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The Disneyland Monorail was the first operating monorail system in the Western Hemisphere and the first to cross a public street. When Walt built Disneyland, he wanted complete control over the steam trains, so that he could take them out when ever he wanted. Thus, he placed the steam trains, and then later the monorails under the ownership of Retlaw and leased them back to the park. In 1982, the family decided to sell the assets of Retlaw to the Disney Company, and a holding company, Walt Disney Incorporated was formed. Eventually, the steam trains and monorails became "officially" Disneyland's property.

The Monorail only ran around Tomorrowland from 1959 through 1961 when it was extended to the Disneyland Hotel.

Bob Gurr designed the first monorail and improved it with the Mark II and Mark III's

Mark I trains capacity 82-3 cars per train monorail red, blue: 1959-1961
Mark II trains capacity 108-4 cars per train 3 square windows monorail red,blue,gold: 1961-1968
Mark III trains capacity 127-5 cars per train 4 wraped windows monorail red,blue,green,gold: 1968-1986
Mark IV trains: (Only used at WDW)
Mark V trains 5 cars per train first monorail with air-conditioning:monorail purple, red, blue, gold: 1986-2008
Mark VI trains:(Only used at WDW)
Mark VII trains 5 cars per train all have have blue glass that change color in the sunlight. : monorail red ,blue ,orange 2008-

The trip from Tomorrowland to the Disneyland Hotel is more level and has more straight-aways, drivers can run the Monorail at full speed, 35 miles per hour. The return trip, though, has several curves and a seven-degree grade near the Submarine Lagoon, so drivers are instructed to maintain a speed of fifteen miles per hour.

Initial cost to build the monorail was $1.4 million (in 2014 dollars it would be over $11.2 million)

The monorail designer was Alweg which are the initials of the owner of the company: Axel L. Wenner-Gren

The initial contract to build the monorails was given to a manufacture of garbage trucks then the studio decided to finish them up.

The original track was 8 tenths of a mile long with a maximum height of 31 feet

Track extension to the hotel cost $1.9 million (in 2014 dollars it would be over $14.9 million)

In June of 1976 the Alweg logo was removed from the trains due to Alweg going broke.

In 1985 the Disneyland Monorail received Historical Mechanical Landmark Status. Here is what is writen on the dedication plaque:
HISTORICAL MECHANICAL
ENGINEERING LANDMARK
DISNEYLAND MONORAIL SYSTEM
1959

DISNEY ENGINEERS DESIGNED THIS MONORAIL SYSTEM, BASED ON THE SYSTEM DEVELOPED
BY AXEL L. WENNER-GREN (ALWEG). BUILT AT THE WALT DISNEY STUDIOS, THE SYSTEM IS
INTENDED TO APPLY TO URBAN TRANSIT. OPENED IN 1959, IT AS BEEN IN DAILY
PASSENGER SERVICE EVER SINCE. THE CARS ARE EQUIPPED WITH 600 VOLT D.C. 100 HP
ELECTRIC MOTORS DRIVING RUBBER TIRED WHEELS ON A SINGLE BEAM TRACKWAY.
REDEDICATED JUNE 14, 2004

THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS-1986

When the last of the Mark II trains were scrapped one was used to create the Mouse-O-Rail.

Control: Monorail One, you are now cleared for dispatch.

Monorail One: Roger, Control.

Pilot: Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome aboard the Disneyland-Alweg Monorail. This is the Pilot speaking to you from the Control Center. During our journey, we ask that you keep your head and arms inside the train at all times, and no smoking, please.

You're riding aboard the Mark III, an advanced, new, second-generation design* of the first daily operating monorail system in the Western hemisphere, introduced right here in Disneyland in 1959.

We're traveling over the ''Highway in the Sky'' on a two-point-five mile round trip to the Disneyland Hotel and back. Our route parallels Orange County's Harbor Boulevard, a major access route, which you probably used to enter the Magic Kingdom.

We're cruising at a height of twenty feet above the ground, and we're maintaining constant radio communication with our dispatching station. I'll be increasing our ground speed as we cross Disneyland's one-hundred-fifteen-acre parking area, our ''freeway retreat'', as many of you have called it.

Across the Parking Area is Disneyland's Main Entrance. In the opposite direction you can see the City of Anaheim's Convention Center. Directly ahead is the spacious Disneyland Hotel, offering complete, year-around resort facilities for your enjoyment.

