Guests travel aboard submarines for a fascinating voyage through "liquid space." Along the way, they encounter fish, mermaids, a shipwreck, a sea serpent, the lost city of Atlantis and travel beneath the Polar Ice Cap.
Today In Disney History 1957 The Viewliner Opened
Dateline: June 26, 2023
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Today in Disney history in 1957 the Viewliner opened, serving as the short-lived precursor to the Disney Monorail.
Today in Disney history, we 're taking a closer look at a short-lived but important part of Disneyland 's past. On June 26th, 1957, the Disneyland Viewliner opened. Before there was the Monorail, Disneyland had the Viewliner, which the
Submarines Already Rusting Badly After Yearlong Refurbishment
Dateline: December 30, 2022
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Disneyland 's fleet of submarines are rusting badly just a few months after a yearlong refurbishment that saw the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage lagoon get an extensive makeover and the subs receive a fresh yellow and blue paint job.
Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage reopened in July after an extended refurbishment that kept the popular Tomorrowland attraction
Do You Remember These Phased Out Rides And Attractions
Dateline: September 25, 2022
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The Disneyland magic seems to stand the test of time even though the park has undergone several renovations since its opening on July 17, 1955. Since then, a few fan-favorite rides and attractions got a facelift or were cut by the big mouse himself.
However, the internet and Disney 's ever-growing fanbase won 't let the rides ' memories fade, even if the
15 Things You Never Knew About Matterhorn Bobsleds
Dateline: September 3, 2022
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Fans of Disneyland 's first E-Ticket attraction that ascends an icy slope and throttles through snowy chutes will be without their favorite high-speed thrill ride as Matterhorn Bobsleds undergoes an extensive overhaul over the next few weeks.
The Matterhorn Bobsleds attraction at Disneyland will return in the fall after a seasonal refurbishment, according
15 Things You Never Knew About Matterhorn Bobsleds
Dateline: August 19, 2022
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Fans of Disneyland 's first E-Ticket attraction that ascends an icy slope and throttles through snowy chutes will be without their favorite high-speed thrill ride as Matterhorn Bobsleds undergoes an extensive overhaul over the next few weeks.
The Matterhorn Bobsled attraction at Disneyland will return in the fall after a seasonal refurbishment,
23 Rides That Have Shut Down And The Surprising Reasons Why
Dateline: July 1, 2022
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Rocket to the Moon closed and inspired several futuristic flight rides were equally unsuccessful.
Rocket to the Moon was a Disneyland opening day attraction in 1955 that placed guests in a giant rocket ship, or moonliner, standing in Tomorrowland. The futuristic simulation ride was sponsored by the now defunct airline TWA (Trans World Airline).
Finding Dory Octopus Swims Into Submarine Lagoon
Dateline: June 27, 2022
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A seven-armed octopus from “Finding Dory” with camouflaging capabilities who just wants some peace and quiet is about to become visible to thousands of Disneyland visitors and a flock of squawking seagulls after hiding beneath a tarp in the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage lagoon.
Hank the septopus from “Finding Dory” will join the cast of amphibious creatures
Submarine Lagoon Refilled With Submarine Fleet In Place
Dateline: May 29, 2022
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Back in 2021, graphics and signage appeared on walls surrounding the submarine lagoon in Tomorrowland at Disneyland Park announcing that the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage would return in the Winter of that year. That time frame came and went but more progress was taking place in the drained lagoon that was visible from the Disneyland Monorail as it cruised
Is It Possible To Escape This Disney Ride During A Breakdown
Dateline: December 21, 2021
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You may need to come up for air at some point.
Disneyland is home to some of the most iconic and classic Disney attractions like Splash Mountain, Mr. Toad 's Wild Ride, and Space Mountain. But one ride tends to get overlooked sometimes when discussing classic Disney rides. Disneyland 's Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage is an amazing attraction that takes Guests
Hugs With Mickey Not So Fast Disney Attractions Are Coming Back Slowly
Dateline: October 29, 2021
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Source: Los Angeles Times
Disneyland and California Adventure Park have relaunched attractions at the parks in phases since reopening in April after a 13-month pandemic shutdown.
Disney fans have not been particularly understanding about the closures and phased ramp-up - designed to allow for the orderly implementation of COVID-19 safety protocols and retraining of staff - especially
Do You Remember These Old Attractions At Disneyland And DCA
Dateline: June 23, 2020
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Disneyland has been my second home since I was a little girl. So many things have changed in both parks over the years and I think about old attractions quite often as they are part of my childhood memories. One of the great things about Disney that separates them from other theme parks is that they are consistently changing and ever evolving. Walt Disney once said,
Disney Legend Bob Gurr The Man Behind The Motion
Dateline: June 21, 2020
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Disneyland, “The happiest place on Earth,” is known for its attractions, which transport people of all ages into a world of imagination. Park guests can voyage under the sea or even slide down a snow-covered mountain. One man to thank for this is Bob Gurr.
Gurr often quips, “If it moves on wheels at Disneyland, I probably designed it.” He is responsible for
Featured Attraction Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage
Dateline: January 8, 2020
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Happy New Year to you all. Welcome back to the history of different attractions at Disney Parks. We will continue to explore the history and development of the attractions. Today we will dive into the history of the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage at Disneyland in California. This attraction has an interesting history as it has almost been shut down numerous times. There is
Being A Tour Guide In The 60s Led To Many Surprises
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Dateline: September 17, 2019
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In 1964, I was a freshman at USC and worked as a Disneyland tour guide on breaks. Park visitors could spend $5 then for a half-day guided tour rather than $3.95 for a book of ride tickets. Those attending a tour would cluster around a girl in a red plaid skirt and blue velvet cap who held her riding crop high so you never lost sight of her and who could walk backward
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
A Look Back At Matterhorn Bobsleds Submarine Voyage And Monorail On 60th Anniversary Of Disneyland Rides
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Dateline: June 11, 2019
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It was 60 years ago this week that the first wave of E-Ticket attractions swept into Disneyland with the debut of Matterhorn Bobsleds, Submarine Voyage and the monorail as the Anaheim theme park underwent its first major expansion in June 1959.
With the help of U.S. vice president Richard Nixon, Disneyland introduced three new attractions on June 14, 1959
Walt Disney Deserves Credit For Our Progress On The Moon And Mars Not Just Mickey Mouse
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Dateline: 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 prepared to build Disneyland, he read a series of articles in Collier's
Enchanted Tiki Room Artifacts Fetch Ludicrous Prices At Auction
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Dateline: August 27, 2018
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The exploits of Don the Beachcomber and Trader Vic are beloved by many tiki nerds, but for thousands of devotees, the tiki journey began at Disneyland's legendary Enchanted Tiki Room. If there is any doubt about the restaurant's appeal, just take a look at the insane prices the tiki memorabilia
Jose, one of the original 1963 animatronic "tiki birds" fetched $375,000
Beloved Disneyland Rides And Attractions That No Longer Exist
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Dateline: March 25, 2018
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Since its opening in 1955, Disneyland has seen a number of rides and attractions come and go. And while some of the rides were replaced with newer and better thrills, some are sorely missed.
Up ahead, we take a look at some of the most beloved Disneyland attractions that no longer exist.
