Five Unique Artifacts From Disneyland's Opening That Remain At The Park
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A lot has changed at Disneyland since the park first opened in 1955. Over the nearly six decades that have passed since its debut, many things at the Happiest Place on Earth have either been lost over time or met with a wrecking ball during one of the park's many expansions and refurbishments. We list five original Disneyland artifacts that existed in the park back when Walt walked Main Street, ...
Flax Shredders, Spaghetti Rakes And Pickle Plungers
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If you're searching for a Russian samovar or an English duck press -- even if you're just looking for you're just looking for "ordinary" items such as olive tongs or parsley mincers -- Disneyland has just the shop for you, "Le Gourmet." Only a few steps from the "Pirates of the Carribbean" attraction in New Orleans Square, Le Gourmet features a window framed with bright copper cookware that seems to ...
Flex Annual Pass 10 Things You Need To Know
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The new Disney Flex Passport is different from any annual pass ever offered for Disneyland and Disney California Adventure and with it comes a host of questions. Fortunately you 've come to the right place. We 've got the 411 on all your FAQs about the $599 Disney Flex pass. Let 's take a closer look at 10 things you need to know about the new Disney Flex Passport. 1. ...
Float-By-Float Preview Of Mickey's Soundsational Parade Coming In 2011
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The music-centric "Mickey's Soundsational" parade featuring dancers, drummers and two dozen Disney characters will make its debut at Disneyland in 2011. "Soundsational" will replace "Celebrate! A Street Party," an interactive street show that made its debut on Main Street USA in the Anaheim park in March 2009. While the new parade remains a work in progress, concept art released by the Anaheim ...
Flotsam And Jetsam Eels To Join Fantasmic Cast At Disneyland
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When Disneyland decided to incorporate Ursula's evil eels Flotsam and Jetsam from "Little Mermaid" into the updated Fantasmic show, master puppeteer Michael Curry drew inspiration from a novelty shop wooden wiggle snake. "I wanted a sense of swimming, of serpentine motion and menace," said Curry, a long-time Disney collaborator. "Since it's an underwater movie, it made sense to use the water as a ...
Flying Dumbo To Star In New Disneyland Fireworks Show
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When Disneyland decided to introduce a flying Dumbo elephant into the new Magical fireworks show, master puppeteer Michael Curry knew the success of the venture would come down to just one thing. "It's all about the ears," said Curry, a longtime Disney collaborator. "I wanted it to look like he was flying." Rather than an audio-animatronic machine floating robotically above Sleeping Beauty ...
Flying Saucers Are Reported Heading Toward Disneyland
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No figment of the imagination, flying saucers are destined for the Park, to become one of Walt Disney's latest attractions for the 1961 season. Scheduled to open this summer,the new adventure will have a space station in Tomorrowland,where guests can climb aboard their own Saucer, take to the air, guide their own ship, and return to land on the outer space station. Disneyland Vice- President ...
Foamrubbersville
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Foamrubbersville: Los Angeles obviously believes in its own existence but it is hard for the visitor to share the native faith. The faith it self is as nebulous as it is intense-as all enduring faith should be-but one really needs to be born to it, for conversion comes hard. Like its central shrine, which is, of course, Hollywood, Los Angeles does finally flicker as if with life, but only as the projection ...
Food By The Numbers Millions Of Churros Hot Dogs And Mickey Pretzels
Disneyland food and drinks take center stage in the second season of the “Behind the Attraction” documentary series on the Disney+ streaming service. “Behind the Attraction” takes a by-the-numbers look at the many theme park treats produced each year by Disneyland - and eaten by Disneylanders. During the Disney food episode, the show offers a behind-the-scenes look inside the ...
Food Can Be Fun Too
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Our need for nourishment is never far distant and Disneyland visitors have been known to work up a handy man's appetite touring the Park. The mouth watering aromas drift from the 20 restaurants and refreshment centers located throughout Disneyland's sixty acres of entertainment make a combination that is almost irresistible. "Let's eat," is a good two word description of the reaction. The ...