Monorail One: Monorail One on Hotel approach.

Control: Roger, One. Hotel Station clear for approach.

Pilot: We'll be making a brief stop at the Hotel Station. For those of you who boarded our Monorail in Tomorrowland, this is the halfway point.

We'll be making a brief stop at the Hotel Station. For those of you who boarded our Monorail in Tomorrowland, this is the halfway point. You may disembark if you wish, and by having your hand stamped, you may reboard the Monorail here at the Hotel anytime prior to Disneyland's closing time today.

This is the Disneyland Hotel Station. Those of you disembarking, please exit to the rear of the Monorail.

Control: Monorail One, you are clear for Hotel dispatch.

Monorail One: Ten-four, Control.

Pilot: Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your Pilot speaking from the Control Center. To those of you who have just joined us, welcome aboard the Disneyland-Alweg Monorail, America's first daily operating monorail system. We ask that you keep your hands and arms inside the compartment at all times, and no smoking, please.

We are now on a re-entry course, back into the Magic Kingdom. Destination: Tomorrowland, World of the Future. We'll soon be passing Disneyland's Main Entrance, the gateway to Main Street, U.S.A., where turn-of-the-century America is relived.

Above the Entrance is Disneyland's Main Street Station. Our 1890 steam trains depart from here and stations in Frontierland and Tomorrowland, for a grand circle tour of the Magic Kingdom, climaxed by a journey through the Grand Canyon and Primeval World, realm of the dinosaurs.

As we return to Tomorrowland, we remind you to please keep your hands and arms inside the compartment at all times.

Disneyland's New Tomorrowland is a world on the move, a showcase for the wonderful worlds of science and industry, where some of America's leading companies welcome you into adventures in transportation, communications, and better living.

Below our Monorail is the Autopia Freeway, where youngsters of all ages drive real, gasoline-powered cars, and the colorful Submarine Lagoon, home of the world's eighth-largest submarine fleet. Towering high above is Matterhorn Mountain, with its two thrilling Bobsled runs.

Monorail One: Monorail One, 10-20 at Checkpoint Fantasyland.

Control: Roger, One, we have your 10-20.

Pilot: We're now entering Fantasyland, home of Snow White, Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland, and many others of your favorite Walt Disney characters. Fantasyland is also the enchanting home of it's a small world, the happiest cruise that ever sailed around the world. Now we are leaving the world of fantasy to begin our approach to the Tomorrowland Station. As we round the Matterhorn, please keep your head and arms inside the compartment.

Monorail One: Monorail One on Tomorrowland approach.

Control: Roger, One, Tomorrowland Station clear for approach.

Monorail One: Ten-Four. Monorail One out.

Pilot: Please remain seated until the Monorail comes to a complete stop. The doors will open automatically. As you step from the compartment, lower your head, watch your step and please exit as directed.

Thank you for joining us on the Disneyland-Alweg Monorail System, and have a happy day in Walt Disney's Magic Kingdom.

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Oh, boy! The Disneyland Resort Diamond Celebration begins today! Disneyland Park opened in Anaheim, Calif., on July 17, 1955, and ever since, it has entertained millions of guests from all over the world. That's no small feat! "It's amazing to contemplate all that Disneyland has come to

Disneyland Was Born On Paper Over A Marathon Weekend In 1953
Date Line:	May 10, 2017
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Tomorrowland was originally going to be called World of Tomorrow. Frontierland was Frontier Country. Lilliputian Land never became a reality at Disneyland. And no one could have foreseen a "Star Wars" land opening in 2019. Walt Disney spent a marathon weekend in 1953 brainstorming ideas for

Disneyland: A Parents' Survival Guide **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	June 01, 1989
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Disneyland, a monument to childhood, is also a test of how well you've grown up. Your first visit is guaranteed to be interesting, just as the first time you drive a car, have sex or spend a night by yourself is filled with wonder. But by the tenth or hundredth time you do it, amazement will elude

Disneyland: The Way We Were **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	February 01, 1988
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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

Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Festivities **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	January 01, 1990
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A year-long celebration begins on New Year's Day with a special pre-show at the Rose Parade. On January 11, Art Linkletter and Bob Cummings-who were emcees at the 1955 opening ceremonies-will join Walt Disney Co. Chairman Michael Eisner for a rededication of Disneyland. Disneyland guests will find