1. Submarine Voyage
In 1959, Disneyland introduced one of its first E
It Is A Real Mickey Mouse Operation
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Dateline: March 18, 2018
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I had a chance to get away for a few days earlier this month and I ended up in Disneyland of all places. You know, the one in California, as opposed to Disney World, the one in Florida.
I have to confess, I have been to both of them a few times.
Growing up in San Diego, California, it was an annual event for my family. Disneyland opened up when I was six-years
What It Is Like Being Inside Disneyland At 3 AM
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As told by Tina Caviezel to Zoie Matthew
I started February 9, 1992. Normally I worked midnight till eight in the morning, and the first year I was there, I was all over the park. It was cool because you'd walk in and it was empty, pretty much just employees. I'd walk through there and think, "Man, this was Disney's dream, and it's still going on." Then you'd do your
Disneyland Was Born On Paper Over A Marathon Weekend In 1953
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Dateline: 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 the new family amusement park he envisioned called Disneyland. There would be
10 Disneyland Attractions That Do Not Exist Anymore But We Wish Did
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Dateline: April 28, 2017
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It's not easy being Disneyland. To keep people coming back and visiting year after year, the Anaheim amusement park has to constantly reinvent itself while not changing in ways that'll alienate diehard fans whose nostalgia runs deep. A few months ago, the park permanently closed the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror to turn it into Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission:
I Was A Real Life Mermaid
Dateline: April 12, 2017
Status: Current
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Did you know there used to be live mermaids at Disneyland in the late 1950s and 1960s? It's true! In this excerpt from Chris Strodder's book The Disneyland Book of Lists, one of these former Disneyland mermaids shares her tale.
When the new Submarine Voyage launched in mid-1959, eight costumed mermaids splashed around in Tomorrowland's lagoon
9 Extinct Disneyland Attractions You Probably Never Knew Existed
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Dateline: January 26, 2017
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Over 60 years ago, Disneyland opened in Anaheim, California. In the decades since, Walt Disney's original theme park vision has undergone changes both big and small. Rides, attractions, and entire swaths of land have sometimes been overhauled or torn down to make way for modern amusements.
But thanks to documentaries and numerous Disney bloggers, we can still look
Disneyland And Imagineering Part 10
Dateline: January 9, 2017
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"I know it's here somewhere"
I'm not sure if that's exactly what was said upon first sight of where the Rivers of America used to be, but I'm sure it was something similar. Maybe with a little more salt. A lot of the excavation for the layout of the park revolved around removing existing trees and vegetation, digging out what would be the basin for the riverbed that
Todays Future
Dateline: January 9, 2017
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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
Slow Speed Thrills Disneyland Employee Has Driven The Main Street Fire Engine For 32 Years
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Dateline: December 21, 2016
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Steve Finley is not a firefighter, but every day he gets to drive a fire engine for work, as he has since 1984.
How does he do it? As an attractions host at Disneyland where five days a week he drives the Fire Engine up and down Main Street U.S.A.
"It's no worse than the freeways. I probably drive faster here then on the freeways," he said.
That speed is
This Is How Disneyland Changed From 1956 To 1959
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Dateline: 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 park opened its gates the next day, there was a long line of people waiting
Unfinished Magic
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Dateline: June 7, 2016
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I guess it's a fact of life that not every idea for an attraction or Land can actually be built. Occasionally, the failed idea was a revamp or replacement of an older attraction that was shut down for various reasons. Other times, the idea was scrapped because of the success of another, similar, ride. There are a multitude of other reasons things can be scrapped.
Disneyland And Imagineering Part 7
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The Land that Never Was
One of the themes that Disney toyed with was the birth of the nation, continuing on through the Colonial Era, following inventors and political figures that shaped our country. Officially, it wouldn't be referred to as a land per se, the same as Main Street USA, New Orleans Square and Toontown. Actually the proposed idea was a combination of
Dangerous Disneyland Mental Fatigue Part 2
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Dateline: February 14, 2016
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It wasn't until I was almost finished with the human stupidity portion of this "Dangerous Disney" article that I realized that this should be a two-parter, so that (in addition to keeping it from being too long) some might hopefully regain some faith in humanity. Here is that second part. Again, some of these I've only read about on one site.
I start with the
Hollywood Home Movies Disneyland Is An E-Ticket To The Park Past
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Dateline: October 16, 2015
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Baby boomers with stardust memories of Disneyland often lament how the park has changed. Gone are the E-tickets, the Rocket to the Moon, the Skyway, the Submarine Voyage, the PeopleMover and the mule rides.
For a misty-eyed ride into that past, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is presenting "Hollywood Home Movies: Disneyland," a sold-out show Saturday
That Time Disneyland Employed Live Mermaids In 1959 The Park Seemed A Bit More Magical
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Dateline: 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, to which the visitor mused, "I wonder where they found them. Probably the
5 Disney Ride Ideas That Never Saw The Light of Day
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Dateline: July 20, 2015
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Disney parks are known for bringing the magic of their movies and making it into a tangible experience for fans across the world. But as much success as Disney has had - magical or otherwise - not all of their ideas have been great enough to make it to fruition.
At one time or another the following five rides were thought to be great ideas before getting shut down.
Disneyland 60 Things You Might Not Know About The Magic Kingdom
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Dateline: July 17, 2015
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TV show named "Gunsmoke" made its debut, and another named "Make Room for Daddy" won two Emmys. Elvis Presley and Pat Boone had young hearts all shook up, and for the first time, they could listen to those crooners and others on a new gadget called a pocket transistor radio. A new car cost $1,900, gasoline was 23 cents a gallon and rents averaged $87 a month..
It was
I Was A Real-Life Disneyland Mermaid
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Dateline: May 30, 2015
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Did you know there used to be live mermaids at Disneyland in the late '50s and '60s? It's true! In this excerpt from Chris Strodder's book The Disneyland Book of Lists, one of these former Disneyland mermaids shares her tale.
When the new Submarine Voyage launched in mid-1959, eight costumed mermaids splashed around in Tomorrowland's lagoon as part of the celebratory
How Futurist Bob Gurr Shaped Disneyland Past
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Dateline: 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 still feels out of reach. Six decades after Gurr began creating ride
Disneyland For Adults Without Kids A Primer
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Dateline: May 2, 2015
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Disneyland overlords, all about branding and stealth marketing, apparently have an in-house name for the likes of me: "nonfamily guests."
I've been called worse.
It's nothing derisive - derision and mockery, after all, is verboten at "The Happiest Place on Earth" - but I cannot help but feel the term connotes something vaguely sad and pathetic, a sense of
60 Reasons To Visit Disneylands 60th Anniversary
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Dateline: April 22, 2015
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You don't really need a reason to visit Disneyland. It is the happiest place on earth after all. But when was the last time you stepped onto Main Street U.S.A. and took a spin on Dumbo the Flying Elephant?
If it's been awhile, you might want to consider planning a visit this year as the resort goes all out for its 60th anniversary Diamond Celebration. In honor of the
They Are Back Disneyland Subs Resurface As Finding Nemo Ride
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Richard Nixon, then vice president of the United States, was on hand for the fleet's initial launch.
Walt Disney wanted to show off his fleet to Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, who had a fleet of his own, but security concerns tripped that up.
Just last year, rumors circulated that the fleet was going to be beached.
