A spectacular festival pagent of nighttime magic and imagination in thousands of sparkling lights and electro-syntho-magnetic musical sounds Did not perform at Disneyland between 1996 and 2016. Began performing again in 2017
No Fantasmic This Summer
Dateline: May 19, 2023
Status: Current
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The show has been closed since last month, when fire engulfed the Maleficent character, forcing an immediate stop to the performance. All cast members were evacuated safely from the show area.
Disneyland has run a "B mode" show without the practical Maleficent character on windy evenings, so the prop itself is not required to run Fantasmic. But with a fire
Almost No One Has Seen This Attraction And It Is Finally Coming Back
Dateline: December 2, 2022
Status: Current
Source: SFGate
Disneyland fans - at least the ones who pride themselves on their knowledge of the park and its history - each have a list of rides and attractions they wish they could have seen back in the day. For some, it 's Museum of the Weird, the never-was expansion of the Haunted Mansion led by Rolly Crump and Yale Gracey. For others, it 's the Conestoga Wagons (and the
From Fantasmic To Fireworks Magic Takes Place In Disneyland After Dark
Dateline: August 5, 2022
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Head to the "Happiest Place on Earth" and experience Disneyland after dark, where the lights, shows and characters are sure to bring a smile to your face.
After the sun goes down, Disneyland features the 50th Anniversary Electrical Parade, where everyone can see their favorite characters march down Main Street on sparkling floats.
Fantasmic!,
Main Street Electrical Parade Disneyland Forever End Limited Run Sept 1
Dateline: July 14, 2022
Status: Current
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Why are Disneyland Forever and the Main Street Electrical Parade ending at Disneyland? We 've got the inside scoop on these limited-run shows.
In April of this year, entertainment came back in full force at Disneyland, with the return of fan-favorites like World of Color at Disney California Adventure and Fantasmic!, the historic Main Street Electrical
Why You Need To See 50th Anniversary Main Street Electrical Parade More Than Once
Dateline: June 10, 2022
Status: Current
Source: cinemablend.com
Disneyland 's Main Street Electrical Parade is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The parade ran continuously from the early 1970s to the mid-1990s and has returned to the park several times since then, so there 's a pretty good chance that if you 've been to Disneyland in the last five decades, you 've seen it. Having said that, if you 're a fan, you 're going to want
7 Tips For Watching The Return Of Fantasmic
Dateline: June 3, 2022
Status: Current
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“Fantasmic” has returned to Disneyland after a two-year pandemic pause and an extensive reconfiguration of the waterfront viewing area that will require first-time and longtime visitors alike to adjust their strategies for watching the venerable nighttime spectacular.
Disneyland presented the return of “Fantasmic” along the Rivers of America on Thursday,
Nighttime Shows Return In Time For Summer
Dateline: May 15, 2022
Status: Current
Source: Associated Press
California 's Resort reopened just over a year ago after a 13-month closure because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The resort now marks that anniversary with the return of its “nighttime spectaculars,” including theme park classics like the Main Street Electrical Parade.
“We are thrilled to welcome back our beloved nighttime spectaculars and introduce
Fantasmic Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary Days Before Its Return
Dateline: May 13, 2022
Status: Current
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Fantasmic!, Disney 's longest-running nighttime spectacular, made its debut at Disneyland on May 13th, 1992. Today, Disney Parks (@DisneyParks) shared a tweet celebrating the 30th anniversary of this beloved show, which will make its way back into Disneyland 's Rivers of America on May 28th to delight the young and young at heart.
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An Iconic Parade New Finale Sparkles
Dateline: April 18, 2022
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Disneyland Resort fizzes with anticipatory areas, those locations that feature curves, turns, and bends, the sorts of thrilling spots where we can't quite detect what is just around the next corner.
You might be able to quickly name your favorite curve - maybe the one near the end of Space Mountain, or the bend you go around just before you pick up the
Disneyland To Give Tarzans Treehouse A New Theme
Dateline: April 18, 2022
Status: Current
Source: Orange County Register
Tarzan will soon be swinging out of his treehouse at Disneyland to make room for a re-themed attraction that will see a new Disney character move into the 80-foot-tall man-made tree in Adventureland.
Disneyland will reimagine Tarzan 's Treehouse in Adventureland with a new theme and backstory, according to Disneyland officials.
The treehouse
Main Street Electrical Parade Dining Package And Merchandise
Dateline: April 9, 2022
Status: Current
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The “Main Street Electrical Parade” is returning to Disneyland on April 22, and to celebrate, the park is offering a dining package for guests, along with some new merchandise.
The dining package includes lunch at the quick-service Plaza Inn with your choice of entree, beverage, and dessert, plus entrance to a reserved viewing area for the “Main Street
Disneyland To Improve New Orleans Square Traffic Flow Before Fantasmic Returns
Dateline: March 11, 2022
Status: Current
Source: Daily Bulletin
Disneyland plans to launch a two-month project to improve traffic flow in New Orleans Square at a notoriously crowded pinch point near Pirates of the Caribbean ahead of the return of the “Fantasmic” nighttime spectacular along the Rivers of America.
