Circarama U.S.A.
This movie was shown in the Circarama Theater. This opening day Disneyland attraction featured a film entitled Tour of the West in which guests viewed scenes of the west on 11 screens that surrounded them above
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How Did Walt Disney Vision Of A Futuristic Metropolis Become A Quaint Symbol Of A Bygone Era
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Dateline: September 5, 2017
Status: Archive
Source: slate.com
When Disneyland opened its doors in Anaheim, California, on July 17, 1955, the word astronaut was not yet a household term. But a bright white rocketship towered over Tomorrowland (and, in fact, the entire park), poised to blast off into soon-to-be explored galaxies. Behind it stood a geometric space station, red letters over the entrance labeling it "Rocket To The Moon,"
Disneyland And Imagineering Part 8
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Dateline: August 16, 2016
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Source: MickeyMousePark.com
Picture this
You're an artistic designer;
You're scheduled to attend a design meeting for a project you drew the design that "greenlighted" the project you're currently working on;
Deadlines are rapidly approaching;
And in walks your boss
He looks concerned -- something between worried and extremely serious;
He opens the meeting and begins
Disneyland In 1955 Rides Now Long Gone Weird Glitches On Opening Day
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Dateline: July 18, 2014
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Source: Mercury News
Disneyland was dedicated during a special preview opening day on July 17, 1955. The public opening was July 18. The dedication aired on ABC at 4:30 p.m. July 17. Some details of the opening:
Park attendance: 6,000 guests were invited for the special preview opening, but an additional 22,000 showed up with counterfeit tickets, making for a total of 28,000 guests that
1955: Disney's Tomorrowland Features Circarama
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Dateline: June 27, 2006
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Source: Los Angeles Times
June 27, 1955: In preparation for the opening of Disneyland, Walt Disney studios unveiled Circarama, a film projection technique to be used in the park's Tomorrowland.
"Eleven projectors utilizing 16-millimeter film were called into service to make possible this completely circular picture on a 360-degree screen," The Times reported. "As one observer said, this new
Disneyland Then And Now
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Dateline: May 1, 2005
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Source: Sacramento Bee
1955
Hours: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week in summer; closed Mondays the rest of the year.
Size: 60 acres, plus 100 acres for parking.
Zones: Fantasyland, Frontierland, Adventureland, Tomorrowland, Main Street USA 18 attarctions
Admission: $1 (including tax) for adults. 50 cents for children. Ride tickets, sold separately, priced from 10 to 35
Disney Reinvents The Future
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Dateline: June 15, 1998
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Source: Forbes
For the third time in its history, Disneyland has opened a revamped Tomorrowland. Gone are the impersonal chrome and steel of the old structures,
along with the Mission to Mars ride, the PeopleMover and the Circle-Vision
theater. In their place, Disney has built a kinder, gentler tomorrow with
buildings decorated in lush jewel tones and gardens filled with fruit
Variety Keynotes A Day At The Magic Kingdom
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Dateline: June 1, 1957
Status: Archive
Source: Disneyland Holiday
Hop aboard the horse-drawn trolley (or if you prefer a surrey, a double-decked bus, a "horseless carriage" or fire wagon) and let's begin a tour through Disneyland with a jaunt down 1900 Main Street.
To our right as we leave Town Square is the Santa Fe and Disneyland Railroad Station, where passenger and freight trains depart for a trip around Disneyland.
Tomorrowland Exhibits Show World Of Future
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Dateline: July 18, 1955
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Source: Disneyland News
Man's activities in 1986, the world of the future, are being presented in various exhibits In Tomorrowland by some of the major corporations in the United States.
The earth's history, dating back three billion years, is portrayed through an animated display by Richfield, while the "Story of Oil," in Cinemascope, is also present. The Autopia, gasoline
360 Degree Film Screen in D Land
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Dateline: June 29, 1955
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Source: Independent Press Telegram
The Tomorrowland section of Disneyland near Anaheim will feature the ultimate in wide screens, a completely circular movie on a 360-degree screen.
A part of the commercial exhibit by American Motors Corp., the new process was demonstrated Tuesday in Disney studio. It will be shown to a preview audience July "17 in Disneyland and be open to the general public the