Now, 55 years after Disneyland's
Submarines Are Staying Put At Disneyland
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The head of the Disney company confirmed Tuesday that there could be more room for "Star Wars" and Marvel attractions at Disneyland.
But they won't go where Nemo swims.
Bob Iger, chief executive officer of the Walt Disney Co., said Disney has no plans to get rid of the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage ride at Disneyland, addressing well-circulated rumors that the
Charlie Ridgway's Long And Winding Road To Becoming A Disney Legend
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The Walt Disney Company and newspapers would seem to have little in common ... except for the fact that so many key people who have either worked for or are currently in Disney's employ got their starts in the print media.
It started, of course, with Walt Disney himself, who famously delivered newspapers in Missouri after his father Elias bought a route. Walt
Disneyland To Close Submarine Ride For Upgrade
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Disneyland's Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage will close for a refurbishment that won't be complete until late 2014.
Disney announced Friday that the underwater ride that circles a lagoon will close on Jan. 6. About 5 million gallons of water will be drained, then workers will make improvements to the attraction.
The water will go into the local groundwater aquifer
Basketball Court Inside The Summit Of Disneyland Matterhorn
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Dateline: November 30, 2012
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The first time I went to Disneyland was in 1966. I was five years old. My parents, who were in their 20s, drove our Volkswagen Beetle from Boulder, CO to Anaheim, CA in the middle of summer.
I remember four things from the trip:
1. A motorcycle cop pulling over my father for speeding. When my father produced his driver's license, the cop looked at it and did a
Still Returning After 36 Years
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Dateline: September 3, 2012
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Having first visited Disneyland as a 2-year-old, Fairfax journalist James Croot reflects after his recent sixth visit.
"To all who come to this happy place: Welcome. Disneyland is your land. Here age relives fond memories of the past, and here youth may savour the challenge and promise of the future."
Walter E Disney's words when he opened his theme park in
California vs. Paris: The Lands of The Future - Part Two
Dateline: September 1, 2012
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This month I shall continue my comparison of California's Tomorrowland with Paris's Discoveryland, by looking at their versions of Nautilus and Star Tours, as well as the two Lands' arcades, shows, theatres and eateries
Les Mysteres du Nautilus at Disneyland Paris is nothing like the submarine attraction in California, either in its present Finding Nemo state or its
Disneyland Memorabilia Is A Fascinating Look Back
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Dateline: August 9, 2012
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Of the millions and millions of phone numbers that have been in use since Alexander Graham Bell (or Antonio Meucci, if you're so inclined) invented the telephone, a handful of numbers have managed to live on despite the passage of time ... and the introduction of more numbers and area codes.
"PEnnsylvania 6-5000," a hit song by Glenn Miller and his orchestra in the
Disneyland Matterhorn Ride Closes For Extensive Overhaul
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Dateline: February 7, 2012
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The Scharff family of Spokane, Wash., made a special trip to Disneyland recently to celebrate the birthday of 5-year-old Mason with a ride on the Matterhorn.
So they were disappointed to see the 147-foot-tall attraction covered in scaffolding and closed for repairs until June.
"We came to the park for a few specific rides, including It's a Small World and
Wall-E Perfect Replacement For Captain EO At Disneyland
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Dateline: October 26, 2011
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Reports are surfacing that Disneyland is actively looking to replace Captain EO in its 3D theatre in tommorrowland. The park brought it back for an encore run after a 13 year run of "Honey, I shrunk the audience" made its home there. Now Captain EO's return has run its course as well and the park is looking for an upgrade.
Disneyland brought back Captain EO in
All Aboard Disney's Fort Wilderness Railroad
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Dateline: October 7, 2011
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It's no secret that Walt Disney had a special place in his heart for railroads. Years before Disneyland opened, he built a model railroad in his backyard which he dubbed the Carolwood Pacific Railroad and spent countless hours riding it, tinkering with it and giving his family and friends much-coveted rides.
When Disneyland opened in 1955, the narrow-gauge Santa
First Visit To Disneyland: Unforgettable
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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 The Happiest Place on Earth in Anaheim, Calif., in late July, 1998, some 43
A Brief History Of Disneyland, An American Classic
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Dateline: July 5, 2011
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"The thing will get more beautiful year after year. And it will get better as I find out what the public likes; I can't do that with a picture it's finished and unchangeable before I find out whether the public likes it or not." Walt Disney on Disneyland.
Walt Disney found different reasons to build his seventeen million dollar Magic Kingdom in Anaheim in 1955.
Disneyland Memories
Dateline: July 1, 2011
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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
The Majestic History Of Matterhorn Bobsleds
Dateline: June 1, 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 rich history that Disneyland holds along with the captivating
Long-Lost Disneyland Rides
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Opened in 1955, Disneyland in Anaheim, California has delighted visitors for decades with its eight themed "lands" of rides, shows and attractions. It just isn't possible to forget a first spin on Dumbo, rocketing through darkness on Space Mountain or singing along with those musical pirates before Johnny Depp stole their fame. The skallywag! But with the park constantly
Learning The Art Of Multi-Tasking
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Dateline: August 4, 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 clock winding down.
They call these moments game-changers.
At the
Happy Birthday, Disneyland
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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 Happiest Place on Earth celebrates its 55th anniversary. Five and a half
Disneyland 55 And Still A Major Force
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Disneyland The Happiest Place on Earth turns 55 this summer. Clearly, Walt Disney's dream of creating a family park where parents and children could have fun together is here to stay.
But that's not to say Disneyland hasn't seen its share of changes in 5½ decades. Indeed, one of the biggest overhauls in the Anaheim, Calif., resort's history is currently under way
Disneyland's Matterhorn Still Packed At 50
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Dateline: 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 park or inside Disneyland. "It was the first thrill ride at Disneyland,"
Matterhorn To Celebrate Golden Anniversary On Sunday
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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 planned, but we here at AroundDisney figured the milestone shouldn't slide by
Disneyland California - Always Something New
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Dateline: November 10, 2008
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It's been over 30 years since I took my six year old son to Disneyland in Anaheim, California and over 20 years since my last visit. So, when I began thinking about how fun it would be to take my granddaughter there, I had some catching up to do.
For starters, the Disneyland® Resort is now two theme parks in one, Disneyland Park® and Disneyland's California
Harriet Burns Who Help Create Disney Rides Dies
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Dateline: July 29, 2008
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Harriet Burns, the first female artist at Walt Disney Imagineering and a designer of several famous Disneyland rides, has died. She was 79.
Burns died Friday at USC University Hospital of complications from heart surgery, Frank Reifsnyder, a spokesman for Glendale-based Walt Disney Imagineering, said Tuesday.
Burns worked for Disney from 1955 to 1986, beginning
New Book Covers Disneyland From A To Z
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Dateline: 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 whirlwind of sensations, of sights and sound and smells," he says of that visit as a
Gone But Not Forgotten The Disneyland E Ticket
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Dateline: May 30, 2008
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I've been working on a Chronicle magazine article about Bay Area roller coasters, which doesn't suck as far as assignments go. You can expect a lot of coaster-themed posts when it comes out in July.
