Renovation of the building in which a young Walt Disney created Mickey Mouse is nearing completion. Dan Viets, president and secretary of Thank You Walt Disney Inc., said Wednesday that the Kansas City-based group hopes to complete renovation of the two-story building within six months. The Walt Disney Family Foundation gave the group a $450,000 matching grant about five years ago, Viets said. ...

The Disneyland Resort takes security very seriously. When you visit you will notice plenty of security Cast Members making sure everyone is having a safe and fun time at the parks. But have you ever noticed the K9 Cast Members? K9 's are used to sniff for prohibited items, these K9s are typically handled by local law enforcement and check Guests as they walk through security. In some ...

Long before the Strip was dry-cured to its current shoe-leather state, it dreamed of being the first meat patty in space. That's why this curious cutlet's juices started flowing when it heard about a rocket ship landing soon in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. On September 1, a 35-foot rocket is scheduled to take a ride on a flatbed truck through Kansas City streets like a Soviet-era weapons parade. ...

The ‘Keep the Wenches ' Disneyland row has been labeled ‘poison ' by fans, who are divided about attraction upgrades. A FEW Disneyland enthusiasts have expressed their displeasure with the park 's decision to remove culturally offensive characters from its rides and attractions. The world-famous brand operates 12 theme parks worldwide. On social media, ‘toxic ' debates have ...

Gardening enthusiasts who visit Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., where adults outnumber youngsters four to one, are as fascinated by the wide variety of appropriate landscape plantings and colorful gardens as they are by the 50 or more major amusement attractions in this multi-million dollar center. These horticultural period plantings include a tree-bordered Main Street of the early 1900's; ...

Abe Lincoln, a fixture at Disneyland for 25 years, may be deposed by Kermit the Frog and the Muppet gang. "Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln" which features a robot replica of the 16th U.S. president will be closed Aug. 26, with no reopening date set. Disneyland spokesman Bob Roth said Friday. Roth said he could not comment on employee contentions that a 3-D movie featuring the late Jim Henson's Muppet ...

Disneyland--a steel-and-concrete Never-Never Land for youngsters--has come to life at Anaheim, Calif. It's Walt Disney's fantastic kingdom dropped out of a cloud onto 160 acres. There your child can drive the car of the future, ride in a Mississippi stern-wheeler or romp through a medieval castle. If he wants a glimpse of Tomorrowland, Fantasyland, Frontierland or Main Street, U.S.A., there are two ...

Ah, the magical world of Disneyland: $12 balloons, gooey churros, themed trash cans and gaggles of teenagers squawking like magpies on crack. Nothing ruins an afternoon at the happiest place on earth quite like a herd of 15 year-olds trying to out-loud each other as they race to Space Mountain, knocking over toddlers and swearing like sailors. What is it about this particular breed of adolescent that ...

On July 17, 1955, an excited crowd of Disneyland visitors ... the first ever ... waited at the Park's central hub for the signal to rush across the drawbridge and enter Walt Disney's magical Fantasyland realm. As the television cameras rolled, a heroic mounted "knight in armor" advanced towards the crowd from along the castle wall, signalled with his lance, then turned his steed to move off camera. This ...

Pacing to happy calliope tunes, the 72 proud steeds of King Arthur's Carrousel will carry young Pasadena knights during their Christmas season visits to Fantasyland. This gayest of carrousels is topped by King Arthur's gold crown and ten spears, bearing the shields of ten founding Knights of the Round Table, supporting the covering canopy. Who would think that such a carrousel could have a ...

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. Walt Disney borrowed against his ...

Click! Your perfect picture memory is only a shot away when you go to the Disneyland Park. While you probably will take a least 100 pictures of the kids on attractions, standing next to characters and the vacation pose that's the kids smiling ear to ear, but there are special spots for a traditional pictures. These spots are called 'Kodak's Photo Spots.' Located all over the park, you will find ...