In Adventureland, embark on a bold expedition into excitement and intrigue! Journey to this captivating world, where natural wonders, incredible wildlife and untold danger surround you. Enter a lost temple or delve into dark jungles. Join your fellow explorers as you boldly seek mystery, romance and imagination.
From WED Disneyland Dictionary 1968
From far-off jungles come adventure romance and mystery . Tropical Rivers silently flowing into the, unknown and the unbelievable splendor of exotic flowers the eerie sounds of the jungle, with eyes that are always watching. The South Seas, the Congo and storm-tossed treasure islands supply its inspiration.
Tianas Palace Is Almost There
Dateline: August 23, 2023
Status: Current
Source: Los Angeles Times
Tiana 's Palace restaurant at Disneyland Park is “almost there.” As the song from Walt Disney Animation Studios ' “The Princess and the Frog” goes, the new eatery inspired by the 2009 movie is “getting closer and closer every day.” The reimagined quick-service location is set to open on Sept. 7 in the space formerly known as French Market Restaurant.
“As you all
Busted Pipes Add To Crowd Control Headaches In Adventureland
Dateline: August 9, 2023
Status: Current
Source: whittierdailynews.com
Disneyland 's recurring plumbing problems are the latest crowd control headache for Adventureland that has seen the always tight jungle wilds turned into a warren of construction walls this year due to shuttered attractions and rehabilitation projects.
Disneyland visitors are being forced to squeeze through a narrow pathway at the Adventureland entrance
Indiana Jones Coming For A Limited Time
Dateline: June 22, 2023
Status: Current
Source: wdw-magazine.com
Soon you 'll have the chance to meet Indiana Jones in Disneyland! The character will be available to meet guests for a limited time.
The newest Indiana Jones movie is coming out soon! Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny will hit theaters on June 30th. The Disney Parks have been celebrating the upcoming release in a big way. At Disney 's Hollywood Studios,
These Disney Characters Are Set To Appear At First Ever After Dark Pride Event
Dateline: June 13, 2023
Status: Current
Source: ktla.com
Over two dozen Disney characters, along with two openly gay superheroes from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, will make meet and greet appearances at Disneyland 's first After Dark Pride event on Tuesday evening.
Phastos from “Eternals”, who is one of the few confirmed LGBTQ+ superheroes, according to Entertainment Weekly, is slated to greet Disneyland
From Stagecoaches To Monorails Rare Disneyland Artifacts Bring 18 Million Dollars At Heritage
Dateline: April 4, 2023
Status: Current
Source: AntiquesAndTheArts.com
On Saturday, March 25, a lucky bidder rode off into the sunset with a one-of-a-kind original stagecoach offered by Heritage during its two-day Disney Theme Parks auction. The Art of Disneyland: From Stagecoaches to Monorails… and More! spanned the Parks ' fascinating evolution and brought in $1.8 million, with 100 percent of lots sold and some significant results
Disneyland Has Its Own Leprechaun And He Lives In Adventureland
Dateline: March 17, 2023
Status: Current
Source: SFGate
The near-insurmountable work that went into the creation of Disneyland is largely documented - but what isn 't is the little bit of unexpected Irish luck that was also involved. That luck came in the form of Patrick the leprechaun, the fabled Little Man of Disneyland.
Patrick 's story blends fantasy with reality, much like the other great works associated
Classic Conveyances From The Skyway To Autopia Go To Auction
Dateline: March 8, 2023
Status: Current
Source: nbclosangeles.com
How synonymous is The Happiest Place on Earth with various iconic vehicles, those marvelous modes of transport hailing from the past, present, and future?
You don't even need to step inside Disneyland park to see one of its most celebrated on-the-go attractions, the Monorail, gliding outside the entrance with futuristic grace.
So when a
20 Best Restaurants At The Disneyland Resort Ranked
Dateline: February 25, 2023
Status: Current
Source: tastingtable.com
If the Disneyland Resort is known for anything, it has to be the rides and characters. Can you imagine visiting the popular theme park without waving hello to Mickey and Minnie or touring California Adventure without taking a ride on the Incredicoaster? There's so much to do and see at the Happiest Place on Earth; it's practically impossible to do it all in one
These Are The Best Rides
Dateline: February 10, 2023
Status: Current
Source: thepointsguy.com
While there are two main Disney theme park resort complexes in the U.S., they are not duplicates of each other.
In fact, Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort are distinctly different with their own set of hotels, restaurants and attractions. Even when Disney rides and attractions share the same name at multiple parks, they are often very
10 Best Restaurants And 4 You Should Avoid
Dateline: January 31, 2023
Status: Current
Source: deseret.com
You 're planning a trip to Disneyland. You 've studied the Disneyland map, maybe even downloaded Genie+, and have your trip planned with military-like precision. But there 's one, vital component of the trip that you forgot to account for - the food.
If your family is anything like mine, how much your family enjoys a trip is directly related to how full
Still Very Bitter The Closed Restaurant Fans Miss Most
Dateline: January 22, 2023
Status: Current
Source: SFGate
“It was probably the best job I 've ever had,” says Vera Nitinthorn, a former cast member of the Tahitian Terrace. She is one of many who sing praises of a fondly remembered place from Disneyland 's dining history.
The Tahitian Terrace was a Polynesian dinner show that opened in 1962 at the height of the post-World War II American fascination with the
Disneyland Takes Delivery Of 10 Foot Tall Animatronic Snake For Indiana Jones Adventure
Dateline: December 29, 2022
Status: Current
Source: Orange County Register
A really big animatronic snake that Indiana Jones would hate and riders will love is set to be installed in the Disneyland attraction that pays tribute to the archaeological professor turned action hero.
A 10-foot-tall audio-animatronic king cobra that hisses and strikes at riders in Indiana Jones Adventure has arrived at Disneyland ahead of an extensive
5 Lightning Lane Attractions Closing In January For Refurbishment
Dateline: December 20, 2022
Status: Current
Source: Orange County Register
It 's just about that time of year again when some of Disneyland 's most popular attractions go out of commission for a few weeks or several months to get a little TLC.
The end of the Christmas holiday season always brings a flurry of seasonal refurbishments at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure in January - with nine attractions getting a refresh
Indiana Jones Adventure Closing For Up To 6 Months For Refurbishment
Dateline: December 8, 2022
Status: Current
Source: Orange County Register
The Indiana Jones Adventure dark ride in the crumbling Temple of the Forbidden Eye at Disneyland that has been prone to downtime and showing its age in recent years will undergo a comprehensive refurbishment in early 2023.
The Indiana Jones Adventure attraction will be closed from Jan. 9 until spring 2023 for refurbishment and maintenance, according to the
Rides For Adults All The Thrills And Magic
Dateline: November 30, 2022
Status: Current
Source: wdw-magazine.com
Contrary to what some believe, Disneyland is far from a glorified kiddie-land. These days, you can get just as much thrill from a day at a Disney theme park as you could at Six Flags (with a whole lot more magic)!
If you 're planning a trip to Disney but worried about getting your fix of big drops and high speeds, look no further; this complete guide to
My Delight And Surprise Over Adventureland Treehouse
Dateline: November 15, 2022
Status: Current
Source: attractionsmagazine.com
In 1962, just five years after Disneyland opened, the Swiss Family Treehouse was added to Adventureland. This new Disneyland attraction was themed after the hit 1960 Disney movie, “Swiss Family Robinson.” The original version of the treehouse remained until 1999, when it was changed over to Tarzan 's Treehouse based on the 1999 Walt Disney Animation feature, “Tarzan.” In
Disney Scraps New Attraction Citing An Unsolvable Problem With Guests
Dateline: October 22, 2022
Status: Current
Source: disneydining.com
In recent months, Guests who frequent their favorite Disney Park-especially the Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort-have been extremely vocal about their frustrations related to massive crowds and “insanely” long lines for attractions, dining venues, rides, and shows. The introduction of Genie+ and Lightning Lane hasn 't really helped to diffuse long lines
Give Bengal Barbecue A Try
Dateline: October 18, 2022
Status: Current
Source: piratesandprincesses.net
Tucked in a corner in Adventureland across from The Jungle Cruise in Disneyland Park is the Bengal Barbecue. This eatery truly has an interesting menu for any adventurous park goer. There is nothing like it in Walt Disney World as it basically serves various types of skewers for guests to enjoy. There are a couple places at The Walt Disney World Resort that have
It Will Never Work 5 Nowhilarious Things Walts Competitors Said About Disneyland And Lessons Todays Executives Should Learn
Dateline: October 1, 2022
Status: Current
Source: themeparktourist.com
Today, the top three most-visited theme parks on Earth are all "Disneylands." Just about every park built "A.D." (that is, After Disneyland) borrow in one form or another from its model, layout, or attractions. So it's easy to forget that once upon a time, Disneyland was a risk... one that industry experts were certain was doomed to fail.
Our friends at
How Disneylands Weather Station Helps Save Water And Keep 1000 Floral Beds Blooming
Dateline: September 14, 2022
Status: Current
Source: Orange County Register
Keeping Disneyland 's 17,000 trees green and 1,000 floral beds blooming takes a mammoth effort by the Anaheim theme park 's horticulture team that 's focused on reducing water consumption during Southern California 's latest drought.
Constant readings from Disneyland 's weather station in the Toy Story parking lot combined with a sophisticated irrigation
Work Continues On Mysterious Retheme Project
Dateline: September 14, 2022
Status: Current
Source: insidethemagic.net
As we reported a few months ago, Disneyland announced that it would be closing Tarzan 's Treehouse in order to retheme the attraction. Over the last few weeks and months, we have seen parts of the attraction be completely dismantled and destroyed as a part of the project.
Tarzan 's Treehouse has been closed to Guests as it has been undergoing construction
My Trip To Disneyland The Year It Opened 1955
Dateline: June 28, 2022
Status: Current
Source: beaconseniornews.com
The jungle hung low over the green-gray waters, thick and humid. Exotic bird calls sounded around us. Something slithered and splashed into the river as the captain guided his boat downstream, pointing out beasts only seen in comic books and tropical art.
Suddenly the water surged as a gigantic beast broke the surface, its huge mouth opening wide in a
Jungle Cruise Its History Criticisms And The Changes Made By Disney Parks
Dateline: June 8, 2022
Status: Current
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Disneyland's Jungle Cruise ride is one of the amusement park's more popular rides since 1955. Yes. You've read that right. The ride's been with the park ever since it was first opened to the public on July 17, 1955, according to Time. As such, if it could talk, the ride can tell you how much the amusement park has changed since then.
However,
7 Tips For Watching The Return Of Fantasmic
Dateline: June 3, 2022
Status: Current
Source: Press-Enterprise
“Fantasmic” has returned to Disneyland after a two-year pandemic pause and an extensive reconfiguration of the waterfront viewing area that will require first-time and longtime visitors alike to adjust their strategies for watching the venerable nighttime spectacular.
Disneyland presented the return of “Fantasmic” along the Rivers of America on Thursday,
Along With Splash Mountain Another Longtime Attraction Is Getting A Retheme
Dateline: April 18, 2022
Status: Current
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Disneyland and Disney World are constantly making changes to the parks, and when those changes happen, sometimes that means a re-theme is on the way. For example, Splash Mountain will be re-themed to a Princess and The Frog ride coming up and now another longtime attraction is set to get its own re-theme. That attraction would be none other than Tarzan 's Treehouse.
Disneyland To Give Tarzans Treehouse A New Theme
Dateline: April 18, 2022
Status: Current
Source: Orange County Register
Tarzan will soon be swinging out of his treehouse at Disneyland to make room for a re-themed attraction that will see a new Disney character move into the 80-foot-tall man-made tree in Adventureland.
Disneyland will reimagine Tarzan 's Treehouse in Adventureland with a new theme and backstory, according to Disneyland officials.
The treehouse
Pirates Of The Caribbean Closes Till Summer 2022
Dateline: March 14, 2022
Status: Current
Source: parksavers.com
Starting today the New Orleans attraction at Disneyland Park will close until summer of 2022. Guests viewing the app can see the “Closed for Refurbishment” with the following statement, “Pirates of the Caribbean will be closed for refurbishment beginning March 14, 2022 and is expected to reopen early summer 2022.”
Disney has stated that the attraction is
U.S. Grants Disney Patent For Virtual World Simulator For Theme Parks
Dateline: January 3, 2022
Status: Current
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At Disneyland, you can find Main Street, U.S.A., Adventureland, Fantasyland, Frontierland, Tomorrowland and perhaps soon a Virtualland.
What You Need To Know
The U.S. Patent Office on Dec. 28 granted The Walt Disney Co. a patent to create a virtual-world simulator in a real-world venue
The patent could mean the creation of a virtual
12 Essential Tips For Enjoying Disneyland On A Rainy Day
Dateline: December 23, 2021
Status: Current
Source: Orange County Register
A day at Disneyland is usually fun in the sun thanks to Southern California 's reputation for year-round sunshine - unless you happen to show up at the theme park on one of the two dozen days when it rains each year on average in Anaheim.