While conducting my research, I ran into an article about the Disneyland ticketing system, which I remember from when I went to the park in 1978. Up until 1982,
Tony Baxter Talks Walt Disney Treasures Disneyland Secrets Stories And Magic
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Dateline: December 6, 2007
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The Senior Vice President, Creative at Walt Disney Imagineering talks about this immense new set.
Tony Baxter has lived and breathed the creations of Walt Disney for over 40 years. During his incredibly successful career at Walt Disney Imagineering, he even breathed life into some of Disneyland's most successful creations like Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Star
Waiting For Disneyland's Finding Nemo Submarine Ride?
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Dateline: September 12, 2007
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Most days at Disneyland the line for the new Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage averages about one to two hours. So far I've passed on the ride, delaying my virgin voyage until the wait drops to a more tolerable 30 minutes or less (my personal rule).
Disneyland cast members suggest getting in the Nemo line at 11:59 p.m. (or just before the park closes on any given night).
Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage: We All Wait In A Long, Long Line For A Yellow Submarine
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Dateline: August 23, 2007
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My friend Liz and I have annual passes to Disneyland ... y'know, Disneyland Annual Passports ... and they expired this past Monday. So, of course, we simply had to make a final trip to the Happiest Place on Earth on the expiration date.
We love Disneyland, and our goal for the day was to check out Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage, which opened for business a few months
Finding Nemo, Not Memories
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Dateline: July 8, 2007
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Disneyland is well-known for its "Imagineers," the people who combine imagination and engineering to create the spectacular. Their most amazing work, of course, is seen in commercials for the "Happiest Place on Earth."
Ever notice how Disneyland isn't crowded in the commercials? With some serious Imagineering, and a few actors, the most-crowded place on Earth looks
A Spoonful Of Sugarforward Into The Past At Disneyland's Storybook Memories Exhibit
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Dateline: June 28, 2007
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Every now and then, as you're digging around trying to find some old tax papers in all those boxes crammed into your garage, you'll stumble across some forgotten but potent artifact from your childhood. It could be the teddy bear you carried everywhere when you were 5; it could be the Star Wars lunch box that mysteriously vanished when you were 6; it could be some
Disneyland Presents Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage
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Dateline: June 27, 2007
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It's a little-known fact that Sombrero Grande's first job out of high school was working at Disneyland as a "captain" on the Submarine Voyage attraction in Tomorrowland. In 1998, I left the park's employ and the Subs were mysteriously closed down soon afterwards. Immediately rumors began swirling on the Internet theorizing that the Subs were closed due to "budget cuts" or
Disneyland Gets Green Makeover
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Dateline: June 14, 2007
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Disneyland has made a number of green changes that it says has saved the park $60 million over the past 10 years, mostly through reducing the amount of paper used, MSNBC reports.
Earlier this week, Disneyland re-launched one of its oldest attractions, the submarine ride, nine years after it emptied the lagoon. The ride still uses all eight original submarines, but
Disneyland Launches Finding Nemo Sub Ride
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Dateline: June 12, 2007
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Disneyland visitors can take a submarine journey through an Australian reef to search for Nemo, the famous clownfish, on a new underwater ride.
Walt Disney Co today launched the Finding Nemo ride with underwater animation at its Disneyland park, in an effort to use its Pixar film division to bolster theme park admissions.
Disney saw attendance at its parks rise
Find Nemo, Wait In Line For Hours At Disneyland
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Dateline: June 11, 2007
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Disneyland's Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage ride opened to the public Monday and proved so popular that customers waited in line for almost five hours to cast off.
The ride combines the Submarine Voyage, a 1959 ride that operated for 39 years, with characters from the Pixar movie.
One set of visitors told KCAL 9 that they arrived at 5:30 a.m. to get their place
From the Silver Screen to Disneyland Resort: 'Finding Nemo' And 'Pirates of the Caribbean'
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Dateline: June 11, 2007
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The subs are once again diving and the pirates are even more conniving as Disneyland Resort launches into summer during the Year of a Million Dreams celebration.
Disney officials today dedicated Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage, the much- anticipated return of a classic attraction with a technological twist that immerses guests into the colorful underwater world of the
Nemo Ride Draws Celebrities Stars Come Out To Preview The Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage Attraction
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Dateline: June 11, 2007
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For actresses Brooke Shields and Denise Richards, the opening of Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage wasn't just about going on the re-opened Disneyland ride.
It was also a chance to bring their young daughters to the theme park for the first time.
"I remember the submarine ride from a long time ago," said Richards, as she carried 3-year-old daughter Sam. "The kids
Disneyland's Submarine Voyage Reopens
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Dateline: June 11, 2007
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After nearly a half-century, there's been an extreme makeover of Disneyland's "Submarine Voyage" ride.
Disneyland closed down the submarine ride a decade ago and spent 70-million dollars to construct a state-of-the-art attraction. The attraction reopens today at the Anaheim theme park with a new story line, shiny new coral reefs and something not envisioned when it
Submarine Ride Returns To Disneyland
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Dateline: June 10, 2007
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Fake fish dangling from strings, animatronic mermaids and a menacing sea serpent are out.
Talking cartoon clown fish, bouncing iridescent jellyfish and a dark trip into a whale's mouth are in.
The Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage may be in the same vessels and location as the previous Disneyland sub ride that closed nine years ago, but the new technology is among
Disneyland Adds Magical '8th Day' To The Week
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Dateline: June 6, 2007
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In the spirit of Walt Disney's renowned ability to create magic, the Disneyland Resort is sprinkling some pixie dust on the calendar and virtually creating an "8th Day" in its operating week in anticipation of high demand for the new Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage attraction, which resurfaces June 11 in the Tomorrowland Lagoon. The subs return as part of the ongoing Year
Submarine Voyage Christened
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Dateline: May 16, 2007
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Navy Vice Admiral John G. Morgan and Disneyland Resort President Ed Grier pour water from the East Australian current into the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage lagoon.
The move followed a ceremonial re-commissioning of the Disneyland submarine fleet in Anaheim on Monday.
When the original "Submarine Voyage" closed in Sept. 1998, the Navy officially de-commissioned
The ‘Nemo Dream Mobile' Takes To The Road
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Dateline: May 4, 2007
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Disneyland Park California is being readied for its June 11 premiere of its newest attraction Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage. To preview the attraction The Nemo Dream Mobile will be coming out of the water and onto the road in the US beginning May 4 for a spring-summer tour. This road-tripping submarine-on-wheels will bring some of the magic of Disneyland Resort and its
Find Nemo At Redone Disneyland Ride
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Dateline: April 29, 2007
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The cheesy robotic mermaids and plastic fish have been beached, and Disneyland's submarine ride in Tomorrowland is now the domain of everyone's favorite flounder.
Nemo, Marlin, Dory and company will accompany guests on the new Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage, set to open June 11. Visitors sign on as crew members of the eight thoroughly overhauled vessels for an
Disneyland Re-Imagining The Familiar
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Dateline: March 13, 2007
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Welcome to the world of pirates," says Walt Disney Imagineering executive Bruce Vaughn as he describes the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland.
A "world" is how he conceives of the ride - a seemingly mundane description that has implications not only for Disney's recent updates of that attraction, but also for other organizations' innovations far different
Disney Parks To Add Pixar Based Attractions
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Dateline: January 8, 2007
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Many will be delighted to know that some family favorite Pixar movies will soon come to life at the Walt Disney Parks.
