Disneyland Reopens To The Public After 13 Month Coronavirus Closure
Dateline: April 30, 2021
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Source: Orange County Register
Disneyland has returned after a yearlong coronavirus closure with a rethemed Snow White 's Enchanted Wish, updated Haunted Mansion and refreshed King Arthur Carrousel to the delight of die-hard fans who waited hours to snag tickets for the reopening of the Anaheim theme park.
Fans anxious to ride the wildly popular Rise of the Resistance attraction and the
How 50 Attractions Could Change When The Parks Reopen
Dateline: August 1, 2020
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Source: Orange County Register
Virtually every Disneyland ride and attraction will change in some way to accommodate the new normal of COVID-19 health and safety protocols when the Anaheim theme parks reopen following an extended coronavirus closure.
Visitors returning to Disneyland will find social distancing measures stretching from attraction queues to the rides themselves with
Can You Name All 15 Eticket Rides Still At Disneyland It Is Not As Easy As You Think
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Dateline: August 5, 2019
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As Disneyland celebrates the 60th anniversary of the E-ticket, it seems like a good time to look back at the rides that earned that distinction at the Anaheim theme park.
But what are the E-ticket rides of Disneyland? Naming them all is not as simple as you might think.
There were 23 E-ticket attractions during the ticket book era that stretched
4 Disneyland Attractions That Desperately Need An Upgrade
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Dateline: April 30, 2019
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We've heard it again and again: "Disneyland will never be completed. It will continue to grow as long as there is imagination left in the world." It's an inspiring concept and an appropriate, if overused line that Disney trots out in order to justify any number of closures, revisions, and expansions they want to tack onto the parks.
But Disneyland isn't a collection
10 Tips For Visiting With Toddlers And Preschoolers
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Dateline: January 11, 2019
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Toddlers and preschoolers can be challenging travel companions, but travel destinations like Disneyland are made for them. I've never been a parent to wait until a certain age to travel with my kids anywhere, and there was no way I was going to miss out on the magic of Disney when my kids believed in it the most (and kids are free until they turn 3 at Disney).
Every Attraction Ranked By Three Disney Superfans
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Dateline: August 15, 2018
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While pretty much everybody loves Disneyland to one degree or another, for some of us, love borders on obsession. Three of us in particular at CinemaBlend have been to Disneyland so many times that we've lost track. Jessica and Mack are both former Southern California residents who used to frequent the park regularly and still make a yearly pilgrimage back. While I live a
Disneyland Has Hottest Day On Record As Temperatures Hit 45c
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Dateline: July 11, 2018
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Temperatures at California's Disneyland hit a whopping 114F (45C) on Friday, the hottest day ever recorded at the popular family attraction.
The sweltering conditions intensified a difficult day, which also saw Disney Parks' apps and websites crash, resulting in minimal information about wait times, no mobile ordering and restrictions on Fastpass and Maxpass.
A
7 Things To Know About Disneyland's New Beauty And The Beast Eatery
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Dateline: March 10, 2017
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Source: Hollywood Reporter
All about the gray stuff, how to get that in-demand souvenir cup and more tidbits about the Red Rose Taverne.
Tie your napkin 'round your neck, cherie, and Disneyland provides the rest.
The Southern California theme park is celebrating the live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast with the Red Rose Taverne.
Location, location, location. The Red Rose
7 Most Underrated Experiences At Disneyland
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Dateline: July 28, 2016
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Source: Huffington Post
If you're any kind of Disneyland fan, then you know the glory of the Jungle Cruise ride and you've eaten more Dole Whips than you can count.
But even some of the most avid park-goers skip key experiences during their visits. The following rides, secret spots and shows often go under-appreciated in favor of bigger, sparklier Disneyland attractions. Seek out these
This Is How Disneyland Changed In The 1980s
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Dateline: July 14, 2016
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Source: Orange County Register
Changes at Disneyland in the 1980s started slow, then ended in a splash down a mountain.
During the first couple years of the decade, Disney Imagineers were busy with the design and building of Epcot Center (as it was called then) at Walt Disney World. But they were also planning a project for Disneyland - rebuilding Fantasyland.
1980-83
In early 1982, most
Disneyland Ride Review Snow Whites Scary Adventure Puts You Face To Face With The Evil Queen
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Dateline: December 8, 2015
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Source: Orange County Register
Look up and you will see the evil Queen looking down with disdain through the curtains of her chamber as you enter the line for Snow White's Scary Adventure at Disneyland.