A series of storms headed for Southern California are expected to bring showers to the region over the next two weeks,
Waterfront Dining Across From The Haunted Mansion
Dateline: November 19, 2021
Status: Current
Source: Orange County Register
Disneyland has opened a multi-level waterfront dining area themed as a dock where rivercraft load and unload supplies across from the Haunted Mansion in New Orleans Square with a view of the boats traveling along the Rivers of America.
The new Pelican 's Landing dining area opens Friday, Nov. 19 next to the Harbour Galley quick-service restaurant, according
Too Many People The Restaurant That Was Scrapped Because It Would Be Too Popular
Dateline: September 26, 2021
Status: Current
Source: SFGate
Not everything Walt Disney dreamed up was popular with his Imagineers, the team of creators who make new Disneyland attractions. And not everything Disney wanted to make was possible to execute, like the restaurant he wanted to build for his wife, Lillian.
Crump, the Imagineer who dreamed up the Museum of the Weird - a project Disney championed that was
It Will Not Be Easy For Disneyland To Transcend The Rigid Hierarchies Of Its Founding
Dateline: September 24, 2021
Status: Current
Source: Washington Post
Disney theme parks have made recent headlines because officials have moved to update the content and imagery of attractions, while relaxing restrictions on employees ' appearances. This is all part of the company 's broader push toward diversity and inclusion.
Right-wing fans of Disney entertainment have pushed back, saying that Disney theme parks are being
15 Best Restaurants
Dateline: September 11, 2021
Status: Current
Source: travelandleisure.com
Uninitiated park goers might think that Disneyland is all about the iconic attractions and Mickey Mouse, but true fans know that the food is half of the fun of spending a day at the "Happiest Place on Earth." Whether you're a fan of classic snacks like churros and pretzels or you prefer the new treats popping up at Avengers Campus and Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, no
Is Rope Drop Still The Best Time To Arrive
Dateline: July 27, 2021
Status: Current
Source: insidethemagic.net
The Happiest Place on Earth, Disneyland Resort, is back and better than ever. After being closed for more than a year during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure welcomed back thousands of diehard Disney fans (at approximately 25% capacity on opening day, April 30) to enjoy the magic again.
Disneyland Resort has
Your Dairy Free Guide To Food And Dining At The Parks
Dateline: July 13, 2021
Status: Current
Source: godairyfree.org
Disney World is an iconic spot for allergic travelers, but what about Disneyland? It doesn 't get as much coverage, and the options aren 't quite as prolific, but Disneyland in Anaheim, California can still be a great dairy-free vacation. This quick guide covers the dairy-free food to look for in each section of Disneyland Park, California Adventure, Downtown Disney, and
From Face Masks To Theme Park Reservations Here Is What Parkgoers Can Expect
Dateline: June 15, 2021
Status: Current
Source: nbclosangeles.com
To align with the reopening of California's economy on June 15, Disneyland Resort on Monday announced some relaxed Covid-19 restrictions for guests.
Following a yearlong closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Anaheim theme park reopened to California residents at a limited capacity on April 30. On Tuesday, the park welcomed out-of-state guests for
11 Disneyland Restaurants And Food Stands Set Reopening Dates Including A Fan Favorite Treat
Dateline: June 9, 2021
Status: Current
Source: sbsun.com
Smugglers, bounty hunters and intergalactic travelers bound for Batuu will soon be able to sip Fuzzy Tauntauns, Jedi Mind Tricks and Dagobah Slug Slingers at Oga 's Cantina in Disneyland after a 15-month coronavirus closure of the Galaxy 's Edge hive of scum and villainy.
UPDATED: Disneyland announces reopening dates for more restaurants and food stands -
What Is Happening With The Matterhorn
Dateline: May 13, 2021
Status: Current
Source: insidethemagic.net
Disneyland fans all across the world were emotional (and for good reason) on April 30 as Disneyland finally reopened. Many Guests entered Disneyland Park early and were able to enjoy Disney attractions after waiting for over a year. The Disney life was good again, but some Disney rides including our beloved Matterhorn Bobsleds were still closed and undergoing
Disneyland Tests Virtual Queue With Indiana Jones Adventure Ride
Dateline: May 10, 2021
Status: Current
Source: Orange County Register
Disneyland plans to test a virtual queue on Indiana Jones Adventure as the Anaheim theme park tries to reduce the length of the socially distanced standby queue for the popular Adventureland attraction.
Disneyland will begin testing the Indiana Jones Adventure virtual queue on Tuesday, May 11 as a temporary measure to alleviate foot traffic pinch points in
Disneyland Reopens To The Public After 13 Month Coronavirus Closure
Dateline: April 30, 2021
Status: Current
Source: Orange County Register
Disneyland has returned after a yearlong coronavirus closure with a rethemed Snow White 's Enchanted Wish, updated Haunted Mansion and refreshed King Arthur Carrousel to the delight of die-hard fans who waited hours to snag tickets for the reopening of the Anaheim theme park.
Fans anxious to ride the wildly popular Rise of the Resistance attraction and the
Disneys Imagination Soars Again
Dateline: April 25, 2021
Status: Current
Source: newspress.com
Magical touches added before the reopening of Disneyland, Disney California Adventure
After the longest closure in its 66-year history, Disneyland will reopen Friday with magical changes to one of its original rides.
In Fantasyland, Snow White 's Scary Adventures has been reimagined as Snow White 's Enchanted Wish.
Visitors will see
Woman Of Color At Center Of Revamped Jungle Cruise Backstory
Dateline: March 19, 2021
Status: Current
Source: Orange County Register
Walt Disney Imagineering has made a woman of color the central character of the revamped Jungle Cruise rides at Disneyland and Walt Disney World set to undergo major makeovers to remove “negative depictions of native people.”
Alberta Falls is the free spirited adventuress and descendant of world explorers from India and England who will serve as the fictional
What Is Happening With Indiana Jones
Dateline: December 20, 2020
Status: Current
Source: insidethemagic.net
Indiana Jones Adventure is one of the most beloved attractions at Disneyland Resort - and there are a lot of rides at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure. Last year, it was announced that it would undergo a lengthy, much-needed refurbishment…but what can we expect from the refurb, and is it still happening at this Disney Park?
If you remember all of
How 50 Attractions Could Change When The Parks Reopen
Dateline: August 1, 2020
Status: Current
Source: Orange County Register
Virtually every Disneyland ride and attraction will change in some way to accommodate the new normal of COVID-19 health and safety protocols when the Anaheim theme parks reopen following an extended coronavirus closure.
Visitors returning to Disneyland will find social distancing measures stretching from attraction queues to the rides themselves with
Should Disney Remove Hanging Body Scene From Haunted Mansion
Dateline: June 29, 2020
Status: Current
Source: insidethemagic.net
With the recent news of both Walt Disney World and Disneyland retheming the popular attraction, Splash Mountain, from the controversial Song of the South to the beloved The Princess and the Frog, it is sparking ideas and conversations between fans around other attractions.
One conversation is around the retheming of the popular Adventureland attraction - The
Tomorrowland And Walts Bathroom Of The Future
Dateline: June 18, 2020
Status: Current
Source: attractionsmagazine.com
The year is 1954, and construction for Disneyland park is in full swing. The many creative faces of WED Enterprises were hard at work so that it would reach its ambitious opening date in 1955. Scaffolders were placing finishing touches on the rugged cliffs of Adventureland, engineers were developing the precise movements of Abraham Lincoln, and Walt Disney himself was
Fire Caused By Generator Officials Say
Dateline: February 13, 2020
Status: Current
Source: City News Service
A generator in a construction site at Disneyland caused a blaze that forced a shutdown of Adventureland, a spokesman for a state agency that regulates the Anaheim theme park's rides said Wednesday.
The state Division of Occupational Safety and Health reached out to Disneyland after seeing reports of the Feb. 6 blaze in a backstage area between the
Here Is What Started Fire That Closed Adventureland
Dateline: February 12, 2020
Status: Current
Source: Orange County Register
A state agency that inspects amusement rides has concluded that a backstage fire that forced Disneyland to temporarily close Adventureland and caused isolated power outages in the Anaheim theme park was caused by a construction generator.
The fire that erupted in a backstage area on Feb. 6 between the Disneyland Firehouse and the Emporium gift shop was
45 Surprising Secrets About Disneyland
Dateline: January 15, 2020
Status: Current
Source: Eonline.com
It's been 45 years since Disney Parks first took intrepid thrill seekers into the darkest corners of outer space.
We're talking, of course, about Space Mountain.
And while it's true that the iconic indoor roller coaster opened first at Walt Disney World in Florida on January 15, 1975, did you know that it was first dreamed up, at the
18 Disneyland Attractions Parades And Fireworks Shows That Closed This Decade
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Dateline: December 26, 2019
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Source: Orange County Register
Walt Disney famously said that Disneyland would never be complete as long as there was imagination left in the world and that adage held true during the past decade as a host of attractions departed for Yesterland.
Let 's take a chronological look at 18 Disneyland attractions, parades and fireworks shows that closed in the 2010s to make way for new or updated
9 Amazing Secrets To Look For During Your Next Visit
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Dateline: November 28, 2019
Status: Archive
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As Disney lovers, we 're always looking for ways to visit the parks and TBH, we 've already binged well over half of our favorite childhood classics on Disney Plus. For those of you planning out your dream Disneyland visit, we 've got some news you 'll love to hear. You can go on a magical adventure to find Disneyland secrets. The park is full of them. All you have to do
Indiana Jones Adventure Thrill Ride Gets A 300 Thousand Dollar Overhaul In 2020
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Dateline: November 12, 2019
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Source: Orange County Register
The perpetually collapsing bridge traversing a perilous molten lava flow in the crumbling Temple of the Forbidden Eye will finally get repaired after nearly a quarter century when Disneyland 's Indiana Jones Adventure attraction undergoes a renovation in 2020.
Disneyland filed a building permit with the city of Anaheim for a $300,000 overhaul of Indiana Jones
Tarzans Treehouse Closes After Slat Breaks On Rope Suspension Bridge
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Dateline: November 10, 2019
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Disneyland closed Tarzan 's Treehouse on Sunday afternoon after a wooden slat broke on one of the Adventureland attraction 's rope bridges suspended three stories above the ground.
Nobody was injured on Tarzan 's Treehouse, according to Disneyland officials. The attraction is closed for the evening, officials said.
A Disneyland visitor who
Tomorrowlands Empty Hope
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Dateline: October 8, 2019
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Last year, 157 million people traveled to Disney 's 12 theme parks across the globe. The parks are a $4.5 billion a year business, and one that 's been skewing older and older. Adult Disney fandom no longer holds the stigma it once did, despite the best efforts of the New York Post. We 're all going to die soon, why not let a 28-year-old ride some teacups?
These Are The Best Places To Eat Right Now
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Dateline: October 4, 2019
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A while back we ranked every single place to eat inside Disneyland and Disney California Adventure. But times have drastically changed in the Southern California House of Mouse thanks to the addition of Star Wars Galaxy 's Edge, and it will continue to morph with the just-announced Avengers Campus. And that means that the food items, too, have changed.
12 Nuttiest Weirdest Things That Annual Passholders Do
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Dateline: September 12, 2019
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If you 've ever known any diehard Disneyland fans, you know they sometimes do things that are downright mystifying, if not the opposite of what you 'd expect, except to others like them.
Here are 12 flat-out nutty things that only another Disney fiend could understand. Disneyland annual passholders will….
12. Spend $15,000 on a dinner for 12
30 Captions For Couples Who Are Having A Date That Is Like A Fairy Tale
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Dateline: August 17, 2019
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When visiting Disneyland, there's nothing more magical than having your SO by your side. What could be more romantic than sharing a churro Lady and the Tramp-style with bae and holding hands while you're getting spooked at the Haunted Mansion? For a date that's truly fairy tale-worthy, you need to plan a trip to Disneyland. When you get there, don't forget to
Disneyland Has A Secret Leprechaun Have You Spotted Him
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Dateline: August 12, 2019
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The little man of Disneyland is very rarely seen,
But keep a sharp eye open and you 'll spy just where he 's been,
A tiny hat, a little pipe - he leaves them lying around,
But don 't think you can catch him ‘cos he barely makes a sound.
So here 's a clue you 'll no doubt need, he lives within a tree,
At home
Walt Disneys Black Sunday
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Dateline: July 3, 2019
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July 17, 1955, was intended as an invite-only, media-oriented day to celebrate the long-awaited opening of Disneyland. Technically it was called the “international press preview,” but Disney employees-and even Walt Disney himself-would afterwards come to label it “Black Sunday.”
During the 1930s and 1940s, Disney had visited several amusement parks with his wife
Here Is What Is New At Disneyland This Summer Besides Star Wars
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Dateline: June 7, 2019
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Not long after Disneyland revealed plans to build a Star Wars-themed area, visions of large and ominous crowds hovered over fans like the Death Star.
