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Disneyland It All Started With A Mouse
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Who wants sugar in their tea? The Mad Hatter asked. Everyone cheered. It is at this moment when I realised the greatest thing for the 'little traveller' was the parks unique way to bring treasured favourites to life, such as a favoured classic, Alice in wonderland. Many years on from its opening on 17 July 1955, Walt Disney's theme park has sparked the imagination and captured the hearts of thousands ...
This Is How Disneyland Changed In The 1990s
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It was a "Fantasmic!" start for Disneyland in the 1990s, and the decade ended with a new Tomorrowland and the disappearance of the parking lot. 1990-92 Not much happened for the first two years in terms of changes or additions of new attractions until 1992. Mission to Mars had its last flight and was grounded. In New Orleans Square, something new was coming to the waterfront of the Rivers of ...
Hang With Mickey And Friends
"Mickey's Toontown" is designed cartoonishly. Everything from "Mickey's House" to the post office looks, well, goofy. Opening in 1993, it was inspired by "ToonTown" in the 1988 movie "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" It was originally planned to be behind "Main Street, USA" and called "Hollywoodland." "Hollywoodland" combined the concept of "Mickey's Birthdayland," which was to be in the Florida park for the ...
Dear Walt, Thanks For The Memories
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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 birthday party! Ours starts today. ...
Disneyland To Unveil Toontown
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Forget Frontierland, Fantasyland and Adventureland, and be prepared for Disneyland's newest venture. Mickey's Toontown - the California park's first new "land" to open in 20 years - is coming Jan. 26. Disney legend has it that Toontown, the "exclusive hideaway" of such Disney stars as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy et al., has existed since the 1930s. Now non-Toons too can visit the "living, ...
Disneyland In One Day
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The First Hint that my mission will be daunting: I tell the cast member in Guest Relations the title of the article I'm researching, and she starts to giggle. Disneyland in a day? Who am I kidding? "It might be a little hard," she says, handing me my tickets, "to do it all in a day." Disneyland has its own special feel, and nostalgia is only part of it. Yes, it's the only park Walt Disney lived to ...
Mouse Trap
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It's "TOONAUGURAL" day at Mickey's ToonTown, the first new "land" built in Disneyland in two decades, and company chairman Michael Eisner is all smiles. Euro Disney woes be damned, goes the zeitgeist on this bright California winter morning: ToonTown already look to be a lucrative hit. And to make sure that message comes across, hundreds of perky Disney staffers are on hand, burbling upbeat remarks for the ...
Disneyland Gears Up For New Toontown Ride
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Toontown, Disneyland's first new "land" in 20 years, will unveil its latest attraction--Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin--on Toontown's first birthday, Jan. 26. Car Toon Spin is a gas. Those at the Disney-sponsored second annual Disneyana Convention in mid-September were treated to a gala evening party after the park had closed. The party was in Toontown, and it gave Disney's "imagineers" -- the ...
For The Young And The Star-Struck
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According to Disneyland's corporate marketing parable, Mickey's Toontown isn't new; it's been there since the 1930's, but we couldn't see the secret hideaway until January of this year. That was when the cartoon community decided to go public and allow us non-toons-real-life human beings-not only to visit but also to take tours of Minnie and Mickey Mouse's houses. Yeah, right. Don't try running this ...
Disneyland Attractions Perfect For Toddlers
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You have to love how the Disneyland Resort caters to the whole family. As you walk around you will see that there are rides for every age group as well as the entire family. This includes toddlers. Yet, say you are going on a play date with just toddlers, do you know where you can take them so they can have some fun while you do to? Here are the best rides for toddlers at Disneyland: It's a ...
Politics Hit Disneyland
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Over Presidents' Day weekend a group of friends and I embarked on a trip to the happiest place on earth in an effort to honor famous presidents of the United States, of course. Right to honor past presidents that is why we went right. Disneyland, contrary to popular belief, has played a very significant role in the history of American presidents. The life of every president who has left a noticeable ...
Toontown Officially Reopens What The Refresh Delivers For Kids And Kids At Heart
Mickey 's Toontown opened at Disneyland in 1993, inspired by the wild world of “Who Framed Roger Rabbit.” But now, after a yearlong closure and refresh, Toontown is doubling down on Mickey Mouse and friends while adding patches of picnic-ready green space that get children out of the strollers and running free. The hope is that Toontown 2.0 becomes a place that prioritizes imaginative and ...
