Making The Grade
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Source: MickeyMousePark.com
Dateline: September 1, 2011
Posted: September 3, 2011
As a Filmmaker, Instructor, Entertainer here in Apple Valley CA it sometimes amazes me of the talent in and around San Bernardino County that I have met or heard about over the years. I have engaged many an interesting person while out and about in this great county of ours. One such fellow is Garner Holt, from Garner Holt Productions located just down the hill from me in San Bernardino California.
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Disney Reveals Rides That Never Happened
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Source: Orange County Register
Dateline: September 25, 2010
Posted: September 30, 2010
A moon-walking, animatronic Michael Jackson. A uranium exhibit. A crocodile aquarium inside the mouth of a big crocodile model.
All were attractions that Disney creators dreamed up. But they never made it into Disneyland.
Disney presented rare pictures and concepts of Disneyland rides that never came true during a presentation at a Disney fan club event Saturday.
D23, the official Disney fan ...
Anaheim-Buena Park: Theme Park Wonderland
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Source: Better Homes & Gardens
Dateline: June 1, 1984
Posted: January 1, 1997
A trip to Disneyland ranks first in most families' plans. But don't necessarily go there first. Visit on Thursday and Friday, usually the lightest days, when you can take in more rides and shows.
Arrive at about 8:30 a.m. so you're parked and ready when the gates open at 9 a.m. Pinpoint four or five priority attractions and head for the one that tops the your list. Next (guided by your list), go to one ...
Disneyland From A to Z
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Source: boxofficemojo.com
Dateline: January 31, 2006
Posted: January 31, 2006
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 cohesion. It answers detailed ...
Disneyland Resort Welcomes Anna And Elsa From Frozen To A Christmas Fantasy Parade For The Holidays
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Source: PR NewsWire
Dateline: November 17, 2014
Posted: November 20, 2014
The Happiest Place on Earth Just Gets Merrier as Anna and Elsa from Walt Disney Pictures' animated hit "Frozen" join the annual holiday celebration at the Disneyland Resort. The Holidays bring themed entertainment, sparkling decorations, delicious treats, festive traditions and holiday shopping to locations throughout the Resort.
Among the highlights of the season, Nov. 13 through Jan. 6, 2015, is the ...
Rivers Of Fun
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Source: MickeyMousePark.com
Dateline: September 17, 2016
Posted: September 18, 2016
The Rivers of America is as old as Disneyland, with the Mark Twain Riverboat as its only attraction (with the dry docks for refurbishments), though Mike Fink Keel Boats would open in December that same year. The Rivers and all green waters in the park are interconnected underground, allowing the water to naturally filter and de-stagnate the way a lake would. They act as a single body of water and prevent ...
First Visit To Disneyland: Unforgettable
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Source: silive.com
Dateline: July 20, 2011
Posted: July 23, 2011
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 years after Walt Disney's fabled ...
Much Has Changed Much Thankfully Remains The Same
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Source: silive.com
Dateline: December 5, 2013
Posted: December 8, 2013
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 Florida have a somewhat skewed view of ...
That Time Disneyland Employed Live Mermaids In 1959 The Park Seemed A Bit More Magical
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Source: Huffington Post
Dateline: July 25, 2015
Posted: August 5, 2015
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 Sargasso Sea."
Whether the ...
Fast Track
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Source: Disney Magazine
Dateline: March 1, 2001
Posted: March 1, 2001
As goes Disneyland, so goes its monorail. Introduced in 1959 as a one-stop closed loop, the emblematic train system has undergone its share of changes over the years.
The first major renovation occurred in 1961, when Walt Disney and Disneyland VP of operations Joe Fowler (in
suits, above) oversaw construction of a monorail station at the Disneyland Hotel. Previously, passengers could get on and ...
Fire Briefly Shuts Disneyland Train
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Source: Los Angeles Times
Dateline: January 22, 1990
Posted: January 1, 1997
A small fire closed the Disneyland monorail system for almost two hours, but no one was hurt, officials said. The fire started in a fiberglass awning that hangs between the monorail and the street near the Disneyland Hotel station, park spokesman Paul Goldman said. The 2.5-mile monorail system shut down automatically when the fire broke out. No one was in the area and no injuries were reported. A section ...
To Disneyland Without Your Car
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Source: Sunset
Dateline: May 1, 1980
Posted: January 1, 1997
Does everyone drive to Disneyland? The sea of cars outside the entrance shows that most visitors do. Even so, there are many forms of transportation besides the car that will get you to the park, so we present a summary of what's available.
By air: You can fly into John Wayne Airport, Orange County (in Santa Ana), from Denver, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, and Tucson on Hughes Airwest; of from ...
New Monorail Arrives At Disneyland
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Source: Orange County Register
Dateline: December 20, 2007
Posted: January 15, 2008
Guests will be able to ride the new train starting in February. The first car shipped in today.
The first new monorail car in two decades slid onto the Disneyland track on Thursday as the theme park prepares for guests to ride it starting in late February.
Starting Monday, five flat-bed trucks transported in the five cars of the first redesigned train from Vancouver, Canada, where they were ...
Disney Coast To Coast
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Source: American Heritage
Dateline: February 1, 1987
Posted: January 1, 1997
When I was ten years old, my parents entrusted me to TWA for a rumbling eternity in a prop-driven plane that pulled me across the continent to California. I was going to visit my aunt and uncle, but they were merely the agents of my real goal: Disneyland. The park had opened two years before, in 1955, and its effect on me was every bit as magical as the publicists had promised.
I was enchanted by all ...
Taking a Ride on Disney's Dark Side
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Source: Los Angeles Times
Dateline: August 28, 2004
Posted: August 28, 2004
Here's a question: Is Walt Disney Co. a marvelous Southern California economic engine or the Spawn of Satan? I spent a week in August grappling with just this question, on vacation with my wife, my three boys and my brother and his family at Disneyland.
Even the biggest fan of the Happiest Place on Earth has to admit that there is something slightly unnatural about the "Disney Experience." For me, it ...
Thousands Temporarily Without Power In Anaheim Near Disneyland
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Source: NBC 4 News
Dateline: August 4, 2016
Posted: August 12, 2016
Thousands in Anaheim lost power amid an outage that affected hotels and, briefly, Disneyland Wednesday evening, Anaheim Public Utilities confirmed.
During the outage, firefighters received at least five calls reporting people trapped in elevators at hotels, including the Anaheim Carriage Inn, Anaheim Desert Inn, Best Western and Hyatt.
Riders also reported getting stuck on Disneyland attractions ...
Disneyland Trip With Special-Needs Child Brings Tears Joy
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Source: statesman.com
Dateline: May 5, 2008
Posted: August 3, 2008
Nothing brings three generations of family together like a teacup spinning out of control.
It had been 50 years since my mom, Adrienne, first had her turn on the teacups at Disneyland, and she was relishing the chance to live it again with her granddaughters Meredith, 10, and Caroline, 7.
So the three of them, along with my husband, Jim, and I, hopped aboard and managed to squeeze into one ...
Everything You Need To Know For The Perfect Disneyland Holiday
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Source: hearldsun.com.au
Dateline: July 5, 2015
Posted: July 8, 2015
I'm on bended knee in front of hundreds of strangers when it strikes me that the magic never really dies.