But now that Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge has opened, those expectations have been blown to smithereens.
The new Star Wars land is drawing healthy but not overwhelming crowds (kept in check by a
Iconic Adventureland Sign Returns Just Ahead Of Star Wars Galaxys Edge Debut
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Dateline: May 22, 2019
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Disneyland 's iconic Adventureland sign returned after a month-long renovation project that saw the Anaheim theme park widen the notoriously crowded entryway to the tropical land as part of park-wide effort to improve pedestrian traffic flow.
The renovated Adventureland sign that returned Wednesday reuses portions of the entry marquee, Disneyland officials
A Brighter Sleeping Beauty Castle Is Just One Way Kim Irvine Keeps The Magic In Disneyland
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Dateline: May 16, 2019
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Here 's how deep Kim Irvine 's connections are to Disneyland: About three years before she started working for Walt Disney Imagineering, the creative arm of the company responsible for theme park experiences, the then-15-year-old simply wanted her mother to stop embarrassing her.
“Goblins and ghoulies from last Halloween,” Irvine says today, mimicking her
Disneyland Hopes To Preserve And Reuse Iconic Adventureland Sign During Entryway Expansion
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Dateline: April 17, 2019
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Disneyland hopes to preserve and reuse as much of the iconic Adventureland sign as possible as work begins in the next few days on the entryway-widening project designed to improve pedestrian traffic flow at a notoriously crowded pinch point in the Anaheim theme park.
A building permit filed with the city of Anaheim called for the demolition of the existing
Disneyland Will Demolish And Replace Iconic Adventureland Entry Sign To Improve Pedestrian Traffic Flow
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Dateline: April 10, 2019
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Disneyland plans to demolish and replace the Adventureland archway sign and redirect long queues waiting to order Dole Whip treats in an effort to improve pedestrian traffic flow at a notoriously crowded pinch point in the Anaheim theme park in advance of the opening of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge.
A building permit filed with the city of Anaheim calls for the
To Handle Star Wars Crowds Disneyland Nixes Smoking Areas Bans Wide Strollers
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Dateline: March 28, 2019
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Disneyland Resort is too popular for its own good. Raising prices, charging extra for high-demand days and adding blackout dates for annual passholders haven't been enough to thin the throngs that increase every year.
Now with the expected onrush of fans for the May 31 opening of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - the biggest expansion in the park's history - Walt Disney Co.
Test Mobile Only Ordering For Dole Whip Treats At Tiki Juice Bar
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Dateline: March 22, 2019
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There won't be a long line stretching away from the Tiki Juice Bar in late March for those tasty Dole Whip floats and soft-serve treats that Disneyland visitors crave because the Anaheim theme park will be testing a new mobile ordering strategy designed to help reduce congestion and crowding.
The Tiki Juice Bar will run a test on March 28-30 when Dole Whip items at
How To Do Disneyland In A Day And Not Lose Your Mind
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Dateline: February 25, 2019
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Here's the story: you want to wish upon a star and take your kids to Disneyland, but you want to make it as pixie dust-magical, efficient and meltdown-free as possible.
I've always had a soft spot for Disneyland ever since my parents first took me when was I was seven years old. I loved it then and have always wanted to return with my own kids. My wife and I have
Pardon The Pixie Dust Sleeping Beauty Castle Will Sparkle Again
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Dateline: February 1, 2019
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It's just another way that Disneyland Resort gets its sparkle back. Spring, 2019, the most Instagrammed spot in the park promises new magic.
If you've visited Disneyland Resort lately, you've seen the "pardon our pixie dust" signs in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle. The landmark pink and blue structure is getting a face-lift that even the most die-hard Disney fan
20 Best Places To Rest With Kids
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Dateline: January 27, 2019
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Disneyland is a magical place filled with excitement and a ton of things to do. After walking around all day, your feet and your kids' feet will most likely start to hurt, and everyone is going to need a little break from the warm California weather. But where to go? There are plenty of places across Disneyland and Disney California Adventure for a break-places like
Project Stardust Bringing More Room To Walk Sit Ahead Of Galaxys Edge Opening
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Dateline: January 24, 2019
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It's code name isn't ominous, but it does in part herald the beginning of something Disneyland visitors aren't dreading.
"Project Stardust" is bringing several changes to how visitors get around Disneyland Resort, though many are specific to the park itself. The changes are being implemented before the scheduled opening of "Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge" this summer.
12 Essential Tips For Enjoying Disneyland In The Rain
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Dateline: January 16, 2019
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A day at Disneyland is usually fun in the sun thanks to Southern California's reputation for year-round sunshine - unless you happen to show up at the theme park on one of the 23 days when it rains each year on average in Anaheim.
This will go down as one of the rainiest weeks of the year in Anaheim, with the forecast calling for showers stretching into the weekend.
Tropical Hideaway Now Dole Whip Up Our Lives
Dateline: December 31, 2018
Status: Current
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There are many fortuitous foods that you can consume as the new year begins.
Particular legumes? So lucky, it is often said. Various fruits? Healthful and hope-filled for the future.
A Dole Whip, like you might queue for in front of Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room on a toasty July afternoon?
Any pineapple person and/or aficionado of icy-cold treats can
Newest Food Option The Tropical Hideaway Is Finally Open And Here Is What It Looks Like
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Dateline: December 19, 2018
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It might be true that nothing at Disneyland these days is really hidden away, not with record crowds, but it's still worth checking out the newest eatery, called the Tropical Hideaway.
Sandwiched in between the Enchanted Tiki Room and the Jungle Cruise, this new outdoor dining spot provides a rustic river-view deck and iron tables and chairs, along with an experience
Here Is What The New Tropical Hideaway In Adventureland Looks Like
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Dateline: December 11, 2018
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The tiki torches are lit and the tables are ready. Now, get ready for some outdoor dining overlooking the Jungle Cruise, as Disneyland's Tropical Hideaway prepares to open for business.
This new eatery will serve grab-and-go exotic foods such as warm bao buns with spiced vegetable, kaffir lime chicken and bulgogi beef fillings, ramen salad, spring rolls with cream
24 Surprising Things About Disneyland We Did Not Know But Should
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Dateline: December 2, 2018
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Disneyland is said to be the "Happiest Place on Earth." For one day (or several depending on your trip schedule) people of all ages from toddlers to seniors can have fun, let loose and become a kid again. It's a place filled with magic, music, your favourite characters and rides to fit whatever you're in the mood for.
It opened its doors on July 17, 1955, and was the
Disneyland Adds A Special Bird To Its New Dining Spot In Adventureland
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Dateline: October 30, 2018
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There's a line in the Enchanted Tiki Room soundtrack at Disneyland that asks, "Whatever happened to Rosita?" Well, the answer will soon be that she landed next door at the Tropical Hideaway eatery.
Disney is adding the animatronic, joke-cracking cockatoo as an additional attraction at this new eatery that the company is calling a "dining spot," not a restaurant. It's
Disneyland Is Quietly Removing Seating And Planters For Star Wars Land Access
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Dateline: September 20, 2018
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Disneyland has been quietly removing fixed seating and planters to make room for massive crowds expected when the new Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge opens next summer, leaving some fans missing their favorite spots to rest their weary feet.
"It's getting harder and harder to sit down in the shade and relax," said Debbie Sinclair of Trabuco Canyon, an annual passholder who
An Early Designer Won Over Walt Disney With His Rebel Reputation Now He Laments The Park Is Gone
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Dateline: September 7, 2018
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Try as he might - and he's tried countless times - Rolly Crump just can't quit Disney. But his latest attempt may be the closest he's come.
Earlier this year Crump had artifacts from nearly all of his life's work auctioned off, a sale decades in the making that brought in more than $600,000. No surprise the items were in demand. In addition to having a hand as an
Newest Eatery Will Offer Tiki Torches And A River View
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Dateline: August 28, 2018
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Disneyland visitors will be able to sit on an outdoor deck in Adventureland, watch boats from the Jungle Cruise ride by and eat exotic grab-and-go food when the park's newest eatery opens later this year, according to the Disney Parks blog.
The blog provided a few more tantalizing details about the new Tropical Hideway eatery under construction next to the Enchanted
How To Splurge On The Most Extra Disneyland Trip Ever
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Dateline: August 19, 2018
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If you recently won the lottery, happen to be an heiress, are a super-successful entrepreneur, or merely want to treat yo'self for reals the next time you go to Disneyland, we've lined up the dream vacay for you. This is no stay at an off-part motel, smuggling in your own PB&Js and getting lost in a maze of lines. These nine tips are golden ways you can do Disneyland in
Amazing Original Disneyland Designs Included A Working Farm
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Dateline: July 17, 2018
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Sixty three years ago today, with a nationally televised grand opening, Disneyland arrived on the scene as Southern California's signature tourist attraction.
In spite of a rocky opening day, the theme park attracted more than 1 million visitors in its first two months in business, offering a spectacle quite unlike any other at the time.
But Walt Disney's
Marin County Woman Finds Letter From Walt Disney Did She Strike Gold
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Dateline: May 11, 2018
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Rummaging through boxes of old family heirlooms, you might find something that seems valuable. A piece of silver, an old document, an autographed photo? How do you know if you've struck gold?
Cathi Sullivan of Mill Valley ran across something among her family heirlooms that made her gasp with excitement. It was a letter to her father from Walt Disney himself, his
Walt Disneys First Ever Map Of Disneyland Revealed
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Dateline: March 23, 2018
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Back when Disney products were to be watched, not experienced, Walt Disney had a vision: a theme park that felt like stepping into a magical new place. Now, we can finally witness Walt's first dream.
Before construction could start, Walt needed funding. He and his friend Herb Ryman put their heads together and mapped out their dream for the Disneyland that was still
A Beginners Guide to Disneyland Snacks
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Dateline: March 14, 2018
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We all know that familiar feeling of being overwhelmed with what seems like a million options of amusement park snacks. For me, this is especially true when I'm at Disneyland, where all the snack stands make me want to literally empty out my wallet. I've been to Disneyland five times in the past three years, and let me tell you, the food just gets better and better every
Disney World And Disneyland Have 11 Iconic Matching Attractions Heres Which Park Has The Best Version Of Each Ride
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Dateline: February 27, 2018
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Disney parks are known for thrilling rides, epic foods and drink, and a creatively magical experience. The original Disneyland park in California has many rides that match up with Florida's Disney World, but not all rides are created equal. For example, the Space Mountain in Disney World is drastically different (and worse) than its California counterpart.
After
Converting The Closed Aladdins Oasis Into A Dining Spot
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Dateline: February 22, 2018
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Disneyland will put a new themed spot called "The Tropical Hideway" between the Enchanted Tiki Room and the Jungle Cruise in Adventureland, in a little used space that was formerly Aladdin's Oasis. Park officials are calling it a "dining location," adding that few details are available at this time, but it won't be a full-service restaurant. Continuing the park's
Disneyland Power Outage Shutters About Dozen Rides Monorail
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Dateline: December 27, 2017
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A power outage at Disneyland affected about a dozen attractions in and around Toontown and Fantasyland, including the Monorail and It's Small World attractions during one of the Anaheim, Calif. Attraction's busiest and most lucrative weeks.
The outage was caused by a transformer at the park that malfunctioned and knocked out power near the two lands, a Disneyland
Disneyland And Imagineering Part 14
Dateline: November 15, 2017
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There's Got to be a Morning After
When we last left off, Walt Disney had made it through Opening Day. It wasn't all that he had hoped it would be, but he made it. "Black Sunday" was supposed to be a relatively tame press preview. Instead it resembled more of an all out free-for-all -- the park being besieged by triple attendance that was more than expected. From a
Is Jingle Cruise Gone Forever
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Dateline: October 2, 2017
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Between the oversized trees, snow falling on Main Street, and blink-and-they're-gone candy canes for sale, there's plenty to celebrate at Disneyland this Christmas.
For Adventureland fans, though, there may be one less present under the tree.
That's because Jingle Cruise, the seasonal re-theming of Disneyland's historic Jungle Cruise attraction, will not be
My Dad Helped Design Disneyland Here Is What the Park Was Like Before It Opened
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Dateline: September 21, 2017
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When Walt Disney's theme park opened 62 years ago,
it was named Disneyland and christened "The Happiest Place on Earth."
It was a thrill to behold all the rides and exhibits making Disney's movies, cartoons,
and characters come to life.
My sister, Diane, and I were treated to an even more special event. Our preview of the park occurred a year earlier than the
How Did Walt Disney Vision Of A Futuristic Metropolis Become A Quaint Symbol Of A Bygone Era
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Dateline: September 5, 2017
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When Disneyland opened its doors in Anaheim, California, on July 17, 1955, the word astronaut was not yet a household term. But a bright white rocketship towered over Tomorrowland (and, in fact, the entire park), poised to blast off into soon-to-be explored galaxies. Behind it stood a geometric space station, red letters over the entrance labeling it "Rocket To The Moon,"
10 Most Essential Foods At Disneyland True Fans Know These Classics Well
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Dateline: August 14, 2017
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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
Disneyland Got Off To A Nightmare Start In 1955 But Walts Folly Quickly Won Over Fans
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Dateline: July 17, 2017
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Disneyland's opening day, July 17, 1955, was a nightmare.
ides broke down. Restaurants ran out of food and drink, and a plumbers' strike meant drinking fountains were in short supply. Long lines formed at bathrooms. Bunting hid unfinished attractions. Women's high-heeled shoes sank into the fresh asphalt.