The New Orleans Square work will start after the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction closes on Monday, March 14
Disneyland Brings Back World Of Color Fantasmic And Main Street Electrical Parade
Dateline: February 22, 2022
Status: Current
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Disneyland plans to bring back “Fantasmic,” “World of Color,” Main Street Electrical Parade and the “Disneyland Forever” fireworks show after the nighttime spectaculars that draw large crowds were put on hiatus by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“World of Color,” Main Street Electrical Parade and “Disneyland Forever” will return on April 22. “Fantasmic” will be back
Disneyland To Have A New Grand Finale For The Main Street Electrical Parade
Dateline: February 22, 2022
Status: Current
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Disneyland announced Monday the return of four new nighttime spectaculars and a new grand finale for the Main Street Electrical Parade to celebrate the parade 's 50th anniversary.
The news: Starting on April 22, Disneyland will showcase the Main Street Electrical Parade and Disneyland Forever fireworks spectaculars.
World of Color - an event that
Everything New Coming In 2022
Dateline: January 29, 2022
Status: Current
Source: cinemablend.com
Disneyland spent nearly all of 2020, and the first part of 2021 closed, which means that 2022 will be the first time since 2019 that the Disneyland Resort will have the chance to put together a full year of fun for guests. 2022 will also be the first year in quite some time that the resort is not expecting to open a major attraction or new land, but that doesn 't mean
What Is On Tap For 2022 And What Is Still Missing
Dateline: December 21, 2021
Status: Current
Source: Orange County Register
The phased reopening of Disneyland and Disney California Adventure that has slowly but steadily unfolded over the past eight months and will continue to roll out through 2022 could eventually stretch into 2023 and beyond.
Disneyland and DCA 's entertainment lineup for 2022 offers a glimpse at how long it could take for the Anaheim theme parks to return to a
Lion King Show Coming To Fantasyland Theatre In 2022
Dateline: December 9, 2021
Status: Current
Source: PressTelegram.com
A “Lion King” musical stage show coming to Disneyland offers a new adaptation of the ancestral story of how a young lion cub becomes king of the jungle told with singers, dancers and drummers.
The “Tale of the Lion King” show will move from Disney California Adventure to the Fantasyland Theatre at Disneyland in 2022.
Disneyland hasn 't set a date
Main Street Electrical Parade Returning For Its 50th Anniversary In 2022
Dateline: December 9, 2021
Status: Current
Source: Palm Springs Desert Sun
The Main Street Electrical Parade, "Fantasmic!" and "World of Color" are among guest favorites returning to light up the nights at Disneyland Resort theme parks in the new year.
Also coming back are “Disneyland Forever” fireworks spectacular, the Lunar New Year celebration, Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival and expanded “Celebrate Gospel”
Disneyland To Bring Back Fantasmic World Of Color And Main Street Electrical Parade In 2022
Dateline: November 20, 2021
Status: Current
Source: pasadenastarnews.com
Disneyland and Disney California Adventure will bring back a host of fan-favorite nighttime entertainment in 2022 that has been sorely missing from the Anaheim theme parks since they returned from a 412-day pandemic closure.
“Fantasmic,” “World of Color” and the Main Street Electrical Parade will return in 2022 as part of a phased reopening of Disneyland and
Return Of Fan Favorite Nighttime Shows
Dateline: November 20, 2021
Status: Current
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A fan-favorite show will return to both Disneyland and Walt Disney World resort in 2022. Today at D23 Celebration, Disney Parks confirmed that Fantasmic would return to both Disneyland and Disney's Hollywood Studios in 2022. No further window was given for the shows' return. Fantasmic has been closed at both Disney Parks since they shut down in March 2020 due to the
When Will Disneyland Bring Back The Award Winning Magic Happens Parade
Dateline: November 10, 2021
Status: Current
Source: Orange County Register
The Magic Happens parade that only ran for a couple weeks before the pandemic closed Disneyland has picked up a prestigious international award for live entertainment excellence that could bode well for fans anxiously awaiting the parade 's eventual return.
Disneyland 's Magic Happens parade just won a Brass Ring Award from the International Association of
Hugs With Mickey Not So Fast Disney Attractions Are Coming Back Slowly
Dateline: October 29, 2021
Status: Current
Source: Los Angeles Times
Disneyland and California Adventure Park have relaunched attractions at the parks in phases since reopening in April after a 13-month pandemic shutdown.
Disney fans have not been particularly understanding about the closures and phased ramp-up - designed to allow for the orderly implementation of COVID-19 safety protocols and retraining of staff - especially
Bringing Back The Main Street Electrical Parade
Dateline: October 27, 2021
Status: Current
Source: SFGate
The optics for the recent developments at Disneyland have not been pretty lately. Sold-out Magic Key annual passes. Parking price hikes. A new, highest-price-ever ticket for the most in-demand days like holidays. At least two more months without parking trams.