Beauty and the Beast - the 1991 Disney film that made history as the first animated movie up for Best Picture at the Oscars - was also the first film I ever saw at the cinemas.
And here I am 24 years later, hand outstretched, heart on sleeve, asking for the Beauty's hand in marriage.
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Disneyland Without Kids More Rides More Booze
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Source: Seattle Times
Dateline: June 8, 2016
Posted: June 11, 2016
Yeah, yeah, Disneyland is a magical place for kids. But after visiting child-free for a long weekend, I found distinct advantages to an adults-only trip to the Mickey Mouse Mecca.
So, let's skip the character breakfast and head straight for the good stuff with these PG-13-rated tips for more rides, more booze and fewer meltdowns (hopefully).
Enter fortified
Good food inside the Anaheim, ...
This Is How Disneyland Looked And Changed In The 1960s
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Source: Orange County Register
Dateline: July 12, 2016
Posted: July 24, 2016
It was the '60s, a decade of change. And just like society, Disneyland would change too - in dramatic fashion.
1960
Just like previous years, Walt Disney was constantly tinkering with Disneyland as the decade started. The first year of the decade, he added more scenes to the Rainbow Ridge Mine Train, and changed its name to the Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland. The mules got a new name, ...
Hotel Restaurants Can Feed 2000 Visitors In Fine Settings
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Source: Long Beach Independent
Dateline: August 24, 1956
Posted: May 15, 2017
The $350,000 Gourmet - Disneyland Hotel Restaurants, which opened this spring as a prelude to this week's formal opening festivities of the Wrather - Alvarez Disneyland Hotel, form the third of the triumvirate of facilities at the new western play-land:
1 Entertainment, at the internationally famous Disneyland.
2 Accommodations and recreation, at the $10,000,000 Disneyland hotel, with Olympic - ...
Walt Disney King Of Fantasy
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Source: Palm Springs Life
Dateline: July 1, 1965
Posted: January 5, 2012
Walt Disney and friends.
Walt Disney, whose Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck brought laughter to the world and whose Disneyland is a playground for the world's people, calls his home at Smoke Tree Ranch, "my laughing place."
Whimsical, as always, he refers to the Uncle Remus story where Brer Rabbit oh-so-casually mentions his "laughing place" and makes it sound so intriguing that Brer Fox insists on ...
Family Fun At Disneyland
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Source: CityNews.ca
Dateline: August 18, 2010
Posted: August 20, 2010
With the recent launch of a new direct flight between Toronto's Pearson International Airport and the John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, CA, Air Canada teamed up with the folks at Disneyland and the tourism boards of Orange County, Anaheim, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, and Huntington Beach to send a select group of Toronto-based media to tour the West Coast paradise in order to get a feel of what there is to ...
Mickey's Halloween Haunt All Treat, No Trick
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Source: redondobeach.com
Dateline: October 13, 2010
Posted: October 15, 2010
It's Halloween season at Disneyland.
It's a wonder I have yet to write about the magical place that is a mere 30 minutes from Redondo Beach: I have a premium passport, and I can go 365 days a year. Before Smith (B.S.), I loved going to Disneyland, and now that he is my little buddy, it's so much more fun.
I spent a long time trying to find a job at Disneyland (at my last job, I was told I ...
Young Industrialist Wrather Adds Hotel To Vast Holdings
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Source: Long Beach Independent
Dateline: August 24, 1956
Posted: May 14, 2017
Disneyland Hotel brings the holdings of Jack Wrather, 37- year-old Texas California industrialist, to three hotels, a television station, The Lone Ranger, Inc., two radio stations, a 2.000-acre ranch, Corriganville, near Chatsworth, and his oil business.
"Youth" might be said to be the theme of the entire Wrather industrial and entertainment operation, for he feels that the West, and particularly ...
C'mon Get Happy!
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Source: Olympian
Dateline: June 21, 2009
Posted: July 11, 2009
Disneyland is billed as the happiest place on Earth. It's hard to argue otherwise.
A cast member helping visitors climb into a canal boat in Storybook Land told my family that Walt Disney's vision for his theme park was to "have every person, whether 9 or 90, feel like a kid again."
Were he alive today, Disney would see that vision in action.
Disneyland itself has not changed that much in ...
Mickey By Moonlight
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Source: Orange County Register
Dateline: August 26, 2002
Posted: August 26, 2002
Once the last visitor straggles out of Disneyland each night, the trucks roll in, the tools break out, and the work begins. Nearly 1,500 resort employees begin their shifts under the moonlight - polishing props, testing rides, replacing parts and baking cakes in time to open the gates again in the morning.
From Main Street to the California Screamin' roller coaster's 120-foot peak, crews of ...
Disneyland In One Day
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Source: Disney Magazine
Dateline: March 1, 2000
Posted: March 1, 2000
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 the only park Walt Disney lived to ...
Date Line Disney 74
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Source: MickeyMousePark.com
Dateline: February 1, 2011
Posted: February 1, 2011
Hello friends, I'm back for another personal look at Disneyland from my distorted perspective, Dateline 1974. Yes the days of bell bottom jeans, bun hugger pants and tight 501's. Tight? (You mean you guys wore your pants tight back then?) Yes son "tight" not loose and down not to our knees like you guys do today. Wow, totally gross Dad. Without argument, I just chalk it up to the ever-present generation ...
Disneyland Remains Forever Young
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Source: NZHerald
Dateline: May 5, 2005
Posted: May 5, 2005
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 exceeded its intrinsic worth and makes ...
Disneyland's Five-O--California's Storied Theme Park Celebrates A Half-Century Of Mouse Ears And Family Cheers
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Source: AAA
Dateline: March 1, 2005
Posted: March 1, 2005
Disney was inspired a half-century ago to build a special amusement park in California-a place where adults and children would be amazed by a tropical forest, astonished by a fairy tale castle and astounded by sights of the space age.
Disney, a man of creativity, talent and perseverance, ran a successful movie studio where he put in a lot of hours. He also was father to two young girls and, as he once ...
Want To Skipper A Jungle Cruise Boat Now You Can For A Price
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Source: Los Angeles Times
Dateline: November 30, 2015
Posted: December 6, 2015
Sailing aboard the Jungle Cruise, Brian Alters picks up the microphone and delivers a timeworn comedic spiel amid the lush vegetation of the Nile River.
"I'd like to point out some of the rare plants we have here," says Alters, randomly pointing at foliage along the river banks. "There's some, there's some and there's some. They're all the same genus of species: plasticus fakus."
Alters isn't a ...
Your Best Day Ever At Disneyland
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Source: Sunset
Dateline: June 1, 1992
Posted: January 1, 1997
Enjoy a Mickey Mouse flapjack for breakfast, then hit Splash Mountain early. Eat lunch at the Big Thunder Ranch. Top off your day at Disneyland by watching fireworks from a little know vantage point. Those are some of the tips we picked up after visiting Disneyland five times last season. We learned how to tackle the park during its busiest time-summer. We discovered how to cut hours from time spent ...
Chaperons Pick Up Student Left Behind At Disneyland
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Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal
Dateline: May 22, 2009
Posted: June 9, 2009
Two chaperons from Canyon Springs High School needed to rent a car in Barstow, Calif., to pick up an 18-year-old female student who was left behind at Disneyland on Friday.