All in front of a national audience of 90 million, then
Disneyland And Imagineering Part 13
Dateline: July 14, 2017
Status: Current
Source: MickeyMousePark.com
Disneyland, the idea, came from the mind of Walt Disney, but Disneyland, the theme park, was a collaborative effort. It took a great many men and women to create it. Since all men are created equal, everyone who contributed should be credited. I've known about C.V. Wood for many years, and although he was not an Imagineer, he was a land developer who made significant
Disneyland And Imagineering Part 12
Dateline: May 15, 2017
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Although Disney had a dislike for the typical carnivals of the time, it wasn't so much the content, but the environment and the lack of attention to detail. Long before the park was built, after one of his frequent visits to Griffith Park with his daughters, he stated, "Things could be done better than this. A park should be designed for total family enjoyment. Besides a
Disneyland Got Her Magic Touch
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Disneyland fans and garden lovers alike are in for a treat on May 13, when the Walt Disney Family Museum opens its doors for a presentation by two landscape architects - Kelly Comras and Julie Bush - who will share their insight into Disneyland's landscaping and Ruth Shellhorn, the woman who influenced its design.
If you plan to go, though, buy your tickets now, as
Disneyland And Imagineering Part 11
Dateline: March 12, 2017
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The Storm before the Storm
It was becoming increasingly clear that the year-long struggle to get the park opened was wearing on everyone involved. No one was more affected than Disney himself. Many around him had noticed a change in his behavior. He seemed uneasy and unsure of himself. His wife Lillian was worried that with previous warnings from his doctor about
What Is The Difference Between Dole Whip At Disneyland And Disney World
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Dateline: February 19, 2017
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Just as the same attractions (Haunted Mansion and Space Mountain) are slightly different at Disneyland and Disney World, the same holds true for the cult fan favorite Dole Whip. Having recently tried both, I can attest to the subtle distinctions, both positive and negative. Which one is cheaper? Which one tastes better? While I'd like to say they are equal in every way,
Adventure Awaits
Dateline: February 11, 2017
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When "Adventureland" was first conceived, it was to be based on Walt's award winning documentaries on Africa and Asia. "Jungle Cruise" was the star attraction until "Swiss Family Treehouse" opened in 1962. The inspiration for the "Jungle Cruise" includes the True-Life Adventure documentary, "The African Lion" and the film, "The African Queen" (the name for the Land was
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
Back To The Old West
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If it was in the West, it's here. The Mark Twain Riverboat docks at the aptly named Mark Twain Landing in Frontierland.
The first train ride, apart from the Disneyland Railroad, was the Mine Train Thru Nature's Wonderland, opening in 1960; the Mine Train closed in 1977, and Big Thunder Mountain opened two years later. The two rides could not be more different. The
Make Disneyland The Healthiest Place On Earth With These Cleaner Eating Hacks
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Dateline: September 21, 2016
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And look, a full day at Disneyland can easily get you 20,000 to 30,000 steps on your Fitbit (my stint yesterday got me 27,000 - about 11 miles with 2,500 calories burned), so honestly, you don't need to worry about it too much, especially if this trip is a once-a-year treat to yourself. But if you really are trying to stay on course (or you have an annual pass!), there
Disneyland And Imagineering Part 8
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Dateline: August 16, 2016
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Picture this
You're an artistic designer;
You're scheduled to attend a design meeting for a project you drew the design that "greenlighted" the project you're currently working on;
Deadlines are rapidly approaching;
And in walks your boss
He looks concerned -- something between worried and extremely serious;
He opens the meeting and begins
Your Inside Look At Disneyland Themed Suites For Super Fans
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Dateline: August 10, 2016
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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
This Day In History Disneyland Opened 61 Years Ago Today
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Dateline: July 17, 2016
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Disneyland, the only theme park designed and built under the direct supervision of Walt Disney, opened on Sunday, July 17, 1955. Construction lasted for exactly one year, and cost only $17 million to complete.
The opening was only intended for about 11,000 invited guests and press, though a total of 28,000 attended due to a rush of counterfeit tickets. The event was
This Is How Disneyland Changed In The 1990s
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Dateline: July 15, 2016
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It was a "Fantasmic!" start for Disneyland in the 1990s, and the decade ended with a new Tomorrowland and the disappearance of the parking lot.
1990-92
Not much happened for the first two years in terms of changes or additions of new attractions until 1992. Mission to Mars had its last flight and was grounded. In New Orleans Square, something new was coming to
This Is How Disneyland Changed In The 1980s
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Dateline: July 14, 2016
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Changes at Disneyland in the 1980s started slow, then ended in a splash down a mountain.
During the first couple years of the decade, Disney Imagineers were busy with the design and building of Epcot Center (as it was called then) at Walt Disney World. But they were also planning a project for Disneyland - rebuilding Fantasyland.
1980-83
In early 1982, most
Disneyland And Imagineering Part 7
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Dateline: June 7, 2016
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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
Jungle Cruise Reopens With A Brand New Dock At Disneyland
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Dateline: May 6, 2016
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The wise-cracking skippers were, once again, taking passengers on a tour deep into the rainforest of Adventureland at Disneyland.
The Jungle Cruise reopened Friday after a nearly four-month refurbishment.
During that time, maintenance workers built a new dock, and fixed a couple of broken animals. Okay, broken mechanical animals.
One was a broken tree, on
Leaping Into Spring On Leap Day
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Dateline: February 29, 2016
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It was "Leap Day" at the Disneyland Resort, and even though spring doesn't start for another three weeks, flowers are blooming all over the place.
In Frontierland, crews are continuing their preparations around the Rivers of America for the start of construction of "Star Wars" land. They installed two temporary dams on the Rivers of America so they can drain the
Going Inside The Dream Suite And Walt Disney Apartment At Disneyland
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Dateline: February 12, 2016
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Some of us are just born Disneyland fanatics.
It's hard to dislike the classic theme park of course, but if you're a superfan, as I'd consider myself, there are a few places within the park that you're aware are very difficult to gain access to - some nearly impossible, in fact. These are places many attending the park likely don't even know exist, even as they are
Disneyland Has Stopped Offering 13 Minutes Of Tranquility
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Dateline: January 22, 2016
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People going to amusement parks in the post World War II boom times of the early 1950s were looking for fast, not slow; they wanted to be thrilled, not dropped into a peaceful and pastoral setting. But that's just what Walt Disney gave them in The Rivers of America. From the moment Walt Disney began to think about what would eventually become "Disneyland," he conceived of
Want To Skipper A Jungle Cruise Boat Now You Can For A Price
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Dateline: November 30, 2015
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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:
Neat Facts About Disneyland Rivers Of America
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Dateline: October 25, 2015
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Disneyland fans have just a couple more months to enjoy Frontierland's Rivers of America before Disney closes it, and all its related attractions, for more than a year to make way for the construction of Star Wars Land.
So let's honor Disneyland's Rivers of America with some fun facts that you might not know about this section of the park.
On a personal note,
Rare Collecting Disneyland Exhibit And Auction
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Dateline: October 20, 2015
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Van Eaton Galleries, one of the world's premier animation artwork and collectibles galleries located in Sherman Oaks, California, has announced a rare exhibit and auction, "Collecting Disneyland." The auction will take place Saturday, November 21, 2015 at Van Eaton Galleries located at 13613 Ventura Blvd in Sherman Oaks, California. Collecting Disneyland is an
8 More Unanswered Questions About Star Wars Land
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Dateline: October 1, 2015
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Disney raised even more questions with the recent announcement of plans to temporarily close the Rivers of America, Tom Sawyer Island and the Disneyland Railroad to allow for construction of Star Wars Land.
Here's what we know so far: The new 14-acre land will feature two attractions set in a remote frontier town on the outer rim of the "Star Wars" galaxy. While no
Book Written By Two Disneyland Janitors Dives Into Dirty Details Of Cleaning The Magic Kingdom
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Dateline: September 2, 2015
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What's the cleanup needed after a "Code V?" What about a "Code H?" Those terms and many other secrets of keeping Disneyland clean are revealed in a book by two former members of the park's custodial staff, titled "Cleaning the Kingdom: Insider Tales of Keeping Walt's Dream Spotless."
The book, by Ken Pellman and Lynn Barron, takes readers on a detailed tour of what
Happy Birthday Disneyland Happiest Place On Earth Turns 60
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Dateline: July 16, 2015
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Like the animator and entrepreneur, Disneyland was ambitious and imaginative - a real-life play land for children and adults alike. Thomas, a longtime Hollywood reporter for AP and author of a Walt Disney biography who died in 2014, wrote that Disneyland cost $17 million to build, and that no detail was spared. He also noted that a day trip was doable but "you'd no doubt
Reflecting On Changes At Disneyland
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Dateline: July 7, 2015
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What could be more exciting for a 10-year-old?
It was June 1955. My family had just driven across the country to our new home in Lakewood. Not only were we returning to our California roots, but the kids' paradise of Disneyland was just about to open for the first time.
My sisters and I used to watch the weekly TV show "Disneyland" in our suburban Washington
What Would Disney Build At Disneyland With $1 Billion
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Dateline: June 26, 2015
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A Millennium Falcon ride? Going for a spin in an Iron Man suit? Disney executives have announced plans to spend $1 billion on new attractions in Disneyland and/or Disney California Adventure.
Here are some options:
'Star Wars'
More Yoda? Natural, it would be. The Star Tours ride has been running since 1987, and the stories and characters from "Star Wars"
Its 3am At Disneyland, And The Wait For Space Mountain Is 75 Minutes
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Dateline: May 23, 2015
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After spending much of the day at capacity, Disneyland re-opened its gates with a little more than three hours to spare in its 24-hour day.
Park guests like Robert Llanos of Tustin spent hours waiting to cross from Disney California Adventure to Disneyland.
By 2:50 a.m., about an hour after the last Paint the Night parade performance, the gates were opened to
Disneyland Turns 60 Ranking Its Attractions by Land
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Dateline: May 22, 2015
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Oh, boy! The Disneyland Resort Diamond Celebration begins today!
Disneyland Park opened in Anaheim, Calif., on July 17, 1955, and ever since, it has entertained millions of guests from all over the world. That's no small feat!
"It's amazing to contemplate all that Disneyland has come to mean to so many people around the world," Tom Staggs, COO of the Walt Disney
Disneyland New Magic Program Allows Some Of Walt Oldest Dreams For His Theme Park To Finally Come True
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Dateline: May 15, 2015
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This past weekend, theme park fans around the globe collectively lost their minds as images of the Hatbox Ghost began to pop up online.
"And what's the big deal with the Hatbox Ghost?," you ask. Well, you have to understand this gruesome ghoul was originally supposed to have been one of the 999 happy haunts that Disneyland Guests would encounter whenever they visited
Disneyland And Imagineering Part 5
Dateline: May 14, 2015
Status: Current
Source: MickeyMousePark.com
Last time we left off, opening day was rapidly approaching. Teams of artists were working in their respective areas and time truly was of the essence. The lifestyle in the mid-50s was a family oriented, hard working culture, with a new-found desire for excitement. World War II had been over for almost ten years and the subsequent opening of the park would be two years
15 Stunning Disneyland Foods And Drinks Worth Waiting In Line For
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Dateline: May 7, 2015
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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
Disneyland For Adults Without Kids A Primer
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Dateline: May 2, 2015
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Source: Sacramento Bee
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
Least Expensive Day At Disney 24 Hours At Magic Kingdom Or Disneyland
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Dateline: April 22, 2015
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Source: Huffington Post
Disney has the most popular amusement parks in the world, and their ticket prices reflect it. A 1-Day adult ticket to Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom in Florida costs $105, and the same ticket to California's Disneyland is $99. With prices that high, families need to make the most of their money. Here's a secret, for the past three years there's one day at Disney that's
On A Culinary Adventure At Disneyland
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Dateline: April 14, 2015
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Disneyland is more than a fairytale getaway with all its variety of attractions, shows, and chance interactions with your favorite Disney characters. What often doesn't come to guests' attention is that it can also be the perfect place to experiment with new foods exclusively to Disneyland.
Often mottoed as "The Happiest Place on Earth' it offers everyone a chance
Disneyland Resort Welcomes Anna And Elsa From Frozen To A Christmas Fantasy Parade For The Holidays
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Dateline: November 17, 2014
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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,
What Was Disneyland Like In 1968
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Dateline: October 22, 2014
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Source: Los Angeles Magazine
While Disneyland is technically and geographically not even in Los Angeles County, it has been a big part of the L.A. lifestyle dating back to the 1950s. A fine pictorial map created by Sam McKim in 1968 shows the Magic Kingdom during a year when the park as most vintage Angelenos know it was in place and making indelible memories.