Disneyland's Matterhorn Still Packed At 50 **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	June 17, 2009
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Mothers, fathers and children pack the queue leading into Disneyland's Matterhorn - families have been clamoring for a ride on the classic bobsleds for 50 years, a ride that turned 50 on Sunday. The dual-track rollercoaster is an Orange County landmark, of course, whether seen from outside the

Disneyland's Monorail Red Puts Rumors To Rest **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	March 24, 2008
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Disneyland has been conducting regular after-hours tests of Monorail Red, putting to rest persistent Internet chat room rumors that the new Mach Mark VII would have to be sent back to the assembly plant for major modifications. Disney officials said that the new monorail has been cycling

Disneyland's New Monorail Glass Changes Color In Sunlight **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	April 23, 2008
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Disneyland has updated its classic monorail train meandering through the amusement park, adding a better seating arrangement and glass that changes color in the sunlight. The new Monorail Red, or Mark VII, train debuts Friday. Monorail lead designer says Disneyland is "always looking for

Disney's Golden Opportunity **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	May 05, 2005
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Today is a big day for Disney. It's when the company kicks off Disneyland's 50th anniversary celebration by officially launching new rides and attractions at most of its parks while announcing plans for even more potential tourist magnets in the future. It's easy to get lost in all of the

Disney's PeopleMover Gets A New Name **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	August 27, 2010
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The PeopleMover has always been among my favorite Disney attractions. It's quiet, relaxing and there's rarely a wait. It affords riders a panoramic view of Tomorrowland, as well as many other sections of the Magic Kingdom. When it was first introduced at Disneyland in 1967, the WEDway

Fairyland Of Yesterday And Tomorrow **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	December 01, 1954
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Forty passengers at a time will get a realistic impression of space travel in a huge moon rocket being built near Los Angeles as part of Walt Disney's $9,000,000 Disneyland recreation park. Strapped to their seats, the passengers will thrill at the vibration and roar of the simulated take-off,

Fast Track **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	March 01, 2001
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As goes Disneyland, so goes its monorail. Introduced in 1959 as a one-stop closed loop, the emblematic train system has undergone its share of changes over the years. The first major renovation occurred in 1961, when Walt Disney and Disneyland VP of operations Joe Fowler (in suits, above)

Fire Briefly Shuts Disneyland Train **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	January 22, 1990
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A small fire closed the Disneyland monorail system for almost two hours, but no one was hurt, officials said. The fire started in a fiberglass awning that hangs between the monorail and the street near the Disneyland Hotel station, park spokesman Paul Goldman said. The 2.5-mile monorail system shut

First Visit To Disneyland: Unforgettable **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	July 20, 2011
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For many years, Disneyland which celebrated its 56th anniversary this past July 17 was a place we thought we might never see. Since 1972, we were "regulars" at Walt Disney World, yet Disneyland was as far away in distance as it was in our travel plans. We finally broke down and made it to

First-Ever National 'Golden Ears' Survey **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	July 11, 2005
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On the eve of the actual 50th anniversary of Disneyland (July 17, 2005), Disney celebrates 50 years of theme park magic by announcing the results of a national consumer survey, conducted by independent research firm, Directive Analytics, that reveals what America loves most about Disneyland in

Foamrubbersville **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
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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

Fun Factories **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
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The sunbelt in general, and Disneyland in particular, seemed a logical place for a demobilized veteran of the Carter battalion to reprogram his brain before jumping back into age of Reagan. So off I went. Disneyland first opened in 1955, the year some of the new Republican members of Congress were

Get Your Turkey Legs At New Food Kiosk **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	September 13, 2009
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There's not a whole lot of extra space at Disneyland, so it's always surprising when a new building pops up at the 54-year-old Anaheim theme park. A new food kiosk, wedged next to the Matterhorn roller coaster and the Monorail track, has been designed to look like a Swiss chalet in order to

Greetings From Disneyland **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	September 01, 2000
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If Imagineers David Mumford and Bruce Gordon have gained fame among Disney fans, it may be because they haven't forgotten their roots. Gordon spent his childhood building Disneyland models in his garage and went on to become a show producer on the park's new Autopia. Mumford, meanwhile, filled his

