Disney's Rivers Of America All Dried Up
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Many guests are disappointed to find access to Tom Sawyer Island temporarily cut off.
Hard to say what the toaster was doing at the bottom of Disneyland's Rivers of America.
Sure, the cameras, beepers and video recorders make sense. But not the toaster. Or the full bottle of rum. The Rivers of America, which wrap around Tom Sawyer Island and hide underwater tracks for the Sailing Ship Columbia ...
Horse Sense
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Brent Deines makes sure that Disneyland's horses hit the road without a hitch. Among the fixtures of Disneyland's Main Street, U.S.A., are the horse-drawn trolley cars that clip-clop down the avenue carrying guests past City Hall and the Main Street Cinema. Brent Deines is Disneyland's head horseman, a onetime farmhand whose job involves everything from making harness to choosing which horses to buy. ...
In Walt's Footsteps
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Disneyland Resort ticket-taker Erma Martinez was just doing her job. But one morning last April, a family of three Disneyland guests, smitten by her cheerful manner, thanked her in a way she won't soon forget. They presented her with a "What Would Walt Do?" pin.
"To be recognized by a guest is the greatest honor I could receive," says Martinez. "It felt awesome!" The "What Would Wait Do?" (WWWD) pin ...
Special Airspace Bulletin
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FAA issues flight restriction NOTAM over Disneyland AOPA is sending you this message to advise you that the FAA has established a 3-nautical-mile flight restriction around the Disneyland theme park. Aircraft are now prohibited below 3,000 feet agl within the restriction area. Because of elevated concerns for terrorist activities, the restriction is effective until further notice. The full text of the notam ...
Three Former Disneyland Managers Claim They Were Fired For Being Old
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Three former Disneyland managers who allege they were fired or forced to resign because of their ages were not victims of discrimination but failed to meet "the Disney model," a Disney attorney told a court Wednesday.
In opening statements in Orange County Superior Court, attorney Daniel F. Fears said his client, the Walt Disney Co., has strict policies prohibiting employee discrimination and ...
Space Mountain Makeover
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Space Mountain, one of the most popular rides in Disneyland, closes today for a two-year overhaul that should have it ready to relaunch for the park's 50th anniversary celebration.
After months of speculation that the roller coaster would close in September, after the big summer season, Disney officials opted to close it now to be ready for the summer of 2005.
Space Mountain opened in May 1977, ...
Pooh New? Nah
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Once upon a time, Disneyland built innovative, exciting attractions that helped make it the world's most popular and beloved theme park. Today, many of its former designers are out of work, laid off from Disney's kingdom. Some did go on to design other companies' parks, such as Universal's spectacular Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Fla. Those who remain work with meager budgets, turning out ...
Pirates Film To Premiere At Disneyland
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The stars of the new movie "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" can shout they're "going to Disneyland." Since the movie was inspired by the Disneyland ride, that's where the premiere will be.
The studio's setting up a huge screen outdoors across the water on Tom Sawyer Island. And, invited guests will watch the film from seats set up in New Orleans Square.
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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
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Johnny Depp joined about 1,500 guests at Disneyland Saturday for the premiere of his new action-adventure film, "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl."
The movie is named after Disneyland's Pirates of the Caribbean water ride and the premiere was the first ever at the theme park. The film, which opens nationwide July 9, was shown on a giant screen on Tom Sawyer Island.
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Film Review: 'Pirates of the Caribbean'
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Since the previous Walt Disney Co. film based on one of its theme park attractions was the unbearable "The Country Bears," "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" is surprisingly not bad.
For one thing, the filmmakers draw upon the entire legend and lore of pirate life -- of high-seas ambushes, mountains of gold, cruel captains, lusty rogues, feisty damsels, drunken sailors, barroom ...
Disney 'Pirates' Looking for Box Office Booty
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Walt Disney Co.'s "Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl" sets sail for movie theaters on Wednesday hunting for box office booty and looking to put some wind behind the aging "Pirates" ride at Disney's theme parks.
The live action pirate adventure has its risks since Disney can ill afford a flop on a big budget movie like last fall's animated "Treasure Planet."
"Planet" cost a ...
Disneyland Roller Coaster Accident Kills One
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A car derailed on a roller coaster at Disneyland, killing one man and injuring 10 others on Friday morning, city officials said.