And that 's all just this week.
But there 's one bright spot in all of this,
Wonderful Wizard Of Bras
Dateline: June 22, 2021
Status: Current
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What comes to mind when you think about Disneyland? Perhaps, Pirates of the Caribbean, the Haunted Mansion, or the Matterhorn Bobsleds? Or maybe you 're a fan of the Main Street Electrical Parade? No matter your immediate association with the wonderful world of Disney, we 're guessing the history of underwear
Splash Mountain Voice Actor Responds To The Walt Disney World And Disneyland Ride Redesign
Dateline: November 17, 2020
Status: Current
Source: cinemablend.com
While theme parks spent months closed this year, and Disneyland still is, Disney's parks were still the talk of the town earlier this year when fans began a social media campaign asking the company to redesign one of Walt Disney World and Disneyland's most iconic attractions, Splash Mountain into a ride based on The Princess and the Frog. And then Disney sent a
45 Surprising Secrets About Disneyland
Dateline: January 15, 2020
Status: Current
Source: Eonline.com
It's been 45 years since Disney Parks first took intrepid thrill seekers into the darkest corners of outer space.
We're talking, of course, about Space Mountain.
And while it's true that the iconic indoor roller coaster opened first at Walt Disney World in Florida on January 15, 1975, did you know that it was first dreamed up, at the
18 Disneyland Attractions Parades And Fireworks Shows That Closed This Decade
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Dateline: December 26, 2019
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Walt Disney famously said that Disneyland would never be complete as long as there was imagination left in the world and that adage held true during the past decade as a host of attractions departed for Yesterland.
Let 's take a chronological look at 18 Disneyland attractions, parades and fireworks shows that closed in the 2010s to make way for new or updated
Crowded Or Not What Is Disneyland Like Now That All Passholders Can Return We Have The Numbers
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Dateline: October 2, 2019
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Disneyland continued to remain uncrowded in September after lighter-than-expected crowds following the launch of Star Wars: Galaxy 's Edge and a brief midsummer attendance spike, according to data from a theme park tracking company.
Disneyland rarely talks about attendance numbers. But Touring Plans, an online subscription service that lets users create
Did You Know
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Dateline: September 18, 2019
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1. The Elliot float in the “Main Street Electrical Parade” is the tallest in the parade.
FALSE: The clock tower in the “Cinderella” sequence of the parade is the tallest float at 18½ feet. Elliot measures 16 feet tall.
2. The Super Hero-themed land coming to Disney California Adventure park will be called Avengers Campus.
TRUE:
Main Street Electrical Parade Returns On Friday
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Dateline: August 1, 2019
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Fans of vintage Disneyland may like to know that the Main Street Electrical Parade is making an encore appearance there starting Friday, Aug. 2 through Sept. 30.
This 20-minute-long parade with its half-million miniature lights and infectious synthesizer music starts at the beginning of Main Street, wends its way past the famous statue of Walt Disney and
Main Street Electrical Parade Returns For A Limited Engagement This August
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Dateline: July 8, 2019
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There have been a bunch of different parades at Disney theme parks over the years, but one looms above all others. The Main Street Electrical Parade, which first ran at Disneyland in 1972, is the theme park parade by which all others are measured-for better and worse. The legendary spectacle celebrates some of Disney 's most beloved characters with hundreds of thousands
Disneyland Set To Bring Back Beloved Main Street Electrical Parade This Summer
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Dateline: June 28, 2019
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A fan-favorite is heading back to Disneyland as the iconic Main Street Electrical Parade returns for a limited engagement this summer.
Billed as a “spectacular festival pageant of nighttime magic and imagination,” the beloved attraction is set to light up the Anaheim theme park nightly from Aug. 2 through Sept. 30, Disney announced in a blog post on
Mickey Mouse At 90 An Inside Look At Disneyland And The Celebration
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Dateline: November 23, 2018
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He may be perpetually young at heart, but Mickey Mouse is 90 years old. Still delighting kids of all ages, the Walt Disney creation has no plans to wrap up his birthday celebration any time soon, as the festivities continue into in 2019 at Disneyland Resort. We caught up with Robyn Vossen, general manager of Disneyland Entertainment Operations, to find out more about
Know It All
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Dateline: March 31, 2018
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Walt Disney (1901-1966) got the idea for Disneyland when kids started asking where Mickey Mouse and Snow White lived. He envisioned a place where "parents and children could have fun together."
It took a little more than a year to convert 160 acres of orange groves in Anaheim into Disneyland. Construction began on May 1, 1954, and the opening day was July 17, 1955.
Pixar Fest Coming In April 2018
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Dateline: October 28, 2017
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Buzz Lightyear will do a flyover above Sleeping Beauty Castle in a new fireworks show at Disneyland.
Wilderness Explorer Russell and lovable golden retriever Dug from "Up" will make an appearance in the Pixar Play Parade.
And the Paint the Night parade is back and includes a new Pixar-themed storyline, but this time at Disney California Adventure.