Baby Boomers can mark stages of
Disneyland Legends Of Frontierland A Fun Dose Of Wacky Live Action
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Dateline: July 26, 2014
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"Hey," the kid said. "I can get you out of jail."
I politely said no. Standing in lockup, after all, was a rare photo opportunity. The kid shrugged and walked off, and there I stood alone in my cell, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad in front of me, the Mark Twain Riverboat docked to my left.
Welcome to the Legends of Frontierland, Disneyland's wacky new live-action
Disneyland In 1955 Rides Now Long Gone Weird Glitches On Opening Day
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Dateline: July 18, 2014
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Source: Mercury News
Disneyland was dedicated during a special preview opening day on July 17, 1955. The public opening was July 18. The dedication aired on ABC at 4:30 p.m. July 17. Some details of the opening:
Park attendance: 6,000 guests were invited for the special preview opening, but an additional 22,000 showed up with counterfeit tickets, making for a total of 28,000 guests that
Disneyland Celebrates Its 59th Anniversary
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Dateline: July 17, 2014
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Source: CBS
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.
Where And How To Eat Cheap At Disneyland
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Dateline: March 7, 2014
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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
Tales Of A Disney Cast Member
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Dateline: February 20, 2014
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It's been pretty well established at this point that I'm a bit of a Disneyland geek.
That fact about me just has a way of coming up, even when I don't say anything.
Perfect example: I proudly have my experience as a cast member tucked onto the bottom of my resume because I just can't bear to leave it off. At one of my internships I didn't say a word about it, I
Holidays At Disneyland Are Truly The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
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Dateline: December 11, 2013
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To be sure, the holiday season wasn't created by the Walt Disney Company, but the folks who encourage us to believe in magic have certainly put their stamp on "the most wonderful time of the year."
Having spent countless hours enjoying what Walt Disney World has to offer during this special time of year, we entered the Disneyland Resort recently somewhat
Take A Holiday Jingle Cruise At Disneyland Resort
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Dateline: December 4, 2013
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Jingle Cruise! Jingle Cruise! Jingle all the way! Oh, what fun it is to ride the Jingle Cruise during Disney Holidays, hey!
The holidays are our favorite time of the year. One of the ways that we celebrate as a family is by visiting the Disneyland Resort. Now you can cast off on a thrilling expedition that has just gotten a holiday makeover for the first time ever in
Retired Marine Ernie Napper Adds Life To Disneyland's Flag Retreat
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Dateline: November 7, 2013
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After Disneyland closes for the night, the security officer stands alone under the Main Street flagpole getting ready to go home. He looks up at the light still burning in the apartment window above the firehouse, and tips his hat.
"Goodnight, Mr. Disney," Ernie Napper says to himself. "The flag retreat ceremony was beautiful again tonight, sir. Big crowd with lots
Disney Parks Provides Sneak Peak Of Jingle Cruise Holiday Overlay
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Dateline: November 6, 2013
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Source: Examiner
Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort are preparing for the Christmas season. On Nov 6, the Disney Parks Blog provided a sneak peak of what guests can look forward to with the new Jungle Cruise holiday overlay, as well as the overlay's opening dates at Magic Kingdom and Disneyland Park.
The Jungle Cruise holiday overlay, called "Jingle Cruise," will offer a
Top 8 Tips For Visiting Disneyland
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Dateline: September 10, 2013
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Source: Huffington Post
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
Disneyland Enchanted Tiki Room Turns 50
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Dateline: June 28, 2013
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More than 50 years ago, Disneyland's Enchanted Tiki Room first opened its doors to the public. The attraction was revolutionary as the first to use audio-animatronic technology to make the robotic creatures talk and move.
Designer Kevin Kidney is a Tiki aficionado and also designed several pieces of the merchandise promoting this year's anniversary.
"The whole
Best Places To Eat At Disneyland
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Dateline: February 27, 2013
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Source: CBS
Disneyland may be where all childhood dreams come true, but Disneyland is also quickly becoming a foodie mecca as well. With a wide array of culinary pleasures to choose between, from carts to fine dining, here are our picks for best Disneyland eats.
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For a quick bite on the go without the muss and fuss of sitting to eat because you've got places to
Memories From The Mansion
Dateline: November 30, 2012
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Source: MickeyMousePark.com
It was August 1969 and I had just turned 9 the month before. Summer was rapidly coming to an end so, as a treat, my Dad let me go with my summer camp group on a day trip to the Magic Kingdom. We were scheduled to leave early the morning of the 12th which was a Tuesday. We would spend the entire day at the park and return early the morning of the 13th. Little did I know
A Guy A Girl And 366 Straight Days At Disneyland
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Dateline: September 14, 2012
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If, like Jeff Reitz and Tonya Mickesh, you go to Disneyland oftenvery oftenyou know that asking for a roast beef melt made without horseradish, as opposed to a roast beef melt with horseradish removed after the fact, will require a ten-minute wait at the Jolly Holiday Bakery Cafe. You know that, if conditions are right, you may ride in the wheelhouse of the Mark Twain
At Disneyland Even The Plants Have A Purpose
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Dateline: September 10, 2012
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Source: MyDesert.com
Did you know that the trees and flowers planted throughout Disneyland were as well thought out as the design of the attractions and lands themselves?
I didn't.
In scurrying from one attraction to the other, I must admit that I never paid much attention to the foliage until I took Disneyland's two-hour "Cultivating the Magic" tour during which the guide talked
California vs. Paris: The Lands of The Future - Part Two
Dateline: September 1, 2012
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Source: MickeyMousePark.com
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
California vs. Paris: Pirates of the Caribbean and Blue Bayou
Dateline: July 1, 2012
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Source: MickeyMousePark.com
This month, I shall be comparing the versions of the Pirates of the Caribbean found in the Disneyland parks closest to my heart (California and Paris).
The Californian of Pirates of the Caribbean (POTC) can be found in New Orleans Square (NOS), was the first attraction of its kind worldwide when it opened in 1967 and was the last attraction Walt was thought to have
California vs. Paris: The Treehouses
Dateline: June 1, 2012
Status: Current
Source: MickeyMousePark.com
This month, I shall be comparing the treehouses found in the Disneyland parks closest to my heart (California and Paris).
Both treehouses can be found in Adventureland and are walk-around attractions with a set path to follow. They both feature beautiful views (including of their parks' respective Indiana Jones attractions), hand-painted leafs and more steps than
Grown-Up Gals Have Fun Like Kids But Without Kids At Disneyland
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Dateline: May 21, 2012
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Disneyland is not just for sugar-soaked kids. Consider, all you grown-up women out there, going for a gals' day out.
That's exactly what my childhood friend Joanna and I, both of us in our 30s, recently did instead of heading to the beach or shopping. Did we channel our inner princesses? Nope. Did we regress to a state of childlike delight and strategically map out
Special Fantasmic Anniversary Dessert At Cafe Orleans
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Dateline: May 15, 2012
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Disneyland annual pass-holders witnessed a special 20th anniversary, after-hours performance of Fantasmic! on Monday.
The multimedia show began with a four-minute prologue showing planning and preparation for the attraction and its premiere in May, 1992.
The event took place at 11:30 p.m., after the park was closed to all but pass-holders who had picked up
Disney Plans Exclusive Events For Show's Anniversary
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Dateline: April 25, 2012
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Source: Orange County Register
Disneyland is inviting annual passholders to exclusive events to mark the 20th anniversary of the Fantasmic! show.
Disney sent email invitations starting Wednesday to passholders, who can sign up to attend one of four nights. No anniversary events are planned for regular park visitors, said Michele Himmelberg, a Disneyland Resort spokeswoman.
On May 13,
California vs. Paris: Adventureland
Dateline: March 29, 2012
Status: Current
Source: MickeyMousePark.com
This month, I shall be comparing the Adventurelands found in the two Disneyland parks closest to my heart (California and Paris).
Standing in front of the castle, with your back to Main Street, U.S.A./World Bazaar, the first land you encounter clockwise in four of the five Magic Kingdoms is Adventureland. Internet rumors abound that in Shanghai, Adventureland will
California vs. Paris: The Railroads (Part Two)
Dateline: February 1, 2012
Status: Current
Source: MickeyMousePark.com
In November 2011, I wrote an article comparing the Railroads found in the two Disneylands parks closest to my heart (California and Paris). This month, I shall be comparing the stations at which they stop and the Dioramas which they pass.
The Railroads were opening day attractions at their respective parks and go clockwise at each. Main Street Station was also an
Disneyland Enchanted Tiki Room, Walt Disney World Polynesian Luau Are Distant Cousins
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Dateline: December 9, 2011
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The Spirit of Aloha Dinner Show at the Polynesian Resort in Walt Disney World has been entertaining guests since the 1970s.
It's a lively night set in the open-air Luau Cove Theater, with ample servings of Polynesian food coupled with traditional South Pacific entertainment, like fire-knife dancing. And yes, there are plenty of grass skirts and leis to go around.
Disneyland It All Started With A Mouse
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Dateline: October 3, 2011
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Who wants sugar in their tea? The Mad Hatter asked. Everyone cheered. It is at this moment when I realised the greatest thing for the 'little traveller' was the parks unique way to bring treasured favourites to life, such as a favoured classic, Alice in wonderland.
Many years on from its opening on 17 July 1955, Walt Disney's theme park has sparked the imagination
Disneyland Resort Offers Plenty Of New Attractions
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Dateline: October 2, 2011
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The self-proclaimed "happiest place on Earth" is about to become a whole lot happier.
When Disneyland Resort's new 12-acre Cars Land opens in time for next summer's tourist blitz, it will represent the latest achievement in the world of "imagineering" a word that was coined to emphasize the imagination of Disney engineers.
Presently under construction in the
Disneyland's Main Street, Restaurants to Expand
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Dateline: August 18, 2011
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Yesterday marked the beginning of a year-long expansion plan of Disneyland's Main Street, U.S.A. that will affect many the street's current eateries. The plan also includes a 2012 debut of a new bakery in the park.
Disney doesn't seem to be losing the renovation momentum they've been showing in both parks this year, and the restaurants along Main Street, U.S.A. are
California vs. Paris: Peter Pan
Dateline: January 5, 2011
Status: Current
Source: MickeyMousePark.com
In the fourth of my series comparing the two Disneylands closest to my heart (California and Paris), I shall be looking at Peter Pan's Flight.
When I mention California's Peter Pan's Flight in this article, I am referring only to its current post-1983-refurb version, which added the interior queue-line, a Peter Pan audio-animatronic, the pirate-ship deck scene and
No Trip To Disneyland Is Complete Without Ralphing
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Dateline: January 5, 2011
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She just couldn't stand it anymore. Not with talking birds, harmonizing plants and drum-beating tikis overhead, all flooding her senses.
My 2-year-old, whom we call Lucy because that's her name, jumped off her seat and began dancing in the aisle of the Tiki Room at Disneyland last weekend. The first trip to Disneyland is almost a rite of passage in my family, and I
A 6-Year-Old's First Visit To Disneyland Hits Some Attractions, Misses Others
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Dateline: November 14, 2010
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Source: Los Angeles Times
You can't do it all, and truth be told, a child doesn't miss what she doesn't know about. A look back at what we saw and did -- and didn't do -- in one day.
Don't miss the Toontown roller coaster, somebody said. Don't bother with Toontown, somebody else said. Don't risk the Matterhorn with a first-grader, somebody said. Don't miss the Matterhorn with a first-grader,
Disneyland Resumes Sales Of Wooden Toy Guns
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Dateline: August 10, 2010
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Disneyland recently began selling wooden toy guns again, about nine years after pulling them off of store shelves.
Disney officials decided to resume sales of the toy guns, which are now orange and green, because of customers' requests, said Betsy Sanchez, a Disneyland Resort spokeswoman.
Disneyland had continued selling plastic guns, including space-like and
Charles Phoenix's Retro Disneyland Slide Show Plays Crown Plaza Hotel Anaheim
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Dateline: June 10, 2010
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With his infectious enthusiasm and keen eye for detail, Charles Phoenix celebrates the 55th Anniversary of the Magic Kingdom's grand opening with his Retro Disneyland Slide Show. One performance only takes place at the Crown Plaza Hotel Anaheim Resort in Garden Grove on Saturday morning, July 17 at 10 a.m.