As you wind your way around the dungeon in the queue, you find a golden apple. Touch it and you will hear the Queen cackle menacingly. Nearby is a book of poisons open to a page about a poisoned
Disneyland Ride Review Pinocchios Daring Journey Is A Little Wooden
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Dateline: November 9, 2015
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Source: Orange County Register
It's time to take a ride on Pinocchio's Daring Journey at Disneyland, which is based on Walt Disney's second animated feature film, "Pinocchio," which was based on the children's novel "The Adventures of Pinocchio" by Carlo Collodi.
This attraction appeared in 1983, occupying the space that once held the Fantasyland Theater. Above the entrance there is a small figure
Disneyland Turns 60 Ranking Its Attractions by Land
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Dateline: May 22, 2015
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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 mean to so many people around the world," Tom Staggs, COO of the Walt Disney
Much Has Changed Much Thankfully Remains The Same
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Dateline: December 5, 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 Coast and spend the majority of their vacation time in Walt Disney World in
Make The Most Of Disneyland Anaheim California
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Dateline: July 28, 2013
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It's known as the Happiest Place on Earth. And judging by the wide-eyed look on my daughters' faces as we walked through the front gates of Anaheim's Disneyland Park, the statement is spot on.
Wandering up Main Street USA, the central thoroughfare at the world-famous theme park, one of the first things we see is Sleeping Beauty's castle. It looms before us like a
7 Tips For Tackling Disneyland In A Day
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Dateline: February 28, 2012
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Source: Los Angeles Times
I've been to Disneyland hundreds of times over the last two decades and have been writing the Funland theme park blog for about four years now. As a result, people are always asking me how to do everything at Disneyland in a single day.
The short answer is you probably can't. It can be a struggle for even hard-core fans with military assault-like strategies. The
Disneyland Memories
Dateline: July 1, 2011
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Source: MickeyMousePark.com
Two months ago, I was warned that my article for the July issue would be about my first memories of Disneyland.
I knew from the outset how hard this would be.
If I had been asked about my first visit to Florida's Magic Kingdom this would be easy. It was November 18th 1988, which was Mickey's 60th birthday. I could write reams about my memories: the parades; my
Smoke Closes Fantasyland Section Of Disneyland
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Dateline: December 2, 2010
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A handful of Disneyland rides were closed Thursday when an electrical problem sent smoke wafting into Pinocchio's Daring Journey.
The smoke was reported just after noon in the Fantasyland section of Disneyland, said Maria Sabol of the Anaheim Fire Department.
"It was described as a wall producing smoke," Sabol said. "We were called out because people could smell
Disneyland Rides Temporarily Closed After Reports Of Smoke
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Dateline: December 2, 2010
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Several Disneyland rides were temporarily closed Thursday afternoon after reports of smoke in an area near the Pinocchio Daring Journey ride in the Fantasyland section of the theme park, according to fire department and park officials.
More than 20 personnel from the Anaheim Fire Department responded shortly after noon to reports of smoke in a 5-square-foot area near
Most Disney Rides Re-Opened After Smoke
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Dateline: December 2, 2010
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Disneyland has re-opened seven Fantasyland rides shut down this afternoon because of smoke behind the scenes.
More than 20 firefighters were sent to the park about 12:07 p.m. regarding smoke coming from a large electrical conduit inside the wall behind Pinocchio's Daring Journey ride, said Maria Sabol, an Anaheim Fire Department spokeswoman.
That ride, as of
California vs. Paris: Pinocchio
Dateline: December 1, 2010
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Source: MickeyMousePark.com
In the third of a monthly series of comparisons between the two Disneylands closest to my heart (California and Paris), I will be looking at the rides, shops and eateries based on Pinocchio.
In California, the ride is called Pinocchio's Daring Journey (as it is in Japan), whereas in Paris, it is called Les Voyages de Pinocchio which translates literally as The
New Disney Characters Debut At Parks This Week
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Dateline: October 13, 2010
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Three new Disney characters one popular in Japan, two from a new movie are set to begin greeting visitors at Disneyland Resort parks this week.
The additions are Duffy the Disney Bear in Disney California Adventure and characters from "Tangled" in Disneyland.