Happy Birthday, Disneyland **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	July 16, 2010
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Disneyland was Walt Disney's baby, a dream he nurtured for years which eventually turned into a flat-out obsession ... an obsession that had as many skeptics as it had bank creditors demanding that Disney make good on all the loans he needed to make his pie-in-the-sky come true. Tomorrow, The

How Did Walt Disney Vision Of A Futuristic Metropolis Become A Quaint Symbol Of A Bygone Era
Date Line:	September 05, 2017
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When Disneyland opened its doors in Anaheim, California, on July 17, 1955, the word astronaut was not yet a household term. But a bright white rocketship towered over Tomorrowland (and, in fact, the entire park), poised to blast off into soon-to-be explored galaxies. Behind it stood a geometric

How Futurist Bob Gurr Shaped Disneyland Past **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	May 18, 2015
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In his 27 years as a Disney Imagineer, Bob Gurr was known for doing the impossible: He designed a submarine fleet, the cars of Autopia, and the Monorail that soars above the park on a single beam. With the opening of Tomorrowland in 1955, Gurr shaped a vision of the future (1986 to be exact) that

How Star Wars Has Taken Over Disneyland
Date Line:	February 25, 2016
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Officially, Star Wars Land at the Disney Parks is still a few years away, but anyone visiting Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., will notice that Disney's latest franchise has invaded nearly every aspect of the resort. Disneyland visitors will notice that Star Wars is, literally, everywhere,

Is Elvis In The Building? **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	November 29, 2005
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From a parade grand marshal who's a real turkey named Marshmallow to giant Christmas trees and Elvis sightings, both real and perhaps imagined, the holidays have arrived at The Merriest Place on Earth. And, along with nightly snow showers on Disneyland's Main Street USA has come a flurry of

It Fakes a Village **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	September 01, 2001
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If Disneyland was once our great escape, California Adventure is an unsettling reminder of home We all live in Disneyland and we know it. The question is, What does it mean? On one hand, Southern California is a palm-studded paradise where any dream can come true. On the other, our cities are vast

Learning The Art Of Multi-Tasking **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	August 04, 2010
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In just about any sporting event, there often comes a key moment in the game when the outcome hangs in the balance. A baseball player strokes a key hit in the late innings, a football player dives head-long for a crucial catch, a basketball player makes a seemingly impossible shot with the

Magic Worlds Of Walt Disney **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	August 01, 1963
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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

Martin Sklar **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	October 01, 1995
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In recent years, when Hollywood executives have become as famous as the stars in their films, a number of big names at the Disney organization have achieved celebrity status. Even the general newspaper reader has become accustomed to reading about Michael Eisner, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Frank Wells and

Marvelous Mechanized Magic Kingdom
Date Line:	October 01, 2010
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About five or six months ago I received an e-mail from the 1313 Club & Ape Pen Publishing Informing me of an event to take place at the Disneyland Hotel. The event, "The Marvelous Mechanized Magic Kingdom" was to feature the talents and stories of current and former employees and imagineers as

Matterhorn To Celebrate Golden Anniversary On Sunday **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	June 10, 2009
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The home of the Abominable Snowman is about to celebrate the Big Five-O. The Matterhorn, the iconic mountain of faux snow and speeding bobsleds, celebrates its 50th anniversary Sunday. Disney officials estimate that it has carried more than 258 million guests. No special ceremony is

Mechanical Issue Strands Passengers On Disneyland Monorail
Date Line:	July 19, 2016
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A Disneyland Monorail train encountered mechanical problems Tuesday, causing passengers to be stuck on one of the trains for about 50 minutes, a park official said. A train, with no passengers aboard, broke down around at 5 p.m. at the Tomorrowland Station, according to a Suzi Brown, a

Memories From The Mansion
Date Line:	November 30, 2012
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It was August 1969 and I had just turned 9 the month before. Summer was rapidly coming to an end so, as a treat, my Dad let me go with my summer camp group on a day trip to the Magic Kingdom. We were scheduled to leave early the morning of the 12th which was a Tuesday. We would spend the entire

Metal Detectors Installed Toy Guns Banned At Disney Parks **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	December 17, 2015
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Disneyland and Disney California Adventure are placing metal detectors at the esplanade area where guests are screened to enter the theme parks, beginning today, and prohibiting and banning toy gun possession and sales inside the park. The rules were updated on the Disneyland park rules

Mouse Memories **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	May 10, 2005
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Disneyland's golden anniversary party began Thursday and will run through Thanksgiving 2006. We asked Bee readers to share memories of the park's early days. Here's what they recalled. Pop on your golden mouse ears and take a trip back in time ...