The Walt Disney Company has recently announced its plans to add several attractions to the theme parks inspired by Pixar produced movies.
An under the sea attraction that is currently in the works is the "Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage." The
Pixar Rides Coming To Disney Theme Parks
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Dateline: January 5, 2007
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There was no mention of the much-rumored plan to turn Tom Sawyer's Island into a Pirates of the Caribbean Island, but the Walt Disney Company did outline a number of planned additions to its theme parks that will be based on movies produced by Pixar. Among them will be the "Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage" that will return one of Disneyland's oldest rides to the Anaheim
Closer To Finding Nemo
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Dateline: December 23, 2006
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The construction phase of Disneyland's submarine ride is about 75 percent to 80 percent complete, on track for reopening in June after a nine-year absence.
Workers are putting finishing touches on glass-speckled rocks, starfish molds and pliable coral and kelp in the lagoon. About 6.3 million gallons of water will be flowed in during the first week of January, Disney
Disneyland Bringing Back Sub Ride
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Dateline: December 22, 2006
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Construction workers are in the final stages of building a lagoon of glass-covered rocks, pliable coral and starfish for the re-opening of Disneyland's submarine ride.
Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage is set to open in June, nearly nine years after the previous sub attraction was shut down partly because of unpopularity.
Disney officials gave a sneak peak of the
Retired Disneyland Photographer Captured Lifetime Of Enchanting Moments
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Dateline: 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 castles were real and fantasy had its own land, a cloistered kingdom built by a
50 Years Of Disneyland
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Dateline: January 31, 2006
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Disneyland spokesman Tim O'Day, hired as a parade performer in 1976 and knowledgeable about virtually every Disneyland detail, is practically the grand marshal of the theme park's rich history, including its integration to motion pictures. The co-author of Disneyland: Then, Now and Forever talked with Box Office Mojo about the Happiest Place on Earth.
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50 Things You Didn't Know About Disneyland
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Dateline: November 23, 2005
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In honor of Disneyland's 50th anniversary, we present 50 cool, obscure and simply odd things you probably didn't know about the self-proclaimed Happiest Place on Earth. Many were culled from Mouse Tales by David Koenig (Bonaventure, $19.95). Some were provided by Disney archivist Dave Smith, and others came from 101 Things You Never Knew About Disneyland by former park
Disneyland Model Maker Died
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Dateline: September 5, 2005
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Fred Joerger, one of Disneyland's original model makers who crafted miniature versions of the park's Sleeping Beauty Castle and other attractions, has died. He was 91.
Joerger died of natural causes on Aug. 26 at the Motion Picture and Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, according to his niece, Gloria Penrose, The Los Angeles Times reported
Nemo Finds A Home In Disneyland Attractions
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Dateline: July 16, 2005
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Disneyland finally 'fessed up, admitting Friday what hard-core fans have been saying for weeks.
"The subs are coming back," said Jay Rasulo, president of Walt Disney's Parks and Resorts division.
In a trifecta of events and announcements, Disneyland said Friday that it was upgrading the old submarine ride and calling it the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage. It also
The Big Ooh
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Dateline: 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 and risk-takers in his film studio to transform their two-dimensional
Paying Pixar
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Dateline: May 10, 2005
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Last week, Disneyland kicked off its golden-anniversary celebration by waxing nostalgic as well as announcing some new attractions that will be coming to Disney's West Coast theme parks. Over at Disney's California Adventure, the young park's horrendous Superstar Limo ride will be replaced with a family ride themed to the animated hit Monsters, Inc., while Finding Nemo
At Least 50 Reasons To Make A Trip To Disneyland
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Dateline: May 8, 2005
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If the early reviews are any indication, this will really be a happy birthday at Disneyland.
The theme park, which turns 50 on July 17, lit the candles on its anniversary celebration Wednesday with the official debut of a nightly fireworks show, the most elaborate in its history. And the next morning, park officials took the wrappings off two new attractions for
Disneyland Remains Forever Young
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Dateline: May 5, 2005
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The last time I went to Disneyland I got to drive the jeep in the Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom ride. Unfortunately, my family disobeyed instructions and looked into the eye of the idol, so we were condemned to a terrifying adventure before finally returning safely to the loading dock.
The sense of triumph I derived from what was a predictable outcome far
Discovering Disneyland
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Dateline: May 1, 2005
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You have to look quickly, and you have to know exactly where to look. But if you do, you'll catch a pretty cool inside joke at Disneyland.
On the Star Tours ride, just before your runaway Starspeeder exits the space station, keep your eye on the lower right side of the screen: You flash past what looks like a giant electron microscope. Old-timers will recognize it
Your Best Or Worst Memory Of Disneyland?
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Dateline: May 1, 2005
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Donna Cleveland, San Francisco
Disneyland '59 was the scene of a double date gone bad. My boyfriend and my best friend were sneaking around the attractions behind my back. Her "date" was in on the deception. At a serendipitous Disneyland reunion in '94, the same old boyfriend belatedly apologized with an expensive gift..
MaryAnn Wofford, Fremont
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Magical Memories
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Dateline: April 30, 2005
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Disneyland was built on a dream. And it was Walt Disney's dream that has made millions of wishes come true during the past 50 years.
Hundreds of millions of wishes, really. And also special moments - first dates and honeymoons, birthdays and anniversaries, and fun days spent with kids and later with grandkids.
Several weeks ago, we asked readers to recall their
Frantic Kingdom: A Wild Ride In Search Of Lost Sister
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Dateline: March 25, 2005
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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.
Disneyland Turning 50
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Dateline: September 26, 2004
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Here's the deal with Disneyland. The two women ahead of me in line were Elizabeth and Lexi, twins fromWinnetka, Ill. Elizabeth is a communications and political science major at the University of Southern California. Lexi is a philosophy major atYale.
They knew the words to ''We Can Fly,'' a song from Walt Disney's ''PeterPan.'' It's the song the chorus sings when
Mouse House Boss All Ears
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Dateline: September 10, 2004
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It's a late summer morning at Disneyland, and Matt Ouimet makes one of his frequent strolls down Main Street.
He greets employees, stoops to pick up stray pieces of trash and searches for any detail that will illuminate the weekly surveys of guest satisfaction that he uses as his gauge for the park's success.
Are visitors moving easily through the walkways? Is
Space Mountain Makeover
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Dateline: April 11, 2003
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Space Mountain, one of the most popular rides in Disneyland, closes today for a two-year overhaul that should have it ready to relaunch for the park's 50th anniversary celebration.
After months of speculation that the roller coaster would close in September, after the big summer season, Disney officials opted to close it now to be ready for the summer of 2005.
Greetings From Disneyland
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Dateline: September 1, 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 early years with Disney memorabilia and worked his way up to his current
A Bear Necessity
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Dateline: January 27, 1999
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The Country Bear Jamboree, a 17-minute show made up of more than 20 audio-animatronic bears, originally opened as an "E" ticket ride in Walt Disney World Florida, as one of the premier attractions for the park's opening in 1971. Just one short year later, it opened here in our very own Anaheim Disneyland, in Bear Country to be exact, on March 24, 1972. It's been there
An Old Favorite Goes Under
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Dateline: September 3, 1998
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In the 1960s, there was no Ariel. We had living mermaids who greeted you from the rocks of the Submarine Voyage lagoon at Disneyland in Anaheim. If you were lucky, one would swim over with her big fin and wave through a porthole.