On Thursday, Duffy the Disney Bear, a prominent figure in Japan, will make his official debut to
Disneyland Set To Bring In New Characters
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Dateline: August 19, 2010
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Source: Orange County Register
Disneyland plans to set up a character meeting area for two new Disney characters Rapunzel and her love interest, Flynn Rider in Fantasyland.
The area will be set up in the spot where Gepetto's Sweet Shoppe now sits near Pinocchio's Daring Journey ride. The shop opened in May where a toy store used to run. See a previous story about the Disneyland store opening.
Two New Stores Opening In Disneyland
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Dateline: May 25, 2010
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One Disneyland store has an old name, but new merchandise. Another is selling sweets for the first time.
This week, Disneyland is opening two new stores before the start of the busy Memorial Day weekend Jewel of Orleans and Geppetto's Sweet Shoppe, Disney announced Tuesday.
The Jewel of Orleans spot in New Orleans Square has been empty since early April when
Disney Parks Offer Devices For Visually Impaired Visitors
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Dateline: November 3, 2009
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After becoming legally blind at age 30, Brenda Woodrum missed seeing the details of one of her favorite Disneyland rides, Pirates of the Caribbean.
So, Woodrum teared up when she heard a description of cannons shooting from pirate ships on the ride using a new listening device that just became available at Disney parks.
"It was really an emotional experience,"
Disney Magic, West Coast Style
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Dateline: September 1, 2009
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We were halfway through the six-hour flight from Newark to the John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, CA when I began to question our decision to haul our two kids, ages 8 and 16 months, clear across country to visit Disneyland.
True, it's a shorter flight to Orlando, but my son shared our "been there, done that" sentiment about Walt Disney World. We were anxious to check
My First Long-Awaited Much Anticipated Wonderful Trip To Disneyland
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Dateline: March 2, 2008
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I had never been to Disneyland. When I was growing up, we watched "The Wonderful World of Disney" TV show and thought it looked like a magical place, but the idea of piling all seven of us into the 1953 Plymouth and heading for California was not something that occurred to us.
I didn't even know anyone who lived in California, and in those days our few vacations were
Fifty Years And Five Days Of Disneyland
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Dateline: January 31, 2006
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It's hard to say when it was decided to schedule a vacation at Disneyland. A year of pictures dominated by apes, lions and burning flesh-and those were just the kids' movies-probably had something to do with it. In any case, it was time to celebrate Disneyland's golden anniversary in style.
Buyer's remorse set in as soon as the trip was confirmed. What could one
Disneyland From A to Z
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Dateline: January 31, 2006
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A recent four-night stay at Disneyland proves that this rich, glorious theme park, celebrating its 50th anniversary from now until 2007, is best enjoyed as a planned excursion, not as a whim.
Begin with Birnbaum's, an indispensable annual paperback that's available for around twelve dollars. The goal-oriented guide should be read by every visitor to insure unit
Disneyland Trip With Grandma: Everyone's Flush With Enthusiasm
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Dateline: April 20, 2004
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I saw an old friend with new eyes last week. I went to Disneyland with three grandchildren, ages 7, 6, and 20 months. Understand that I first began going to the Magic Kingdom last century, when I was a teenager and a newcomer to Southern California. Disneyland became the big-date experience. It was fitting, considering that many of my classmates had been "Mickey Mouse
Disneyland In One Day
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Dateline: March 1, 2000
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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
Disneyland Gears Up For New Toontown Ride
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Dateline: November 1, 1993
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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
Summer News At Orange County's Theme Parks
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Dateline: July 1, 1984
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Orange County's theme entertainment parks Disneyland and Knott's Berry Farm are worth a visit any time. But this summer, they're pulling out all the stops, with parades, fireworks, and new attractions. Both are just an hour's drive from downtown Los Angeles.
At Disneyland: Fantasyland revival and two new movies.
You can visit dozens of storybook characters in the
When Lampwick turns into a donkey he's looking in a mirror and his human reflection is a hologram. Which is the first time used in a Disneyland attraction
Number of A.A Figures:25
Voices:
Pinocchio: Kevin Brando
Jiminy Cricket: Eddie Carroll
Stromboli, The Coachman: Ray Templin
Geppetto: Will Ryan
Various - Will Ryan
SCENE DESCRIPTION April 1981:
**LOAD/UNLOAD**:
STORY:
The Pinocchio ride entrance facade is scenically painted to resemble the roads, cottages, and shops of the little puppet's tiny "fairy tale” village. On a cobblestone road, a gullible Pinocchio is being lured away from school by the temptations offered from Honest John Foulfellow, Gidion, and the diabolical Coachman.