Much Has Changed Much Thankfully Remains The Same **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	December 05, 2013
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It had been more than seven years since we last visited the Disneyland Resort. So much has changed since 2006 ... and, thankfully, so much remains the same at Walt Disney's ground-breaking theme park, known universally as The Happiest Place on Earth. Disney fans who live on the East

New Book Covers Disneyland From A To Z **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	July 24, 2008
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'The Disneyland Encyclopedia' features entries on popular attractions, trivia and insider secrets. Like most of us, Chris Strodder vividly remembers his first trip to Disneyland, a journey to the Magical Kingdom from Northern California in the 1960s. "The overall impression was a

New Hotel The First In Almost 20 Years
Date Line:	October 25, 2017
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This past June, The Walt Disney Company announced a 700-room hotel will be built at the Disneyland Resort. Today, the Disney Parks Blog gave more details on this new four-diamond resort. "We have some exciting news to share with you today about continuing expansion and growth of the Disneyland

New Monorail Arrives At Disneyland **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	December 20, 2007
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Guests will be able to ride the new train starting in February. The first car shipped in today. The first new monorail car in two decades slid onto the Disneyland track on Thursday as the theme park prepares for guests to ride it starting in late February. Starting Monday, five flat-bed

New Monorail Arrives At Disneyland **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	March 12, 2008
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A 75-foot-tall crane hoisted the first of the new Mark VII monorails from a flatbed truck onto the beam way track this morning at Disneyland. The five-car burnt-burgundy train is the first of three new monorails expected to go online at the Anaheim theme park starting in February 2008.

New Monorail Fleet For Disney World Original Designer Backs Up Rumor
Date Line:	May 08, 2018
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Walt Disney World should soon be getting replacements for its aging fleet of monorails, according to the retired imagineer who designed the original iconic trains for Disneyland as well as the Orlando resort. Bob Gurr, an 86-year-old Disney legend who was hired by Walt Disney in the 1950s,

New Monorail Train Rolling In Friday **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	April 22, 2008
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The new Monorail Red or Mark VII is expected to open to the public Friday morning at Disneyland. What's red, white and blue and glides through the air? It's not some superhero. It's the new monorail opening to the public Friday at Disneyland. The first new monorail car in two decades

New Pact Ups Disney To 3500 Weekly **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	April 18, 1961
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Walt Disney's new seven-year pact as exec producer and general supervisor of Disneyland will be voted upon by Disney stockholders May 16 meeting in Burbank. According to proxies sent stockholders yesterday, new deal has already been approved by Bank of America, National Trust Savings Assn.,

New Red Disneyland Monorail Takes First Public Guests Around The Park **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	July 03, 2008
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At about 5 p.m. today the first members of the public boarded the new Mark VII Monorail at Disneyland's Tomorrowland station. While some people who went on the first red monorail trip seemed to think it was just another monorail, some guests were thrilled to be on the new train. "It was

Onward And Upward With The Arts **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	September 07, 1963
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One day last year in Los Angeles, as I was about to step aboard a helicopter that would take me to Disneyland with my teen-aged son and daughter, these two, smiling wanly, nodded toward a tourist poster that gave equal billing to our destination and to Forest Lawn cemetery. Their gesture reminded

Phoenix Delivers Blast From The Past **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	July 23, 2010
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It's no secret that Disneyland is my happy place. It is, therefore, a pretty good bet that you can find me at the Happiest Place on Earth each July 17 celebrating Disneyland's anniversary. This year, my daughter and I took a detour on our way to Disneyland's 55th anniversary celebration,

Plan Unveiled For Huge Disneyland Expansion **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	May 09, 1991
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Ending nearly a year of speculation, Walt Disney Co. unveiled plans Wednesday for a $3-billion expansion at Disneyland that would include a second theme park patterned after its highly successful EPCOT Center in Florida. A highlight of the expansion to be called WESTCOT Center, would be a giant

Rare Collecting Disneyland Exhibit And Auction **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	October 20, 2015
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Van Eaton Galleries, one of the world's premier animation artwork and collectibles galleries located in Sherman Oaks, California, has announced a rare exhibit and auction, "Collecting Disneyland." The auction will take place Saturday, November 21, 2015 at Van Eaton Galleries located at 13613