With ride operators who resembled sailor boys, the attraction was very romantic - "Guys and Dolls" meets "Beach Blanket Bingo" - even
Disneyland Scuttling Submarine Fleet
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Dateline: July 30, 1998
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Walt Disney Co. said Wednesday it will retire one of Disneyland's oldest rides, the venerable fleet of yellow submarines that have taken millions of passengers on underwater journeys, without ever fully submerging the vessels.
The 39-year-old Submarine Voyage will close following the Labor Day weekend, to make way for a new, snazzier attraction that will debut
Martin Sklar
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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 others. Less known but no less important is Martin Sklar, president of
After 40 Years, Disneyland Begins Unisex Assignments For Ride Operators
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Dateline: July 13, 1995
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Source: Orange County Register
For 40 years, the theme park chose ride operators based on gender-with frilly-frocked females working Storybook Land and macho men in pith helmets wisecracking through the Jungle Cruise.
But last month, the first woman took up oars to help guests paddle canoes around Tom Sawyer Island, and the first man in 38 years piloted a Storybook Land Canal Boat through the
It's A Small, Unnatural World
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Dateline: April 11, 1993
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I am here because of a promise to a child. It seemed so safe, 3000 miles from California, to be playing Lady Bountiful, perched on the side of my 9-year-old godchild's bed, saying munificently, "One Day, Auntie will take you to Disneyland."
But now here he is, thumbs plugging away at a Game Boy while our bus edges through the Los Angeles traffic, onto the freeway,
Disneyland Through The Years
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Dateline: January 1, 1990
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1954-Summer Construction gets under way and Disneyland begins to emerge from the surrounding bean fields and orange groves of Anaheim.
1955-July 17 The opening day ceremonies are beamed coast-to-coast in a TV special. One of the hosts: actor Ronald Wilson Reagan.
1956-October Attendance hits the five million mark; the Skyway, Tom Sawyer Island, Storybook Land
California Dreaming
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Dateline: May 1, 1981
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Disneyland
It's not surprising that the 1955 breakthrough occurred in Los Angeles. It grew out of the resident movie industry's capabilities and the special kind of ingenuity that for years had gone into inventing convincing effects for the camera. The park's chief innovator, Walt Disney, was a
California's Disneyland
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Dateline: February 1, 1980
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Disneyland, the country's first truly big-time theme park, is located 27 miles southeast of Los Angeles in Anaheim. When the park opened in 1955, Walt Disney promised it would get bigger and better. Well, Disneyland is celebrating its 25th birthday this year, with a spectacle of special happenings. In fact, you may want to check into what's on tap when and schedule your
At Your Own Pace Through Fantasyland
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Dateline: June 1, 1973
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Source: Retirement Living
Would you believe it? An amusement park has hung up the nation's record as "the best-planned city in America" in meeting the needs of people.
It has demolished the "architectural barriers" we know to our cost in every city and town: streets that stretch non-stop with no spot to sit and rest... flights of stairs too steep for the handicapped or very aged ...bus steps
Up In The Attic
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Dateline: October 1, 1969
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Source: Disney News
If grandmother's attic could produce treasures so interesting that they would convert a dull, rainy afternoon into an event of lasting memory, think what an "attic" a hundred times its size, serving a family of 6,000 could do.
And the typical grandma's garret rarely exhibits such incongruities as a wall-full of tiki masks beneath draped red, white, and
Protocol Department Greets The Worlds Most Important People
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Dateline: September 1, 1969
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Source: Disney News
In every nation of the world there is a department devoted entirely to doing the proper thing at the proper time. Knowing who sits where and whether the table water is for washing or drinking is the job of the protocol department. And the smallest Kingdom in the world - Disneyland - is no exception.
"Our job," noted Robert Wormhoudt, Disneyland's chief
New Fun For The Whole Family At Disneyland
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Dateline: January 1, 1969
Status: Archive
Source: Better Homes & Gardens
Imagine it's 200 years ago and you're a passenger on a small boat picking its way carefully along a dark and treacherous stretch of coastline on the Spanish Main. Suddenly pandemonium breaks loose. The air resounds with the roar of cannons and the crack of muskets. A band of pirates is attacking a town and you're right in the middle! The rogues are everywhere-taunting the
New Orleans To North Pole Parks Communication System Reaches Both
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Dateline: October 1, 1968
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Source: Disney News
"May I speak to Mickey Mouse?" "What is the current weather condition in the Magic Kingdom?" These are just two of the countless questions fielded by Disneyland's nine PBX operators.
Last year, Disneyland's versatile telephone operators handled over 2,850,000 telephone calls on their three-panel switchboard.
Located above the Main Street,
Sub Statistics Parks Undersea Fleet Big Attraction For Curious
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Dateline: December 1, 1967
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Source: Disney News
No attraction at Disneyland evokes more behind-the-scenes interest and questions than the landlocked fleet of submarines, whose passengers want to know all about capacity, operations, names, and the ships' full-sized counterparts in the U. S. Navy.
Ride operators, thoroughly schooled by the University of Disneyland for the job, are equipped with a
Babes In Disneyland
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Dateline: June 10, 1967
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Source: Saturday Review
"If you take me to Disneyland I will be your best friend," said the little girl who lives in my house. And the Crown Prince, who is going on five and lives there, too, allowed that he might put away his hammer, with which he alters the furniture, refrain from loud shrieks except an occasional one of joy, and generally act like the tall people if only he could go, too.
New Tomorrowland Where The Dreams Of The Future Are Reality Today
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Dateline: June 1, 1967
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Realizing that time had naught It wish Disneyland's Tomorrowland, Walt may and his use at WED Enterprises began research in 1964 for an entirely new Tomorrowland - a $22 million project costing $5 million more than the total initial Disneyland investment.
This complete rebuilding of Disneyland's world of Tomorrow follows Walt Disney, philosophy first
Disneyland Announces New Attractions For Fall
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Dateline: October 3, 1966
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Source: Pasadena Independent
Disneyland's fall schedule moves into October with three new adventures open, a fourth nearing completion special private nighttime parties for major groups and site preparations for a new Tomorrowland
During the fall, the relaxed time to see Disneyland following the summer rush, the "Magic Kingdom "is open Wednesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on
Walt Disney Reveals Just How Disneyland Was Created In Rare Interview
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Dateline: April 1, 1966
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Source: Readers Digest
“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 for a father, besides having his bottom dropped out from under
Brazilian Navy Leader Inspects Disneys Fleet
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Dateline: August 1, 1965
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Source: Independent Press Telegram
Brazil's minister of the navy included an inspection of Disneyland's submarine fleet in a weekend tour of Long Beach and San Diego navel installations.
The retired admiral of the fleet, Paulo Bosisio, his wife, staff officers and an attache from Washington, were the guests of Secretary of the Navy Paul Nitze.