For A Decade Disney Will Give Every 6th Grader In Anaheim A Disneyland Ticket For Community Service
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For the next 10 years, every sixth grader at an Anaheim public or private school could receive a free ticket to Disneyland for doing something to benefit their community, Disney announced Friday. "Sixth grade is a great year to help inspire students to give back to their community through service," said Jill Bolton, director of corporate citizenship at Disneyland. The "Happiest Class on Earth" ...
For A Homemade Magical Kingdom, You Need $300, Sheets And Backyard
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Most teens who have $300 to spend are going to come up with similar wish lists: An Xbox. An iPod. Fifteen copies of "High School Musical." Andrew Vivas Anabu took the same amount of money and transformed his San Leandro backyard into a theme park experience -- building a nighttime special effects show that includes synchronized lighting, video screens, bubble machines and an animatronic parrot. ...
For Disneyland 60th There Mickey And Minnie And Cutting-Edge Technology
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On a rainy spring night, Disneyland technology guru Chuck Davis paced along Main Street, overseeing a rehearsal of a new fireworks and light show for the park's 60th anniversary celebration.. Projectors, lasers, fireworks and audio equipment were assembled to create a show that displays well-known Disney characters on the facade of Main Street buildings while music blares and fireworks rocket over ...
For Disneyland's New Indiana Jones Adventure, Waiting Is Half The Fun
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Imagine you run a theater and you're faced with 21,000 people in line every day expecting nothing but the best. There are 2,400 eager customers queued at any given time waiting to get in. Your venue seats 180 people for each performance. Those impossible numbers would make most producers with any sense throw in the towel. But not Disneyland. The Magic Kingdom has spent the past 40 years fine-tuning ...
For 'EO' Fans, The Thriller's Gone
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Brent Fidler gave it his best shot. He scrawled "Save Michael!" across a white T-shirt, distributed homemade "Pedal Captain Eo, not drugs" Pog milkcaps and even circulated a petition at school. Despite his allegiance, "Captain Eo" zoomed out of 3-D sight forever when Disneyland closed Sunday night. "I swear I'm going to cry," said Fidler, 14. Tomorrowland's 3-D musical space adventure starring a ...
For Ghostly Fun, Disneyland Resort Celebrates The Fall Season With Two Spirited Attractions
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For those in search of happy haunting grounds this autumn, the Disneyland Resort becomes a spirited realm of other-worldly adventures guaranteed to put a chill down the most courageous spine. The frightfully fun "Haunted Mansion Holiday," a popular seasonal transformation of the classic "Haunted Mansion," returns to Disneyland on October 1, while the exhilarating thrill of "The Twilight Zone Tower of ...
For Her, He Was Dad, Not Uncle Walt
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To millions around the world, he was known as Uncle Walt, but to one Napa resident, he was simply Dad. As Disneyland celebrates its 50th anniversary, Walt Disney's daughter, Diane Disney Miller, agreed to sit down and reminisce. She talked about her father's life and a special gift she's planning at San Francisco's Presidio to honor his memory. Walt Disney was the king of cartoons, making ...
For Residents Near Disneyland, Nightly Fireworks Shows Have Lost Their Spark
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Though many in proximity to the resort admit there is an appeal to the bursts that fill the night sky throughout the summer, those seeking peace and quiet have long tried to limit the noise and smoke. Disneyland's fireworks show is visible from a neighboring residential area in Anaheim. For most people, fireworks are a special treat loud, luminous displays to savor on Independence Day or New ...
For Sale: Pirates Premiere
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If you've stashed away a pirate's booty of $1,500, you can book passage to Disneyland's May 19 world premiere for Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. Disneyland, the host for all three Pirates premieres, is selling tickets to the public in hopes of raising more than $3 million for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Twelve hundred tickets will be available, starting today, at www.piratespremiere.com. ...
For The First Time Disneyland To Host Separate Ticket After Hours Christmas Holiday Event For 165 Dollars
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For the first time in its history, Disneyland Resort will follow its sister property in Florida and host a limited capacity, separate ticket Christmas season after-hours event this winter. For $165 per person, visitors to the Disney Merriest Nites at Disneyland can enjoy a special performance of a Christmas Fantasy Parade, enjoy a new "Frozen"- themed party in Fantasyland, and revel in 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 ...