Clark County School District officials will be looking into the incident to make sure protocol was followed, but Kelly Bucharie, a district administrator responsible for the school, attributed much of the confusion to Grad Night, ...
Disneyland Hotel
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Source: Long Beach Independent
Dateline: August 24, 1956
Posted: May 14, 2017
The formal opening festivities of the $10,000,000 Disneyland Hotel Saturday by owners Jack Wrather, Los Angeles and Texas industrialist, and Helen Alvarez of San Diego, marks a milestone in the 16-month construction program by Wrather-Alvarez Hotels, Inc., which commenced with formal groundbreaking ceremonies on March 18, 1955.
The first and largest major resort hotel to be built in the Southland ...
Disneyland Celebrates Its 59th Anniversary
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Source: CBS
Dateline: July 17, 2014
Posted: July 26, 2014
Take a stroll on Main Street USA inside Disneyland in Anaheim and you will find a plaque in middle of the main square with Walt Disney's famous July 17th 1955 opening day speech.
"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 savor the challenge and promise of the future. Disneyland is dedicated to the ideals, the ...
Walt Disney Takes Two Children Through Disneyland
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Source: Independent Press Telegram
Dateline: July 10, 1955
Posted: October 9, 2015
No figure in the world today is closer to the hearts of children than at 54-year-old boy named Walt Disney.
Despite his ever-growing fame and current financial solidly (thanks particularly to his Disneyland series and the Davy Crockett boom it touched off), the king of the animated cartoon has never lost contact with the dreams youngsters dream. Latest proof is what he considers his outstanding (and ...
Disneyland -- Accessibility Update
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Source: Accent on Living
Dateline: July 1, 1995
Posted: January 1, 1997
If you want to have fun, and you enjoy Mickey and Minnie Mouse as well as the rest of Disney's wonderful creations like my wife and I do, then you certainly should visit Disneyland when in the Los Angeles area.
The rides are more accessible in Disney World, which is in Florida, but allowing that Disneyland was built 40 years ago, these folks have done a great job of modifying their facilities where they ...
Disney Temporarily Closes 8 Attractions, 1 Show
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Source: Orange County Register
Dateline: February 2, 2012
Posted: February 6, 2012
Eight Disney parks attractions, one show and some hotel pools will be temporarily closed for at least part of February mostly because of maintenance projects.
Disney traditionally conducts most of their big renovation projects in the winter months following the busy holidays when tourism slows down.
On Friday (today), Disney is reopening two of those attractions -- Redwood Creek Challenge Trail ...
How To Survive Thanksgiving Week At Disney
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Source: Orange County Register
Dateline: November 20, 2009
Posted: November 28, 2009
Then President George W. Bush pardoned the National Thanksgiving Turkey, who was moved to Disneyland, at a ceremony last year.
Thanksgiving week draws large crowds to the Disneyland Resort, including on turkey day, believe it or not. In fact, it's believed to be the biggest dining day of the year at Disney restaurants.
Parks will be less packed earlier in the week, but will fill up more once the ...
Disneyland Resort President To Retire
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Source: Los Angeles Times
Dateline: October 6, 2009
Posted: October 12, 2009
The president of the Disneyland Resorts in Anaheim, the first African American to oversee the theme park, announced his retirement Monday.
Ed Grier, 54, started his 28-year Disney career as a senior auditor. From 2004 to 2006, he was executive director of the Disney attractions in Tokyo. In 2006, he took over as head of the Anaheim operations.
Grier oversees a workforce of 20,000 employees at the ...
Official Disneyland Resort Podcast Debuts First Episode Of 2006
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Source: PR NewsWire
Dateline: February 14, 2006
Posted: February 14, 2006
The first 2006 episode of the popular "Official Disneyland Resort Podcast" series is now available on computers worldwide. This free monthly Internet-based show is accessible to a global audience. Listeners can also subscribe through the iTunes Podcast Directory to receive each show automatically each month.
Achieving a rating of four-and-a half stars out of a possible perfect five on the iTunes ...
Happiest Race On Earth Takes Runners Through Disneyland And Angel Stadium
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Source: PR NewsWire
Dateline: October 14, 2005
Posted: October 14, 2005
Dust off those running shoes -- Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle, Disneyland Resort President Matt Ouimet and Mickey Mouse announced today plans for the inaugural Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend scheduled for September 15-17, 2006. Nearly 10,000 runners are expected to participate in the "Happiest Race on Earth," a 13.1-mile road race that will take runners through Disney's California Adventure and Disneyland ...
Walt Disney Hit With Ex-Employees Wage Class Action
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Source: law360
Dateline: June 20, 2014
Posted: June 23, 2014
A former Disneyland employee hit two units of The Walt Disney Co. with a putative class action on Thursday in California court, alleging it had failed to pay vacation wages to former workers at six Disney properties when they left the company.
California resident Reykeel Zorio claims Walt Disney Worldwide Services Inc. and Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S. Inc. failed to pay him accrued vacation ...
Make The Most Of Disneyland Anaheim California
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Source: hearldsun.com.au
Dateline: July 28, 2013
Posted: August 16, 2013
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 scene from a fairytale with its ...
Shake Hands With A Character
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Source: Independent Press Telegram
Dateline: June 4, 1961
Posted: October 26, 2015
Disneyland is the place. of course. From Walt Disney's parade of cartoons and motion pictures started 38 years ago, 33 of his most famous characters will come dancing out of fantasy and out of the silver screen to cavort with patrons as the seventh summer season gets under way at the famous park.
Each year since Disneyland opened in 1955, new attractions and entertainment have been added as the park ...
Designing A New Disneyland
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Source: Los Angeles Times
Dateline: June 24, 1993
Posted: January 1, 1997
If Walt Disney Co.'s new Disneyland Resort is completed near the turn of the century, it will cover 490 acres and cost $3 billion. Moving sidewalks, monorails and a 45-minute boat ride will transport visitors through the resort featuring several deluxe hotels, shops and restaurants. The crowning attraction will be a new theme park that offers visitors a glimpse of the future and journey to the four corners ...
An Old Favorite Goes Under
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Source: Los Angeles Times
Dateline: September 3, 1998
Posted: September 3, 1998
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 before submerging "80 fathoms ...
Plan Unveiled For Huge Disneyland Expansion
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Source: Los Angeles Times
Dateline: May 9, 1991
Posted: January 1, 1997
Ending nearly a year of speculation, Walt Disney Co. unveiled plans Wednesday for a $3-billion expansion at Disneyland that would include a second theme park patterned after its highly successful EPCOT Center in Florida.
A highlight of the expansion to be called WESTCOT Center, would be a giant golden sphere called Spacestation Earth that probably would join the Matterhorn as Disneyland's best-known ...
Disneyland Was Born On Paper Over A Marathon Weekend In 1953
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Source: Associated Press
Dateline: May 10, 2017
Posted: May 20, 2017
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 a train station and an ...
Disneyland Resort Debuts First-Ever Video Podcast; Introduces Newest Episode of Its Popular Audio Podcast
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Source: PR NewsWire
Dateline: July 11, 2006
Posted: July 11, 2006
Following the groundbreaking precedent of its popular monthly audio podcasts the Disneyland Resort in Southern California today introduces a new monthly series of video podcasts that will bring all the magic and fun of "The Happiest Place on Earth" to fans around the world via their desktop computer or video iPod. As one of the first organizations to successfully venture into audio podcasting (launching ...
