1958 Disneyland
January 1, 1958
January 18--The Disneyland Kennel opens.
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Walt Disney says he will not open branch replicas of Disneyland despite offers from a dozen foreign nations and uncounted requests from this country. Some organizations have gone so far as to offer complete financing, but Walt has turned them all ...
Disney Dedicated His 308 Foot Wide Grand Canyon Diorama
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Disney, dedicated his 308 feet-wide Grand Canyon Diorama largest in the world, at Disneyland, on a very rainy for California day, to the damp delight of 80 odd rain soaked newsmen. Speech by the Santa Fe Railroad's Fred Curley for whom Walt named the ...
Electronics At Disneyland
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More than 11 million people who have already visited Disneyland in Anaheim, California may never be aware of it, but their enjoyment is greatly enhanced by more than 500 varied pieces of tape, amplifier, microphone, speaker, and projector equipment. ...
Disneyland And Las Vegas
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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 ...
Intrepid Kids Of Disneyland
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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 ...
River Boat Ride Tops At Disneyland
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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 ...
Disneyland Schedules Fourth Annual Horseless Carriage Days Weekend
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New cars and Fall fashions of 1958 will take a "rumble seat" this Saturday and Sunday at Disneyland when the calendar will be turned back 50 years for the Fourth Annual "Horseless Carriage Days" celebration. The chemise, high-necked dresses and ...
Zorro Lays Siege To Disneyland
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Zorro, the daredevil hero of Walt Disney's television series, will bring his flashing sword and dashing adventures to Disneyland this week. Top personalities from the popular "Zorro" program, headed by Guy Williams as the black-masked champion or ...
Sub Ride Mountain Due For Disneyland
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Walt Disney has announced a $5,500,000 new building program for his fanatastic Disneyland playground the largest expansion since the fun spot opened in 1955. Disney said the expansion would consist of six projects, including a full scale, monorail the ...
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January 18--The Disneyland Kennel opens.
President Mario Echandi-Jimenez of Costa Rica Visits Disneyland
Prime Minister Cahill of New South Wales Visits Disneyland
His Royal Highness Aohammed Daud, Prime Minister of Afghanistan Visits Disneyland
Princess Sophie of Greece Visits Disneyland
December--The park's first New Year's Eve party draws 7,500.
ADDITIONS:
* THE COLUMBIA (Full-size, exact replica of the 1790 ship which became the first American vessel to sail 'round the world) -- Frontierland
*GRAND CANYON DIORAMA (Longest diorama in the world) -- On the Santa Fe and Disneyland Railroad Journey
*ALICE IN WONDERLAND -- Fantasyland
*FIRE TRUCK -- Main Street, U.S.A.
INVESTMENT: Total to date: $23.6 million
ATTENDANCE: 4.35 million
HIGHLIGHTS:
Success of "Date Nite" brought about first New Year's Eve party at Disneyland. Some 7,500 people welcomed in ྲྀ at the "Magic Kingdom." More than 3,500 marchers took part in first "Christmas in Many Lands" parade. Disneyland's Community Service Awards program saluted the achievements of six civic and charitable county organizations, awarding a total of $9,000.
FAMOUS GUESTS:
*President Mario Echandi-Jimenez of Costa Rica (April)
*Prime Minister Cahill of New South Wales (May)
*His Royal Highness Aohammed Daud, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (July)
*Princess Sophie of Greece (November)
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