Every Town USA
Dateline: August 14, 2017
Status: Current
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The final stop on my lovely tour of Disneyland, at least until "Star Wars Land" is completed, is the entrance to the entire park.
Said to be inspired by Walt's hometown of Marceline, Missouri, "Main Street, U.S.A" is designed to look like the idealized center of a town at around 1910. One of the designers, Harper Goff, showed Walt some pictures of his childhood home
One Of Disneyland Classic Attractions Is About To Close For Good Catch It While You Can
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Dateline: August 14, 2017
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All good things must come to an end, and, just as it did for the first time 20 years ago, Disneyland's Main Street Electrical Parade is flipping the off switch on Sunday, August 20. The encore performance of the parade, which initially ran from 1972 to 1996, was originally scheduled to end in June before being extended to the new date.
The parade, which features more
How These 3 Families Ended Up Working Together On Main Street Electrical Parade
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Dateline: August 1, 2017
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Identical twin sisters, a father and son, and a mother and daughter all have one thing in common, they are all cast members associated with the current run of Disneyland's Main Street Electrical Parade.
Twins
The twin sisters, Hailey and Taylor Benson, started dancing at the age of three. Now in college, they decided to try out as dancers for the parade.
Fantasmic Dining Reservations Open
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Dateline: July 7, 2017
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Perhaps you've visited a certain theme park located at 1313 Disneyland Drive in Anaheim over the last few months with a specific, sparkly-eyed goal in mind: Be dazzled, once again, by the Main Street Electrical Parade.
The limited-time experience, which has wended its way through Disneyland Park since January 2017, at least on this particular go-around, came with
Disneyland Electrical Parade Extended To August
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Dateline: April 1, 2017
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he Baroque Hoedown music will be heard on Main Street U.S.A. at Disneyland for a while longer.
The Disneyland Resort announced that the Main Street Electrical Parade's run is being extended until August 20, 2017.
The parade was originally scheduled to end its run in mid-June. It was brought back to Disneyland from Walt Disney World in January for a limited run
See Main Street Electrical Parade From Your Home On March 7
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Dateline: March 4, 2017
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A Disney fan favorite, The Main Street Electrical Parade, has returned to Disneyland for a limited engagement through Sunday, June 18, 2017. While it truly is a sight to see, making the trip to the theme park in Anaheim, California before then may not be convenient for some. However, Disney has come up with a way for families to view the parade from the comfort of their
Disney Sets Opening Date For Guardians Of The Galaxy Attraction At California Adventure
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Dateline: February 15, 2017
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Are you ready to dance with superheroes? If so, plan on a trip to Anaheim. Disney has set the opening date for the new "Guardians of the Galaxy"-inspired attraction and the company is going all out to commemorate the occasion, with new character interactions and even a dance party.
Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: Breakout will open May 27 at Disney California
Main Street Electrical Parade Back At Disneyland
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Dateline: January 20, 2017
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The iconic Main Street Electrical Parade is back at Disneyland.
Disney die-hards lined up to see the memorable sparkle Thursday night. Many said they couldn't wait to hear the music and see the floats.
The parade hasn't been at Disneyland since 1996 and came back to the park after spending time at Walt Disney World.
"So nostalgic. I remember this parade
Main Street Electrical Parade Disneyland Return
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Dateline: January 16, 2017
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SEMI-SERIOUS QUESTION: Which is greater, the number of blinking bulbs in the Main Street Electrical Parade at Disneyland Resort or the number of times the parade's synth-sweet theme song has looped through your brain since you first saw it, live, at the Anaheim theme park? It's might be difficult to pin down, for A) there are thousands upon thousand of sources of
Co-Composer Of Iconic Electrical Parade Music Dies
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Dateline: November 5, 2016
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Jean-Jacques Perrey, co-composer of the "Baroque Hoedown," which was made famous when it was used for Disneyland's Main Street Electrical Parade, died Friday, a music website reported.
The French native died in Switzerland from complications related to lung cancer. He was 87.
Perrey was an early pioneer of electronic music as one of the first musicians to use
Changes Coming Soon To Disneyland Park
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Dateline: August 26, 2016
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There are two nightly opportunities to view the "Paint the Night" electrical parade: once as it slowly winds its way through Disneyland Park to where it concludes shortly beyond Disneyland City Hall, and then again as it returns after "Disneyland Forever."
A great way to be in a good position to see and take photos of both the parade and the fireworks show begins by
Whats New At Disneyland
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Dateline: August 23, 2016
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So many new attractions have recently opened at Disneyland and more are coming! Jen Dunyon, VP of Communications, says now is a great time to head to The Happiest Place on Earth. Luigi's Rollickin' Roadsters in Cars Land opened in March, the NEW Frozen - Live at the Hyperion opened over Memorial Day Weekend (full Broadway style musical - get a Fastpass!), and Soarin'
Is Disneyland Overdoing Its Nostalgia
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Dateline: August 18, 2016
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"When can we do this again?"