SET DESCRIPTION:
The set consists of a dimensionally constructed "entrance" and "exit" way. The facade at the entrance to the show building will be two stories high. There will be a scenic painting on the facade depicting the hamlet in which Pinocchio resides as well as the "Entrance to Pleasure Island". The mural will be done on muslin measuring 540 feet.
**STROMBOLI's THEATER**:
STORY:
Having been lured away from school with visions of a grand life in the theatre, Pinocchio is found to be happily acting and singing with other puppets on stage. Pinocchio, however , is unaware that Foulfelllow has sold him to Stromboli, and he will not be allowed to go home to Geppetto after the performance. Guests travel through each scene seeing it as though through the eyes of Pinocchio. They are constantly presented with choices to make as to whether they should take the "easy road" or the "right road".
SET DESCRIPTION:
This scene depicts a raised wooden stage with painted flats serving as stage set pieces. Figure props include 2 trumpets with banners and 2 drums This scene depicts a raised wooden stage with painted flats serving as stage set pieces. Figure props include 2 trumpets with banners and 2 drums Trumpeter Puppets #F-1, and #F-2, and strings for A.A. puppet figures #F-3, #F-4 and #F-5.
**BACKSTAGE**:
STORY:
Backstage, Pinocchio realizes that he has actually been sold into slavery, and is as much a prisoner as are all the other stage performers in Stromboli's theatre. A large cage is also reserved for the Guests, who have not heeded the warnings of their conscience to stay on the "right road".
SET DESCRIPTION:
This scene depicts a backstage "dungeon-like" area with bars on the windows. Here the performers are imprisoned in hanging bird cages. Figures in scenes utilizing black-light illumination are sculpted (including costumes) and then painted with blacklight paint. Figure Props include a lock and rope for Stromboli #F-6,a cage and trunk for Pinocchio #F-7, a cage for Mandarin #F-8, a cage for soldier #F-9, an umbrella for Jiminey Cricket #FA-1, and a woodbin for Puppet #F-10.
**TO PLEASURE ISLAND**:
STORY:
The Guests are magically released from Stromboli's cage through the intervention of the Blue Fairy. But along the road back to Geppetto's house, they once again end up choosing to take the wrong road. There is a path which leads to fun and excitement, and Jiminey Cricket is unable talk the Guests out of joining a group of bad boys bound for "Pleasure Island".
SET DESCRIPTION:
This scene serves as a transition area simulating the cobblestone streets and quaint shops of Pinocchio's village. Figure Props consist of an umbrella for Jiminey Cricket #FA-2.
**PLEASURE ISLAND**:
STORY:
The Guests, as are the bad boys, are lead to think that they have found a veritable paradise, where life is always like a trip to the fair. They are encouraged to overindulge in all of the fun filled activities of the Fair including the candy and treats displayed in overwhelming abundance.
SET DESCRIPTION:
The set is designed to simulate the atmosphere of a "Fair". Here the "Candy Carousel", the Ferris Wheel, and the Candy Apple Shop are all made of tasty things to eat. Show Props and Dressings consist of a balloon with ropes, flags, and basket. Figure Props include a cane for Gidion #FA-3 and a mallet for Foulfellow 4FA-4
**JACK-IN-THE-BOX**:
STORY:
The Guests' experience at Pleasure Island takes on a more sinister quality, as they leave the frivolity of the Fair behind and become involved in new activities such as fighting and smoking cigars.
SET DESCRIPTION:
A giant dimensional Jack-In-The-Box overlooks the other scenically painted areas of Pleasure Island such as "Tobacco Row", "The Fortune Teller", and "The Rough House".
**EIGHT BALL POOLROOM**:
STORY:
At this point, the glamour of the fair has degraded into gambling and pool-playing. The evil Coachman suddenly appears and issues an ominous warning, "Now you've had your fun...it's time to pay". It is a frightening moment with Lampwick sprouting the ears of a donkey.
