6 Women Who Were Instrumental In Building Disneyland
Dateline: March 9, 2023
Status: Current
Source: cinemablend.com
When Disneyland opened in 1955 it was unlike anything the world had ever seen before. It was not simply an amusement park, but a theme park, an intricately designed experience, and one that continued to evolve over the years to come. As we celebrate Women 's History Month, it 's a good time to take a look at some of the women who made Disneyland the place that it
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
Only Holdup In Disneyland History Was A Mess From Start To Finish
Dateline: November 25, 2022
Status: Current
Source: SFGate
According to Richard Lowry, the first and only holdup in Disneyland history went like this:
On Aug. 21, 1960, the 25-year-old restaurant cashier was tasked with taking the day 's cash haul to the Disneyland bank (more on this in a minute). Holding linen bags filled with $10,000 - almost $95,000 today, adjusted for inflation - he headed out into the
World War II Veteran's Wife Was Disney's Secretary During 1950s
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Dateline: January 9, 2014
Status: Archive
Source: Desert Sun
When my colleague Denise Goolsby was interviewing a World War II veteran not long ago, she couldn't wait to tell me that his wife, Dorothy Wrigley, had been Walt Disney's secretary for five years during the 1950s. She was there for the development, building and opening of Disneyland - and so much more.
Being able to sit down with her and talk about Walt and the
Disneyland Restaurant Robbed Of 10000 Dollars
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Dateline: August 22, 1960
Status: Archive
Source: Pasadena Independent
A cashier at a Disneyland restaurant was robbed of about $10,000 yesterday afternoon as he prepared to take the money in bag to a bank deposit point.
Richard M. Lowry, 25 said he had just walked out the back door of the Red Wagon Inn when a man came up and stuck a blunt object in his back.
Lowry said the bandit told him to hand over the money and he wouldn't
Food Can Be Fun Too
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Dateline: October 1, 1959
Status: Archive
Source: Vacationland
Our need for nourishment is never far distant and Disneyland visitors have been known to work up a handy man's appetite touring the Park.
The mouth watering aromas drift from the 20 restaurants and refreshment centers located throughout Disneyland's sixty acres of entertainment make a combination that is almost irresistible.
"Let's eat," is a good two word
Dining Delights At Disneyland
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Dateline: October 1, 1959
Status: Archive
Source: Vacationland
Whatever you wish - quick snack and refreshments or a delicious dinner - you'll find "good eating" at Disneyland.
Located throughout the Magic Kingdom's five "lands" are 20 distinctive restaurants and refreshment centers. And directly across the street from the Park is the beautiful Gourmet Restaurant, composed of Coffee Shop, Cocktail Lounge and Dinning Room, in the
Truman Visits Disneyland
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Dateline: November 3, 1957
Status: Archive
Source: Independent Press Telegram
Harry and Bess Truman were just another couple of out-of-season tourist here Saturday.
The former president winked cupped his hands and shouted to his wife over the brassy din of a band playing. "I'm Just Wild About Harry":
"Boy, is this plate a rubberneck's paradise."
Then he set off on a 2 1/2 -hour tour of the park at a pace so brisk that his official
Gay '90s Favorites From Main Street, Disneyland
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Dateline: May 1, 1957
Status: Archive
Source: Better Homes & Gardens
Do as they do in Disneyland-with an assist from the ice-cream carton-to recapture the treats of yesteryear. These happy ideas are from the famous Ice Cream Parlor, The Coffee House, and Red Wagon Inn, all located on Main Street, U.S.A.
Here are the recipes for Hot Fudge Sauce, French Fries, and Potato Salad.
The Coffee House Manager, Raul Grisanti, says their
Main Street Is Historic Replica
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Dateline: July 18, 1955
Status: Archive
Source: Disneyland News
Nowhere else in the world but Disneyland can you turn back the clock to the turn of the century and project yourself onto a Main Street U.S.A. as a typical American small town actually existed in the period 1900-1910.
Walking under a trestle over which the Santa Fe and Disneyland Railroad tracks run, the visitor to Disneyland, in the center of Town Square,
Restaurant Facilities Offer Variety Wide Menu Range
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Dateline: July 18, 1955
Status: Archive
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
There was a private room with its own entrance for Walt Disney and his VIP guests that served alcohol
Some of the opulent furnishings of the Red Wagon Inn came from a Victorian mansion near Los Angeles
