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11 Attractions From Opening Day
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When Disneyland opened in Anaheim, California, on July 17, 1955, it wasn 't an immediate success. The park experienced numerous setbacks, including counterfeit tickets, concession shortages, and malfunctioning rides. But it also featured many rides and attractions that are considered classic parts of the Wonderful World of Disney today. Here are 11 attractions guests got to experience when they visited ...
12 Fun Things You May Not Know About Disneyland
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Test your Disney trivia mojo here. How many of these items do you already know? 1. King Arthur Carousel. The lead horse on the iconic Fantasyland carousel is named Jingles. Walt Disney wanted all horses on the carousel, and he wanted them all to be leaping, so when a classic carousel was purchased, it was supplemented with other horses and those that had straight legs were redesigned. 2. Main ...
20 Surprising Things You Can And Can Not See Do And Taste At Your Next Visit
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Blue milk. Human ashes. Feral cats. Disneyland may be 85 acres of carefully curated mirth, but even after nearly 65 years of operation in Anaheim, Calif., the vacation destination can still surprise -- as park-goers who 've encountered the blue milk, human ashes and, yes, feral cats can attest. Before you next pass through the turnstile en route for the old-timey Main Street ...
70th Anniversary Celebration Here Is Everything You Need To Know
Disneyland is gearing up for a 70th anniversary celebration to rival the yearlong parties for the 50th and 60th anniversaries with a new attraction, updated water show, character cavalcade, two returning parades and a fan-favorite fireworks show.
The 70th anniversary celebration of the original Disney theme park will kick off on Friday, May 16 and run through summer 2026 at Disneyland and ...
A Fantasy That Paid Off
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The place is surrounded by a berm, a high barrow of earth, that insulates it from the external world. There is a single gateway where admission is charged. This, the land of Disney, is more secure than ancient Troy. No Trojan horse will get into Disneyland. Guards at the main gate closely scrutinize all who enter. Not even an unseemly teenager will get past them, much less a Trojan horse. Disneyland is ...
A Nostalgic Attraction Is Making An Epic Return
As a kid, I always loved venturing into the Main Street Opera House in Disneyland for a showing of “Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln.” My friends and I would sit down in the cool, dark theater (a much-needed respite on hot summer days), and the multisensory attraction took us through President Abraham Lincoln 's entire life from small moments like a visit to the hairdresser and his history-making Gettysburg ...
All 9 Lands At Ranked
Fantasyland offers the most rides and is ideally located in Disneyland. Mickey's Toontown has mediocre rides and limited shopping and dining options. New Orleans Square has the best dining options and underrated classic rides. Disneyland in Anaheim is divided into nine distinct ''lands,'' and some of these certainly offer better experiences than others. ...
At Disneyland Even The Plants Have A Purpose
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Did you know that the trees and flowers planted throughout Disneyland were as well thought out as the design of the attractions and lands themselves? I didn't. In scurrying from one attraction to the other, I must admit that I never paid much attention to the foliage until I took Disneyland's two-hour "Cultivating the Magic" tour during which the guide talked of how the hundreds of varieties of ...
Best Spots For Making Tiktok Videos
TikTok has become hugely popular in recent years, with people creating fun 15 to 60 second videos set to music. Disneyland is a prime location for making engaging TikTok content. Guests are allowed to film TikTok videos throughout the Disneyland parks and resorts. When deciding where to film your Disneyland TikTok videos, it 's best to choose locations that are less crowded so you don 't disrupt other ...
California_vs. Paris: Main Street USA
This month, I shall be comparing the Main Street, U.S.A.'s which can be found in the Disneylands closest to my heart (California and Paris). Both are based loosely on Walt's home town of Marceline Missouri. Anaheim's is set in 1910, as part of the original idea that various Lands were set in years when Halley's Comet could be visible from Earth. According to themed studs in the pavement, Main Street ...
Can You Teach An Old Theme Park New Tricks
As much as it might be nice to think otherwise, we 're all basically creatures of habit. We choose the same foods over and over, drive the same routes to the same places, sit in the same spots even when there are other options. It 's no different at Disneyland. Those of us who visit the park frequently tend to fall into the same patterns every time. Maybe we 'll mix up the order of our ...