First Ever Insiders Guide to the Disneyland Resort Covers Attractions
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Source: PR NewsWire
Dateline: January 15, 2009
Posted: January 29, 2009
Pirates of the Caribbean and Space Mountain Rank as Park Favorites
Tower of Terror Provides a Perfect Thrill
Blue Bayou and Napa Rose Sweep the Restaurant Competition
Disneyana and World of Disney Set Shopping Pace
Zagat Survey today released its first Disneyland Resort Insider's Guide, a comprehensive overview of 279 rides, attractions, dining, shopping, hotels and amenities ...
10 Most Essential Foods At Disneyland True Fans Know These Classics Well
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Source: Los Angeles Magazine
Dateline: August 14, 2017
Posted: August 24, 2017
The rides and attractions aren't the only experiences at Disneyland. Any regular Disney-goer can conjure up a few must-eat items -and, yes, there are mouse-shaped snacks aplenty - but other great dishes are flying just under the radar or off the main tourist drag. These are the Disneyland foods that will make your next trip to the Happiest Place on Earth completely satisfying.
1. Dole Whip
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Onward And Upward With The Arts
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Source: New Yorker
Dateline: September 7, 1963
Posted: January 1, 1997
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 urging me to bring them on this very ...
Is Elvis In The Building?
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Source: o-meon.com
Dateline: November 29, 2005
Posted: November 29, 2005
From a parade grand marshal who's a real turkey named Marshmallow to giant Christmas trees and Elvis sightings, both real and perhaps imagined, the holidays have arrived at The Merriest Place on Earth. And, along with nightly snow showers on Disneyland's Main Street USA has come a flurry of speculation as to what the future holds for Walt Disney's original Magic Kingdom.
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Disneyland Doesn't Lose What's Familiar
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Source: Calgary Herald
Dateline: November 18, 2008
Posted: May 15, 2009
Disneyland will never be complete. It's a statement the amusement park's creator, the late Walt Disney, was fond of mentioning when talking about the future of Disneyland.
There will always be a change to be made, or new technology to add to the California theme park, Disney predicted.
More than 50 years after Disneyland's opening, the phrase continues to ring true.
On Monday, the Disneyland ...
Plan For Happiest Vacation On Earth
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Source: The Columbian
Dateline: December 30, 2007
Posted: January 26, 2008
Cheap airfare. Discounts on lodging and park admission. Short lines. No crowds. Sunny weather that's not too hot.
Those are just some of the reasons to consider taking your trip to the Magical Kingdom in the winter instead of during summer or spring break, like most people do.
I recently returned from a five-day trip to Disneyland with my three children, all younger than 6. Many of the important ...
Readers Recall Visiting Happiest (Or Scariest, Or Friendliest) Place On Earth
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Source: Contra Costa Times
Dateline: April 30, 2006
Posted: April 30, 2006
When we asked readers to share their favorite Disneyland moments, we expected to hear about "Snow White's Scary Adventure" and shaking hands with Mickey Mouse.
What we didn't expect were the more poignant moments -- the Vietnam vet overcome by emotion when a greeter welcomed him home from the war. The adopted orphan from Russia who started to embrace her new culture through the wonder of Disney.
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Disneyland Turning 50
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Source: Knight-Ridder
Dateline: September 26, 2004
Posted: September 26, 2004
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 Wendy, John and Michael,powered by ...
How Disney Parks Use Halloween To Update Their Classic Attractions
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Source: Forbes
Dateline: October 22, 2015
Posted: October 26, 2015
Candy! Costumes! Calacas! Halloween has always been a fan-favorite holiday. Without much in the way of religion or tradition to take priority, this is a day of pure fun. A time for kids to indulge in way too much sugar, and for adults to dress up in otherwise-socially-unacceptable costumes before hitting the town.
It's also a time of year that theme parks are increasingly using as excuses to step up ...
Puppy With Hidden Mickey Markings Ushers In Dog Days Of Summer 2006
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Source: PR NewsWire
Dateline: August 31, 2006
Posted: August 31, 2006
"The Dog Days of Summer" take on special significance today at Disneyland with the unusual visit to "The Happiest Place on Earth" by Nutmeg ("Meg" for short), a nine-month-old Beagle whose markings include a perfect Mickey Mouse-shaped silhouette on the top of her head. Disney "Imagineers" sometimes design subtle "Hidden Mickeys" into Disneyland Resort attractions, but Meg's natural markings make her a ...
Everyone Plays For The Kids' Price At The Disneyland Resort
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Source: PR NewsWire
Dateline: January 2, 2007
Posted: February 6, 2007
During "Year of a Million Dreams" celebration at the Disneyland Resort, guests can dream and play like kids with two special vacation offers.
For a limited time, kids can fly free to the Disneyland Resort from major U.S. cities. Each child (ages 2-11) flies free with the corresponding purchase of one adult ticket on either Alaska or United Airlines, as part of a Walt Disney Travel Company package (for ...
Disneyland: A Parents' Survival Guide
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Source: California
Dateline: June 1, 1989
Posted: January 1, 1997
Disneyland, a monument to childhood, is also a test of how well you've grown up. Your first visit is guaranteed to be interesting, just as the first time you drive a car, have sex or spend a night by yourself is filled with wonder. But by the tenth or hundredth time you do it, amazement will elude you unless you apply an adult imagination to the experience.
The adults who have the least trouble ...
Disney's Overnight Employees Get Honored
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Source: Orange County Register
Dateline: February 3, 2010
Posted: February 12, 2010
Those Disneyland Resort employees that are rarely seen by the light of day were honored early Wednesday morning by the resort's management.
In what has become an annual event for more than 10 years now, the resort threw a 3 a.m. bash for the more than 1,300 employees who toil the "third shift."
Disneyland Resort President George Kalogridis was among the managers who served the employees a ...
Barbecue And Breakfast Dining Relocate In Park
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Source: Orange County Register
Dateline: February 16, 2016
Posted: February 28, 2016
Breakfast was being served at a new location in Frontierland starting last week, and where breakfast used to be served, it's all about the barbecue food.
Riverbelle Terrace was converted to a table service restaurant for lunch and dinner only, complete with a maitre'd outside taking reservations in the mornings. The new menu consists of mostly barbecue food, mostly items that used to be served at the ...
Top 8 Tips For Visiting Disneyland
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Source: Huffington Post
Dateline: September 10, 2013
Posted: September 19, 2013
After a recent getaway to Anaheim, California to visit Disneyland and California Adventure Park, I have compiled a few tips to make sure your future visit does not involve waiting in long lines and junk food.
1) Use the Single-Rider Line -- If you don't want to wait 50+ minutes in the stand-by line and you don't have a FASTPASS, the single-rider line is your best bet. A few of the rides do have this ...
The ‘Nemo Dream Mobile' Takes To The Road
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Source: etravelblackboard.com
Dateline: May 4, 2007
Posted: November 6, 2007
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 new summer attraction to cities where ...
I Was A Real-Life Disneyland Mermaid
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Source: popsugar.com
Dateline: May 30, 2015
Posted: May 30, 2015
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 festivities. Six years later, ...
Babes In Disneyland
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Source: Saturday Review
Dateline: June 10, 1967
Posted: January 1, 1997
"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.
All it meant really was a ...
