Girl Employe Killed At Disneyland
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Summertime employe Deborah Gail Stone, 18 was crushed to death Monday night at Disneyland's new $6 million attraction "America Sings."
The 5 - foot 2 - inch brunette was caught between a stationary and moving wall as an outer ring of six theaters rotate like a merry-go-round past a central, fixed inner stage.
The attraction, which opened June 29, was closed indefinitely while Disneyland ...
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Jesse And Rachel Mercado Injured (Injury)
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Accident Date: April 14, 1974
Accident Type: Injury
April 14, 1974:--Jesse and Rachel Mercado are injured on It's a Small World.
January 24, 1980:--A Superior Court jury has decided Jesse and Rachel Mercado who claimed injuries are not entitled to damages. Jesse and Rachel Mercado were seeking $142,000 in damages for the ...
Castmember Deborah Stone Crushed (Death)
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Accident Date: July 8, 1974
Accident Type: Death
July 8, 1974:--Disneyland hostess Deborah Gail Stone, 18, from Santa Ana, is the first employee fatality. She dies after being caught between the America Sings carousel's rotating theater wall and a stationary stage wall. Standing to the left of the stage, she welcomed the guests over a microphone before the outer ring rotated and carried the audience to the first scene of the carousel. She died at ...
June 1974
Her Royal Highness Princess Shams Pahlavi of Iran Visits Disneyland
Prince Mouley Abdalla of Morocco Visits Disneyland
July 1974
July 17--Disneyland celebrates it's 19th birthday
September 1974
Russian National Basketball Team Visits Disneyland
East German Swimming Team Visits Disneyland
October 1974
Jack Ford, son of President Gerald Ford Visits Disneyland
December 1974
ADDITIONS:
*AMERICA SINGS, a comical review of our nation's musical heritage, starring more than 110 new members of Disneyland's Audio-Animatronics animal kingdom, opened June 28 in Tomorrowland's Carousel Theatre, former home of General Electric's Carousel of Progress -- Tomorrowland
INVESTMENT: Total to date: $150 million
ATTENDANCE: 9.7 million
HIGHLIGHTS:
Disneyland celebrated its 20th Christmas season, highlighted by the Candlelight Caroling Ceremony narrated by Cary Grant, and "Fantasy on Parade," which appeared for its 10th year in the Park.
Disneyland hosted 34,500 guests on Dec. 25th, a new Park record for Christmas Day attendance. Earlier in the year, 49,750 guests visited the Park on Easter Sunday, once again a record high for that date.
"The Main Street Electrical Parade" entertained millions of summertime visitors, as did the All-American College Marching Band and a new addition, The Kids of the Kingdom.
This year 114,000 graduating high school seniors and their dates from 675 high schools, including first-timers from Vermont and New Mexico, attended seven Grad Nite celebrations.
In its 17th year, Disneyland's Community Service Awards program awarded $50,000 to 41 Orange County organizations. The Outstanding Award went to the Melodyland Drug Prevention Center and Hotline.
Carol DeKeyser toured nationally and internationally as the Park's 10th Ambassador to the World.
A host of special events dotted the calendar, including New Year's Eve celebration, Star-Spangled Holidays, Alice in Wonderland Days, Spring Fling, Country Western Special, Angels-Disneyland Fun Day, Viva Mexico, Senior Citizens Days, Disneyland and All That Jazz, "Herbie Rides Again" Days, Festival
Pan Americanos and "Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too" Days.
Many of the top names in the music industry entertained guests from the various Park stages. Big band and jazz stars included Count Basie, Les Brown, Bob Crosby, Maynard Ferguson, Neal Hefti, Woody Herman, Harry James and Stan Kenton. Pop performers included The Carpenters, Tony Orlando and Dawn, Olivia Newton-John, Quincy Jones, The Pointer Sisters and Charlie Rich.
FAMOUS GUESTS:
*Her Royal Highness Princess Shams Pahlavi of Iran (June)
*Prince Mouley Abdalla of Morocco (June)
*Russian National Basketball Team (September)
*East German Swimming Team (September)
*Jack Ford, son of President Gerald Ford (October)
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