Like any pervasive earworm, that chorus from Disneyland's Paint the Night parade has burrowed its way into my brain over the past 15 months it has been playing at the park. Yeah, like many Disneyland fans, I bought into the parade's not-so-subliminal message and kept coming back to see it again and again - helping that theme song slip
Disney First Latin American Princess Elena Of Avalor Makes Her Park Debut
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Dateline: August 12, 2016
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Orlando's Walt Disney World welcomes a new princess at Magic Kingdom today.
Elena of Avalor, the entertainment giant's first princess "inspired by diverse Latin cultures," will be available for meet-and-greets throughout the park and appear in a live performance "The Royal Welcome of Princess Elena."
The presentation, which is staged at Cinderella's Castle,
Main Street Electrical Parade Is Coming Back To Disneyland In 2017
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Dateline: August 11, 2016
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The Main Street Electrical Parade, a night-time fan favorite that rolled along Disneyland's Main Street, U.S.A. for years, will return in 2017 with its synthesized version of "Baroque Hoedown."
A Disney official said its stay will be temporary but declined to put a time frame on the parade that features one-million-plus twinkling lights. He also declined to say if
This Is How Disneyland Looked In The 1970s
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Dateline: July 14, 2016
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The seventies at Disneyland started with an invasion, then went into space, and ended with a wild ride in the frontier.
Unfortunately for Disneyland, the riots that had been happening in cities across America during the latter half of the sixties and some of the protesters turned their attention to Walt Disney's Magic Kingdom. On Aug. 6, 1970, the Yippies (an
Unfinished Magic
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Dateline: June 7, 2016
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I guess it's a fact of life that not every idea for an attraction or Land can actually be built. Occasionally, the failed idea was a revamp or replacement of an older attraction that was shut down for various reasons. Other times, the idea was scrapped because of the success of another, similar, ride. There are a multitude of other reasons things can be scrapped.
Dangerous Disneyland Mental Fatigue Part 2
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Dateline: February 14, 2016
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It wasn't until I was almost finished with the human stupidity portion of this "Dangerous Disney" article that I realized that this should be a two-parter, so that (in addition to keeping it from being too long) some might hopefully regain some faith in humanity. Here is that second part. Again, some of these I've only read about on one site.
I start with the
A Diamond Celebration In Sardineland
Dateline: July 12, 2015
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It had been three or four years since I had last been to Disneyland. But, on May 22, my mother and I went, just the two of us. That day was the opening day, for lack of a better term, of the park's Diamond celebration. As a part of that, the parks were open for 24 hours, closing at 6 A.M. on May 23 for a few hours.
Rather inadvertently, we ended up parking in the
24 Hours Of Disney Mickey Mouse Balloon Shaped Popcorn Buckets In Massive Demand
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Dateline: May 22, 2015
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Popcorn is great -- but the containers are, too?
Friday was the debut of the Mickey-Mouse-balloon-shaped popcorn buckets, and park-goers waited in long lines at popcorn carts around the park just to get the blue, red and purple varieties for $12.50 a pop.
In January, the official Disney Parks blog posted an online item featuring the buckets -- so fans were
Disneyland Reopens Its Gates After Shutting Them To Control Overflowing Crowd
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Dateline: May 22, 2015
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Disneyland re-opened its gates, about an hour after the second official appearance of its new parade, Paint the Night.
The park had closed its front gates to newcomers at about 2:30 p.m. Friday to limit the number of guests during its 24-hour celebration of the theme park's 60th anniversary.
Such closures do occur at times, but usually in the night-time after
25 Things You Need To Know About Disneyland's Diamond Celebration
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Dateline: May 15, 2015
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Disneyland is celebrating 60 years of magic with a Diamond Celebration set to begin May 22. Since opening in 1955, Disneyland has continued to hold a special place in the hearts of children and adults alike. Here are 25 things you need to know if you are planning to celebrate with Mickey.
Diamond Celebration hours
1. Disneyland opens at 6 a.m. on May 22 for a
Disneyland Diamond Celebration Looks Ridiculously Amazing
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Dateline: May 7, 2015
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When Walt Disney opened his first theme park on July 17, 1955, he said, "To all who come to this happy place, welcome. Disneyland is your land. Here age relives fond memories of the past, and here youth may savor the challenge and promise of the future."
Sixty years (and 700 million guests) later, Disneyland is marking its six-decade anniversary by hosting a
Anticipation Grows As Disneyland 60th Nears
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Dateline: May 3, 2015
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Since Disneyland announced it would debut its 60th anniversary fireworks show, parade and diamond-decorated castle on May 22, I have been eagerly awaiting the day like a little kid making her first visit to the park.
I purposely haven't been to Disneyland since mid-March, to help fuel the anticipation and excitement.
Finally, it's less than three weeks away.
60 Reasons To Visit Disneylands 60th Anniversary
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Dateline: April 22, 2015
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You don't really need a reason to visit Disneyland. It is the happiest place on earth after all. But when was the last time you stepped onto Main Street U.S.A. and took a spin on Dumbo the Flying Elephant?
