Grown-Up Gals Have Fun Like Kids But Without Kids At Disneyland
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Disneyland is not just for sugar-soaked kids. Consider, all you grown-up women out there, going for a gals' day out.
That's exactly what my childhood friend Joanna and I, both of us in our 30s, recently did instead of heading to the beach or shopping. Did we channel our inner princesses? Nope. Did we regress to a state of childlike delight and strategically map out rides to conquer? Oh yes. That ...
Growth Of Disneyland Expected To Continue
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"Disneyland will continue to grow, to add new things as long as there is imagination left in the world."
So said Walt Disney when the world famous amusement park opened in 1955.
Disneyland has been growing ever since.
Since the facility opened in Anaheim 11 years ago, it has doubled its number of attractions and drawn more than 50 million visitors.
When it opened, Disneyland ...
