Count Basie and his internationally famous orchestra will open a six night engagement at Disneyland Friday in an explosive jazz salute to the Independence Day Holiday. In Disneyland's summer, long parade of big bands, Count Basie leads the way with unique piano styling and a solid rhythm which have made his band famous ever since his "One O'clock Jump" took the country by storm nearly 25 years ago. ...

Kwikset Locks, Inc., Tuesday applied for and was granted a permit to construct a $150,000 warchouse on their property at 516 E. Santa Ana St., according to Homer Wallace, Anaheim building inspector. Also granted were four per- mits for buildings at Disneyland, including the Mickey Mouse Theatre ($20,000), a yacht club ($20,000), a rocket pylon ($10,000) and a merry-go-round ...

More than 50,000 visitors were attracted to Disneyland on Monday, July 18, when the Park officially opened its gates to the general public. Reactions were mixed but highly enthusiastic, ranging from exclamations of "fantastic" to "unbelievable" and "too terrific for words to describe. Governor Goodwin J.. Knight of the State of California assisted Walt Disney and some 25,000 invited guests at the official ...

Disneyland, "The Mickey Mouse Club" and the Mouseketeers -- three American pop culture icons -- share their 50th anniversaries in 2005 and 10 of the original Mouseketeers are returning "home" to Disneyland on Monday, October 3, to celebrate their golden milestone where they first made their initial public appearance. In salute to one of the most popular children's television shows of all-time, the ...

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 cents. Employees: About 1,000 ...

Part of the magic of the Magic Kingdom, of course, is that despite the slings and arrows peppering the outside world, it somehow remains as seemingly immutable as one of Aristotle's First Causes, or Walt's immortal mouse, whose 60th birthday the park-itself pushing a healthy 33-is celebrating this year from March 19 through September 8 with a new Mickey at the Movies Parade. However, as any Disneycologist ...