If it's been awhile, you might want to consider planning a visit this year as the resort goes all out for its 60th anniversary Diamond Celebration. In honor of the
Disneyland Will Open For 24 Hours In May To Celebrate Theme Park 60th Anniversary
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Dateline: March 11, 2015
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Are you ready for another 24-hour endurance test at Disneyland or Disney California Adventure?
To kick off Disneyland's 60th anniversary, the two theme parks will be open to visitors for 24 hours, beginning at 6 a.m. May 22, a Friday.
Disney announced the event on its Disney Parks blog on Wednesday. Walt Disney World also will have a 24-hour event, Disney said.
Disneyland Celebrates 60th Anniversary
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Disneyland will be celebrating its 60th anniversary and guests are given their first taste on what the amusement park holds for them.
On Wednesday, the Disney Resort in Anaheim revealed some of its biggest plans for the park's anniversary and confirmed that there will be repaint of Sleeping Beauty's castle, according to Neon Tommy.
The theme park will also
Classic Disneyland
Dateline: July 10, 2014
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There is a site called Yesterland and it details all attractions that have
closed, from the PeopleMover to the House of the Future, Main Street
Electrical Parade to Carnation Ice Cream Parlor, as well as the seasonal
Explorer's Canoes.
Of the aforementioned attractions, House of the Future closed twenty years
before I was born and that's the main one I've
Five Facts About Disneyland
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Dateline: July 14, 2013
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Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch
Disneyland is one of America's most popular tourist destinations. Here are five facts about the California theme park.
1 The lights in Walt Disney's apartment that served as his office are always on, in memory of his unstoppable work ethic.
2 There's at least one hidden Mickey Mouse on every ride in Disneyland, and if you look closely at the tombstones at the
Bill Justice, Walt Disney Studios Animator Worked On Fantasia And Bambi
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Dateline: February 10, 2011
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Source: allaboutjazz.com
Bill Justice, a former Walt Disney Studios animator who worked on classics such as "Fantasia," "Bambi" and "Alice in Wonderland" and later joined Walt Disney Imagineering where he helped program Audio-Animatronics figures for attractions at Disneyland and Walt Disney World, died Thursday, a day after he turned 97.
Justice died of natural causes in a nursing home in
California vs. Paris: Dumbo
Dateline: February 1, 2011
Status: Current
Source: MickeyMousePark.com
In the fifth of my series comparing the two Disneylands closest to my heart (California and Paris), I shall be looking at selected references to the 1941 movie Dumbo within the parks.
Please note, I am specifically referring to the Dumbo paraphernalia within the Magic Kingdoms, rather than anything related which can be found in the hotels, the other parks (such as in
Disney History President Sends Turkeys To Disneyland
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Dateline: November 21, 2009
Status: Archive
Source: Orange County Register
Take a look at what happened this week in Disney history:
Nov. 24, 1955: Mickey Mouse Club Circus, starring Jimmie Dodd and many of the original Mouseketeers, premieres in Fantasyland (it will become one of the shortest lived attractions at the Park, closing January 8, 1956).
Nov. 24, 1955: "Christmas Show Parade" kicks off its first holiday season at the Park
When the Mouse Roared Back Part 2
Dateline: August 5, 2009
Status: Current
Source: MickeyMousePark.com
The year 1985 was a pivotal one for Disneyland, and it really set the stage for the following year, which the Marketing team aptly named, "Looks Like We Started Something! Disneyland "86". The new Eisner-Wells team had been busy the two previous years turning on a ton of work, and a lot of it would show up in '86. The "GiftGiver Extraordinaire" was continued over, but
Disneyland Recycles Old Shows Into Summer Nightastic
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Dateline: April 24, 2009
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Source: Los Angeles Times
With no new major attraction to promote this year, Disneyland has strung together a series of existing nighttime shows under the banner of Summer Nightastic - in the hope visitors will ignore the giant construction site next door that is Disney's California Adventure.
With a heavy sprinkling of pixie dust, Disney has transformed what is normally regarded as periodic
Electrosynthomagnetic Sounds And Sparkling Lights
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Dateline: December 28, 2006
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Source: Village News
It is dark. Crowds line the streets in anticipation; some have put down blankets and saved their places for over an hour. Finally, an announcement is made: "Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, Disney proudly presents our spectacular festival pageant of nighttime magic and imagination in thousands of sparkling lights and electrosynthomagnetic musical sounds - Disney's
Disneyland Marks A Half Century
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Dateline: July 31, 2005
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Source: Los Angeles Daily News
Disneyland is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a bang. A lot of them, actually. A pyrotechnic extravaganza is being unleashed nightly as the latest manifestation of the park's fireworks show, and it's an impressive one.
As Disneyland pays homage to some of its most popular attractions down through the years, fireworks are not aimed straight into the sky but at
A Park With A Powerful Spell
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Dateline: July 17, 2005
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Source: Los Angeles Times
Disneyland opened on this day in 1955. For five decades, the Anaheim attraction has worked its magic on our culture and transformed the entertainment industry.