Forever Let Us Hold Our Banner High
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Annette Funicello The death of Annette Funicello this month set off a wave of nostalgia among baby boomers who remember her as the star of the "Mouseketeers" of the original Mickey Mouse Club (MMC). MMC was the brainchild of Walt Disney, studio founder, entertainer, and entrepreneur, originally as a means of promoting the then new Disneyland, which opened in Anaheim, California on 17 July 1955. ...
Former Disney Dancer Can Still Can-Can
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When the can-can dancers kick up their legs for Disneyland's "A Salute to the Golden Horseshoe Revue," they will be watched over by a dancer from the original show who last kicked up her legs more than 25 years ago. Demetra "DeeDee" Bozikis was a can-can dancers during the last nine years of the original show's 31-year run, which ended in October 1986. "It was wonderful to work with those Disney ...
Former Imagineer Shares Early Concept For Attraction
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Early concept designs for Gadget 's Go Coaster were recently revealed online by former Disney Imagineer Jim Shull. See the photos, and why Jim says they didn 't go with the original concept for the attraction. Jim Shull took to his Twitter to share a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Gadget 's Go Coaster at Disneyland. Gadget 's Go Coaster is a family-friendly roller coaster themed to ...
Former Marshall Resident Wins Contest To Play Character On Disney Ride
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Brodie Brockie will join two dozen other people in California's Disneyland Resort as winners of the CareerBuilder.com Disney Dream Jobs competition. Disney on Tuesday announced its 25 winners; Brockie was among them and is slated to be an honorary Jungle Cruise skipper. Brockie, a 1991 Marshall High School graduate and current Ann Arbor resident, said the 10-minute boat ride through waters filled ...
Four Classic Rides Just Closed For A Massive Makeover
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As you get ready to plan your park visit, it's helpful to know which attractions could be closed and when. Four Disneyland rides closed for refurbishment this year; they're going to look so different! Don't worry, though. The closures are all seasonal and will re-open at various times throughout the year. So here's the big question. What rides are off the table? Here ...
Four Ways To Save Money On A Trip
A trip to Disneyland is something many families may only be able to dream of. Especially in the current climate, where everything (including ticket prices) just keeps getting more and more expensive.
And while many do manage to visit Mickey Mouse, a new survey found a staggering 45 percent of parents with kids in the US had landed themselves in debt (on average $US1983) from their Disney ...
Frantic Kingdom: A Wild Ride In Search Of Lost Sister
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It was 1968, and Mom had volunteered to take us four girls from Portland to Disneyland while Dad was on a business trip. We were a handful - I was the oldest at 13; Mary was 9; Jean, 5; and Sarah, 3. And we had big plans: the Matterhorn, Teacups, Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, Sleeping Beauty's Castle and those nutty submarines that weren't even completely submerged. The first couple of days were fun in ...
Free Passes And Canoe Race Wages May Be Low But Little Known Perks Make Working At A Theme Park More Attractive
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Nine Disneyland custodians who call their team Clean Sweep launched their canoe with a splash. "One and two and three and," shouted the stroker, the paddler at the front of the boat, in a race around Tom Sawyer Island. At the back, Melody Anderson wedged her oar into the water, hoping to steer her team to a fast enough time to make the finals. "This perk is very high on my list," the 61-year-old ...
Free Roaming Droids To Make Appearances At Star Wars Galaxys Edge
New droids capable of dancing, hopping in place, bowing their heads and nudging humans like pets are coming to Star Wars: Galaxy 's Edge at Disneyland beginning on Friday. The droids, known as BD-X droids, will make appearances at various locations around the Black Spire Outpost at Star Wars: Galaxy 's Edge throughout the day. The appearances will coincide with the resort 's “Season of the ...
Free Shows And Exhibits
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Walt Disney always believed that entertainment of educational value should be presented so that everyone is able to see it, and the Disneyland staff holds on to that important ideal today. Since everything at Disneyland is set either in the past or the future, most of the free exhibits deal with history or things to come. Main Street, U.S.A. is a free show in itself a perfect replica of a ...