During the rush of getting the Park constructed, "Tomorrowland" was the last land finished. Budget cuts didn't allow all of its attractions to be opened that first day. One of those cuts was to use the "Nautilus" sets from "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" as a walk-through. When it closed in 1966, the organ belonging to Captain Nemo was moved to the ballroom of the "Haunted

It seemed like the inevitable future at the time, we're sure. On April 20th in 1964, Bell Telephone showed off the Mod 1 Picturephone -- a precursor to the Skype and Hangouts video calls that have become a standard but under-utilized feature of modern communications. The demonstration was part of the World's Fair in Flushing Meadows, visitors were able to step into a

1964: Bell's Picturephone service dials up the world's first videophone call, and the New York World Fair's science consultant William L. Laurence gets some face time with Anaheim Bulletin managing editor Donald Shaffer at Disneyland. The video chat was part of a large public demonstration at the World's Fair that included seven calling stations. New Yorkers could

Disneyland really started more than 20 years ago, when Walt got the idea for an amusement park that grownups as well as children would enjoy. "I had all my drawing things laid out at home, and I'd work on plans for the park, as a hobby, at night." At the time, amusement parks were dying all over the country, "I talked Disneyland but no one could see it," Walt

In the third decade of this century America produced a young man of genius. He drew pictures with pen and ink and wash. Like other geniuses, such as Michelangelo, Leonardo and Bernini, he had a mechanical turn of mind; and, by means of all sorts of devices, he made his drawings into motion pictures which were works of art. He drew animals to perfection. With care and his

Wooden soldiers will march, 20-foot tall dolls will glide past, and dozens of other "larger than life same animated toys will be featured is Disneyland's second annual "Parade Of Toys" during the Christmas season. The exciting parade, which widespread acclaim from guests and reviewers alike in 1960, will be premiered on Sunday, December 17 at Disneyland.

Over 300 carrier boys from The News will visit Disneyland on March 18 as a reward for exceptional effort in their jobs. The young men will see all the sights of the world-famous center in Anaheim, with particular emphasis on the Frontierland area of the park. Plan Visit to "Wonderland" Although Frontierland is only one of the park's five major "lands," many

Once upon a time, in the magic realm of California, there was a grown-up heady boy named Walt Disney who set out to create the happiest place on earth. So he went into his counting houses and to his moneylenders, and he collected millions of dollars. Then he ordered his royal artists and carpenters to build a whimsical wonderland of spaceships to the moon and Mark Twain