Disney Fairy Tale Isn't For Everyone
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Source: Los Angeles Times
Dateline: March 4, 2007
Posted: May 23, 2007
The job description is simple: Make the customers believe that Disneyland is "a magic kingdom where life is a fairy tale and dreams really do come true."
But at the end of the workday, many of the people who work at the "Happiest Place on Earth" sleep on air mattresses, in by-the-week motel rooms and in apartments shared with other families.
"I've been at this motel since 1997," said Derrick, a ...
Disneyland Top Man Michael Colglazier Literally Walks In Walt's Footsteps
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Source: Orange County Register
Dateline: April 19, 2014
Posted: April 25, 2014
The parks' CEO will need a little magic to preserve what Walt Disney created while ushering in necessary growth and change. It's a challenge he relishes. 'It truly is the greatest job in the world. A lot of people may say that, but I truly can say that.'
Michael Colglazier treats the immense concrete sprawl of Disneyland as if it's a living room carpet. Never mind that thousands of people walk on it, ...
Disney Plans To Add Luxury Hotel At Disneyland Resort
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Source: Orange County Register
Dateline: June 7, 2016
Posted: June 11, 2016
To take advantage of the city's new policy giving tax incentives to build luxury hotels, Disneyland officials submitted plans Tuesday to add a fourth Disney-themed hotel at the resort.
Disney proposes a 700-room, four-diamond hotel and a parking structure on 10 acres at 1401 Disneyland Drive, at the north end of the Downtown Disney parking lot. Construction on the hotel would start in 2018 with a ...
Tips For Taking The Kids To Disneyland During The Holidays
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Source: Orange County Register
Dateline: November 25, 2011
Posted: November 30, 2011
Every year, Disneyland magically transforms into a winter wonderland for families to enjoy.
There are almost 700 festively-decorated trees located throughout the park, including the popular one at the beginning of Main Street. Guests can enjoy visiting Santa Claus and even get a rare opportunity to see live reindeer in Frontierland.
The holiday times at Disneyland are sure to whisk you and your ...
60 Reasons To Visit Disneylands 60th Anniversary
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Source: about.com
Dateline: April 22, 2015
Posted: April 26, 2015
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 occasion, let's highlight 60 of ...
Marvelous Mechanized Magic Kingdom
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Source: MickeyMousePark.com
Dateline: October 1, 2010
Posted: October 4, 2010
About five or six months ago I received an e-mail from the 1313 Club & Ape Pen Publishing Informing me of an event to take place at the Disneyland Hotel. The event, "The Marvelous Mechanized Magic Kingdom" was to feature the talents and stories of current and former employees and imagineers as they worked for Walt over the years. The 1313 Club and Ape Pen are both are created and run by Carlene Thie, ...
Disneyland 60 Things You Might Not Know About The Magic Kingdom
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Source: Los Angeles Times
Dateline: July 17, 2015
Posted: July 20, 2015
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 1955. On July 17 of that year - a ...
Disneyland At 55 Still A Marvel In Southern California
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Source: sandiego.com
Dateline: September 25, 2010
Posted: September 30, 2010
Disneyland, which celebrated its 55th birthday in July, drew more than 1,300 rabid devotees to a two-day, sometimes irreverant, sometimes reverential convention starting Friday at the Disneyland Hotel.
Being a Disney fan, I was there, feverishly taking notes in the dark as "Disney Legends," men and women who made Disneyland what it is today, pop singers and behind-the-scenes "Imagineers" -- the people ...
Ultimate Guide To Disneyland Theme Parks
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Source: justluxe.com
Dateline: February 24, 2011
Posted: March 8, 2011
A recent visit to the Disneyland Hotel with my children inevitably led me to the adjacent world-famous Disleyland and Disney California Adventure theme parks, which now offer a plethora of perks for the luxe-minded family vacationer.
When even an extraordinary day at Disneyland just won't do, consider these elite experience options:
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Doing Disneyland Right
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Source: Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Dateline: December 25, 2005
Posted: December 25, 2005
An overstatement, certainly. But the truth is that every aspect of Disneyland -- from its Fastpass ride system, to its months-in-advance reservations for popular "character meals," to its early-entry admission perks -- rewards organization and discourages instant gratification.
Can you have a great time flying seat-of-your-pants at Disneyland? Absolutely. But I guarantee that you'll spend less time ...
Main Street Magic
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Source: Travel Agent
Dateline: May 19, 1997
Posted: May 19, 1997
Disneyland is kicking off the summer season with its new nighttime show, 'Light Magic,' which debuts May 21. The show replaces the Electrical Parade on Main Street, which has captivated crowds for more than 24 years. 'Light Magic' will feature four shows nightly on weekends and holidays. The Electrical Parade's half-million tiny, colorful bulbs that illuminated Main Street and Disney's army of characters ...
A Four Year Old Boy's Delight There Was Not A Princess In Sight
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Source: Vancouver Sun
Dateline: February 5, 2011
Posted: February 7, 2011
We're going to Disneyland.
When you say those words to your child, the last thing you expect to hear is, "I don't want to go there."
I was surprised by my son's initial reaction until I learned the reason behind it.
Disneyland is for girls, he said. Only princesses live in Disneyland.
Determined to prove him wrong, we sat at the computer and within seconds found all kinds of Disney ...
Disney Deal Is A Tall Order For Cash-Strapped Anaheim
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Source: Los Angeles Times
Dateline: May 10, 1991
Posted: January 1, 1997
Despite rosy imaginings about the city's future with Disney's serene WESTCOT Center and its glittering Spacestation Earth as a centerpiece, city officials must face the cold reality of 1991: Anaheim would be forced to pledge millions in public funds it does not have.
At minimum, the preliminary master plan for the proposed $3-billion development calls for the city to acquire more than 50 acres for the ...
Exclusive Tour Inside Disneyland's Dream Suite
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Source: Los Angeles Times
Dateline: February 7, 2008
Posted: April 28, 2008
Starting Thursday, Disneyland plans to award free overnight stays in the $3-million Dream Suite, once intended as Walt Disney's private apartment.
During an exclusive tour last week, computer technicians armed with laptops continued to fine-tune and debug the extensive electronic surprises planned for almost every room of the 2,600-square-foot suite.
Each room of the two-bedroom, two-bathroom ...
Disneyland Resort Makes Annual Passes More Accessible And Affordable For Southern California Residents
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Source: PR NewsWire
Dateline: December 15, 2008
Posted: January 3, 2009
As Disneyland Resort celebrates the holiday gift-giving season, a newly launched Monthly Payment Program for Annual Passholders will make it easier for Southern California residents to have their own frequent Disneyland Resort celebrations in the year to come.
This new program lets Southern California residents enjoy the Disneyland Resort magic throughout the year with an Annual Passport, while paying ...
From Disneyland To The Movies And Back Again
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Source: PR NewsWire
Dateline: May 22, 2007
Posted: December 7, 2007
A longtime favorite Disneyland Resort attraction is reopening May 25 with new swashbuckling adventures as Captain Jack Sparrow and his gaggle of mates take over Tom Sawyer Island and turn it into their own "Pirate's Lair." The pirates will loot and carouse as they attempt to recruit island guests into their brotherhood of freedom and greed at Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer Island.
"The phenomenal ...
Disney University Teaches The Art Of Making Customer Magic
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Source: Orange County Register
Dateline: November 2, 1993
Posted: January 1, 1997
Disney University teaches employees the principles of making memorable experiences.