A car on the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad attraction derailed while the train went through a dark tunnel about 2:20 p.m. EDT, said officials in Anaheim, California, where the park is located.
Los Angeles television station KCAL 9 said that two children were among the ...
One Killed, 10 Injured On 'Thunder Mountain' Ride At Disneyland
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A triage unit was set up near the ride and one person was wheeled to an ambulance on a stretcher.
ANAHEIM -- A locomotive broke loose from a train on Disneyland's Big Thunder Mountain Railroad roller coaster attraction Friday, killing one person and injuring 10 others, officials said. The fatality was an adult male, said city spokesman John Nicoletti.
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Man Killed In Disneyland Coaster Crash
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An accident on Disneyland's Big Thunder Mountain Railroad roller coaster Friday left a 22-year-old man dead and 10 other riders injured, officials said.
The cause of the man's death and that of the accident, which state and local authorities were investigating, were unclear Friday night.
"We don't know exactly what's happened yet," said Jay Rasulo, president of Disney's theme parks and resorts ...
One Killed, 10 Injured On Thunder Mountain Ride At Disneyland
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An accident on Disneyland's Big Thunder Mountain Railroad roller coaster Friday left a 22-year-old man dead and 10 other riders injured, officials said.
The cause of the man's death and that of the accident, which state and local authorities were investigating, were unclear Friday night.
"We don't know exactly what's happened yet," said Jay Rasulo, president of Disney's theme parks and resorts ...
1 Killed, 10 Hurt At Disneyland
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Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, a Disneyland roller coaster built to look like a runaway train, derailed at 11:22 a.m. Friday, killing one man and injuring 10 people.
Killed: Marcelo Torres, 22, of Gardena
Injured: Eight people were taken to hospitals; two were treated at scene and released.
Aftermath: The roller coaster and Frontierland were shut down Friday.
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Tinker Hell
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William Fitzgerald says his neighborhood looks like a "war zone." Every night from June to August--as well as weekends and holidays during the off-season--the nearby Disneyland Resort sets off a massive fireworks display. Within minutes, a 100-foot-tall cloud of smoke rolls through the streets and homes in Fitzgerald's neighborhood.
"The smoke usually goes north down Harbor Boulevard," Fitzgerald ...
Disney Crash Reports Released
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Disneyland employees heard an unusual clacking noise coming from the wheels of Big Thunder Mountain train No. 2 on the morning of Sept. 5 and planned to pull it out of service when it returned to the station, a ride operator told investigators from the Anaheim Police Department.
But the train never returned to the station.
The locomotive that leads the train lost a "bogie"- the assembly that ...
How To Build A Mountain
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Get this: in the middle of sun-drenched Orlando, Fla. The Walt Disney Co. is erecting a 200-foot-high replica of snow-covered Mount Everest. It's a showcase attraction scheduled to open in 2006 at Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park. The premise: Visitors board an old mountain railway headed to the foot of Mount Everest. As the train climbs higher into "the Himalayas," it passes thick bamboo forests, ...
Police Find No Sabotage In Disney Ride Crash
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Police have concluded there was no sabotage in the Sept. 5 fatal roller coaster accident at Walt Disney Co's Disneyland theme park and have closed their criminal investigation, an Anaheim, California, city spokesman said on Thursday [10/9/2003]
State safety investigators are about halfway through a separate investigation into the cause of the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad accident, California ...
Disney And HP Expand Their Alliance
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In 1937, the Walt Disney Co. became one of Hewlett-Packard's first customers when Walt Disney himself purchased a customized oscillator produced in the Palo Alto, Calif., garage where Bill Hewlett and David Packard founded their business. The two companies have been working together ever since, and Thursday [10/9/2003], they advanced their 66-year relationship with a 10-year strategic alliance to refine ...
Disneyland Roller Coaster Was Inspected
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A Disneyland repair crew found no problems when it inspected a roller coaster only hours before the ride derailed and killed a 22-year-old man, according to police documents.
Four Disneyland mechanics performed routine maintenance on the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad on the morning of Sept. 5, according to documents released Thursday [10/9/2003].
Later that day, the roller coaster ...
State Blames Ride Death On Lax Work
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State investigators Wednesday blamed a series of human errors for September's fatal crash on Disneyland's Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, underscoring concerns by some workers that efforts to make ride maintenance more efficient have undermined the park's once-unassailable reputation for safety.
A report by the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health found that workers who maintained Big ...