Retired Disneyland Photographer Captured Lifetime Of Enchanting Moments **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	October 14, 2006
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For four decades, Renie Bardeau's job was simple: Capture the magic. If he had been a farmer or chef or bus driver, Bardeau's task would be difficult, because magic in the real world is rare and fleeting. But Bardeau did not work in the real world. He spent his time at a place where

See You In Disneyland **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	September 01, 2001
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As he was led manacled away after his conviction, serial killer Richard Ramirez, Los Angeles's infamous "Night Stalker," turned to the courtroom audience and snarled "See you in Disneyland." America recognized the turn of phrase from the familiar TV as that invariably follows the World Series or

Shake Hands With A Character **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	June 04, 1961
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Disneyland is the place. of course. From Walt Disney's parade of cartoons and motion pictures started 38 years ago, 33 of his most famous characters will come dancing out of fantasy and out of the silver screen to cavort with patrons as the seventh summer season gets under way at the famous park.

State Investigates 27 Theme-Park Medical Problems **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	June 30, 2011
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The state has completed investigations this year into 27 medical problems sustained on Orange County theme park rides, often when visitors were getting on or off the attractions, an Orange County Register analysis found. Venues with permanent rides are required to submit state reports when

Storm In A Teacup **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	July 30, 2011
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With a boy of his own, Stephen Lacey makes his first visit to the Disneyland of his childhood. When I was a boy, my idea of Disneyland was pretty sketchy; it was where Mickey and Donald lived. And there was a ride where you sat in a giant spinning teacup. I knew only one kid who had

That Time Disneyland Employed Live Mermaids In 1959 The Park Seemed A Bit More Magical **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	July 25, 2015
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After photos of Disneyland's performing mermaids surfaced on the Internet a few years ago, one former sea nymph recalled a peculiar question a park monorail conductor once fielded from an elderly visitor. "Are they real?" she asked of the mermaids. The conductor responded in the affirmative,

The $2.29 Disneyland Secret **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	April 03, 2009
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The economy is rough, but at least I have more than Sports Chalet's price-per-share in my pocket I don't often go to the park on a Thursday morning, but I had some time to kill before I had to go back to work, so I decided why not pop over to the park and see what's crackin'.

The Big Ooh **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	July 15, 2005
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Craftsmen must use their hands, heads and hearts to create the rides and inventions that make the park distinctly Disney. Walt Disney dreamed the idea for Disneyland, but it took an army of innovators to build a place where people could step inside a story. Disney tapped the best artists

The Majestic History Of Matterhorn Bobsleds
Date Line:	June 01, 2011
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Disneyland Park opened its gates for the first time ever on July 17, 1955. Since that notable date in history, Disneyland has grown, expanded, and renovated countless times making it the enticing vacation point that it is today. For some people, however, Disneyland is not just a vacation spot.

The Mice That Roared **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	July 31, 2006
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They weren't exactly Hollywood's idea of a power couple: Disney CEO Robert Iger, once derided as a "suit," and studio chief Richard Cook, who got his start as a monorail operator at Disneyland. But last week Iger and Cook dropped a bomb bigger than any of the explosions you'll see in "Pirates of

The Mountain Comes To Disneyland **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	March 29, 1959
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Six spectacular new attractions, built at a cost of 5.5 million dollars, are nearing completion at Disneyland, the greatest enlargement of the Anaheim Fairyland of entertainment since its opening in 1955. Beginning in June, Disneyland visitors from all over the world will race in speedy

This Is How Disneyland Changed From 1956 To 1959
Date Line:	July 14, 2016
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The day after Disneyland opened on July 17, 1955, many newspapers had a field day with the myriad of problems the park had, such as gas leaks, failing plumbing and a lack of drinking fountains. Some called it Walt's Folly and more. But that didn't seem to matter to the public because when the

This Is How Disneyland Looked And Changed In The 1960s
Date Line:	July 12, 2016
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It was the '60s, a decade of change. And just like society, Disneyland would change too - in dramatic fashion. 1960 Just like previous years, Walt Disney was constantly tinkering with Disneyland as the decade started. The first year of the decade, he added more scenes to the Rainbow Ridge