Charles shows ands tells the back story of long-gone
Disneyland 55 And Still A Major Force
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Dateline: June 9, 2010
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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
New Disneyland Secrets Gold! Notescast App For iPhone Released
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Dateline: April 23, 2010
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TimeStream Software today is pleased to announce the release of the new "Disneyland Secrets Gold!" Notescast app for the iPhone and iPod touch. Over 110 secrets about Disneyland are revealed in a fun self-guided tour. Complete with more than 100 photos, guests can now tour with their iPhones in-hand throughout Main Street, U.S.A., Adventureland, Frontierland, New Orleans
Discovering Disneyland
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Dateline: January 28, 2010
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Source: digitalcity.com
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
Film Goes To Disneyland, Club 33 And The Disney Animation Research Library
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Dateline: October 21, 2009
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A couple weeks ago I traveled down to Los Angeles for a very unusual press day for Disney Animation Studio's new film The Princess and the Frog. Disney is really hoping to promote the return to hand drawn animation with an old school Disney look and feel, and took a group of online journalists on a day trip to Disneyland where we went behind the scenes, back to the Walt
Only Half A Day For Disneyland? GO!
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Dateline: April 16, 2009
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So you've just flown across the country, and arrived in California. You're excited to start your vacation, but wonder, is it worth heading right to the park? Maybe you're tired from a long flight. Maybe it's already after noon, and you're thinking how much can you really see? Maybe you're flying in for work, you only have a half day, and you're considering going to
Robot Lincoln Is Coming Back
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Dateline: February 26, 2009
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Source: Orange County Register
Famed robot statesman Mr. Lincoln will be pulled out of mothballs and put back on stage at the Main Street Opera House in Disneyland sometime later this year.
The attraction will reopen in celebration of the 200th anniversary year of Abraham Lincoln's birth - he was born on Feb. 12, 1809.
"The Disneyland Story, featuring Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln," will be
How To Eat Healthily At Disneyland
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Dateline: February 20, 2009
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Source: Examiner
The classic brown bag: Pre-Planning
Who says you have to eat Disneyland food when you visit Disneyland?
For most of us, a Disneyland® trip isn't something that happens spur of the moment. We buy the tickets, plan the car ride, and book the hotel-so why not pre-plan our food as well?
"Paper bagging it" at the Happiest Place on Earth is the most practical
First Ever Insiders Guide to the Disneyland Resort Covers Attractions
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Dateline: January 15, 2009
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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,
Misery in Disneyland Not this time
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Dateline: January 15, 2009
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Source: Bay Area News Group
People have been nagging me to write a column about my recent week in Disneyland with my kids, which, if history is any indicator, should have been slightly worse than being stripped naked, drenched in honey, and tied to an anthill while listening to Kathie Lee Gifford sing "Stairway to Heaven."
Based on my typical dealings with children (screaming, crying, whining
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
Disneyland To Celebrate 45th Anniversary Of The Enchanted Tiki Room
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Dateline: June 20, 2008
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Source: Orange County Register
Sunday marks the 45th anniversary of the Enchanted Tiki Room.
On June 22, 1963, people first entered the attraction "where the birds sing words, and the flowers croon, in the tiki, tiki, tiki, tiki, tiki room."
Here are some facts about the attraction:
The Enchanted Tiki Room was the first attraction to function completely via the wonders of
Disneyland Launches Its Own Indiana Jones Program
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Dateline: May 24, 2008
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Source: Los Angeles Times
At Disneyland, this is the season of Hollywood synergy as the park's grand old Adventureland district takes on the khaki-colored charm of Indiana Jones, who (in case you hadn't noticed) is back in the theaters in a big way.
That means a new live-action show at the Oasis theater. The 20-minute show is titled "Indiana Jones and the Secrets of the Stone Tiger" and is
Indiana Jones Summer Of Hidden Mysteries Coming To Disneyland
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Dateline: May 21, 2008
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Source: Orange County Register
After other Disney blogs have rumored Indiana Jones movie tie-ins coming to Disneyland, the company announced the new features this afternoon.
As Indiana Jones looks for a mysterious Crystal Skull in movie theaters starting Thursday, the same character will also begin interacting with Disneyland guests.
The Indiana Jones Summer of Hidden Mysteries begins
Indiana Jones Stunt Show Coming To Disneyland
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Dateline: April 14, 2008
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Source: Los Angeles Times
Indiana Jones swings into Disneyland this summer in a live-action stunt show timed to coincide with the fourth installment of the movie series, "Kingdom of the Crystal Skull."
The Anaheim theme park is casting actors with combat experience for the Indy role, a duplicitous female archaeologist and a physically imposing bad guy for "The Summer of Hidden Mysteries," a
Exclusive Tour Inside Disneyland's Dream Suite
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Dateline: February 7, 2008
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Source: Los Angeles Times
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
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
Only Pinocchio Nose For Sure
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Dateline: May 10, 2007
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Source: The Independent
We weren't even in the park yet when the perjury began.
Giddy with the excitement that only a day at the Magic Kingdom can conjure, my friend told Disneyland's parking attendant that she had given him a $50 bill rather than a $20 - just to watch him squirm.
I apologized to the unfortunately dressed, overweight gentleman and told my friend that she simply
Putting Disney Food To The Test
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Dateline: March 15, 2007
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Source: Orange County Register
Most kids would probably agree that Disneyland is the happiest place on earth, but on a recent trip with my family to the Anaheim park, I couldn't help but ask: Is it the healthiest place on earth?
Disneyland's food never mattered much to me as a kid, not when Matterhorn and Space Mountain were calling. It's only been in recent years, as I've trekked there regularly
Virtual Magic Kingdom Hits Million Player Mark
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Dateline: February 27, 2006
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Barely more than seven months after its official launch, Virtual Magic Kingdom, a free multiplayer gaming community inspired by Disney's famous theme parks, has acquired the one-millionth character in its virtual community, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Online announced.
Quickly establishing itself as one of the coolest destinations online for gaming fans, the
Disneyland From A to Z
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Dateline: January 31, 2006
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Source: boxofficemojo.com
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
Doing Disneyland Right
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Dateline: December 25, 2005
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Source: Honolulu Star-Bulletin
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
Walt, Meet Henry: The Henry Ford Premieres Disneyland Art And Artifacts
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Dateline: September 29, 2005
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Source: Free Press
Like Tinkerbell's fairy dust, the magic of Disneyland cannot be contained.
It started sparkling in Anaheim, Calif., 50 years ago with the birth of Walt Disney's original theme park. It has since spread to in Orlando, Paris, Tokyo and now Hong Kong.
Now the magic has reached Dearborn.
More specifically, it has cascaded into a 7,500-square-foot exhibit space
Disneyland Turns 50 Magic Kingdom's Opening In 1955 Was Treat For All
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Dateline: June 19, 2005
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Source: TheReporter.Com
The summer of 1955 was magical for two children living in Southern California. Like thousands of others, they visited Disneyland.
But, unlike their peers, the visit by cousins Bill Krauch and Sybil Stanton was part of a revealing peak at the Magic Kingdom weeks before the park opened to the public. Walt Disney personally served as their host and tour guide.
Being Dopey
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Dateline: June 18, 2005
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Source: Los Angeles Times
I just wanted to be Dopey.
While all the other dwarfs clomped around Disneyland in lock-step, Dopey got to dawdle and wander, hamming it up for adoring tourists - especially teenage girls. When it came to the Seven Dwarfs, Dopey was the big draw.
Me? I wore tights and a loincloth, an embarrassing ensemble for a skinny 14-year-old coming of age in the turbulent
Two Magic-Makers Celebrate Life After Disneyland
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Dateline: June 14, 2005
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Source: Knight-Ridder
The two old men are holding hands. In the sunlight outside the Mountain View, Calif., rest home, while a parakeet sings in the lobby, Ed Morgan and Karl Bacon reach across 60 years of being each other's muse. Among the wrinkles in their faces there are twinkles in their eyes.
They are laughing about the time the elephants refused to fly.
It was opening day at
1st Disney Park Goes Golden
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Dateline: May 17, 2005
Status: Archive
Source: Sacramento Bee
After half a century, those mad teacups are still spinning, the baby elephants are still flying, the hippos' ears are still wiggling and the cash registers are still jingling.
Disneyland, a place both timeless and frozen in time, hits a milestone this summer when it turns 50 in Anaheim, Calif.
But not everybody sees the self-proclaimed Happiest Place on Earth as
Disneyland At 50: Readers Share Past Disneyland Delights
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Dateline: May 5, 2005
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Source: Arizona Republic
It was the summer before first grade, and John Quisling had learned a new word. He'd heard it on the radio and listened to his parents talk about it and wondered if it could be as magical as everyone said.
Disneyland did not disappoint.
The Santa Ana, Calif., boy and his family visited the innovative park just days after it opened 50 years ago this summer on
Disneyland Then And Now
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Dateline: May 1, 2005
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Source: Sacramento Bee
1955
Hours: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week in summer; closed Mondays the rest of the year.
Size: 60 acres, plus 100 acres for parking.
Zones: Fantasyland, Frontierland, Adventureland, Tomorrowland, Main Street USA 18 attarctions
Admission: $1 (including tax) for adults. 50 cents for children. Ride tickets, sold separately, priced from 10 to 35
50 Ways To Love Disneyland
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Dateline: May 1, 2005
Status: Archive
Source: Arizona Republic
Mickey Mouse is planning a blowout as Disneyland Resort in California celebrates its 50th anniversary, starting Thursday.
Sure, it'll be hot, and the lines will be long. But you know you want to go: the Matterhorn; Mickey-shaped, chocolate-covered ice cream; mouse ears with your name embroidered on the back. Arizona is second only to California for the number of
Magical Memories
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Dateline: April 30, 2005
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Source: Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
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
In Step With The Mouse, Disneyland's Opening Was A Wild Adventure
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Dateline: April 16, 2005
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Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
No one said magic would be easy. Still, 50 years later, what almost no one remembers is the opening day that stumbled like Dumbo dancing in leg irons.
When the widely anticipated, but hardly completed, Disneyland opened its doors on July 17, 1955, so eager was the world to share Walt Disney's dream that instead of 6,000 invited guests, more than 28,000 people - most
Disneyland Fun Facts
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Dateline: April 1, 2005
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Source: U-Entertainment
515 million: Number of guests the park has welcomed since it opened.
26 million: Hand towels used in Disneyland's restrooms during the year.
13.3 million: Guests welcomed last year, making it the second-most-visited theme park in the country. Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom in Orlando, Fla., was No. 1, with 15.1 million.
4 million: Hamburgers sold at the
Disneyland Turning 50
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Dateline: September 26, 2004
Status: Archive
Source: Knight-Ridder
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
Still Magic In The Kingdom
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Dateline: June 6, 2004
Status: Archive
Source: Salt Lake Tribune
Disneyland is a place where a grown man looks perfectly normal wearing Mickey Mouse ears and where a little girl can feel like a princess.
The first true theme park also is a melting pot where an Indian woman in traditional dress poses for a photo in front of the Small World ride featuring children from around the world and where instructions to ride the Winnie
Looking Back The Year In Tomorrow
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Dateline: January 2, 2004
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Source: Orange County Weekly
Was a time when Tomorrow was big. Back in the '60s and '70s, despite-or perhaps because of-Vietnam and nuclear missiles, Tomorrow was a good place to be. They even gave it a name: Tomorrowland. Unlike the rest of Disneyland's fluff, Tomorrowland had the feel of an exhibit, a place where we learned that the future would burst with helpful robots, time-saving products,
Disney's Dream Theme
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Dateline: May 1, 2002
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Source: Puget Sound Journey AAA Washington
It was sometime in the 1940s, and a young father sat on an amusement park bench, licking a Popsicle and feeling slightly disgruntled. While his two daughters rode the merry-go-round, he waited restlessly, wondering why there was no amusement park that was equally "amusing" for children and adults.
Had this been anyone else, the thought might have disappeared
Disneyland Hanging Up Its Gun Belt
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Dateline: September 3, 2001
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Source: Los Angeles Times
They took away the wench-chasing pirates. Now, they've stopped shooting the hippos.
Disneyland officials, who say they're only keeping up with today's sensibilities, have quietly disarmed the skippers of the Jungle Cruise, raising eyebrows among fans of one of the park's oldest, most cherished attractions.
No more do the wisecracking skippers reach for their
Greetings From Disneyland
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Dateline: September 1, 2000
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Source: Disney Magazine
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 Talent For Topiary
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Dateline: June 1, 2000
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Source: Disney Magazine
At Disneyland, you'll find several delicate swans, sculpted from plants, set amid the grassy slopes at Sleeping Beauty Castle. You'll see topiary Dumbos on location at the Flying Elephant ride. But perhaps the most famous Disneyland topiaries are set in the forecourt of Fantasyland's "It's a Small World."
The animals reflect the cultural diversity found inside: a
Disneyland In One Day
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Dateline: March 1, 2000
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Source: Disney Magazine
The First Hint that my mission will be daunting: I tell the cast member in Guest Relations the title of the article I'm researching, and she starts to giggle. Disneyland in a day? Who am I kidding? "It might be a little hard," she says, handing me my tickets, "to do it all in a day."