SET DESCRIPTION:
This area depicts a scenically painted pool room with gambling machines and a money-changing cage. Show Props and Dressings consist of a pool table and 4 pool balls.
Figure Props include a stool for Pinocchio #F-12 and a booth and coins for the coachman #F-13.
**ESCAPE FROM PLEASURE ISLAND**:
STORY:
The Guests begin to realize that all of the boys on Pleasure Island are, one by one, being turned into donkeys and sold to the Salt Mine by the evil Coachman. They glance back in time to see a small donkey wearing Lampwick's clothes, and then frantically head toward the cliffs overlooking the ocean in order to escape a similar fate.
SET DESCRIPTION:
The dimensional broken-down wooden fence bordering Pleasure Island's Fair buildings is splattered with graffito, trash and broken prizes. There are wooden crates stamped "Sold to the Salt Mine." A scenic painting of small donkeys wearing boy's clothing can be seen through the open slats of some of the crates. FigureProps include 2 cages for Donkeys #FA-6 and #FA-7, and an umbrella for Jiminey Cricket #FA-8.
**MONSTRO THE WHALE**:
STORY:
Pinocchio and Jiminey Cricket are at last on their way home, when they are suddenly confronted by Monstro the Whale. They escape his jaws through the bravery and resourcefulness of Pinocchio, and return home to find Geppetto waiting at the doorstep.
SET DESCRIPTION:
The track and scenic walls simulate a trip over the sea. Monstro the Whale appears, and the travelers narrowly escape his jaws. Geppetto is seen with a lantern at the doorstep of his toy shop. Figure props include a buoy for Jiminey Cricket #FA-9, a lantern and glasses for Geppetto #F-15 and an umbrella for Jiminey Cricket #FA-11.
**PINOCCHIO'S VILLAGE**:
STORY:
Pinocchio's little village is washed in the glow of a twinkling star which hovers just above Geppetto's Toy Shop.
SET DESCRIPTION:
This area depicts a scenic painting of the houses, shops and towers along the cobblestone streets of Pinocchio's village. There is a full view of the road, the town
shops, and a bright star in the sky above the Toy Shop.
**GEPPETTO'S HOUSE**:
STORY:
Having finally taken the right road home, the Guests are able to witness the Blue Fairy as she turns Pinocchio into a real live boy. All the members of Geppetto's family celebrate the happy ending. Jiminey Cricket can be seen proudly wearing his "Official Conscience" badge.
SET DESCRIPTION:
This area depicts the dimensional interior of Geppetto's bedroom, kitchen, and living room. Show Props and Dressings consist of a stand for Cleo's fishbowl. Figure props include glasses, a candle and holder for Geppetto #F-16, a fishbowl for Cleo #FA-13, bed steps for Pinocchio #F-17, a wand for the Blue Fairy #F-18, and a badge and book for Jiminey Cricket #F-14.
**TOY SHOP**:
STORY:
All of the toys and clocks in Gepetto's shop seem to come to life in celebration of Pinocchio's successful endeavor, in which he proved himself worthy of becoming a real live boy. The Guests then return to the Load Area where they disembark from their vehicles.
SET DESCRIPTION:
Geppetto's workshop is filled with numerous animated toys and clocks. The set will also contain scenic paintings on stationary and moving flats, with moving pendulums, eyes, and various assorted animation. Show Props and Dressings include 1 chest, 1 table, 1 railing, 1 small chest, 1 chair, 1 window ledge, 1 chair by oven, 1 pot by oven, 1 mantle, 1 ledge, 1 basket, 1 unicorn, 1 Pegasus, 1 camel, 1 present, 1 Dutch boy doll, 2 angel puppets, 1 basket with present, 1 bear, 1 horse, 1 kettle, 1 drum major puppet, 1 small bear, and 1 salt box.
Original plan for adding Pinocchio to Fantasyland October 1981:
The "Pinocchio" Ride currently in production for the Tokyo project was originally designed for Disneyland. The show drawings are presently at a 90% level. Therefore, the attraction could feasibly be adapted into a new ride and show for the park by converting the existing Fantasyland Theatre to a Show Building. A Pinocchio restaurant complex, presenting a view of the ride on the ground level, would adjoin the show building and contain a second level dining patio that overlooks the Fantasyland area, as well as a basement area for offices and storage. This package could be accomplished without affecting the operational continuity of any of the surrounding attractions.
