Disneyland Timeline Year

1970

August 6--300 Yippies protesting the Vietnam War invade the park . The date picked was the 25th anniversary of the Hiroshima atomic bombing. Some parade down Main Street USA and speak of 'liberating' Minnie Mouse. Others take over Fort Wilderness on Tom Sawyer's Island, yank down the 15 star American flag and raise a Viet Cong flag in its place. The protest escalates when the park is ordered closed at 7 PM and 30,000 guests are escorted out. Trash cans are set on fire and rocks and debris are thrown at police blocking the main gate. Police make 23 arrests.

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Artists Guild Calls Strike At Disneyland RESTRICTED CONTENT Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	August 09, 1970
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Disneyland was hit by the first strike in its history yesterday as members of the American Guild of Variety Artists refused to don their costumes and go to work. The walkout marked the second time in three days the magic kingdom was beset by problems. Last Thursday, the park closed about six


New Wonder In Disneyland; Strike RESTRICTED CONTENT Click Here to gain access
Date Line:	September 21, 1970
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What is going on, anyway, in the magic kingdom of Disneyland? As if it weren't bad enough that a band of hippies invaded the park last month, some of its own inhabitants chose to walk out last week in a potentially crippling strike-the first in the fifteen-year picture-book history of the Anaheim,

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