Disney Announces Two Big Tributes To Disneyland History For The 70th Anniversary
Disneyland is prepping some big celebrations of the park's history for the 70th anniversary, and here's what to expect!
2025 is going to be a big year for Disneyland as the park will be celebrating its 70th anniversary in July. The last anniversary year was in 2020, which, of course, was the year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, the park was closed until 2021.
Disney is ...
Disney Drains River Changes Shows This Week
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With the holiday season ending Sunday, the Disneyland Resort is closing attractions and switching shows for the slower season starting this week. Today, Disneyland plans to begin draining the Rivers of America for the first time since 2003 for refurbishment. All river attractions will be closed until May: Mark Twain Riverboat, Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer Island, Sailing Ship Columbia and Davy ...
Disney Workers On Set Extras In Wonderland
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Disneyland employees who work on Main Street, U.S.A., got an unusual request: How'd you like to be in a Tom Hanks movie? "I said, "Attaboy! Put me down,'" said Steve Finley, a 40-year Disneyland employee. Two Main Street drivers and a balloon vendor were among the handful of Disneyland employees who served as extras in "Saving Mr. Banks," released this month. The movie, starring Hanks as ...
Disneyland 60 Things You Might Not Know About The Magic Kingdom
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TV show named "Gunsmoke" made its debut, and another named "Make Room for Daddy" won two Emmys. Elvis Presley and Pat Boone had young hearts all shook up, and for the first time, they could listen to those crooners and others on a new gadget called a pocket transistor radio. A new car cost $1,900, gasoline was 23 cents a gallon and rents averaged $87 a month.. It was 1955. On July 17 of that year - a ...
Disneyland Adding New Lyrics To Its A Small World Ride How Do They Go
Changes are coming to Disneyland 's famous “It 's A Small World” attraction in honor of the resort 's 70th anniversary.
Disneyland revealed on Wednesday that the theme song that plays during the familiar ride also called “It 's a Small World” will be updated with a third verse written by Richard M. Sherman, one of the song 's original composers.
Sherman, who wrote the song with ...
Disneyland Cinema Closes For Construction
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The Main Street U.S.A. Cinema in Disneyland is set to be closed until next month while crews install new floors. No new changes are planned for the attraction when it reopens, said Suzi Brown, a Disneyland Resort spokeswoman. The cinema closed starting this week and is set to reopen Feb. 2. The cinema, an original attraction from 1955, plays classic Mickey Mouse films on six different screens. ...
Disneyland Cinema Scheduled To Return Early
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Construction on the Disneyland movie house is ahead of schedule. The Main Street U.S.A. Cinema is expected to re-open Friday instead of early February, said Suzi Brown, a Disneyland Resort spokeswoman. The venue was closed while workers installed a new floor. The cinema has six different screens where classic Mickey Mouse films are shown. Movies include "Steamboat Willie," the first ...
Disneyland Converts Classic Attraction Into A Gift Shop
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When walking right down the middle of Main Street, U.S.A. at the Disneyland Resort, guests will find an opening day attraction has been transformed into a store. The Main Street Cinema, a staple of the small Midwest town-inspired Main Street since the park 's 1955 founding by Walt Disney, has long exhibited classic silent films and cartoons, including 1914 animated short Gertie the Dinosaur - ...
Disneyland From A to Z
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A recent four-night stay at Disneyland proves that this rich, glorious theme park, celebrating its 50th anniversary from now until 2007, is best enjoyed as a planned excursion, not as a whim. Begin with Birnbaum's, an indispensable annual paperback that's available for around twelve dollars. The goal-oriented guide should be read by every visitor to insure unit cohesion. It answers detailed ...
