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Disneyland Announces 7 Million Dollar Expansion
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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 ...
Disneyland To Feature Name Bands
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"Cavalcade of Big Bands" a collection of some of the biggest names in American music will be staged Saturday night at Disneyland. Bands will play in locations throughout Disneyland from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. Count Basie and his Orchestra, billed as the ...
Password Safari
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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 ...
Craft Is Designed For Cushion-Air Trip To Worlds Fair
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A Maryland manufacturer of air cushion vehicles hopes to build a ferry on which Passengers can glide between Manhattan and the New York world's fair grounds in 1964 and 1965. A patent for the new craft will be issued next week. The inventor is Melville W, ...
Disneyland Adds Daytime Show
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As different as night and day, two distinct Disneylands will be presented this summer to visitors in Walt Disney s Magic Kingdom On the one Disneyland cheek is a bright new daytime show made up for complete family entertainment. Then, like ...
Disneyland Opens New Jungle Area
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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 ...
Disneyland Adds More Dance Areas
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Running to a big success every night of the week, "Disneyland After Dark" today announced the addition of three more dancing areas with top bands on Friday and Saturday nights throughout the summer. A total of seven dancing areas include three new ...
Disneyland Hotel Nears Completion
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With a complete absence of fanfare, Orange County's tallest, most elaborate structure has neared completion in less than a year. A new floor of the $2.5 million Disneyland Hotel Tower has been completed for occupancy each Friday since June 22. The 10th ...
Donald Novis Golden Tenor Of The 30s Now Director Of Girl Tour Guides
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"This is the happiest job I've ever had." A stocky, ruddy-faced Irishman is speaking. You look at him for a minute before you realize who he is-Donald NOVIS, THE Donald Novis, Donaid Novis of the golden tenor voice, winner of the Atwater-Kent contest in a ...
Disneyland Houses Giant 70-Foot Tree
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Walt Disney advised visitors today to go climb a tree his latest addition to the magic kingdom. Disney and his magicians have built the first high-rise treehouse in the world, towering 70 feet over the jungleland area of Disneyland. To build the ...
Wide World of Walt Disney
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In the world of children. he is the rich uncle-the casual, ordinary-looking man with the graying mustache and the baggy eyes who shows up from time to time, does funny tricks and gives wonderful presents, and then goes away until the next time. He makes ...
All Of The Moves Are Geared To Publizing..And Making Money
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Walt Disney's career may be founded on elfin fantasy and hybrid corn, but it thrives on the hardest sell in Hollywood: The "total merchandising" concept. "Once a decision is made to make a picture, the marketing starts," says soft-spoken Roy Disney, ...
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Pasha Kenitra, Morocco Visits Disneyland
M. Ahmed Kamel, Consul General of United Arab Republic Visits Disneyland
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi of Iran Visits Disneyland
July 17--Disneyland celebrates it's 7th birthday
Gov. Edmund G. Brown of California Visits Disneyland
ADDITIONS:
*JUNGLE CRUISE (enlarged, including a new fun theme in animation featuring the "bathing pool" of Indian elephants) -- Adventureland
*SWISS FAMILY TREE HOUSE -- Adventureland
*SAFARI GAME SHOOT -- Adventureland
*PAVILION RESTAURANT -- Main Street Plaza
*TAHITIAN TERRACE -- Adventureland
INVESTMENT: Total to date: $42 million
ATTENDANCE 5.1 million
HIGHLIGHTS:
Some 17,000 guests greeted the New Year at Disney-land's New Year's Eve Party. Four top bands played for "Spring Fling" during Easter vacation.
Vintage cars with 200 riders and dancers dressed in turn-of-the-century styles, promenaded down Main Street for the Easter Parade.
Two all-night Grad Nites helped Southern California high school graduates celebrate in style. Disneyland became the mecca of big-name bands with Harry James, Benny Goodman and Ray Anthony, plus a special "Big Band Night" starring Count Basie and Charlie Barnet.
"Dixieland at Disneyland" presented Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong and many other top jazz musicians. Another huge "Christmas in Many Lands" parade brought 2,500 participants and 25,000 guests plus another 1,000 carolers in the Candlelight Procession.
Another huge "Christmas in Many Lands" parade brought 2,500 participants and 25,000 guests plus another 1,000 carolers in the Candlelight Procession. Disneyland's Community Service Awards program saluted the efforts of nine county service organizations, with cash awards totaling $9,000. The Outstanding Award was shared by the Assistance League of Anaheim and the Big Brothers of Orange County.
FAMOUS GUESTS:
*Pasha Kenitra, Morocco (January)
*M. Ahmed Kamel, Consul General of United Arab Republic (March)
*Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi of Iran (April)
*Gov. Edmund G. Brown of California (September)
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