If Disney University had an inscription carved in marble somewhere, that phrase would be it.
From how to stand when speaking to a visitor to the genesis of the company's practices, Disney University is the entertainment giant's training unit, graduating thousands of workers every year-every public-contact employee ...
Discovering Disneyland
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Source: digitalcity.com
Dateline: January 28, 2010
Posted: February 5, 2010
If you are planning a trip to Disneyland then working out how to get there will no doubt be on your to-do list. It also helps to have plans for your time inside the Disneyland resort as it covers a large area of ground.
Regardless of where you are travelling from, either within the United States or from further afield, you will be able to navigate your way to Disneyland with ease via one of the ...
Line-Up Announced For 10th Annual Gay Days At Disneyland
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Source: GayWired.com
Dateline: August 30, 2007
Posted: December 28, 2007
Following last year's successful event, which attracted nearly 30,000 gays and lesbians from California and all over the country, fans of Mickey and Minnie Mouse are once again preparing for the popular "gay days" event at Disneyland, set for Oct. 5-7 in Anaheim, Calif.
Modeled after the gay days at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla., the Disneyland event is a "mix-in" with straight park-goers. Gays ...
Disneyland Endures As A Rite Of Passage For Enraptured Lifelong Fans
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Source: Associated Press
Dateline: April 4, 2004
Posted: April 4, 2004
I came, I saw, I was conquered as a child. I came back as a parent, following the impulse of many eager-beaver new parents to anoint my offspring in the reflected glory of Disneyland's glow.
The pilgrimage to the Magic Kingdom is a California rite of passage, whether the children are ready or not -- and they usually aren't. But really, how many of you couldn't wait to take your tots and tykes to ...
Lifelong Fan Finds The Magic's Still Alive In Disneyland
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Source: Associated Press
Dateline: March 24, 2004
Posted: March 24, 2004
The Disney empire has struggled recently with attacks on CEO Michael Eisner, an unsolicited takeover bid, sour ratings at ABC and complaints that the theme parks are falling into disrepair. But none of that matters to my children or to me when we step into the Magic Kingdom. Indeed, all reality is suspended during those few days we visit Anaheim's Disneyland Resort each summer.
As a Disneyland regular ...
The Happiest Place On Earth?
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Source: azcentral.com
Dateline: May 1, 2007
Posted: November 6, 2007
Of course, I'm talking about Disneyland. Right now, my feet are still aching! It was a quick trip. We flew in Saturday and went straight to the park. On Sunday, we went to California Adventure. Then, we headed home!
My son is almost two. I was worried he would be too young, but he loved it. The highlights: Meeting Mickey, Pooh, and Goofy! My son loved that part. He also loved the parade, the Buzz ...
Sleigh Bells Ring, Snow Falls and Chestnuts Roast at The Merriest Place on Earth
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Source: etravelblackboard.com
Dateline: November 17, 2005
Posted: November 17, 2005
As its 50th Anniversary celebration continues in full swing, the Disneyland Resort has been transformed into a dazzling holiday wonderland (now through January 2) featuring an unbelievable array of spectacular entertainment, amazing decorations, festive foods and favorite adventures and attractions.
The fun is extended with expanded park hours for Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure for much ...
Disney Knotts Frequent Targets Of Lawsuits
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Source: Orange County Register
Dateline: June 1, 2012
Posted: June 11, 2012
Darth Vader was shooing away a bird at Disneyland when he smacked a woman in the back according to the lawsuit she filed claiming such "severe injuries" as back pain, headaches and trouble sleeping.
Scores of other visitors to Orange County's showcase theme parks have gone to court in recent years with accusations of dangerous mistakes, accidents large and small, and lots of slippery floors. A ...
Disneyland Turns The Big 5-0
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Source: Washington Post
Dateline: March 20, 2005
Posted: March 20, 2005
WHAT: "The Happiest Homecoming on Earth," the 50th anniversary celebration of the opening of Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif. Anaheim is 27 miles south of Los Angeles and 100 miles north of San Diego.
* WHEN: The 18-month fete begins May 5 and runs through October 2006, which means there's no rush to get there -- especially since Disney sources concede that, just like 50 years ago, not everything will ...
Dreams For Expansion Could Dwarf Disneyland
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Source: Orange County Register
Dateline: July 19, 1995
Posted: January 1, 1997
Like an adult with a mid-life crisis, Disneyland at 40 is staring at a big decision. It must expand or risk losing attendance and revenue to an ever-widening array of competitors. The stakes are so high that park executives have been pondering, debating and agonizing for years over what to build as a companion park for Disneyland.
"The answer is a compelling, entertaining story," says Disneyland ...
Your Inside Look At Disneyland Themed Suites For Super Fans
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Source: Los Angeles Magazine
Dateline: August 10, 2016
Posted: August 29, 2016
Have you ever loved a ride at Disneyland so much that you wouldn't get out of the boat? Well, now you don't have to. A group of special effects-filled rooms at the Disneyland Hotel offers the chance to completely absorb yourself in the worlds of Pirates of the Caribbean or Big Thunder Mountain 24-hours a day. The "Signature Suites" cost about ten times the amount of a regular room at the hotel, but they ...
Hints And Tips For Disneyland
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Source: Oregonian
Dateline: April 24, 2005
Posted: April 24, 2005
You can splurge or conserve on a trip to Disneyland, but Beth Van Horn, vice president of Travel Services for AAA Oregon/Idaho, suggests that $2,000 is a reasonable budget for a family of four to spend six days/five nights at Disneyland -- plus airfare or gasoline, and souvenirs.
That's based on a package deal (including meals and park admission tickets) in an economy hotel outside the park. To stay ...
Infomation For Your Visit To Disneyland
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Source: Vacationland
Dateline: October 1, 1959
Posted: December 6, 2005
Where is Disneyland located?
Disneyland is located at Anaheim, California, 27 miles southeast of Los Angeles. From Los Angeles, take the Santa Ana Freeway and turn right Harbor Boulevard.
What hours is Disneyland open?
Until September 27, Disneyland is open every day of the week.
Effective September 28, Disneyland returns to its Fall-Winter schedule and will be closed Monday and ...
Outstanding Shops Now Open In Hotel
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Source: Long Beach Independent
Dateline: August 24, 1956
Posted: May 15, 2017
Disneyland Hotel has several outstanding shops which already have proven highly popular with the visitors.
Carrying the finest in imports and domestic merchandise, the shops are of the latest styling in decor and invite visitors to the hotel or restaurants to browse through them at leisure.
The Men's Shop is owned by Lee Williams who virtually was born in the clothing business in Ohio and has ...
New Type Of Locks Secure Each Room
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Source: Long Beach Independent
Dateline: August 24, 1956
Posted: May 18, 2017
One of the unusual features which distinguishes the fabulous Disneyland Hotel is that it contains the first installation of new Yale 5400 series cylindrical hotel locks on the west coast. A product of the Yale & Towne Manufacturing Co. of White Plains, N. Y. these new locks combine all the features formerly found only in mortise locksets of large hotels, and have added features which will greatly increase ...