Disneyland In 1955 Rides Now Long Gone Weird Glitches On Opening Day
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Disneyland was dedicated during a special preview opening day on July 17, 1955. The public opening was July 18. The dedication aired on ABC at 4:30 p.m. July 17. Some details of the opening: Park attendance: 6,000 guests were invited for the special preview opening, but an additional 22,000 showed up with counterfeit tickets, making for a total of 28,000 guests that day. Temperature: 101 ...
Disneyland Is Making An Unprecedented Change To Its Most Famous Song
Even if you 've never been on the attraction, you can probably sing the theme song to Disneyland 's It 's a Small World ride. But as of tomorrow, you 'll need to brush up on the lyrics.
It 's the first change ever made to the song, written by Robert and Richard Sherman, better known as the Sherman Brothers, who also wrote Disney classics such as “A Spoonful of Sugar” and ...
Disneyland Makes Controversial Change To Classic Attraction I Am Livid
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One of the oldest attractions in Disneyland just received an upgrade, but fans are not happy about it. In fact, some of them are actually “livid.” The Main Street Cinema has been in the park since its opening day in 1955. It was a place where guests could go and take a break while enjoying some old cartoons and air conditioning. While Disney is still showing the old animated films, they have ...
Disneyland Reveals Which Rides Will Be Closed When The Park Reopens
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Disneyland reveals which rides will be closed when the park reopens on April 30th. Here's the full list of what will not be open at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure: Buzz Lightyear 's Astro Blasters Chip 'N Dale Treehouse Davy Crockett 's Explorer Canoes Disneyland Monorail Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln Donald 's ...
Disneyland Stops Selling Merchandise At Main Street Cinema Adds Park Benches To The 1955 Attraction
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Disneyland has completed an initial test using merchandise as an incentive to drive traffic to an original 1955 opening day attraction celebrating some of Walt Disney 's earliest animated films in an attempt to drive more interest in the Main Street U.S.A. location. For less than a week, Disneyland 's Main Street Cinema sold merchandise inside the vintage movie palace with a Cartoons and ...
Disneyland Then And Now
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1955 Hours: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week in summer; closed Mondays the rest of the year. Size: 60 acres, plus 100 acres for parking. Zones: Fantasyland, Frontierland, Adventureland, Tomorrowland, Main Street USA 18 attarctions Admission: $1 (including tax) for adults. 50 cents for children. Ride tickets, sold separately, priced from 10 to 35 cents. Employees: About 1,000 ...
Disneyland Tour Follows Walt Disney's Journey
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A tour of Disneyland from the perspective of Walt Disney ends with the guide quoting a newspaper article describing Disney's success as a "product of luck." The 180-minute tour, titled "A Walk in Walt's Footsteps," shows that Disney's rise from a struggling animator to Academy Award-winning filmmaker and creator of the most famous theme park in the world had little to do with luck. The guided ...
Disneyland Turns 60 Ranking Its Attractions by Land
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Oh, boy! The Disneyland Resort Diamond Celebration begins today! Disneyland Park opened in Anaheim, Calif., on July 17, 1955, and ever since, it has entertained millions of guests from all over the world. That's no small feat! "It's amazing to contemplate all that Disneyland has come to mean to so many people around the world," Tom Staggs, COO of the Walt Disney Company, recently told the ...
Every Town USA
The final stop on my lovely tour of Disneyland, at least until "Star Wars Land" is completed, is the entrance to the entire park. Said to be inspired by Walt's hometown of Marceline, Missouri, "Main Street, U.S.A" is designed to look like the idealized center of a town at around 1910. One of the designers, Harper Goff, showed Walt some pictures of his childhood home in Colorado and Walt liked the ...
Here Is How You Can Visit Walt Disneys 1950s Apartment
Whether you 've seen the movie Saving Mr. Banks, heard the folklore or have noticed the lamp yourself, chances are you know that Walt Disney had small apartment near the entry to Disneyland in California. Situated above the Fire Station that sits on the left hand side of the park 's entry, Walt would be able to look out the window and see guests as they entered his park 's first themed land, Main Street ...
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 Mississippi river boat, was sailing around Tom Sawyer's Island. Stagecoach passengers were jolting through the Painted Desert, which, until recently, had been an ...