To build his dream theme park in Anaheim a half-century ago, Walt Disney borrowed against his life insurance policy and cashed in property, including a vacation home in Palm Springs, to pay the $17-million
Dear Walt, Thanks For The Memories
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Dateline: May 10, 2005
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Source: Seattle Times
From smooching in the tunnels to wide-eyed kids and sobbing adults, our readers have been through it all in Disneyland's 50 years.
We've chosen excerpts from our favorite stories and photos among scores of tales told by readers who've paid countless visits to "The Happiest Place on Earth."
Disney's celebration begins this week and runs for 18 months - some
Your Best Or Worst Memory Of Disneyland?
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Dateline: May 1, 2005
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Source: San Francisco Chronicle
Donna Cleveland, San Francisco
Disneyland '59 was the scene of a double date gone bad. My boyfriend and my best friend were sneaking around the attractions behind my back. Her "date" was in on the deception. At a serendipitous Disneyland reunion in '94, the same old boyfriend belatedly apologized with an expensive gift..
MaryAnn Wofford, Fremont
My
50 Ways To Love Disneyland
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Dateline: May 1, 2005
Status: Archive
Source: Arizona Republic
Mickey Mouse is planning a blowout as Disneyland Resort in California celebrates its 50th anniversary, starting Thursday.
Sure, it'll be hot, and the lines will be long. But you know you want to go: the Matterhorn; Mickey-shaped, chocolate-covered ice cream; mouse ears with your name embroidered on the back. Arizona is second only to California for the number of
A Disneyland Chronology
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Dateline: April 29, 2005
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Source: Knight-Ridder
Summer 1948: Walt Disney visits the Chicago Railroad Fair, a spectacle that spurs his dream for a "Mickey Mouse Park."
June 1953: Stanford Research Institute is tapped to conduct a survey for a site within metropolitan Los Angeles and accessible by freeway. Search ends with purchase of 160 acres of orange groves in Anaheim.
July 21, 1954: Construction of
Maintaining The Magic
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Dateline: April 9, 2005
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Source: Los Angeles Daily News
Happiest Place on Earth? Not Disneyland on its opening day - not even close.
People weren't even very happy trying to get to the new park on July 17, 1955, as cars backed up for seven miles on the Santa Ana Freeway. Meanwhile, at the park itself, rides broke down, restaurants ran out of food, and, thanks to a plumbers strike, there were no drinking fountains on a
Disneyland Endures As A Rite Of Passage For Enraptured Lifelong Fans
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Dateline: April 4, 2004
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Source: Associated Press
I came, I saw, I was conquered as a child. I came back as a parent, following the impulse of many eager-beaver new parents to anoint my offspring in the reflected glory of Disneyland's glow.
The pilgrimage to the Magic Kingdom is a California rite of passage, whether the children are ready or not -- and they usually aren't. But really, how many of you couldn't wait
Lifelong Fan Finds The Magic's Still Alive In Disneyland
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Dateline: March 24, 2004
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Source: Associated Press
The Disney empire has struggled recently with attacks on CEO Michael Eisner, an unsolicited takeover bid, sour ratings at ABC and complaints that the theme parks are falling into disrepair. But none of that matters to my children or to me when we step into the Magic Kingdom. Indeed, all reality is suspended during those few days we visit Anaheim's Disneyland Resort each
Reaction Seemed Dim To Light Magic Parade
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Dateline: October 16, 1997
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Source: Orange County Register
Disneyland fan Robb Alvey took in the Light Magic parade this summer, and for the Westminster resident, ``Once was enough.''
Alvey, a former Disneyland employee, wasn't suprised to learn that the theme park has pulled the plug on Light Magic to make way for next summer's ``Mulan,'' a nighttime parade based on the animated film opening next summer. ``You watched the
The Turnstiles Keep Rolling At Disneyland
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Dateline: July 11, 1997
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Source: Orange County Register
There are classified secrets and there are Disney secrets. The only difference is that when spilling a secret can make a few bucks, it's either espionage or a Disney media event.
Such was the case in Anaheim this past Sunday. A woman named Minnie - last name, NOT Mouse - shows up at Disneyland. She's immediately showered with her 15 minutes of fame and lots of prizes.
A Little Night Magic
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Dateline: May 26, 1997
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Source: Orange County Register
Is that a can of "New Coke" that Mickey Mouse is sipping as he trips the light fantastic in the Light Magic show, Disneyland's new "streetacular" parade, which started rumbling through Fantasyland and down Main Street last week?
When some Disneyland patrons pronounced themselves underwhelmed by the attraction during its first preview excursion -- comparing it
A Little Night Light
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Dateline: May 23, 1997
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Source: Orange County Register
Here's some advice for those Disneyland purists who have been howling over "Light Magic," the new show unveiled this month as a replacement for the venerable Main Street Electrical Parade: It's different from its predecessor, and entertaining in its own unique way. Deal with it!