His party arrived at Los Alamitos Naval Air Station
Foamrubbersville
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Dateline: June 19, 1965
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Source: Saturday Review
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
African Veldt
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Dateline: September 6, 1964
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Source: Independent Press Telegram
Way down in Jungleland, below the Amazin' Disney line, there's news among the gnus. "The Trapped Safari" is the new headline feature and a bit of bright fun in Disneyland's far-famed Adventureland and the Jungle River Cruise. Jackals, hyenas and buzzards lay siege to a comical hunter and his retinue treed by the wild beasts. Disneyland adventurers drift safely past as
A Fantasy That Paid Off
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Dateline: June 27, 1964
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Source: New York Times Magazine
The place is surrounded by a berm, a high barrow of earth, that insulates it from the external world. There is a single gateway where admission is charged. This, the land of Disney, is more secure than ancient Troy. No Trojan horse will get into Disneyland. Guards at the main gate closely scrutinize all who enter. Not even an unseemly teenager will get past them, much
Onward And Upward With The Arts
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Dateline: September 7, 1963
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Source: New Yorker
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 me that in earlier years they had wasted hundreds of child-hours vainly
Magic Worlds Of Walt Disney
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Dateline: August 1, 1963
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Source: National Geographic
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
Dazzled In Disneyland
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Dateline: July 1, 1963
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Source: Holiday
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
Here Come Dem Jazz Fireballs
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Dateline: September 24, 1961
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Source: Independent Press Telegram
Half a hundred -of the world's great Dixieland jazzmen will come "floatin' down the river" at Disneyland next Saturday night, trumpets blowing and banjos strumming when the second annual "Dixieland at Disneyland" show rocks.thc Magic Kingdom with New Orleans music and fun.
Louis Armstrong, the Yankee Doodle Grandee of jazz (born July 4, 1900, in New Orleans), heads
Walt Disneys Botanical Wonderland
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Dateline: September 1, 1961
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Source: Vacationland
Rustling her skirts with a chilly air, winter was back for another sojourn, and California's Sunday yard mechanics and professional horticulturists alike tuned their garden forks to cater to another changing season.
But in Disneyland, recognized as something of a "botanical wonderland," the bristling lady of winter was greeted much as any other time of
Disneyland Guides
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Dateline: March 26, 1961
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Source: Independent Press Telegram
Speak to anyone who has toured the commercial playgrounds of the world. He will tell you that one of the cleanest, most imaginative, most efficient, most unforgettable fun centers is Disneyland.
The major reason for this is Mickey Mouse's world famous father, Walt Disney.
Disney is a man bedeviled by a perfectionist complex. According to him, "Everything can be
Walt Disney's Magic Kingdom
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Dateline: April 1, 1960
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Source: Readers Digest
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 for a father, besides having his bottom dropped out from under him on the
Disneyland To Feature New Project
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Dateline: March 26, 1960
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Source: Pasadena Independent
Disneyland's newest development a $1.8 million attraction called "Nature's Wonderland," will be completed and unveiled early in June it was revealed by Walt Disney and his staff.
Covering seven acres in Frontierland, Nature's Wonderland will feature a cast of more than 200 animated animals, birds and reptiles who will "perform" for visitors as a result of the most
Autumn And Disneyland
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Dateline: October 1, 1959
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Source: Vacationland
It's a wonderful, leisurely time of year to visit Walt Disney's Magic Kingdom!
Anytime is a "good time" to visit Walt Disney unique Magic Kingdom - just ask the 12 million adults and 4 million children who've already been here!
But with the Fall season, there is particular appeal and a still different enchantment about Disneyland, where guests find themselves
Disneyland Guided Tour
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Dateline: October 1, 1959
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Source: Vacationland
Disneyland Guided Tour - a personally conducted visit to all the realms within the Magic Kingdom - starts its second season, beginning September 14.
When it was introduced last Fall, the Tour enthusiastically received by thousands of Disneyland visitors. Their comments ranged from "wonderful" to "thoroughly enjoyable" And almost unanimously, those interviewed in
Something For Everyone
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Dateline: October 1, 1959
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Source: Vacationland
If they took time from their own enjoyment, any guest at Disneyland any day of the year would notice something remarkably similar about all other visitors:
Everyone has fun at Disneyland!
And that means every visitor of every age - from the tiniest tots and their teen-aged brothers and sisters to their parents, aunts and uncles and their grandparents!
As
Disneyland Adds Submarine And Monorail
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Dateline: July 1, 1959
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Source: Popular Mechanics
Forty-Passenger submarines, a bobsled down a replica of the Matterhorn, and 82-passenger monorail trains are features of a new addition to Disneyland near Los Angeles, Calif.
Passengers on the submarines make a realistic underwater journey through coral gardens, then descend to greater depths to view the wrecks of old treasure galleons and pass under the polar icecap.
Disneyland And Son
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Dateline: June 29, 1959
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Source: Time
Once upon a time (i.e., four years ago) professionally sentimental, consistently profit making Hollywoodsman Walt Disney build the zingiest, zowiest toy his fertile mind could imagine-and then invited others to come play with it. So far, some 16 million have taken up the offer. Last week 24,000, including Vice President Nixon and his family, were on hand to help Walt
The Mountain Comes To Disneyland
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Dateline: March 29, 1959
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Source: Independent Press Telegram
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 bobsleds from the top of snow-capped Matterhorn Mountain; dive in submarines to
Sub Ride Mountain Due For Disneyland
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Dateline: December 5, 1958
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Source: Pasadena Independent
Walt Disney has announced a $5,500,000 new building program for his fanatastic Disneyland playground the largest expansion since the fun spot opened in 1955. Disney said the expansion would consist of six projects, including a full scale, monorail the first of its type in the United States; a submarine voyage beneath "The Polar Ice Cap;" reconstruction of the Materhorn,
No Disneyland Branch
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Dateline: April 7, 1958
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Source: Pasadena Independent
Walt Disney says he will not open branch replicas of Disneyland despite offers from a dozen foreign nations and uncounted requests from this country.
Some organizations have gone so far as to offer complete financing, but Walt has turned them all down.
PERSONAL PROJECT
"Disneyland is a personal project with me, he says. "I must stay close to it, otherwise
U.S. Vice President Richard M. Nixon and Lillian Disney board Disneyland sub for inaugural voyage on June 14, 1959.
Several years ago (back when they had live mermaids 1965-67), there seemed to be a unexplainable breakdown that occured systematically at the same time and at the same place in the ride. The submarine would go underneath the waterfall then stop. The driver would ring the bell and announce that the submarine had to halt for some technical repairs. The visitors would have to watch the same fish circle around for 10 to 15 minutes. Then the problem would be solved and the ride would carry on. This proceeded every day for a couple of weeks. The Disney engineers spent hours and hours checking every possibility, but came up empty. It turns out that the breakdown always occurred right after the shift change for the mermaids. Apparently, a mermaid and a fellow Cast Member thought they found a secluded place they could sneak to between shifts to have romantic escapades. Little did they know that the drivers of the submarine had a sneak peek.
The romantic couple put 2 and 2 together when they heard about the submarine problem and stopped their daily escapades. The submarine breakdowns left just as mysteriously as they started. Luckily for them, management never found out about it.
Walt referred to his Subs as the Eighth Largest Submarine Fleet in the World.
The old and new names of the subs are: 301-Nautilus/Nautilus, 302-Neptune/Triton, 303-Sea Star/Seawolf, 304-Explorer/Skate, 305-Seeker/Skipjack, 306-Argonaut/George Washington, 307-Triton/Patrick Henry, 308-Sea Wolf/Ethan Allen
Eight subs with a total cost $290,000 (in 2021 dollars that would be over $2.8 million), and were built at Todd Shipyards in San Pedro.