Disneyland Hotel Nears Completion
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Source: Long Beach Independent
Dateline: August 19, 1962
Posted: May 18, 2017
With a complete absence of fanfare, Orange County's tallest, most elaborate structure has neared completion in less than a year. A new floor of the $2.5 million Disneyland Hotel Tower has been completed for occupancy each Friday since June 22. The 10th floor of the 11 story structure was opened day before yesterday. All that remains to be done, are "The Top of the Park" penthouse cocktail lounge, main ...
Disneyland: Working The crowds
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Source: Orange County Register
Dateline: December 23, 2005
Posted: December 23, 2005
Visitors making their annual pilgrimage to Anaheim over the next 10 days could be greeted by this sign: Disneyland is full.
The holidays are the busiest time of year at the Disneyland Resort and this year, with heavy marketing for the 50th anniversary, even more people are trekking to see the Christmas tree, entertainment and nighttime snow on Main Street.
While "sold-out" is good news for most ...
Disneyland Gears Up For 55th Anniversary
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Source: Orange County Register
Dateline: July 9, 2010
Posted: July 14, 2010
Nearly fifty five years ago, Disneyland transformed the orange grove-filled Anaheim into an international destination that attracts millions of visitors annually. And Disneyland and other groups plan to celebrate the milestone on July 17. The festivities won't be nearly as large as the massive 50th anniversary celebration, but Disneyland and other groups are scheduling events.
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Will Bring Great Stories to Life - And Expand To New And Different Places
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Source: Disney Press Release
Dateline: January 5, 2007
Posted: February 14, 2007
After a momentous 2006, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts is poised to unveil a full slate of exciting new attractions and entertainment in the coming year, highlighted by the continued rollout around the world of its groundbreaking Where Dreams Come True initiative.
"As proud as we are of all that we accomplished in the last year, particularly with the great, global success of Disneyland's 50th ...
During Year Of A Million Dreams Celebration Disney Cast Members To Award A Million Magical Dreams
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Source: PR NewsWire
Dateline: June 7, 2006
Posted: June 7, 2006
From an overnight stay inside Cinderella Castle to a Golden FASTPASS, dreams big and small will come true at Disneyland and Walt Disney World resorts during Disney's "Year of a Million Dreams," a first-of-its-kind celebration of the individual dreams of Disney Parks guests.
The year-long celebration, beginning Oct. 1, 2006, at Disneyland Resort in California and Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, ...
Getting The Most From Your Disneyland Visit
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Source: westsidetoday.com
Dateline: May 26, 2012
Posted: May 29, 2012
A trip to Disneyland can be expensive, with the lowest price SoCal resident one-day, one-park tickets starting at $81 for kids 3-9 years old. Admission is only one cost. There's gas, meals, snacks and souvenirs, and if you plan to stay overnight, the cost of a hotel. In order to truly enjoy your visit and not worry about money, figure out which elements of your trip are worth splurging on for you and your ...
From the Silver Screen to Disneyland Resort: 'Finding Nemo' And 'Pirates of the Caribbean'
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Source: PR NewsWire
Dateline: June 11, 2007
Posted: December 7, 2007
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 clownfish Nemo and his friends.
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A Few Nuggets About Disneyland As It Turns 56
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Source: silive.com
Dateline: July 15, 2011
Posted: July 17, 2011
Disneyland The Happiest Place on Earth turns 56 on Sunday.
Much has been said and written about the groundbreaking amusement enterprise in Anaheim, Calif. But even after more than five and a half decades in operation, some interesting nuggets can still be unearthed.
For instance, not many people are aware that during the first few years of operation, not only could you visit the park during a ...
Food Can Be Fun Too
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Source: Vacationland
Dateline: October 1, 1959
Posted: May 4, 2017
Our need for nourishment is never far distant and Disneyland visitors have been known to work up a handy man's appetite touring the Park.
The mouth watering aromas drift from the 20 restaurants and refreshment centers located throughout Disneyland's sixty acres of entertainment make a combination that is almost irresistible.
"Let's eat," is a good two word description of the reaction.
The ...
How Trader Sam Enchanted Tiki Bar Makes Magic By Bringing Disney Tiki Culture And Booze Together
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Source: uproxx.com
Dateline: October 7, 2016
Posted: October 17, 2016
I first visited Disneyland's Enchanted Tiki Room when I was 6 years old. The catchy songs, the magical, leaping fountains, the singing flowers, the drumming idols, the bursts of fire; one visit was all it took to have me hooked. The tiki room was a must-visit for every trip. I had to wait a significant amount of time to taste my first Mai Tai, and a few years later to taste my first real Mai Tai, but after ...
Ratting Out The Mouse Is Disneyland A Haven For Rodents?
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Source: Orange County Weekly
Dateline: October 4, 2002
Posted: October 4, 2002
The Disney Resort is teeming with rats, according to current and former Disneyland employees reacting to media reports of rodent problems inside the Goofy's Kitchen restaurant at the Disneyland Hotel.
Longtime complaints by Goofy's Kitchen workers about rats, rat feces and mold at the cafeteria-style restaurant were recently chronicled in the Weekly (""Rats and Rat Shit Everywhere,'" Sept. 13; "Goofy ...
Disneyland Prepares For 24-Hour Party
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Source: Orange County Register
Dateline: February 23, 2012
Posted: February 25, 2012
Disneyland is making preparations to stay open for a 24-hour party, including special foods that will only be available overnight.
The company is having a promotion for Leap Day, called One More Disney Day, in which both Disneyland in Anaheim and Magic Kingdom in Florida will operate for 24 hours -- the first time resorts on both coasts will be open for that long at the same time. The parks will open ...
15 Stunning Disneyland Foods And Drinks Worth Waiting In Line For
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Source: Foodbeast
Dateline: May 7, 2015
Posted: May 11, 2015
Disneyland: home of fantastical fireworks, rip-roaring rides, more souvenirs than you can shake a four-fingered glove at - and, it so happens, some of the best theme park food this side of Arendelle.
Bars and restaurants at the Disneyland Resort have figured out what guests crave, from sweet, buttery pineapple soft serves to boozy green screwdrivers made with five different kinds of rum. We've ...
Dining Delights At Disneyland
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Source: Vacationland
Dateline: October 1, 1959
Posted: December 6, 2005
Whatever you wish - quick snack and refreshments or a delicious dinner - you'll find "good eating" at Disneyland.
Located throughout the Magic Kingdom's five "lands" are 20 distinctive restaurants and refreshment centers. And directly across the street from the Park is the beautiful Gourmet Restaurant, composed of Coffee Shop, Cocktail Lounge and Dinning Room, in the Disneyland Hotel.
An ...
Taste Of Disney
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Source: MickeyMousePark.com
Dateline: March 3, 2011
Posted: March 3, 2011
As a fat person who enjoys eating, and more importantly enjoys the camaraderie of eating with friends or family at the table. I have to admit one of the main thoughts of visiting Disneyland for a day is the thought of all the snacks to be had and eaten while there enjoying the park.
I mean for me it really is a main concern. At 52, Italian, and carrying a 250 pound frame it is the only time I can ...
10 Great Disney Restaurants Almost As Fun As The Park
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Source: cafemom.com
Dateline: July 30, 2011
Posted: July 31, 2011
It's completely unacceptable: Our son is 7 years old and we still have never taken him to Disneyland or Disney World. But this year we're finally doing it: We're fitting one day at Disneyland into our vacation in Los Angeles. Being the food-obsessed type that I am, I immediately thought: Whatever will we eat? I pictured myself suffering through a day of sticky-sweet, starchy, heavy junk food. But Disney ...