Disneyland has its own special feel, and nostalgia is only part of it. Yes, it's
Disneyland After Dark
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Dateline: June 1, 1999
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Source: Disney Magazine
It's a typical scene in Anaheim: 18-wheelers shake up Fantasyland, the boats of the Jungle Cruise run the river backwards, and the Main Street sound system blares tunes by the Wallflowers. Disneyland in a parallel universe?
Not exactly. More like the overnight flip side of the theme park when crews tweak, polish, paint, scrub, and fine-tune the place to perfection.
Disneyland Scuttling Submarine Fleet
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Dateline: July 30, 1998
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Source: Los Angeles Times
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
Last Of A Disneyland Breed
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Dateline: July 16, 1997
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Source: Orange County Register
In two weeks, the last working member of Club 55 will depart Disneyland.
Bob Penfield, wrapping up a 42-year career at the Magic Kingdom on July 31, is the last of the Disneyland employees who worked at the park on opening day in 1955.
He is one of a swiftly dwindling number of employees who worked with Walt himself and, in Disney lore, an affiliation with the
Reflections From The Road: The Search For Main Street USA
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Dateline: March 21, 1997
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Source: Chronicle of Higher Education
In July of 1995, I arrived in downtown Fort Collins, Colo., in search of clues to answer the questions that I always ask as a historical geographer: How and why did the townsfolk design and locate buildings, streets, and open spaces as they did? How did the resulting landscape fit into the broader pattern of the region and nation?
Since I am especially interested in
Pirates May Be Pc Now, But Rest Of Disneyland Isn't
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Dateline: January 12, 1997
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Source: Seattle Times
A chubby Aunt Jemima slave woman no longer greets pancake-house patrons.
A cabin fire long blamed on marauding American Indians is now attributed to "carelessness."
And, as of last week, automated pirates at one Disneyland ride no longer pursue terrified maidens.
Finally, it seems, the forces of political correctness have caught up to the aging Anaheim theme
It's A Cool World After All
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Dateline: January 1, 1997
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Source: Austin Newsletter
A major upgrade to chilled-water systems at Disneyland is improving cooling capacity, increasing flexibility and reducing energy costs at the world-famous Southern California theme park. The project included updating equipment in the 85-acre park's two 30-year old chiller plants and drawing together the two formerly separate plants to allow load sharing.
Because the
Indiana Jones Adventure Troop Transport
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Dateline: April 1, 1996
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Source: Road & Track
I realize that most of you think of me as Dennis Simanaitis, Engineering Editor, R and T-if, indeed, you think of me at all. But the fact is, I have lot in common with Indiana Jones.
Consider. He is Professor Henry "Indiana" Jones Jr. And I myself used to be in academic life. A small, cluttered office in the archaeology department of a Midwestern college? Yes! I taught
Nerve Gas Threat Called A Hoax
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Dateline: April 23, 1995
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Source: Los Angeles Times
Federal law enforcement officials Saturday denied that a Japanese cult had planned to release nerve gas at Disneyland during the crowded Easter weekend and said that a threat received by park officials was a hoax.
Justice Department spokesman Carl Stern said in Washington that the FBI has launched a criminal investigation to determine who is responsible for the
Who Says This Is The Happiest Place On Earth?
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Dateline: April 9, 1995
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Source: Idaho Statesman
This column wasn't supposed to happen. The subject was supposed to be out of the way, and out of my life, last Sunday.
That was before readers started calling: A few even stopped me on the street.
"So how was ... "
The "D" word.
Disneyland. Inevitable.
My wife and I took our son to Disneyland during spring break. Every kid has to go to Disneyland
It's A Small, Unnatural World
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Dateline: April 11, 1993
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Source: New York Times
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 To Unveil Toontown
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Dateline: December 13, 1992
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Source: Seattle Times
Forget Frontierland, Fantasyland and Adventureland, and be prepared for Disneyland's newest venture. Mickey's Toontown - the California park's first new "land" to open in 20 years - is coming Jan. 26.
Disney legend has it that Toontown, the "exclusive hideaway" of such Disney stars as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy et al., has existed since the 1930s.
Now
A Mickey Mouse Operation?
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Dateline: January 1, 1992
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Source: USA Today Magazine
Are Disneyland and Walt Disney World complex artifacts from the 1950s? University of Minnesota art history professor Karal Ann Marling that they reflect America's post-war culture. For instance the them parks targeted baby boom child-centered mobile families and used buildings that are uniform in color and design like a typical suburban subdivision. She likens them to a
Coffee, Tea, Or Poni Moi Wai-U?
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Dateline: June 1, 1973
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Source: Vacationland
The aroma of sizzling teriyaki steak and savory shrimp tempura mingles with the soothing South Seas atmosphere of flowing streams and tropical plants. And, as the breeze gently rings the wind chimes, relaxing Polynesian music is heard from one of Disneyland's most colorful adventures in dining -- the "Tahitian Terrace Restaurant "
Open daily during the Park's summer
Disney Version
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Dateline: January 1, 1969
Status: Archive
Source: American West
For all the natural grandeur of the west, its greatest tourist attraction is a synthetic creation: Disneyland-the subject, along with Disney's films and Disney himself, of Richard Schickel's The Disney Version (Simon and Schuster, $6.50). Those who remember Disney fondly may find this book discomforting or worse. Schickel's view is critical and frequently provocative,
Roundhouse Boasts Four Pioneers Of Early Railroad History
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Dateline: October 1, 1968
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Source: Disney News
Boarding one of the four colorful trains in Disneyland is not just stepping aboard a train-it's actually stepping into a pioneer of early railroad history. It's experiencing a steam train ride of the past, at a time when the West was just really beginning to grow. The Santa Fe and Disneyland trains are the dreams and reflections of Walt Disneys love for trains -- an
Christmas Shopping Something For Everyone Including Those Who Have Everything
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Dateline: December 1, 1967
Status: Archive
Source: Disney News
There is probably no busier time in department stores and city streets around the country than Christmas, with last-minute-rushes, shoppers buying dozens of presents and people deciding what to buy. But at Disneyland. this is no problem. Not only is the Magic Kingdom more comfortable and less crowded in the winter, but it also provides the world's most unusual
Transportation Is Large Part Of Show
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Dateline: December 1, 1967
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Source: Disney News
One would never think that Disneyland, the most fabulous entertainment center in the world, would feature an interwoven complex of nearly every kind of transportation conceived. Transportation systems of the past, vehicles of the present and transporters of the future are a big part of the Disneyland show.
The first vehicles a Disneyland visitor encounters
World Of Disneyland Is A World Of Transportation
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Dateline: September 1, 1967
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Source: Vacationland
One would never think that Disneyland, the most fabulous entertainment center in the world, would feature an interwoven complex of nearly every kind of transportation conceived. There are transportation systems of the past, vehicles of the present day and transporters of the future.
The first vehicles Disneyland visitors come in contact with are the Main
Dinning In The Magic Kingdom
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Dateline: June 1, 1967
Status: Archive
Source: Vacationland
No company in entertainment annals has provided visitors with such a variety of fabulous things-to-do as Disneyland - even in dining the Park excels. In fact, some of the finest eating places in all of Orange County are found in the Magic Kingdom.
Located throughout Disneyland are more than 25 restaurants and refreshment centers, each designed in the "theme"
Walt Disney Reveals Just How Disneyland Was Created In Rare Interview
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Dateline: April 1, 1966
Status: Archive
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
Swiss Family Tree Burns At Disneyland
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Dateline: October 24, 1965
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Source: Independent Press Telegram
A portion of the Swiss Family Tree House at Disneyland received minor damage from fire Saturday.
Flames broke out about 7:50 p.m. near the Crows nest at the top of the tree located in Adventureland.
Three units from the Anaheim fire Department controlled the blaze within 20 minutes, a. spokesman for Disneyland said.
There were 12 persons in the lower part
African Veldt
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Dateline: September 6, 1964
Status: Archive
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
Status: Archive
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
Status: Archive
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
Status: Archive
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
Disneyland Opens New Jungle Area
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Dateline: July 17, 1962
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Source: Pasadena Independent
With all the flavor of a real Hemingway safari Walt Disney has opened to the world of explorers his new Adventureland Jungle Cruise and Tahitian Terrace in Disneyland.
Greatly lengthened with new adventure areas created, the entire jungle journey presents a completely new experience, highlighted by the addition of a new fun theme in animation. Known as Audio
Password Safari
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Dateline: June 10, 1962
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Source: Independent Press Telegram
If you're tired of freeways, or looking for something really different to do, Walt Disney has come up with the solution: a "trip far from civilization."
The password is"Safari," and summertime visitors at Disneyland will be validating their passports, stepping aboard steamers and sailing off on a grand new tropical adventure that may set jungle exploration back to
Disneyland Announces 7 Million Dollar Expansion
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Dateline: February 8, 1962
Status: Archive
Source: Pasadena Independent
A two-year expansion program involving an expenditure of $7 million for new attractions at Disneyland -- including a complete new Adventureland area opening next summer -- has been announced by officials at Walt Disney's Anaheim park.
The development, one or the biggest projects undertaken at Disneyland since its opening in 1955, is now underway in the
Disneyland Guides
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Dateline: March 26, 1961
Status: Archive
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
Keeping Disneyland In Proportion
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Dateline: January 1, 1961
Status: Archive
Source: Horticulture
Gardening enthusiasts who visit Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., where adults outnumber youngsters four to one, are as fascinated by the wide variety of appropriate landscape plantings and colorful gardens as they are by the 50 or more major amusement attractions in this multi-million dollar center.
These horticultural period plantings include a tree-bordered Main
Walt Disney's Magic Kingdom
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Dateline: April 1, 1960
Status: Archive
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
Autumn And Disneyland
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Dateline: October 1, 1959
Status: Archive
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
Status: Archive
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
Infomation For Your Visit To Disneyland
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Dateline: October 1, 1959
Status: Archive
Source: Vacationland
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
Disneyland People Trap Show A Hallelujah To Hucksterism
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Dateline: June 16, 1959
Status: Archive
Source: UPI
Walt Disney, who got ahead by building a better mouse, trotted out his new people-trap last night.
The occasion was a what-is-it called Disneyland '59, a 90-minute ABC-TV commercial-masquerading under the guise of entertainment - devoted to hymning the virtues of Disney's four-year-old California amusement park. It was a kind of Mike Todd party without champagne, a
Inside Adventureland
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Dateline: March 1, 1959
Status: Archive
Source: Vacationland
This is the real way to "get away from it all"
If you've ever dreamed of doing just that (and who hasn't? ) this is your opportunity-aboard a cruiser on the Jungle Rivers of the World in Adventureland at Disneyland.
But be prepared for thrills and chills, for surprises and excitement, for just plain fun ... for this world-famed jungle
River Boat Ride Tops At Disneyland
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Dateline: September 16, 1958
Status: Archive
Source: Pasadena Independent
The jungle boat trip through the "Rivers of the World" in adventureland has been the most popular attraction this year at Disneyland, originator Walt Disney disclosed today.
As attendance at the $23,600,000 playground passed the 13,000,000 mark in its third year of operation, visitors gave their second largest patronage to the frontierland ships "Mark Twain" and
Intrepid Kids Of Disneyland
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Dateline: June 28, 1958
Status: Archive
Source: Saturday Evening Post
It was a normal Sunday afternoon at Disneyland. The Gay Nineties show had just broken at the Golden Horseshoe, a make-believe salon located in the Frontierland area. The tourist-packed Mark Twain, a scaled-down reproduction of a nineteenth-century Mississippi river boat, was sailing around Tom Sawyer's Island. Stagecoach passengers were jolting through the Painted Desert,
Disneyland And Las Vegas
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Dateline: June 7, 1958
Status: Archive
Source: Nation
This is written in Mexico, my home in recent years. I've just returned from a visit to the United States, and am now once more enjoying the taste of unfrozen orange juice and fresh fish, conversations lasting four or five hours in which all sorts of cabbages and kings are discussed, meetings with friends where no one asks if I watched TV last night to see Mickey Rooney
Walt Disney's Mechanical Wonderland
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Dateline: November 1, 1957
Status: Archive
Source: Popular Mechanics
Take one creative genius with idea, engineers with mechanical know-how, a 160-acre orange grove in Anaheim, Calif., and mix thoroughly with $19,000,000. The result? Disneyland, U.S.A.
Walt Disney, the genius behind this playground, has a mind that is constantly busy with new ideas, In fact, he used to bemoan the fact that there was little to do on weekends.
But that
He Spent 21 Million Dollars Just For Fun
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Dateline: October 27, 1957
Status: Archive
Source: Independent Press Telegram
Last week the 9,474,254th visitor walked through the gates of Disneyland since they were opened July 18, 1955.
And just for fun-that these visitors might have the time of their lives - $21 millions have been spent on the fabulous playground at Anaheim by its creator, Walt Disney.
That's not all. Says Disney:
"Disneyland never will be completed. . . . It
If You Plan To Visit Disneyland
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Dateline: August 1, 1957
Status: Archive
Source: Sunset
The wonderful world of make-believe called Disneyland is now two years old, and it continues to delight Westerners by the thousands-small children, teen-agers, adults alike. What's more, it doesn't lose it's luster in a day's visit, nor in two or three. Possibly it never will for a good many visitors.