Initial cost of building attraction: $2.5 million (in 2021 dollars that would be over $24 million)
All are diesel/electric except for 304 which runs Compressed Natural Gas as a conservation and environmental test.
Subs are 52 feet long. Displacement of 94,000 pounds. Capacity 38
Specifications of the electric motor: 240 V., 10 h.p., 38 amp.
Propeller: 4 blade bronze 34" diameter
Speed of the submarine: 1.7 mph
Fuel consumption: 1.6 gallons/hour
9 million gallons of water are in the Lagoon (6.5 million) and Caverns (2.5 million) areas.
Filtering system: 3,000 gallons per hour
Length of guide rail: 1365 feet
Required a "E" ticket in 1959
1964 Submarine Voyage shutdown for 8 weeks to install new Guide System
Required a "E" ticket in 1964-1965
Biggest day (attendance): July 4,1965-20,976
From WED Disneyland Dictionary 1968
takes guests into the mysterious world of "liquid space" aboard Disneyland's eight "atomic" submarines. Through his own individual porthole in the 38-passenger air-conditioned vessel, the guest "crewman" views a South Seas coral lagoon with sea life ranging from giant sea bass and manta rays to king crabs and eels. Through a stormy sea, subs pass the "Graveyard of Sunken Ships" and under the "Polar Ice Cap" to an exotic world where light has never penetrated, the "Mermaid Lagoon" and "Lost Continent of Atlantis." Guests then pass tottering rocks as a fiery volcano erupts be-low the sea and the world's longest and wackiest sea serpent threatens the undersea travelers. Each of the submarines in Disneyland's Navy, world's eighth largest undersea fleet, is 56 feet long.
Required a "E" ticket in 1970's
From Steve Birnbaum brings you the best of Disneyland 1982:
The scenery along the way here is attractive enough to keep you wide-eyed from the plunge at the start of the journey through the sojourn in the Graveyard of Lost Ships, the trip under the North Pole, to Atlantis, and on to your rendezvous with a sea serpent (who is cross- eyed). Most of the sights en route approximate those associated with the sea now and down through the ages: giant clams, weighing in at 500 pounds or more, really do inhabit coral environments of the East Indies and Australia. There actually was a submarine trip under the North Pole- made in 1958 in the U.S.S. Nautilus. Giant squids can be found in waters deeper than 600 feet; they do grow to lengths of 50 feet and more. Mermaids have figured in the folklore of the sea for centuries, and Atlantis was described in Ignatius Donnelly's Atlantis, the Antediluvian World in 1882, while marine monsters have appeared regularly in world literature since the earliest years of Chinese history. The subs are named for real-life craft as well: the Nautilus for the world's first nuclear-powered submarine, the Seawolf for the second of that type, the Skate for the first nuclear sub to make two Atlantic crossings without surfacing, the Skipjack for the United States's first attack sub, and the Triton for the sub that made the world's first undersea circumnavigation of the globe. The hulls were built by Todd Shipyards in San Pedro, California, and then shipped to Disneyland's Naval Shipyard to be completed under the supervision of Rear Admiral Joseph W. Fowler, USN Retired (for whom the Columbia's dock, Fowler's Harbor, is named). Each vessel measures 52 feet from nose to stern and displaces 47 tons. And each, according to attractions hosts who know them all well, has its own distinct feel when it comes to handling and braking. Top speed, under the power of a four-cylinder diesel-electric engine, is 1.7 miles per hour. The la- goon holds about 6 million gallons of water-said to be 25 times as clean as drinking water, since any bit of grease or dirt would distort viewing of the attraction's underwater "show." Worth a wait.
1986 Refurbishment From October 9,1986 Disneyland Line:
Those brave Cast Members who weather the seas in our Disneyland Submarines are off on new adventures. But another great crew has replaced them, and the attraction is getting a complete face lift during its first major rehab since 1980.
The submarine rehab is one of the largest undertakings of any rehab process, and the teamwork and compatibility of the many crew members are helping the rigorous job to run smoothly and be done safely. Jerry White is Project Supervisor and is responsible for overseeing this extensive process. The attraction is down for a scheduled
14 weeks, and during this time, a total of 50 Cast Members, representing every craft in the Maintenance Division, will totally revitalize the lagoon floor and caverns, as well as paint the boats. There are over 300 different phases of this rehab, but the results are sure to please our seagoing guests.
The lagoon was slowly and totally drained. To reduce the chance of rupturing the "ocean floor," this was done in thirds with 12-hour rests after the first two drain periods.
"Trashing" was the next step as all the existing lagoon animation, foliage, and treasure loot was removed, piece by piece. After the decorations were removed, 22 people worked for nine days just chipping away remnants of the silicone glue which has kept the decorations so well in place for these last six years.
The walls of the lagoon will be thoroughly scrubbed and dried before the painters go to work. Some of the special chlorine-resistant paint they will use costs $150 per gallon, and the gold leafing paint contains real gold, so this rehab is an expensive undertaking.
One major repair unique to this year's rehab will be made on a leak, which was discovered a few years ago, between the submarine lagoon and the Motor Boat Cruise. An estimated 40,000 gallons of water each day were being lost from these attractions. After draining the lagoon, a void 35 feet long by 12 feet wide by four feet high was uncovered where, over a period of time, the sand had completely eroded.
Our Disneyland waterway system utilizes "cathodic protection" which interjects energy into the water. This process creates a charge opposite from that which causes rust. The result is a slowing down of the rusting process and less deterioration of the metals underwater. Although this voltage is low, the divers do at times feel it as a slight tingling sensation. A major portion of the Submarine rehab budget is allocated for decorating costs, and Noelle Spychala is responsible for supervising the fabrication of the ornamentation. Her staff will assemble over 15,000 clusters of foliage which will be reattached to the ocean floor along with over 12,000 shells, 150 coins, and 150 feet of gold chain. The undersea treasure jewelry they are fashioning contains 14,000 beads and jewels which are being individually strung or glued into their settings.
After the animation and foliage are in place, the lagoon will be refilled with 6.5 million gallons of water. This water will be murky, and it will take our filtering system five to seven days to clean it. Once the water is clear, we will make it murky again, but this time to the specifications of Imagineering Art Director Ralph Nielson. The proper look for the Submarine Lagoon requires a specific level of cloudiness in the water, so that guests will only see the ocean bottom the way we want them to see it. A new sophisticated instrument will allow us to measure this murkiness on a regular basis to ensure it continues to meet our specifications.
As our guests see our new ocean floor, they will also see the new fish who live at Disneyland. These special fish are made of a flexible, synthetic material, and the fins are so light that, as the water is agitated by the movement of the boats, the fish will actually appear to swim.
While the Submarine Voyage is down for rehab, the Monorail canopy will also receive a new high-tech look. The Monorail is expected to be back in operation on October 14. The Submarine attraction is scheduled to reopen just in time for Christmas, so plan to take your friends and family on a holiday cruise.
In 2001 a test bed was setup in the lagoon to test the possibility of a Atlantis Expedition overlay
In 2004 a test bed was setup in the lagoon to test the possibility of a Finding Nemo overlay