Tips For Watching Halloween Fireworks At Disneyland **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	September 25, 2009
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Tonight, Disneyland is debuting a brand new fireworks show called "Halloween Screams - A Villainous Surprise in the Skies." We've got some tips to help you make the most of your fireworks viewing experience. *Arrive early! Since the show will only be running for about a month, expect crowds

Tips To Beat The Disneyland Maingate Line! Get Inside FAST! **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	June 16, 2009
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Nothing is more discouraging than a line before you actually enter Disneyland. I mean you are coming from the Mickey and Friends Parking Structure, popped off the tram so fast you felt like an extra for the Incredibles, carefully opened your bags for security to review, then you cringe as you only

To Disneyland Without Your Car **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	May 01, 1980
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Does everyone drive to Disneyland? The sea of cars outside the entrance shows that most visitors do. Even so, there are many forms of transportation besides the car that will get you to the park, so we present a summary of what's available. By air: You can fly into John Wayne Airport, Orange

Top 5 Most Avoidable Disneyland Deaths **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	August 20, 2009
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Alright, fine: So it's a little morbid, but since the park's grand opening in 1955, a few hiccups have happened during Disneyland's reign as the Happiest Place on Earth-nine of them, to be exact. Which, statistically speaking, isn't all that bad. We guess. All but one of the fatalities to

Totally Wicked Pixar Monorail Zooms
Date Line:	April 09, 2018
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Finding a few phenomenal, out-of-this-world, beyond-extraordinary modes of transportation in the animated films of the Pixar universe? You don't need to search too far to locate fantastical vehicles and ways of getting around, from Lightning McQueen and his wheel-rocking buds in "Cars" to Bing

Traveling To His Past Has Effect On Future **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	January 25, 2008
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The boy lost track of him years ago. It was nothing dramatic, really. He just, well, sort of faded away. Davy Crockett, that is. The boy first met him when he was almost 5 years old. That was about the same time the boy was hospitalized after being mauled by a dog. For a time,

Visitors Face Maze Amid Construction At Resort
Date Line:	May 02, 2018
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The Disneyland resort is scrambling to add hotel and parking capacity to deal with the massive crowds expected for the opening of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Disneyland in 2019 and the recently announced Marvel superhero land at Disney California Adventure a few years later. Ground clearing is

Walt Disney Deserves Credit For Our Progress On The Moon And Mars Not Just Mickey Mouse
Date Line:	December 21, 2018
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If the creator of Mickey Mouse had never been born, we might not have landed men on the Moon or sent robots to Mars. As a boy, Walt Disney was fascinated with the futuristic tales of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells. As an adult, his passion for the future intensified. In the early 1950s, as Walt

Walt Disney King Of Fantasy **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	July 01, 1965
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Walt Disney and friends. Walt Disney, whose Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck brought laughter to the world and whose Disneyland is a playground for the world's people, calls his home at Smoke Tree Ranch, "my laughing place." Whimsical, as always, he refers to the Uncle Remus story where Brer

Walt Disney Pictures Chairman Dick Cook **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	November 15, 2007
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Reflecting the American sense of informality widely associated with the movie studio's namesake and founder, people know the chairman of the Walt Disney Studios as Dick, not Richard, Cook. The former Disneyland cast member, who was asked during an event at the Anaheim theme park to be interviewed

Walt Disney's Magic Kingdom **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	April 01, 1960
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Twenty years ago," Walt said as we drove toward Disneyland, some 25 miles southeast of central Los Angeles, "I was always trying to think of a place to take my two small daughters on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon - a place where I could have fun, too. "At an amusement park the only fun provided

Why Ex-President Truman Would Not Ride Dumbo **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	March 10, 1980
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The Idea, Walt Disney once said, was conceived on a park bench and nurtured by peanuts. "Saturday was always 'Daddy's Day' and I would take my two daughters to the merry-go-round and sit on a bench while they rode," he recalled "And sitting alone, eating peanuts, I felt there should be something

Your Best Day Ever At Disneyland **RESTRICTED CONTENT** Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	June 01, 1992
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Enjoy a Mickey Mouse flapjack for breakfast, then hit Splash Mountain early. Eat lunch at the Big Thunder Ranch. Top off your day at Disneyland by watching fireworks from a little know vantage point. Those are some of the tips we picked up after visiting Disneyland five times last season. We