We won't try to describe in detail this imaginative combination of
How To Make A Buck
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Dateline: July 29, 1957
Status: Archive
Source: Time
Once upon a time, in the magic realm of California, there was a grown-up heady boy named Walt Disney who set out to create the happiest place on earth. So he went into his counting houses and to his moneylenders, and he collected millions of dollars. Then he ordered his royal artists and carpenters to build a whimsical wonderland of spaceships to the moon and Mark Twain
New Attractions Mean More Fun For Disneyland Visitors
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Dateline: June 1, 1957
Status: Archive
Source: Disneyland Holiday
Disneyland has taken another giant step forward in the realm of creative and fascinating new adventures ready for this Summer season.
Foremost amongst the "new" which are now ready for the enjoyment of guests at Walt Disney's Magic Kingdom is. the unveiling of the inside of the Sleeping Beauty Castle in Fantasyland.
Previously a landmark to
Variety Keynotes A Day At The Magic Kingdom
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Dateline: June 1, 1957
Status: Archive
Source: Disneyland Holiday
Hop aboard the horse-drawn trolley (or if you prefer a surrey, a double-decked bus, a "horseless carriage" or fire wagon) and let's begin a tour through Disneyland with a jaunt down 1900 Main Street.
To our right as we leave Town Square is the Santa Fe and Disneyland Railroad Station, where passenger and freight trains depart for a trip around Disneyland.
What Is Disneyland
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Dateline: June 1, 1957
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Source: Disneyland Holiday
An entirely new concept in family entertainment awaits visitors at Disneyland.
From the moment you enter its nostalgic Main Street of early America, you are transported out of the world of today into a realm where time seems to stand still, where memories of the past and dreams of the future combine to ensure a day in your life that will never be forgotten.
Small Boy's Dream Come True
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Dateline: January 5, 1957
Status: Archive
Source: Saturday Evening Post
During World War II, Dad's artists designed thousands of insignia for planes, tanks and shoulder patches; over 4000 designs in all. I collected them in scrapbooks, so I ought to know. Uncle Roy figured that each of those insignia cost the studio about twenty-five dollars, and the studio did the work for nothing. That is a pretty big giveaway-$100,000. "How could you turn
Steamboat 'round The Bend
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Dateline: November 8, 1956
Status: Archive
Source: Scholastic
A summer vacation with pay. . . traveling down the rivers of America into the past . . . the exotic and the whimsical . . . this was my summer travel adventure.
Dozens of school teachers and college students shared this unusual tour, yet none of us traveled more than 50 miles. All of us met thousands of people from nearly every corner of the earth. We were part of
Complain Elephants Trumpet
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Dateline: September 21, 1956
Status: Archive
Source: Independent Press Telegram
Mrs. Ray Campbell. 900 S. Walnut St., Anaheim is having trouble -- with elephants.
They won't let her sleep she complained to the police.
Officers said they would ask authorities at Disneyland, where Mrs. Campbell says the elephants reside, to muffle the trumpeting pachyderms, especially at night.
But at Disneyland, officials denied they were harboring any
Magic Kingdom One Year After
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Dateline: September 1, 1956
Status: Archive
Source: Disneyland News
Above is pictured Disneyland as it looks today, some 14 months after the Grand Opening, of July 18, 1955. In that brief span of time the Anaheim Magic Kingdom has come to rank as the number one visitor attraction in the United States. It is expected that the Park will great its five millionth-visitor sometime during the current month.
The now familiar "heart" shape
Jungle Trips Draw Crowds
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Dateline: August 24, 1956
Status: Archive
Source: Long Beach Independent
Disneyland officials report that 2,084,189 persons enjoyed Adventureland's jungle river cruise during the first year of operation. Runners-up were the Mark Twain with 1,318,926 passengers; the Santa Fe and Disneyland Passenger Train with 1,143,959; and Snow White Ride with 1,021,976 adventurers.
It was pointed out, however, that the popularity of individual
Sound Effects Add Realism To Disneyland
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Dateline: August 1, 1956
Status: Archive
Source: Radio & TV News
Realistic sound effects provide a great deal of realism at Walt Disney's 160-acre "Disneyland" park at Anaheim, California, thus heightening the illusion of a simulated trip to the moon or a river cruise through the African jungle, hence the extensive array of audio equipment.
A full-time service crew consisting of six technicians is required to maintain 290
Indonesian President Sukarno Visits Disneyland
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Dateline: June 1, 1956
Status: Archive
Source: Independent Press Telegram
President Sukarno of Indonesia dropped the cares of state Thursday to laugh and relax at Disneyland.
Like any other father, Indonesian's chief kept one eye on the sights and the other on his 12-your-old son, Guntur.
For President Sukarno the visit to Disney's playground was in contrast to the carefully planned high level talks and diplomatic discussions that
Through The Jungles Of Disneyland
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Dateline: January 1, 1956
Status: Archive
Source: American Forests
When Walt Disney, creator of Mickey Mouse and other animated film cartoon characters who have become household names, first viewed 160 acres of flat sandy land in suburban Anaheim, California, 25 miles southeast of Los Angeles, he envisioned what others would never have dreamed of--$17,000,000 Disneyland, which threw wide its gates to the public in mid-July of 1955.
Disneyland
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Dateline: August 15, 1955
Status: Archive
Source: Life
It may be more than the kids can bear. It has an Adventureland from Tahiti, a Frontierland entered through the log gates of an old fort complete with a Davy Crockett museum, a Fantasyland full Snow White, Peter Pan, Sleeping Beauty and all their associates, and a Tomorrowland with a Space Port. Walt Disney arranged it all, of course, and then named it Disneyland. Sprawled
Disneyland Gates Open Celebrity Throng At Premier
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Dateline: July 18, 1955
Status: Archive
Source: Independent Press Telegram
Disneyland, a $17,000,000 fairyland dedicated to the pleasure of children, opened Sunday in a special preview of 35,000 invited guests whose enthusiasm indicated that Walt Disney's dream had lived up to expectations.
The spectacular park will be opened officially to the public at 10 a. m. today and upward of 50,000 persons are expected for the event.
Sunday the
Goff Takes Up New Hobbies
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Dateline: July 18, 1955
Status: Archive
Source: Disneyland News
"I've given up all my own hobbies now--and taken over Walt's!"
Harper Goff was the man talking. Three years ago, the creative designer had been called by Walt Disney and told that Disney intended to build a park to commemorate Early Americana, adjacent to the Disney Studios in Burbank, California.
Thus began the story of the actual
Stanleys Exploits In Search For Livingston Brought To Life By Adventureland Boat Trip
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Dateline: July 18, 1955
Status: Archive
Source: Disneyland News
The only boat trip of its kind in the world, satisfying the adventurer's urge to explore wild and uncharted tropical lands, is highlight of the Adventureland section of Disneyland.
Seven boats, christened "Congo Queen," "Swanee Lady," "Amazon- Belle." "Ganges Gal," "Nile Princess," Mekong Maiden," and lrrawaddi Women" carry adventure seekers along an
Areas Of Disneyland Provide Visitors Wide Entertainment Choice
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Dateline: July 18, 1955
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Source: Disneyland News
Adventure, fantasy, the future, the past, the modern the old and the outdated-all are present in quality and quantity at the Disneyland world of entertainment, enchantment and variety.
Starting with their entrance into the Park leading onto Main Street; U.S.A., visitors can project themselves into any one of four worlds which await them during their 1
Restaurant Facilities Offer Variety Wide Menu Range
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Dateline: July 18, 1955
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Source: Disneyland News
Restaurants and refreshment stands capable of serving nearly 8000 people per hour offer high quality food at moderate prices in all the realms of Disneyland.
A wide and varied choice of restaurant facilities is provided on the Park's 60 acres, including different dining places in every area, each in keeping with the theme of the particular part of
Disneyland Opened To Public
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Dateline: July 17, 1955
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Source: Valley News
Walt Disney's $17,000,000 Disneyland was formally opened to the public yesterday at 10 a.m.
The 60-acre wonderland at 1313 Harbor Blvd., Anaheim was previewed for the press civic officials and entertainment industry Sunday.
Disneyland was formally dedicated by Disney "to the people of the world young and old with a dream in their hearts." Gov. Goodwin J Knight
Disneyland Is Ready For Curtain Time
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Dateline: July 17, 1955
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Source: Independent Press Telegram
When the curtain goes up tomorrow on Walt Disney's fabulous new entertainment world of Disneyland, '60 acres of happiness for young and old will be completed and ready for an expected five million visitors a year.
But behind the scenes, an equally fabulous story of the hectic, time and overtime-consuming hours of preparations to ready Disneyland in completed form has
Walt Disney Takes Two Children Through Disneyland
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Dateline: July 10, 1955
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Source: Independent Press Telegram
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
Mouse That Turned To Gold
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Dateline: July 9, 1955
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Source: Business Week
In real life, fame rarely leads to fortune--particularly if you are a mouse. But in Hollywood, almost anything can have a fairy tale ending. After more than a quarter-century of paw-to-mouth existence, Mickey Mouse finally is piloting his creator, Walt Disney, to the pot of cheese at the foot of the rainbow.
In some ways, the $17-million Disneyland amusement park that
Disneyland Gets Its Last Touches
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Dateline: July 9, 1955
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Source: New York Times
The final fantastic touches are being put on Disneyland. The $16,500,000 amusement park created by Walt Disney, the film producer, is scheduled to open July 18.
It covers sixty acres and is calculated to draw about 5,000,000 visitors a year.
Disneyland is situated in this citrus-ranching suburb twenty-two miles from Los Angeles. For it the appellation
All Aboard For Disneyland
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Dateline: July 1, 1955
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Source: Westways
Byways, streets and rail lines of yesteryear, rivers of today, super freeways and sky-trails of the future, paths and celestial seas in the ageless realm of make-believe are ready for travel-and all can be traversed in a single day at Disneyland.
Tours into four centuries in horse-drawn streetcars, stagecoaches. Mississippi stern-wheelers, old-time trains,
Disneyland Fabulous New Magic Kingdom
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Dateline: July 1, 1955
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Source: Nash Airflight Magazine
On A sprawling 160-acre tract near Anaheim, Calif.. there is rising a fabulous magic kingdom. a wonderland of entertainment without counterpart on earth. The fantastic dream world is being brought into reality by man famed for his vivid imagination and showmanship - Walt Disney.
Called "Disneyland" the $9 million project is in final stages of construction on a part
Disneyland Prices Announced
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Dateline: May 29, 1955
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Source: Independent Press Telegram
Scheduled to open July 15, this world's greatest fantasy has announced prices that will prevail. Adults will pay $1 to enter and children under 12 will pay 50 cents.
The general admission will permit the visitors to go through such places as Adventureland. Tomorrowland, Fantasyland and Frontierland without additional cost.
Prices for the various rides in the
Disneyland A New Wonder Of The Amusement World Nears Completion
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Dateline: May 29, 1955
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Source: Sunday News Journal
A wonderland of delights such as the World may never have seen before is rising out of the orange groves in this sunny suburb of Los Angeles.
It is Disneyland, a 17 million dollar paradise for children. When the gates are opened on July 19, customers will see an amusement built on the scale of a World's Fair. The fantastic world of Disney films will be transformed
A Wonderful World
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Dateline: April 18, 1955
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Source: Newsweek
The saga of the aging cinema star is a part of American folklore-the heady upward trajectory, the few brief seasons on the summit, and the swift descent to "B" pictures, guest appearances, and, of late, odd jobs on television. Next October the saga will be re-enacted again, but with one big difference. The old friend taking a job as TV master of ceremonies will have all
Disney Investment In A Dream
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Dateline: April 17, 1955
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Source: Independent Press Telegram
Adventure is the goal of master showman Walt Disney as he transforms 160 acres of [arm land on the outskirts of Anaheim into a spectacular showpiece of past, present, future, feet and fantasy -- to be known as Disneyland. Opening date is set for July 15.
Adventures will include activities of Frontierland, one of the four major realms of Disneyland. America's
Disneyland Digs In At Anaheim
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Dateline: February 13, 1955
Status: Archive
Source: Independent Press Telegram
With opening date set for July 15, construction is going full speed ahead on Disneyland, multi-million dollar wonder of the entertainment world at Anaheim in Orange County. The total investment is expected to approximate $17 million.Grading and bulldozing are completed. Excavation of the various waterways in Disneyland is finished. Construction has started on several
Here's Your First View Of Disneyland
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Dateline: November 2, 1954
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Source: Look
Walt Disney's imagination is running wild again. At Anaheim, Calif., 25 miles from Los Angeles, bulldozers are piling up miniature mountains for a new product of Walt Disney's fertile imagination - a fabulous playground called Disneyland. At present, Disneyland exists mainly in drawings, models and the color map on these pages. But already its four major areas (see map)