Disney Parks Adding Fancier Foods, More Beer
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Source: Orange County Register
Dateline: May 13, 2011
Posted: May 21, 2011
As a longtime annual pass-holder, dining inside Disneyland's two theme parks never crosses my mind. For those who desire more than your average pizza, fries and burgers, Disneyland concessions don't cut it.
But menu makeovers debuting throughout the park and resort area could be a game-changer for finicky theme park foodies. Items like bacon-and-fennel-topped flatbreads, premium beef burgers and ...
Where And How To Eat Cheap At Disneyland
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Source: ksl.com
Dateline: March 7, 2014
Posted: March 12, 2014
Dining is a highlight for my family at the Disneyland Resort. There are so many tasty treats throughout the Disneyland Resort. We also love staying at a Disney hotel for a completely magical vacation, and that means eating at the Disneyland Resort during our entire vacation. As a family of six, we've learned how to eat our favorite treats without breaking the bank. I'd love to share a few of my tips and ...
U Plans To Become King Of The Hill
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Source: Variety
Dateline: October 7, 1996
Posted: January 1, 1997
Millions of tourists trek up the hill to Universal Studios Hollywood each year to witness studio-produced earthquakes, firestorms and man eating dinosaurs. They eat and shop along a promenade of faux Los Angeles attractions, and perhaps take in a movie at an 18-screen multiplex.
And then they leave-many to stay overnight in Orange County and hotels at Disneyland.
But MCA/Universal is in the initial ...
Is Disney Ready To Make Big Thunder?
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Source: Los Angeles Times
Dateline: March 22, 2007
Posted: May 23, 2007
Nearly two decades ago, former Walt Disney Co. Chairman Michael Eisner ordered up a grand plan for Southern California. "Amaze me," he told his staff.
They brought him visions of a massive expansion near Disneyland that included an international theme park, three resort hotels and a 6-acre lake.
That vision never came to fruition, but Disney did open a second theme park in 2001 - part of a larger ...
Planning A Trip To The Happiest Place On Earth- Here's Some Tips From Experts And Fans
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Source: McClatchy Newspapers
Dateline: March 28, 2011
Posted: March 29, 2011
"Mommy, we need to go to Disneyland."
My son delivered this suggestion over a bowl of Cheerios, just after he and his little sister waged their daily war over which identical blue spoon they'd prefer.
Neither of my preschoolers remembered that their father and I had forked over hundreds of dollars to take them to the Happiest Place on Earth less than two years earlier. We'd taken turns pushing ...
Conjuring Up Some Fresh Magic
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Source: The Province
Dateline: July 18, 2010
Posted: July 22, 2010
When Walt Disney was asked how he dreamt up the idea for Disneyland, he had a simple reply: he thought there ought to be a place for parents and children to have fun together. But he seldom spoke about the challenges he faced while building his dream park.
Disney had a vision for something that had never been done before. It was a dream -- and an expensive one at that. In 1953, the price tag to build ...
Five Highlights From A Recent Disneyland Family Adventure
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Source: Examiner
Dateline: June 22, 2016
Posted: June 27, 2016
Walt Disney once said that Disneyland will never really be complete as long as imagination still exists, and a recent visit to the iconic theme park and resort emphasized those sentiments. While the tried-and-true park favorites are still at the foundation of the fun, new and revamped offerings await around every corner.
Here's a quick look at five highlights from a recent family visit to the park ...
Disneyland's Soundsational Summer Plan
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Source: Orange County Business Journal
Dateline: April 17, 2011
Posted: April 20, 2011
The Disneyland Resort is hoping everyone loves a paradeand a couple of new ridesthis summer.
That's what Walt Disney Co. has on tap to spur summer attendance as the Anaheim resort passes the halfway point on a multiproject, billion-dollar-plus renovation and expansion of its two theme parks and hotels.
Mickey's Soundsational Parade is due next month at Disneyland.
A Little Mermaid ride at ...
Love Is In The Air At Disneyland
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Source: Babble.com
Dateline: February 11, 2013
Posted: February 20, 2013
2013 is a special year at Disneyland. Each and every week Disneyland will be doing spectacular, interesting and awe (and aww!) inspiring new things as part of a program called Limited Time Magic. And Valentine's Day week is particularly special with all sorts of awesome added magic in honor of love, sweet love.
What do they have planned for True Love Week? Disneyland announced:
Romantic Setting: ...
Disney Paint The Night Parade Wins Industry Award
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Source: Orange County Register
Dateline: April 5, 2016
Posted: May 9, 2016
Disneyland's "Paint the Night" parade lit up the Themed Entertainment Association's Thea Awards banquet by securing an award for Outstanding Achievement for a parade.
The parade has been offered nightly at Disneyland since the spring of 2015 in honor of the park's 60th anniversary.
The award was announced during the association's 2016 Gala Awards Banquet Saturday night at the Disneyland Hotel.
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Main Street Rocks As Disneyland Resort Celebrates Spring
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Source: PR NewsWire
Dateline: April 24, 2009
Posted: May 11, 2009
Disneyland guests are dancing down Main Street, U.S.A., with Mickey Mouse and the gang in a high-energy show that celebrates spring at the Disneyland Resort. The party rocks with a new street show, revs up with a new dining experience and swings for six full weeks with Disney's California Food and Wine Festival. Valuable ticket offers and vacation packages add a big bonus to the new entertainment, making ...
California vs. Paris: Fantasyland Shops
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Source: MickeyMousePark.com
Dateline: September 1, 2011
Posted: September 3, 2011
This article shall finish off my series of comparisons between the Fantasylands of the Disneylands closest to my heart (California and Paris) by looking at the shops found in that Land.
The shops in the Paris Fantasyland are La Bottega di Geppetto (Geppetto's Shop), La Boutique du Chateau (The Castle Shop), La Chaumiere des Sept Nains (The Seven Dwarfs' Cottage), La Confiserie des Trois Fees (The ...
Greetings From Disneyland
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Source: Disney Magazine
Dateline: September 1, 2000
Posted: September 1, 2000
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 stint as art director for the Mermaid ...
Disney Faces $400,000 Fine For Illegal Workers
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Source: Los Angeles Times
Dateline: May 7, 1993
Posted: January 1, 1997
Disneyland and federal immigration officials met Thursday to discuss a recommendation that the famed amusement park pay a fine of nearly $400,000, the largest in California history, for violating immigrant hiring laws.
Immigration and Naturalization Service agents recommended the huge fine late last month because of 1,156 violations that were found when investigators attempted to examine the files of ...
Disneyland And Imagineering Part 7
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Source: MickeyMousePark.com
Dateline: June 7, 2016
Posted: June 7, 2016
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 two areas, the first being Liberty ...
Disney Monorail Every Day Makes A Mouse Of The MTA
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Source: Independent Press Telegram
Dateline: January 1, 1961
Posted: October 24, 2015
When the Metropolitan Transit Authority people quit fooling around and really want a rapid transit mass transportation system built, all they have to do is turn the problem over to Walt Disney.
Disney didn't read any reports on feasibility of monorail etc.
He saw it operate in Germany and came home and said, "build me one of those."
So his engineers went out and built him a monorail system ...