Life is about change. Hey, Walt embraced it. Even Disneyland needs to make an occasional
Main Street Magic
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Dateline: May 19, 1997
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Source: Travel Agent
Disneyland is kicking off the summer season with its new nighttime show, 'Light Magic,' which debuts May 21. The show replaces the Electrical Parade on Main Street, which has captivated crowds for more than 24 years. 'Light Magic' will feature four shows nightly on weekends and holidays. The Electrical Parade's half-million tiny, colorful bulbs that illuminated Main
So, What's New?
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Dateline: May 18, 1997
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Source: Seattle Times
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More light, more action at Disneyland
Disneyland has retired its decades-old Main Street Electrical Parade and is replacing it with a state-of-the-art light show/parade.
"Light Magic: A Spectacular Journey" will begin Friday night. Eighty-foot stages will roll along the traditional parade route,
O.C. Sets Record In Visitors, Spending
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Dateline: December 18, 1996
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Source: Orange County Register
The final run of Disneyland's Main Street Electrical Parade turned into a certified cash generator for the Orange County tourism industry.
The county attracted a record 40.2 million visitors this year, and they spent a record $5.5 billion, the Anaheim/Orange County Visitor and Convention Bureau reported Tuesday.
From Brea to San Clemente, hotels and attractions
Parade's Last Bulb Goes Out Tonight
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Dateline: November 25, 1996
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Source: Orange County Register
An electrical era ends today. After 24 years, Disneyland's Main Street Electrical Parade makes its final runs tonight at 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
Disney estimates that some 75 million people have seen the twinkling parade since it debuted in 1972.
Tonight, it may seem like all of them are back. Disney expects a capacity crowd at the park and advises visitors to arrive
Plug-Pulling Time At Disneyland
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Dateline: October 21, 1996
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Source: U.S. News & World Report
Back in 1972, the heyday of the technology-heavy world's fairs. Disneyland rolled out its "Main Street Electrical Parade" in a high-tech blaze of 500,000 lights. Twenty-four years later, the electric light parade is a Disney institution, attracting 3 million visitors a year to see vintage characters like Snow White and Dumbo roll by. But all that will end on November 25,
Fun And Adventure
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Dateline: September 1, 1996
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Source: American Legion
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Long before the line became an advertising slogan used by sports celebs, youngsters in America held onto the hope that one day, their parents would walk in and say, "We're going to Disneyland!" Disney's properties have rewarded the company with the highest annual attendance of any theme park system in
Disney's Fantasy Island
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Dateline: October 1, 1992
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Source: TCI
When Disneyland recently opened its new night spectacular, Fantasmic, the park created a multi-million dollar venue for the future, Bob McTyre, vice president of entertainment explains, "We were inspired by the Illuminations lagoon show at Disney World. Our 'river' surrounding Tom Sawyer Island is smaller than the Florida lagoon, and Fantasmic is different from Disney's
Your Best Day Ever At Disneyland
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Dateline: June 1, 1992
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Source: Sunset
Enjoy a Mickey Mouse flapjack for breakfast, then hit Splash Mountain early. Eat lunch at the Big Thunder Ranch. Top off your day at Disneyland by watching fireworks from a little know vantage point. Those are some of the tips we picked up after visiting Disneyland five times last season. We learned how to tackle the park during its busiest time-summer. We discovered how
Disneyland Through The Years
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Dateline: January 1, 1990
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Source: Disney Channel Magazine
1954-Summer Construction gets under way and Disneyland begins to emerge from the surrounding bean fields and orange groves of Anaheim.
1955-July 17 The opening day ceremonies are beamed coast-to-coast in a TV special. One of the hosts: actor Ronald Wilson Reagan.
1956-October Attendance hits the five million mark; the Skyway, Tom Sawyer Island, Storybook Land
California's Disneyland
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Dateline: February 1, 1980
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Source: Better Homes & Gardens
Disneyland, the country's first truly big-time theme park, is located 27 miles southeast of Los Angeles in Anaheim. When the park opened in 1955, Walt Disney promised it would get bigger and better. Well, Disneyland is celebrating its 25th birthday this year, with a spectacle of special happenings. In fact, you may want to check into what's on tap when and schedule your
Disneyland Has Made Many Changes In The Past 25 Years
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Dateline: January 1, 1980
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Source: Associated Press
Next July 17 will mark the 25th anniversary of a national institution that emerged from one man's dream-Disneyland. The Disney folks jumped the gun last month with a private celebration for the park's friends-12,000 of them. The Friday night festival was said to be the only time Disneyland had been reserved for the management's own party. Guests included press,
Electrical Light Magical Nights
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Dateline: June 1, 1973
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Source: Vacationland
The evening air is hushed. The aura of anticipation is everywhere. Then, into the summer darkness come the lights Blues, yellows, reds and greens -- all cheer up the charcoal sky and enable Mickey Mouse, Cinderella, Alice, Dumbo, and a host of other friends to sparkle their way through the night.
Imagine, if you will, the B1ue Fairy from "Pinocchio" in a towering
